Spirits
Hollow Wood Lyrics

If it were the spring time then I'd plant a garden
If life was easier and more hopeful, I would take active steps to improve my situation

But winter‘s lasting long all this year
Unfortunately, life is currently difficult and unyielding

Up in the old pine trees Spirits whisper of disease
The world around us is sick and struggling, and this is felt even in nature

They're the lost kids hoping to be free
The struggles we face are felt even by the innocent, who hope for a better future

But we're not the children of all of your failures
We are not defined by the past mistakes of others

We are part of a grand design
There is a greater purpose and order to the world, and we are all part of it

We seek the light with such cold hesitation
We are often afraid to seek positivity and hope, despite our longing for it

A fire barely burning with no fight
Our drive to improve is weak and unsteady

Will you forget my name when I am in the grave?
We fear being forgotten and overlooked after we die

Will we all die alone?
We fear dying without companionship or purpose

All the spirits in my room the same ones that visit you
We are all affected by the struggles and hardships that surround us

Do you remember when I saw you in your bed?
Reflecting on happy memories and moments of connection

And the stars in your eyes
Remembering the beauty and wonder in the world

Or the look on my face when I saw my numbered days?
Remembering a moment of realization and reckoning with mortality

Break forth O' morning give up all your glory
Despite the pain and difficulty of life, we must still seek beauty and joy where we can find it

There's more than the pain in our eyes
We are more than our struggles and hardships

To all who are mourning death can't complete the story
Death is not the end, and there is more to our impact and legacy than just our mortality

There's got to be more to our lives
There is still hope for fulfillment and purpose, even amidst difficulty

Will you remember our faces with eternal damnation?
We fear being remembered only for our sins and faults

Will we float from our graves to the sky?
We wonder what happens after we die, and if there is more to existence than just earthly life

Until then I'll keep my eyes shut
We may avoid thinking about mortality and the unknown future

I'm not afraid to die but
Despite our anxiety and uncertainty, we may try to find peace with the idea of death

For when we face death after life
Trying to rationalize and understand the nature of death and existence