Hollow Beams

[Intro]
(Slow, ethereal synth pads. Sounds of a faint thunderstorm. Vocals are reverb-heavy and melancholic)
Yeah...
Thought I knew what it was.
Thought I felt it before.
Nah, that was just... fear.
Had to learn the hard way.

[Verse 1]
(Beat is sparse—just a bassline and the vocal)
You only gave me 
what your ego could handle
Hollowed-out affection, yeah, you left me with the candle
Burnin’ down the memories, trapped inside your past hurts
Mistook my patience for comfort, you never put in the work
Looking for raw and real, 
you looked away
Panicked when I showed you unconditional, 
what can I say?
Thought it was too good to be true, so you played the ghost
Sabotaged the only genuine thing that you needed most...

[Chorus]
(Beat drops: Deep 808, tight trap snare, faster hi-hats)
This love taught me, 
yeah it taught me
I have never truly 
been loved before
Just a hollow, echoing, 
shallow love
And I can’t live there anymore, 
no, I can’t live there anymore
You broke it 
just to fix your own ego
That’s how true love is lost, 
yeah, that’s how it goes.

[Verse 2]
(Drum pattern continues, but synth becomes brighter)
A heads up: do not date 
if you’re allergic to yourself
If you cannot find content, 
keep your love upon the shelf
Don’t bring your baggage 
to my door, 
I’m not the repairman
You sabotaged the good, 
now I’m the better woman
Questioning my intentions, 
thought you were playing smart
But you just showed your emptiness 
and broke your own heart
I loved you real, 
you needed fake
Now you live with the mistake.

[Chorus]
(Beat drops: Deep 808, tight trap snare, faster hi-hats)
This love taught me, 
yeah it taught me
I have never truly been loved before
Just a hollow, echoing, 
shallow love
And I can’t live there anymore, 
no, I can’t live there anymore
You broke it 
just to fix your own ego
That’s how true love is lost, 
yeah, that’s how it goes.

[Bridge / Beatdrop]
(Heavy distortion on the 808, faster, aggressive rap-style delivery)
Panic!
Yeah, you panicked, when it got too real, you panicked!
Questioned everything, yeah, you damaged!
Everything I built, now I’m empty-handed?
Nah.
I’m walking away, I’m locking the gate
It’s too late to debate, I’m done with the fate
Of being the one that you constantly break!
(Beat cuts out suddenly on the last word)

[Chorus]
(Beat returns, softer this time, just piano and vocals)
This love taught me...
I have never truly 
been loved before.
(Beat builds up fast for the last time)
JUST A HOLLOW, ECHOING, SHALLOW LOVE
And I can’t live there anymore!

[Outro]
(Slow, ethereal synths return. Vocals fade out with heavy delay)
Don't date if you can't face yourself...
Unconditional...
Never loved before...
(Sound of door closing)
(Sigh)
💔😔❤️‍🩹

Tempo: 75 BPM, heavy bass,
R&B/Trap-Pop, female