"Built My Home On Hollow Ground" lyrics

Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can't get close 'til I buy my time

There's a closet for the pretty ones (Ooh)
They have no eyes but they're a hell of a sight (Ooh)
Get too close and you'll find a bridge between you
Cross it to find your synthetic light

Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can't get close 'til I buy my time

There's a man who lives in your favorite watch [*tongue clicking*]
He rides the second hand until he slips
He holds on tight, but no fail he falls
At twelve and lands on six
(Phew!)

Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can't get close 'til I buy my time

There's a school for trolls (A school for trolls)
That teaches them how to make a human cry: (A human cry)
Tell them that they're lovely, then say (Lovely, say)
You always lie
(Ha ha ha ha)

Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can't get close 'til I buy my time

No, I can't get close
'Til I buy my time