Hollow Man Lyrics
I see a hollow man gun in hand it points my way
He follows me everywhere and everyday
I got to get away
I won't miss him if he goes away and stays away
Just a hunter for the devil
Hollow man hollow man hollow man
Just a hunter for the devil
Hollow man hollow man hollow man
I've always felt it's about being a drug addict and having a good day -- not feeling the alter-ego self of the addict around and breathing free but knowing he's never really far away either. I also think it could fit for being a song about a drug dealer.
I agree, drugs hollow out the person, the person disappears as the drug addiction consumes from the inside out leaving a shell - addict=hell and the drug is the Devil's hunter.
I agree, drugs hollow out the person, the person disappears as the drug addiction consumes from the inside out leaving a shell - addict=hell and the drug is the Devil's hunter.
Excellent arrangement for this song. When this album came out I had to listen to numerous times back-to-back. The arrangement of the songs lends itself to the overall theme of the "album" thus what was included and what was cut and the order of songs. "Hollow Man" made me think of T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men" as an allusion, and it seems to be there in the tone of the music - read the poem while listening to the music, it works - and in the lyrics, "He's just a hunter for the devil" = death, the existence of the soul - hollow = empty, waiting to be filled, or worse yet emptied..."gun in hand" = tool for destruction, should someone who is empty or waiting to be stuffed be pointing the way for us? Hhhmm... politicians, leaders, the voices we listen to - we need to get away from them, we need to be free from those who lack conviction, to quote Eliot again, "The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity". Hollow, no substance, the path of least resistance is the devil's way, it is a path of destruction and anarchy. Yeah I gotta get away!
@DavidMalibu "the best lack all conviction..." is from the second coming, by yeats.
@DavidMalibu "the best lack all conviction..." is from the second coming, by yeats.
presumably about a hit man/assasin. I love the classic 40 second gothic guitar/drum intro.
I too love the music's arrangement and even the harmonies. The Cult is a founding group of the Goth music scene. This song is a 5 star and lyric-wise a 4 star, see my comments.
I too love the music's arrangement and even the harmonies. The Cult is a founding group of the Goth music scene. This song is a 5 star and lyric-wise a 4 star, see my comments.
Maybe about a drugdealer?
Since I heard this song, it's clear that it's about someone trailing a victim, with bad killing intentions. But theirs some little irony in the song ("It's so nice to get away for a day" or "I won't miss him if he goes away and stays away")
Thought the hollow man might be a syringe. There's either too many songs about drugs or too many drug interpretations of songs. The hunter for the devil bit reminds me of Burroughs'lyrics to Just The Right Bullets.
Hollow man is a ridiculously awesome song.