Hollow
Journey through Emptiness: Edge of Sanity's Hollow Revealed
Lyrics
Depression ain 'the reason why everything turns grey
Depression isn't the sole reason for the world appearing gray.
When my mind's been drained through the stream of frozen minds
Mental exhaustion occurs through exposure to frozen minds.
The hollow one
Refers to the hollow individual.
And thousands have walked this narrow way
Many have treaded this narrow path.
But I'm not that kind of man
The narrator distances themselves from a specific kind of person.
I want to stay in my old me
Desire to remain true to one's old self.
Not leave this peaceful space
Reluctance to leave a tranquil space.
But every step brings me further and further away
Each step takes the narrator further from their former self.
Away from the man I used to be
Moving away from the person they used to be.
I'm hollow
Emphasis on feeling hollow inside.
I'm cleaned
A sense of being cleansed or emptied.
All fantasies erased from the sleepless dreams
All imaginative thoughts erased from sleepless dreams.
I'm empty
Acknowledgment of emptiness.
I'm blank
Feeling devoid of content or meaning.
Lost in an ocean where my soul's been sunked
Metaphorically lost in an ocean where the soul is submerged.
Confused greets me when I awake
Confusion greets the narrator upon waking.
I'm feeling restless inside
Restlessness is felt internally.
Not even raised from bed I want to scream it all out
Desire to express frustration without even rising from bed.
My artificicial joy
Artificial joy expressed through a mouth that doesn't feel genuine.
From a mouth not mine
The hands tremble with rage.
My hands are shaking of rage
The impending loss of the last piece of the narrator's identity.
Soon the last piece of me is gone
Nothing in the narrator's world can halt the growth of inner hatred.
And nothing in my world
Can stop the hate inside from growing strong
Intensification of the internal hatred.
I'm hollow
Reiteration of feeling hollow.
I'm cleaned
Reiteration of being cleansed.
All fantasies erased from the dreamless sleep
All imaginative thoughts erased from dreamless sleep.
I'm empty
Emphasis on emptiness.
I'm blank
Feeling blank or devoid of emotion.
Lost in an ocean where my soul's been sunked
Continued metaphor of being lost in an ocean where the soul is submerged.
What I not know
Uncertainty about what is not known.
I am not alone
Acknowledgment that the narrator is not alone.
They are all around
Presence of others who are also hollow.
The hollow ones
Reference to the hollow individuals.
All erased inside
All internal experiences erased.
I ain't here no mor
The narrator feels absent or no longer present.
But every step brings me further and further away
Continuation of moving away from the past self.
Away from the man I used to be
Reiteration of being hollow.
I'm hollow
Reiteration of being cleansed.
I'm cleaned
All imaginative thoughts erased from dreamless sleep.
All fantasies erased from the dreamless sleep
Emphasis on emptiness.
I'm empty
Feeling blank or devoid of emotion.
I'm blank
Continued metaphor of being lost in an ocean where the soul is cursed.
Lost in an ocean where my soul's been cursed
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