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RAINE REFLECTIONS
Hollow Man
First I lost my arrogance
and then I lost my pride
it wasn't much of an inheritance
they were always by my side
And I'd be quick to draw on them
when there was nowhere I could hide,
but those days are over now
and I've become what I've despised
Wisdom is a heartless truth
I'd much prefer the lie,
but I've given up on these deceptions
there are things you can't deny
I'm the 'has been' that never was
at least by my recollection
and there's no hiding anymore
I've lost all of my discretion
I'm standing naked in the mirror
and I'm hollow from my grief
I've scraped off all this make-up
and there's nothing underneath