Hollow
Echoes of Emptiness: Deciphering the Profound Meaning in Alice in Chains' 'Hollow'
Lyrics
Turning in circles, slowing down
Feeling stuck in repetitive patterns, slowing down or losing momentum.
Pulling against a closing out
Resisting or struggling against a conclusion or ending.
Easy to feed off a weaker thing
Finding it easy to take advantage of or exploit something weaker.
Harder to say what I really mean
Struggling to express genuine thoughts or feelings.
Hollow as a mountain all tunneled and drilled below
Feeling empty or void inside, like a hollowed-out mountain with tunnels drilled through.
Hollow as a mountain crowned with a cold, blue sky
Emphasizing the emptiness within, despite an outward appearance of beauty or completeness.
All of your colors turn to grey
Seeing vibrancy or life fading away, losing significance.
Don't even matter anyway
Believing that nothing matters anymore, feeling indifferent.
Bleeding impressions where you were tied
Experiencing emotional pain or scars from a past attachment or relationship.
Can't really say how you lost your mind
Unable to explain or understand how someone lost their rationality or sanity.
Hollow as a mountain all tunneled and drilled below
Reiterating the emptiness felt within oneself, using the metaphor of a hollowed mountain.
Hollow as a mountain crowned with a cold
Highlighting the emptiness despite an outer facade, possibly indicating a facade of happiness.
Hollow as a mountain all tunneled and drilled below
Repetition of the feeling of emptiness, emphasizing its depth.
Hollow as a mountain crowned with a cold, blue sky
Emphasizing the contrast between the emptiness and the beautiful but cold external world.
Silence so loud, silence
Describing the deafening nature of silence, overwhelming the senses.
I can't tell my up from down
Feeling disoriented or confused due to the overpowering silence.
Silence so loud, silence
Reiterating the overwhelming effect of silence on perception.
I can't tell my uṗ from down
Continued disorientation or confusion due to the intense silence.
All of the faces life can show
Experiencing different facets or aspects of life, with one particular aspect being unpleasant and worn out.
Withered and ugly the one you know
Seeing the deterioration or ugliness of a familiar face or situation.
Hollow as a mountain all tunneled and drilled below
Re-emphasizing the inner emptiness using the mountain metaphor.
Hollow as a mountain crowned with a cold, blue sky
Highlighting the contrast between the inner void and the beautiful yet distant external world.
Silence so loud, silence
Repeating the overwhelming impact of silence on perception.
I can't tell my up from down
Continued disorientation or confusion due to the intense silence.
Silence so loud, silence
Reiterating the overpowering effect of silence, making it hard to discern direction.
I can't tell my up from down
Continued difficulty in determining orientation or direction due to the overwhelming silence.
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