Hollow Hands

Hollow Hands [Verse 1] Ash in the glass, stain in the sink Morning came mean before I could think Floor full of clothes like a body went bad Window half-open, everything sad Static gone thin but it lives in the wall I still turn my head when I hear it call Thought if I saw it, I’d cut it loose But a name ain’t enough when the name is you [Pre-Chorus] Bad seed Brittle grin Some things don’t leave They just settle in [Chorus] Hollow hands Holding smoke Try to grip hard and the whole thing goes Hollow hands Open wide Nothing stays and nothing’s mine Let it rise Let it fall I don’t have to wear it all Hollow hands [Verse 2] Mirror looked cheap in the afternoon sun Face in the glass like a damaged one I laughed out loud, but it sounded wrong Like a burnt-out note in a dead-end song Every little want got a hook in the wire Every little fear wants a mouthful of fire I fed that dog till it knew my skin Now it sleeps at the foot of everything [Pre-Chorus] Thin breath Black thread Some thoughts knock Some move in instead [Chorus] Hollow hands Holding smoke Try to grip hard and the whole thing goes Hollow hands Open wide Nothing stays and nothing’s mine Let it rise Let it fall I don’t have to wear it all Hollow hands [Bridge] No cure in the corner No light in the frame Just a low little hum And the sound of my name Not holy Not clean Just a crack in the glass Where I used to lean [Final Chorus] Hollow hands Holding smoke I went looking for truth Found a splintered joke Hollow hands Open wide Let the fever pass Let the fever die Let it rise Let it fall I don’t have to be it all Hollow hands [Outro] Ash in the glass Stain in the sink Morning came mean Before I could think