Icon For Hire - Hollow

capo: 1st fret

[chorus]

Dm
I don’t wanna break down but i’m feeling low
Bb
Let me sink to the bottom
C
Air in my lungs keeping me afloat
Dm
Inside i’m still hollow

[verse]

Dm
I know i’m not my thoughts
But my thoughts don’t know that yet
Bb
Sometimes i try to sneak up
On the voice inside my head
C
I’ve tried to meditate
Cause they tell me it’ll help
Dm
But the last thing i need is more time alone inside myself
Dm
I know i’m not unique
We all got broken brains
Bb
Culture recently decided being crazy is okay
C
And now we all can talk about it on our social feeds
Dm
Having a rough day? hashtag mental health awareness week

Dm
i know that’s progress, we don’t have to hide no more
Bb
But it leaves me wondering why we ain’t said this stuff before
C
Like were we always all crazy and we all just kept quiet
Dm
Are we on the same page with what we’re identifying?
Dm
And if crazy’s the new normal then it’s not that crazy, is it?
Bb
Cause the word by definition means it sits outside the system
C
And how can we tell difference between sick and trying to fit in
Dm
And if everybody’s crazy, then who’s supposed to fix it?

[chorus]

Dm
I don’t wanna break down but i’m feeling low
Bb
Let me sink to the bottom
C
Air in my lungs keeping me afloat
Dm
Inside i’m still hollow
Dm
I don’t wanna break down so where do i go?
Bb
My screams sink to the bottom
C
Top of my lungs, just an echo
Dm
Inside i’m still hollow

[verse]

Dm
No one told me it could get this bad, this fast
Bb
Guess we only hear about the struggle after it’s passed
C
Getting easier to open up, share what we’ve lost
Dm
Good to know i’m not alone but if i’m really being honest

Dm
I kinda hope there’s something wrong with me
Bb
I kinda hope this isn’t how it’s supposed to be, supposed to be
C
I pray to god it’s not normal crying on the floor
Dm
I don’t wanna do this anymore, though

[chorus]

Dm
I don’t wanna break down but i’m feeling low
Bb
Let me sink to the bottom
C
Air in my lungs keeping me afloat
Dm
Inside i’m still hollow
Dm
I don’t wanna break down so where do i go?
Bb
My screams sink to the bottom
C
Top of my lungs, just an echo
Dm
Inside i’m still hollow

[post chorus]

Dm
I kinda hope there’s something wrong with me
Bb
I kinda hope this isn’t how it’s supposed to be, supposed to be
C
I pray to god it’s not normal crying on the floor
Dm
I don’t wanna do this anymore, though

Dm
I kinda hope there’s something wrong with me
Bb
I kinda hope this isn’t how it’s supposed to be, supposed to be
C
I pray to god it’s not normal crying on the floor
Dm
I don’t wanna do this anymore, though

Dm
i don’t wanna break down
Bb
i don’t wanna break down
C
i don’t wanna break down
Dm
i don’t wanna break down

[chorus]

Dm
I don’t wanna break down but i’m feeling low
Bb
Let me sink to the bottom
C
Air in my lungs keeping me afloat
Dm
Inside i’m still hollow
Dm
I don’t wanna break down so where do i go?
Bb
My screams sink to the bottom
C
Top of my lungs, just an echo
Dm
Inside i’m still hollow

Dm
I know i’m not my thoughts, my thoughts don’t know that yet
Bb
Sometimes i try to sneak up on the voice inside my head
C
I’ve tried to meditate, they tell me it’ll help
Dm
But the last thing i need is more time alone