Hollow
Lefty Lyrics


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Cocked and loaded
Pointed in my direction
No protection guess your gonna
Hit me with it
Slow implosion
No one knows what makes it all tick
Guess we're gonna
Burn out trying

Hollow to the core we are
Swallowed
Broken by the mold
No one knows how we lost control
No one knows why

One explosion haunts you slow
And small it all is a speck of dust
You'll wipe right off in time
And when it all ends
How can you say you never were a slave
Look em in the eye
And face it

No one knows
Pointed in my direction
Guess your gonna hit me with it




Pointed in my direction
Guess your gonna burn out now

Overall Meaning

In Lefty's song Hollow, the lyrics depict a sense of impending doom and danger. The first few lines of the song, "Cocked and loaded, Pointed in my direction, No protection guess your gonna, Hit me with it," paint a vivid picture of a gun pointed towards the singer. The lyrics suggest that there is no escape, leaving the singer feeling vulnerable and uncertain of their fate. The next few lines, "Slow implosion, No one knows what makes it all tick, Guess we're gonna, Burn out trying," suggest a sense of inevitability - that something destructive will happen, and there's nothing that can be done to stop it. The lyrics speak to the idea that sometimes we are powerless to stop the wheels of fate.


Moving on, the lyrics "Hollow to the core we are, Swallowed, Broken by the mold, No one knows how we lost control, No one knows why" seem to be a metaphor for the human condition. We exist as beings with a hollow core, searching for meaning and purpose. The line "broken by the mold" implies that we are all shaped by the circumstances of our lives - we are products of our environment. The fact that "no one knows how we lost control" suggests that sometimes, we feel like our lives are out of our own hands. The song continues with the lines "One explosion haunts you slow, And small it all is a speck of dust, You'll wipe right off in time, And when it all ends, How can you say you never were a slave, Look em in the eye, And face it." Here, the lyrics suggest that even though our lives may seem small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things, we must still face our struggles head-on. The line "how can you say you never were a slave" refers to the idea that we are all bound by circumstance - there is no escape from the trials that life throws our way.


Overall, Hollow is a song that deals with heavy themes such as powerlessness, inevitability, and the dark side of the human condition. It speaks to the idea that even when we are faced with impossible odds, we must still find the courage to face our fears head-on.


Line by Line Meaning

Cocked and loaded
Prepared and ready for action


Pointed in my direction
Aiming towards me


No protection guess your gonna Hit me with it
I am vulnerable and you are going to attack me


Slow implosion
Things are falling apart gradually


No one knows what makes it all tick
No one can explain why things happen the way they do


Guess we're gonna Burn out trying
We will keep trying and eventually run out of energy or resources


Hollow to the core we are Swallowed
We feel empty inside and consumed by something greater than us


Broken by the mold
We have been shaped and formed by our surroundings until we are no longer whole


No one knows how we lost control No one knows why
We cannot explain how we got to this point or why everything fell apart


One explosion haunts you slow
One event has slowly been causing you pain


And small it all is a speck of dust You'll wipe right off in time
In the grand scheme of things, our problems are insignificant and we will eventually move on


And when it all ends How can you say you never were a slave Look em in the eye And face it
When everything is said and done, we will realize that we were not always in control and must confront that fact


No one knows
Nobody can explain or understand everything


Guess your gonna burn out now
You are going to eventually lose your energy and drive




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan

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