Empty Hands by Cordelia Cross Lyrics

Verse 1

I held the sky on broken shoulders

Bled my strength into the wind

Tried to be the fire in the freezing dark

But they never let me in

I carved a home inside the silence

Built a haven out of scars

Gave them all the light I carried

And was left with only stars

Pre-Chorus

And I whisper to the night

Will I ever feel alive?

Chorus

Empty hands, I reach again

But the world just turns away

I gave everything I had

Still it’s never enough to stay

I’m a shadow in the rain

Fading under all this weight

Empty hands, I break again

And they’ll never know my name

Verse 2

I was drowning in their voices

Every plea became my own

I was falling through the echoes

While they stood and watched me go

I stitched their pieces back together

Though my seams were tearing wide

But no one ever held me

When the light burned out inside

Pre-Chorus

And I whisper to the night

Will I ever feel alive?

Chorus

Empty hands, I reach again

But the world just turns away

I gave everything I had

Still it’s never enough to stay

I’m a shadow in the rain

Fading under all this weight

Empty hands, I break again

And they’ll never know my name

Bridge

Can you hear the hollow beating?

It’s the sound of breaking wings

I was born to be the savior

But they never saved a thing

And I’m tired, I’m so tired

Of the love that never came

Of a life that keeps on bleeding

While they never call my name

Final Chorus

Empty hands, I reach again

But the world just turns away

I gave everything I had

Still it’s never enough to stay

I’m a ghost beneath the rain

Fading under all this pain

Empty hands, I break again

And they’ll never know my name