hollow nights

She listens to music

Plugged into her headphones

As if they're life support

She holds back

All the good

Cause she's scared

Of her bad side

Dead hours in the dark

And she's awake again

Tearing her own heart to shreds

She holds back

No one should hear

She doesn't know why

She can't reach out.

She wants to be held

She forgot what it felt like

Now being touched burns

She holds back

Because she's so close

To Falling in on herself

She doesn't want collateral

She rocks herself

Hums a lullaby

With hollow eyes, empty smiles

Tomorrow morning

she'll pick herself up again