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 Phoenix   From the ashes of an older way   With wisdom gained, I turn away, I turn away   Hollow man find yourself some other prey      Don't wanna be a hollow man   Ain't gonna be the hollow man