Hollow Man Lyrics - Mark Erelli

(Mark Erelli) 

They picked another one off the vine 

Scooped out the seeds in the back of his mind 

Filled up his head with half-truths and lies 

And put the finishing touch on the perfect disguise 

They rolled out a carpet and threw a parade 

Convinced everyone he had something to say 

They smiled as they watched from the two-way mirror 

As he told all the people what they wanted to hear 

CHORUS 

Hey, have you heard the story? 

It's the same old song, same old dance 

Hey, he's bound for glory 

He ain't nothing but a hollow man 

He basked in the glow of the fortune and fame 

Even threw the first pitch at the World Series game 

He always maintained he had nothing to hide 

No one ever suspected he was empty inside 

CHORUS 

Hey, he don't know what he's doing 

They set him up so high, he never had a chance 

Hey, you can see right through him 

He ain't nothing but a hollow man 

Then came the day his cover was blown 

Their little Frankenstein monster got out of control 

So he looked to the ones who had saved him before 

Only to find that they'd changed all the locks on the doors 

The press circled in with blood in their eyes 

Each one wanting a piece of his shallow disguise 

And they cast him aside when from glory he fell 

Now he's just another bum with a story to tell 

CHORUS 

Hey, he's less than zero 

The greater the height, the harder you land 

Ain't it hard when you find your hero