Verse
Six a.m. in the empty room
Sweat still on the collar of my old denim shirt
You left me here with nothing but your breath and a cigarette burning down
I smoked it slow while I watched you drive away
Hoping that the engine hum would be the only sound I'd hear for days
But the street is quiet now, just a few stars fading in the gray
And the hollow in my chest keeps swaying like it's still swinging to our song
Pre-Chorus
Why do we love watching things burn down?
Is this really how we grow?
Maybe not to ashes, but at least to gold
Or maybe I'm just waiting for someone to turn back around
Chorus
Hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
We're dancing in the dark with the lights still turned off on our feet
Every step we take is a step away from where we used to meet
I don't know what tomorrow holds or if it'll break us whole again
But I do know one thing for certain: hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
So here's my hand and the pulse of our old two-step song
We may be broken, but at least we're still turning round
Verse
Four years later in a different town
I'm wearing your favorite watch on my wrist now
The hands move slow like it's still counting down the days
But time has a funny way of twisting out what it takes
You're dancing with someone new by the barlight shining bright
I'm sipping whiskey, trying to remember our old fights
I never thought I'd say this, but maybe goodbyes are right
Maybe losing you was just the beginning of something that feels right
Pre-Chorus
Why do we love watching things burn down?
Is this really how we grow?
Maybe not to ashes, but at least to gold
Or maybe I'm just waiting for someone to turn back around
Chorus
Hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
We're dancing in the dark with the lights still turned off on our feet
Every step we take is a step away from where we used to meet
I don't know what tomorrow holds or if it'll break us whole again
But I do know one thing for certain: hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
So here's my hand and the pulse of our old two-step song
We may be broken, but at least we're still turning round
Bridge
Every goodbye was just a new kind of hello
I never thought I'd say this, but losing you made me whole
Maybe hearts don't break clean through, maybe they just crack the light in
And now your shadow's dancing on my wall again
Not with you, not by yourself, but with someone brand new
But still it feels like we're swinging together like we used to do
Chorus
Hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
We're dancing in the dark with the lights still turned off on our feet
Every step we take is a step away from where we used to meet
I don't know what tomorrow holds or if it'll break us whole again
But I do know one thing for certain: hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
Hollow bones keep swingin
