(low humming with soft fire crackle and distant wind ambience) Verse 1 The hollow holds no judgment here No punishment in the flame No sharpness waiting in the silence No cruelty tied to your name Lay down the things you carry The fury and the fear Even the darkest wounded parts of you Are allowed to exist here Chorus The hollow holds no judgment No shame beneath this roof You do not need to hide your grief To make your suffering worthy of truth The fire still burns beside you The bells still sing your name And nothing trembling in your spirit Could make me turn away Verse 2 The rain leans soft against the rafters The willow bends outside Your hands may shake with old remembered storms But you do not have to hide No monster waits within your sorrow No curse within your pain Some hearts survive by hardening first Before they learn softness again Bridge There are wounds that teach people to fear themselves Gentleness is sometimes the first thing that teaches them otherwise Final Chorus So rest here in the candlelight Let the silence settle low You are not frightening in your breaking Only weary from the cold And even if the night runs heavy Even if old ghosts remain The hollow holds no judgment Only warmth against the rain Ending (layered humming with low fire crackle fading softly) Mmmmm… No judgment… Mmmmm…
