Hollow Man
Rising from the Ashes: Embracing Redemption in the Hollow Man's Journey
Lyrics
I used to think I'd go down in flames
I used to think I'd face a catastrophic failure or downfall
Felt that way and I still feel the same
I felt that way in the past, and that feeling persists
Always afraid of what I'd become
Always fearful of the person I might turn into
A hollow man
Describing oneself as emotionally vacant and empty
Broken and numb
Feeling shattered and emotionally desensitized
Crippling this feeling, that I can't forget
Struggling with a persistent emotion that is hard to erase
Misery, self-pity, followed by regret
Experiencing misery, self-pity, and regret, which linger
That I can't forget
Emphasizing the difficulty of forgetting past regrets
My regret
The speaker acknowledging and expressing remorse for personal regrets
I've got to learn to forgive
Recognizing the necessity of learning to forgive others
I've got to learn to forget
Acknowledging the importance of learning to forget past grievances
I've got to learn to let go
Realizing the need to let go of past burdens and grudges
I've grown weak, as I've grown old
Expressing a sense of personal weakness with age
I've broken bones, I've lost all hope
Having endured physical and emotional pain, with a loss of hope
I've been alone, I've been a ghost
Having experienced isolation and a sense of being invisible
I pushed away the ones I love the most
Acknowledging pushing away those closest to oneself
I've been afraid, I've dug my grave
Having faced fear and contributed to personal downfall
I hate the choices that I've made
Regretting past decisions and disliking the consequences
I've been a wreck, I've been depressed
Expressing a state of emotional turmoil and sadness
But I've kept this noose from my neck
Despite difficulties, managing to avoid self-destruction
I've kept this noose from my neck
Reiterating the successful avoidance of self-harm
I used to think I'd go down in flames
Similar to line 1, expressing a fear of a disastrous end
Felt that way and I still feel the same
Reiterating a persistent feeling of potential failure
Always afraid of what I'd become
Repeating the fear of transforming into an undesirable self
A hollow man
Repeating the description of feeling emotionally hollow
Broken and numb
Reiterating the feeling of being broken and emotionally numb
I can't seem to put things back together when they break
Expressing difficulty in repairing things after they break
But I've been whole before
Despite difficulties, acknowledging past completeness
I've been miserable
Describing a state of being miserable and unhappy
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