Hollow beats

(soft piano, distant 808s — melodic ad-libs in background)

Intro

yeah—late nights, city cold

empty rooms with empty souls

Verse 1

woke up to the silence, money on the nightstand

pictures in the dresser but I don't understand

how the lights on the block can't fix what’s in my chest

drivers got the wrist froze, still I can't forget the rest

we chase blue faces tryna cover up the ache

pull up to the function, smile for everybody's sake

they see the tinted windows, they don't see the scars

crowds clap, but my heart tappin' out behind these bars

Pre-Chorus

heard my mama prayin', said "boy don't lose yourself"

but success feel shallow when it ain't filled with help

all these past mistakes still echo in the dark

I been countin' blessings but I'm still countin' marks

Chorus

empty hearts, they beat like hollow drums

we stuntin' in the party but we comin' undone

flashin' lights, fake love, every night the same

we gettin' everything but still ain't feelin' change

empty hearts, pourin' liquor in the pain

tryna numb the memories but they come back like rain

Verse 2

seen my day ones change, seen fake ones test the code

some went ghost, some switched just for the pesos

I keep my circle tight, but the silence gettin' loud

late calls, no answers, everybody in a crowd

she left a voicenote sayin' "boy you distant now"

I told her I'm just tryna breathe, tryna figure how

how to love when the past keep knockin' on the door

how to heal when the wounds keep bleedin' on the floor

Pre-Chorus

countin' losses like receipts, they pile on the shelf

tried to buy some peace but peace don't sell itself

prayed on rooftops watchin' stars fall like debt

sometimes I wonder if I'm tryna hard to forget

Chorus

empty hearts, they beat like hollow drums

we stuntin' in the party but we comin' undone

flashin' lights, fake love, every night the same

we gettin' everything but still ain't feelin' change

empty hearts, pourin' liquor in the pain

tryna numb the memories but they come back like rain

Bridge (melodic, heavy Auto-Tune feel)

call me when the silence loud, yeah call me when it's cold

I been holdin' on to ghosts while the nights keep gettin' old

city full of people but the love runnin' low

we frontin' for the camera, camera don't know though

Breakdown (spoken, vulnerable)

I gave 'em pieces of me, left a trail of broken beats

prayed to God for answers, He just whispered "peace"

but peace is a slow road, gotta learn to take it slow

til then I carry hearts like stones wherever I go

Chorus (final, layered)

empty hearts, they beat like hollow drums

we stuntin' in the party but we comin' undone

flashin' lights, fake love, every night the same

we gettin' everything but still ain't feelin' change

empty hearts, pourin' liquor in the pain

tryna numb the memories but they come back like rain

Outro (soft, fading)

so I put my faith in time, let the nights rearrange

porque music

See you when I see you

Otro