Hollow hum

(Slow, hazy synth chords fade in with a soft vinyl crackle. A gentle, ambient guitar melody loops, setting a calm, late-night mood)

The clock is ticking but the room is still

Another day I didn't have the strength to fill

The world outside is moving, loud and bright

But I'm just watching shadows fade into the night

My feet feel heavy like they're trapped in stone

In a crowded room, but completely alone

(The drums drop out briefly, leaving just a wash of warm synth sound)

And the noise just fades into a hollow hum

A quiet cold that leaves me entirely numb

My throat is tight, the words are out of reach

Stuck in the silence that I cannot breach

Just a shadow sitting in an empty room

With nothing left to say to the moon

(A slow, muffled snare and kick drum guide a dreamy, reverbed guitar solo that feels like it’s drifting away)

My eyes are open but the screen is blank

Like pulling water from an empty tank

No heavy anger, no sudden tears

Just a flat line through the days and years

I feel the static when I try to feel

A heavy tiredness that makes nothing real

And the noise just fades into a hollow hum

A quiet cold that leaves me entirely numb

My throat is tight, the words are out of reach

Stuck in the silence that I cannot breach

Just a shadow sitting in an empty room

With nothing left to say to the moon

(The beat stops. The music stretches out, sparse and wide)

They say the sun will rise, the colors will return

But it’s a lesson that I cannot seem to learn

I’m waiting for the moment that the anchor drops

Where the drifting ends and the falling stops

(Vocals become softer, trailing off into the echo)

Just floating in the blue...

Me and the moon...

Still waiting for the light to break through.

(The ambient guitar melody from the intro returns, slowing down as the synths gradually dissolve into silence)