The Hollow Glow

[Intro]
[Verse]
Coffee cold at five AM
Scrolling through the ghosts of them
Filtered light on plastic skin
Where do I even begin?
The mirror shows a stranger's face
Lost inside this curated space
I'm counting likes to feel alive
Just another way to survive
[Pre-Chorus]
Sell me a dream in a square
Act like the oxygen’s there
But I’m suffocating on the gold
Doing exactly what I’m told
Yeah, I'm bought and sold
[Chorus]
Break the glass and let it bleed
Give me something I actually need
I’m sick of the hollow glow
With nowhere left to go
Yeah, I’m burning the script today
Throwing the perfect life away
Let the colors fade to gray
[Post-Chorus]
Just give me something real
Let me remember how to feel
Something I can actually feel
[Verse]
Saturated blue and green
Cleanest lie I’ve ever seen
My hands are shaking on the wheel
Searching for the grit and steel
I’m peeling back the painted sky
Tired of living out the lie
The pixels burn my tired eyes
Underneath the digital disguise
[Pre-Chorus]
Show me the scars and the dirt
Show me the parts that actually hurt
I don’t want the velvet rope
I’m looking for a different hope
On a slippery slope
[Chorus]
Break the glass and let it bleed
Give me something I actually need
I’m sick of the hollow glow
With nowhere left to go
Yeah, I’m burning the script today
Throwing the perfect life away
Let the colors fade to gray
[Solo]
[Bridge]
It’s quiet in the mess
I’m losing all the stress
No more poses for the lens
This is where the faking ends
Just the static in my head
Instead of words I never said
I'm sitting in the dark instead
[Chorus]
Break the glass and let it bleed
Give me something I actually need
I’m sick of the hollow glow
With nowhere left to go
Yeah, I’m burning the script today
Throwing the perfect life away
Let the colors fade to gray
[Hook]
The truth is ugly and loud
Lost in the digital crowd
The truth is ugly and loud
I'm finally stepping out
Yeah, I'm stepping out
[Outro]