Hollow

Unveiling the Hallowed Depths of Despair: Pantera's Poetic Reflection
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Lyrics

What's left inside him?

Questioning what emotional or spiritual emptiness remains within the person being referred to.

Don't he remember us?

Asking if the person remembers the speaker and their shared experiences.

Can't he believe me?

Expressing disbelief or questioning the person's understanding or trust.

We seemed like brothers

Highlighting the strong bond or connection that used to exist between them.

Talked for hours last night

Recalling a recent conversation where they discussed their aspirations and dreams.

About what we want to be

Reflecting on shared aspirations and goals for the future.

I sit now with his hand in mine

Describing a present moment of physical closeness with the person, possibly indicating an attempt to reconnect.

But I know he can't feel (feel)

Acknowledging a lack of emotional response or connection from the person.


No one knows what's done is done

Stating that past actions or events cannot be changed or undone.

It's as if he were dead

Comparing the person's current state to being dead, possibly emotionally or spiritually.


I'm close with his mother

Indicating a close relationship with the person's mother and her profound grief.

And she cries endlessly

Expressing the depth of sorrow felt by both the speaker and the person's mother.

Lord, how we miss him

Expressing the strong longing for the person and the impact of their absence.

At least what's remembered

Acknowledging the importance of memories and what remains in the minds of those left behind.

It's so important to make best friends in life

Emphasizing the significance of forming deep connections with others in life.

But it's hard when my friend sits with blank expressions

Expressing the difficulty of forming friendships when the person is emotionally distant or unresponsive.


No one knows what's done is done

Reiterating that past actions or events cannot be changed or undone.

It's as if he were dead

Re-emphasizing the comparison of the person's current state to being dead.


(He as hollow as I alone now)

Repeating the idea that the person is hollow and alone, possibly suggesting emotional emptiness and isolation.

(He as hollow as I alone now)

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(He as hollow as I alone now)

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(He as hollow as I alone)

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He as hollow as I alone

Further describing the person as hollow, reduced to a physical form without emotional depth or soul.

A shell of my friend

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Just flesh and bone

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There's no soul

Asserting that the person lacks the capacity to perceive or experience love.

He sees no love

Describing the person's inability to recognize love or emotional connection.

I shake my fists at skies above

Expressing frustration or anger towards higher powers or fate.


Mad

Reiterating anger towards gods or forces beyond human control.

At gods

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Mad

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He as hollow as I converse

Re-emphasizing the person's emotional emptiness and expressing a desire for them to break free from their current state.

I wish he'd waken from this curse

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Hear my words before it's through

Expressing a wish to intervene or help the person escape their emotional numbness.

I want to come in after you

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My best friend

Affirming the depth of the friendship and the impact of the person's current state on the speaker.

My best friend

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Whoa, yeah

An emotional expression, possibly a plea or a call for the person to return.

Come back

A direct appeal for the person to come back.


(He as hollow as I alone now)

Repeating the notion that the person is hollow and alone, underscoring the theme of emotional emptiness and isolation.

(He as hollow as I alone now)

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