The Hallow

[Verse 1]
I learn the laugh that makes you stay
I tune my words to what you praise
Your eyes say yes, I breathe again
Then count the seconds till they change

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep auditioning my heart
For every face that passes by
If you all want me, I can rest
If one turns away, I come undone

[Chorus]
Love me loud, love me now
Say I’m worth the trouble somehow
I make a hundred versions shine
Just to hear your name beside mine
Love me loud, don’t let it fade
Tell me I’m the choice you made
I chase your yes until it fills
The hollow that your praise can’t heal

[Verse 2]
I turn a glance into a sign
Make every compliment a shrine
But morning comes; the feeling thins
And I’m back asking to get in

[Bridge]
What if I stop selling the show?
What if I let the wanting show?

[Final Chorus]
Love me loud, love me now
I’m more than what you say somehow
I can want you, still be mine
No applause can draw that line