**[Verse 1 – soft acoustic, low baritone]**
I trace the cracks across the ceiling
Like maps of everywhere I’ve been
Every promise left bleeding
Underneath my skin
You say I wear my silence
Like armor I can’t remove
But every word you whisper
Just tightens up the noose
**[Pre-Chorus – harmonies start stacking]**
I don’t wanna feel this hollow
Don’t wanna drown in slow decay
You’re the light I used to follow
Now you flicker, fade away
*(Layered high harmony on last line)*
Fade away… fade away…
**[Chorus – full harmonies, light percussion enters]**
We’re splinters in the quiet
Breaking in slow motion
Dancing on a wire
Over darkened oceans
If love is just a riot
Why do we stay broken?
Screaming through the silence
With every word unspoken
*(Background airy harmonies repeating)*
Unspoken… unspoken…
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**[Verse 2 – slightly more grit in vocals]**
You hold my hand like a weapon
Press your thumb into the bruise
Say forever like a question
You already chose to lose
Your shadow fills the doorway
But you never really stay
You kiss me like a warning
Then slowly walk away
**[Pre-Chorus – stronger, hint of grit]**
I don’t wanna taste the fallout
Don’t wanna breathe in yesterday
Every time we try to crawl out
We just dig a deeper grave
*(Low screamed backing on last word)*
— grave —
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**[Chorus – bigger, thicker harmonies]**
We’re splinters in the quiet
Breaking in slow motion
Dancing on a wire
Over darkened oceans
If love is just a riot
Why do we stay broken?
Screaming through the silence
With every word unspoken
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**[Bridge – stripped back to single guitar, emotional peak]**
(Soft lead vocal)
I built a home inside your chaos
You burned it down for warmth
(Whispered harmony)
For warmth…
(Gradual build, light scream layered under cleans)
I gave you every fractured piece
You only loved me torn
*(Half-screamed line)*
You only love me torn!
**[Break – acoustic chugs, percussive hits]**
If this is love, let it bleed
If this is hope, let it die
I’d rather choke on honesty
Than live another lie
*(Background gang-style harmonies)*
Another lie — another lie —
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**[Final Chorus – biggest, emotionally raw but controlled]**
We’re splinters in the quiet
Shattering wide open
Falling from the fire
With lungs full of smoke and
If love is just a riot
Let it leave us broken
Screaming through the silence
Till there’s nothing left unspoken
*(Stacked harmonies repeating and fading)*
Unspoken… unspoken…
Nothing left unspoken…
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HollowVotive
