Hollow Where You Were

[Verse 1]
I stacked my fears like bricks
High around my heart
Thought I was safe in here
In the quiet
In the dark
You walked in through the cracks
Called my bluff so fast
Tore the caution from my throat
Made the fortress glass
[Pre-Chorus]
I was counting every pill
Every promise
Trying not to feel
Tried to stay cautious
You touched every trembling part
Till I came apart
[Chorus]
Your last goodbye hangs like a ghost in the room
I still hear you say my name
Then it’s gone too soon
Every inch of this place still remembers your shoes by the door
There’s a hollow where you were
A hollow where you were before
I got clean
I got clear
But I miss you more
[Verse 2]
Coffee cup on the sink
Lipstick on the rim
I still talk to the air
Like you might answer in
All this light I worked to find
Fills the cracks you made
But the brighter that it gets
The longer your shadow stays
[Pre-Chorus]
I was shaking in my skin
Chasing endings
You were teaching me to live
Slow and steady
You undid the knots I tied
Now I feel too wide
[Chorus]
Your last goodbye hangs like a ghost in the room
I still hear you say my name
Then it’s gone too soon
Every inch of this place still remembers your shoes by the door
There’s a hollow where you were
A hollow where you were before
I got clean
I got clear
But I miss you more
[Bridge]
I don’t lie to myself like I used to
I don’t hide from the hurt since I lost you
You were the one who broke me open
Now the truth comes in
But the bed stays cold and
[Chorus]
Your last goodbye hangs like a ghost in the room
I still hear you say my name
Then it’s gone too soon
Every inch of this heart still remembers you curled on the floor
There’s a hollow where you were
A hollow where you were before
I got clean
I got through
But I’m grieving you more than before (oh)
There’s a hollow where you were
And it’s room I’m learning to live with you gone for good

pop, Modern pop ballad with a slow-build arc: start on soft piano and airy pads, intimate female vocals up close. Pre-chorus adds subtle pulses and muted guitar; chorus blooms with wide synths, layered harmonies, and a deep, warm bass. Second chorus slightly busier with echoing ad-libs. Bridge strips back to keys and vocal, then final hook returns bigger, drenched in reverb for a cathartic finish.