Hollow Pulse
Echoes of a Shattered Dream: Unveiling the Dark Side of Fame in Patrik Ahlm's 'Hollow Pulse'
Lyrics
One a.m. in Lola's as she empties an abandoned glass of someone else's dregs
Describes a scene at Lola's at 1 a.m. where a person empties a glass left by someone else.
Anyone who'll listen hears her say the world has failed her torn her self-respect to Shreds
The person feels betrayed by the world, and her self-respect is severely damaged.
The mob of paparazzi left her snow blind from their flashbulbs
The paparazzi's aggressive attention has temporarily blinded her with their flashbulbs.
As she elbowed her way past
She pushed her way through the crowd of paparazzi.
But the mwah-mwah kisses and the glitzy grasp of glamour wasn't
The glamorous facade, including air kisses and glitzy interactions, was not sustainable.
Ever gonna last
Emphasizes that the glamorous image was not enduring.
Ever gonna last
-Now she's left
She is now alone with her empty heart.
With nowhere for her empty heart to hide
Her emptiness resounds to the rhythm of a heavy, steady beat.
It echoes to the rhythm of the
Describes the rhythm as a "Hollow pulse inside."
Heavy, steady
-Beating of a...
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
Repetition of the "Hollow pulse inside" imagery.
Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Swimming in the shallow pool of bright delights and wide-eyed stares
She indulges in the superficial pleasures and attention but remains unsatisfied.
It's all she ever craved
Her desires are limited to shallow pursuits and admiration.
Scratch beneath the surface and the truth is so much darker
Despite the glamorous exterior, there is a darker truth beneath the surface.
With the glitter stripped away
-Staring into fame's distorting mirror
She confronts the distorted image of herself in the mirror, realizing she is trapped.
She sees nothing but a stranger looking back
-She supposed herself to be someone she never was and, Yeah
-She's caught up in a trap
-Caught up in a trap
Reiterates being caught in a trap.
Now she's left
She is left with nowhere to hide her empty heart.
With nowhere for her empty heart to hide
Emphasizes the echoing rhythm of the "Hollow pulse inside."
It echoes to the rhythm of the
-Heavy, steady
-Beating of a...
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
Repetition of the "Hollow pulse inside" imagery.
Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-B eating of a hollow pulse inside
Reiteration of the hollow pulse and echoes of an empty heart.
Echoes of an empty heart
Continues the theme of the empty heart and hollow pulse.
Believe all that exaggerated praise
Warns against believing exaggerated praise and emphasizes the fleeting nature of fame.
Watch how it easily it slips away
-You tell yourself it hasn't been in vain but
-Your moment went as quickly as it came
-Heavy, steady
Repeats the description of the rhythm as a "Heavy, steady beating."
Beating of a...
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
Repetition of the "Hollow pulse inside" imagery.
Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
Final repetition of the "Hollow pulse inside" theme, reinforcing the emptiness.
Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
-Hollow, Hollow pulse inside
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