"Hollow" lyrics

I went through the morning like I knew what I was doing
Made the coffee, answered things, kept up the pace
But somewhere in the middle of a sentence I stopped noticing
And realized I was just occupying space

It's not sadness exactly, it's more like the absence of it
Like someone took the furniture but left the walls
I keep expecting something to come in and fill it
But nothing comes and I keep walking down the halls

I'm hollow where you used to be
I'm hollow, just the shape of me
Carved out, caved in
Going through the motions again

People keep on telling me that time will do the heavy lifting
That one day I'll wake up and it won't hurt this way
But hollow doesn't hurt the way that broken does
It's quieter and harder and it lasts more days

I tried to fill it up with everything that's recommended
Kept myself busy, kept myself around
But busyness just moves the hollow from room to room
It doesn't go away, it just moves around

I'm hollow where you used to be
I'm hollow, just the shape of me
I don't know how to fill this in
I'm hollow, hollow, hollowed out within

Maybe hollow isn't something that gets fixed
Maybe it just slowly changes shape
Maybe what I'm calling empty
Is just the space that makes the next thing safe

I'm hollow where you used to be
I'm hollow, still the shape of me
Carved out, caved in, going through again
I'm hollow, hollow, but I'm still here