Hollow – English Lyrics

• By: Alice In Chains
• Album: Spring 2013

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the English language through the powerful and atmospheric song "Hollow" by Alice in Chains. This track offers a great opportunity to explore evocative and introspective lyrics about isolation and inner struggle. What makes "Hollow" special is its unique blend of heavy, sludgy verses and melodic, harmonized choruses, providing a dynamic and emotional listening experience that can make learning the nuances of the language both engaging and memorable.

[English]

("Hollow" by Alice in Chains)

♪ Turning in circles, slowing down ♪

♪ Pulling against a closing out ♪

♪ Easy to feed off a weaker thing ♪

♪ Harder to say what I really mean ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ All tunneled and drilled below ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ Crowned with a cold blue sky ♪

♪ All of your colors turn to gray ♪

♪ Don't even matter anyway ♪

♪ Bleeding impressions where you were tied ♪

♪ Can't really say how you lost your mind ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ All tunneled and drilled below ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ Crowned with a cold ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ All tunneled and drilled below ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ Crowned with a cold blue sky ♪

♪ Silence ♪

♪ So loud ♪

♪ Silence, I can't tell my up from down ♪

♪ Silence ♪

♪ So loud ♪

♪ Silence, I can't tell my uṗ from down ♪

♪ All of the faces life can show ♪

♪ Withered and ugly the one you know ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ All tunneled and drilled below ♪

♪ Hollow as a mountain ♪

♪ Crowned with a cold blue sky ♪

♪ Silence ♪

♪ So loud ♪

♪ Silence, I can't tell my up from down ♪

♪ Silence ♪

♪ So loud ♪

♪ Silence, I can't tell my up from down ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to change direction
circles /ˈsɜːrklz/ B2	noun - a round shape or movement
slowing /ˈsloʊɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to make or become slower
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to exert force to move something toward oneself
against /əˈɡɛnst/ A2	preposition - in opposition to or touching
closing /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/ B2	noun / verb (gerund) - the act of shutting or becoming shut
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to
weaker /ˈwiːkər/ B1	adjective - lacking strength or power
mean /miːn/ A2	verb / noun - to signify or intend; the significance
hollow /ˈhɑːloʊ/ B2	adjective / noun - empty inside; a space that is empty
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
tunneled /ˈtʌnəl(d)/ C1	verb (past participle) - to create or pass through tunnels
drilled /drɪld/ C1	verb (past tense) - to make a hole in or through using a drill
crowned /ˈkraʊnd/ C1	verb / adjective - to place a crown on; having a crown
blue /bluː/ A2	adjective / noun - a color between green and violet in the spectrum
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere seen from earth
colors /ˈkʌl.ərz/ A2	noun - different shades or hues
matter /ˈmætər/ B1	noun - the substance or material of which something is made
bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - losing blood
impressions /ɪmˈprɛʃənz/ C1	noun - effects or influences perceived by the senses
tied /taɪd/ B1	verb (past tense) - to fasten or make secure with a string or cord
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun / verb - the faculty of thinking; to be in agreement or consider
lost /lɒst/ A2	verb / adjective - to be unable to find; unable to retain

Key Grammar Structures

• Turning in circles, slowing down

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "Turning in circles" uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

• Hollow as a mountain

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "Hollow as a mountain" is a simile comparing emptiness to a mountain.

• Can't really say how you lost your mind

  ➔ Modal verb usage

  ➔ The phrase "Can't really say" uses the modal verb "can" to express inability.

• All of your colors turn to gray

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "All of your colors turn to gray" uses the present simple tense to describe a general truth.

• Silence, I can't tell my up from down

  ➔ Negation

  ➔ The phrase "I can't tell" uses negation to express confusion.

• Withered and ugly the one you know

  ➔ Adjective order

  ➔ The phrase "Withered and ugly" uses adjectives in a specific order to describe a noun.