Spirit Breaking Free

'Hollow Grin’ is the shattering opening to a dark concept album, where a groom, scarred by childhood abuse and abandoned at the altar, snaps as a sinister Voice awakens within. Thunder cracks and frenzied guitars drive his descent into madness, setting the stage for a chilling killing spree across the album. Betrayed by his fiancée, who mirrors his abusive teacher, he sees all women as the same—embodiments of his pain. Consumed by rage, he surrenders to the Voice’s promise to ‘make it better,’ unleashing a bloody crusade against those who haunt his fractured psyche. This is only the beginning of his unraveling.

[Intro]
“She’s just like her... she’s just like her...”

[Verse 1]
Veil untouched, aisle a grave,
Thunder cracks her silent ‘no’!
Glass-eyed stares, hands grip tight—
A groom unclaimed, a man denied!

“They’re all watching…”

[Pre-Chorus]
Bouquets wilt, petals fall,
Tuxedo choking, the walls close in!
A laughter coils inside my skull,
It whispers low…

“She’s just like her…”

[Chorus]
Tearing seams, breaking skin,
A hollow ring, a hollow grin!
The storm outside, the storm within,
And the Voice calls me…
“Let me in!”

[Verse 2]
Steps retreat, echoes mock—
Pity drips like wax on stone!
Candles flicker, shadows twist,
In their eyes, I die alone!

“They’re laughing at you… just like her…"

[Breakdown]
A name unspoken, vows undone,
A choir drowns in howling wind!
Splinters crack inside my mind,
And the Voice begins… to… grin…

“She’s just like her… just like her…"

[Chorus]
Tearing seams, breaking skin,
A hollow ring, a hollow grin!
The storm outside, the storm within,
And the Voice calls me…
“Let me in!”

[Outro]
“Let me in… let me in… let me in…”
“I’ll make it better… trust in me…”

Question!

System of A Down