[Verse 1: slow, conversational, almost spoken, whiskey-soaked confession, drawled delivery] I'm carved out hollow Stripped down to bone Walking through the wreckage Of what I've known Nothing's gonna fill this Nothing's gonna break The weight I'm carrying The path I'm gonna take [Chorus: vulnerable admission, melancholic, honest like you're confessing at a bar, sing "Hollow" with strain] Hollow Hollow I'm empty inside Hollow Hollow But I won't hide Push it down, push it through, push it all away Hollow Hollow Another day [Verse 2: building slightly, acceptance with quiet strength emerging, contemplative] Muscle and sinew That's all that remains Grinding through silence Breaking the chains I don't need a reason I don't need a why I'm just moving forward Watch me rise [Chorus: same vulnerable delivery, "But I won't hide" with quiet determination] Hollow Hollow I'm empty inside Hollow Hollow But I won't hide Push it down, push it through, push it all away Hollow Hollow Another day [Bridge: strain in the voice, effort and weight, not victorious, "Lift it up" like pushing through resistance] Lift it up, lift it up Feel the burn Lift it up, lift it up Watch it turn Nothing stops, nothing breaks, nothing ends Just the sound of where it begins [Chorus: final time, same honest delivery, grounded] Hollow Hollow I'm empty inside Hollow Hollow But I won't hide Push it down, push it through, push it all away Hollow Hollow Another day
