Emptiness, consuming me 

Head in hands, i can hardly speak 

Looking for solitude 

Lost in humanity 

True knowledge leads to suffering 

A constant quest an endless dream 

Searching for inner peace 

Hidden so deep in me 



Don't wanna be a hollow man 

Ain't gonna be the hollow man 



Sadness comes knocking constantly 

Filling up my eyes, for all to see 

Peace will come someday 

I pray that it finds a way 

Darkness caressing my mind and soul 

My spirits rejecting, I'm feeling whole 

Emptiness goes away 

Fills with the light of day 



Don't wanna be a hollow man 

Ain't gonna be the hollow man 



I rise up like the pheonix 

From the ashes of an older way 

With wisdom gained, i turn away 

I turned away 

Hollow man find yourself some other plan 



Don't wanna be a hollow man 

Ain't gonna be the hollow man