Hollow Shell

I wore their names
I spoke their lines
Built from stares and shallow signs
Not a choice, just a script assigned
Now I'm a stranger behind my own eyes

They cheered when I conformed
They left when I cracked
Now I collect pieces
They never want back

I fade in silence
(Drown in praise,)
This mask they gave me
(Became my face.)

I'm a hollow shell!
Living what I'm told to be
Not who I am, just who they see
Can someone break this cage in me?

I'm a hollow shell!
Empty echoes call my name
Built by lies I couldn’t tame
Still breathing, but never the same

Every smile I wore was borrowed
Every word rehearsed in sorrow
Tried to leave, but they locked the door
Now I scream in a voice
That’s not mine anymore

I fade in silence
(Drown in praise)
This mask they gave me
(Became my face)

I'm a hollow shell!
Living what I'm told to be
Not who I am, just who they see
Can someone break this cage in me?

I'm a hollow shell!
Empty echoes call my name
Built by lies I couldn’t tame
Still breathing, but never the same

This isn't me
This isn’t me
This isn’t
Anyone

I'm a hollow shell!
(I'm a hollow shell)
Living what I'm told to be
Not who I am, just who they see
Can someone break this cage in me?

I'm a hollow shell!
(I'm a hollow shell)
Screaming but they only cheer
The real me disappeared
Still here
But nowhere near

I want out!