The Hollow Grin

[Verse 1]
The willow wept where we used to stand
Her laughter lost in the grainy sand
The sky turned black
The crows took flight
Dark magic stole her in the dead of night
[Chorus]
Oh
The hollow grin I wear each day
A painted mask to keep fears at bay
They’re all gone now
Like whispers in wind
But I must walk
Though the road won’t bend
[Verse 2]
The house we shared is an empty shell
Its walls still hum with her silent spell
I called her name where the birches lean
But the echoes mocked what could’ve been
[Prechorus]
The world forgot
But I remember
Her warmth in the frost of December
[Chorus]
Oh
The hollow grin I wear each day
A fragile veil for the ghosts that stay
They’re all gone now
Like dew in the sun
But I must smile—there’s no place to run
[Bridge]
An orphan raised by shadows and fire
Dreams crushed beneath the weight of the mire
I stitched my soul with threads of despair
A patchwork of loss
A burden to bear

haunting harmonies. sparse percussion for a heartbeat effect. atmospheric strings for emotional depth., melancholic, acoustic; female vocals; fingerpicked guitar with soft, emo, folk