New Addicts-Hollow

The walls are thin, they always knew Every breath, every fight, every overdue Now it’s quiet where the shouting lived Like the building finally forgave what it couldn’t forgive A phone keeps crying in an empty room Its echo fading way too soon No one moves, no one checks Silence settles without regret Down the hall, a life burned out Left its shadow licking through the grout Blackened ceilings, blistered paint But no one speaks of what remains And all these doors stay locked in place People passing, no one stays We learn to look, but never see Practice perfect apathy We wanna feel but not too much Keep our distance, lose the touch Be side by side but worlds apart Half a pulse, a guarded heart We wanna fall but not too deep Sell our souls and still keep sleep Taste the edge, but don’t give in Call it life, but never begin Another night, another end Another “we were never friends” A body still, a chair knocked loose A quiet death no one will choose But in the morning, nothing’s changed Same blank eyes, same narrow range We step around what’s left behind And call it fate, and call it fine We wanna feel but not too much Keep our distance, lose the touch Be side by side but worlds apart Half a pulse, a guarded heart We wanna fall but not too deep Sell our souls and still keep sleep Taste the edge, but don’t give in Call it life we’re living in