

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I was just a kid with hand‑me‑down fears, Trying to look older than my broken years. Everybody said, “Son, toughen up or you’ll drown,” But no one ever asked why I never made a sound. I walked around with pockets full of things I couldn’t name, Little bits of anger, little bits of shame. I learned early how to fake a smile and hide the hurt, ’Cause hollow boys don’t cry — they just sink into the dirt. [Chorus] I was a hollow boy in a heavy world, Carrying storms I never asked for. Trying to stand tall with a spine made of fear, Trying to find God in a place He wasn’t near. Every step I took felt like dragging chains through earth, Yeah, I was a hollow boy… In a world that weighed more than my worth. [Verse 2] I watched other kids run wild without a care, While I was learning how to breathe inside a nightmare. Some nights I’d pray to disappear, some nights I’d pray to stay, But mostly I just prayed the pain would go away. I kept secrets like they paid me just to keep my mouth shut, Learned to swallow every feeling till my insides turned to rust. And when the world got louder, I just folded in again, A quiet little ghost pretending he was made of skin. [Chorus] I was a hollow boy in a heavy world, Carrying storms I never asked for. Trying to stand tall with a spine made of fear, Trying to find God in a place He wasn’t near. Every step I took felt like dragging chains through earth, Yeah, I was a hollow boy… In a world that weighed more than my worth. [Bridge] But hollow don’t mean empty — It just means no one stayed. It means you learned to build a home Out of the pieces life betrayed. And maybe all that weight I carried Wasn’t meant to break my back… Maybe it was meant to teach me How to fight my demons back. [Final Chorus] I was a hollow boy in a heavy world, But I ain’t that same lost soul no more. I found a little light in the wreckage of my past, Found a little strength in the things that didn’t last. And now I’m standing here, still bruised but unbroken on this earth… ’Cause I ain’t a hollow boy… Just a man who learned his worth. [Outro] Yeah, the world was heavy… But I got heavier.
Tags
Country, Sad, Depressing, Heavy Hearted, Christian
3:34
No
2/13/2026