When Jelly Roll sings about his heart being hollow it is more than words. It is a whole feeling you can hear in the deep sound and hurt. His song Hollow goes into the kind of pain most people hide. They hide it behind fake happy faces and social media posts. He sings about feeling broken. He sings about not being able to love. He sings about memories that hurt over and over like a sad song you cannot turn off. It is like he is talking to his past. And the past just keeps calling back at him.
Every word in Hollow feels like a tear that would not come out. The song has lines about crying himself to sleep. It has lines about trying to forget sadness with too many drinks. Jelly Roll does not make his story pretty. It is heavy and hard. But it also helps. Because when one person says their pain out loud it helps everyone else. It lets them breathe a little better. Hollow is music for your deepest self. It is not just a song for your ears.
Jelly Roll – Hollow (Official Audio)
Did you ever get that sensation that you’re running from something but you can’t exactly place your finger on what it is? Jelly does. He spits regarding not being able to trust his smile as fake as a mask and being his worst enemy. It’s honest unvarnished and a reminder that it’s okay not to know everything..
However he suddenly flips the switch just when you think you’ve reached your lowest point with him. Here comes “Liar” a ferocious song that resembles musical emotional retaliation. The energy is completely different. Now Jelly’s not curled up with his sorrow he’s rising from it like a phoenix with a microphone. He calls out the voices and people who told him he wasn’t enough and he sets their lies on fire. The beat is strong the vibe is defiant and his voice? Unshakable. If “Hollow” was the storm “Liar” is the lightning.
Jelly Roll – Liar (Official Music Video)
The way Jelly Roll goes from hurt to strength is why he stands out. He does not act like he has it all together. He shows the bad parts and the real parts and the getting better parts. It is all in his music. It is like watching someone fix their own spirit with words. You do not just listen to his songs. You feel like you have lived his life for a while. You might have even cried along the way.
Jelly Roll is a voice for people with sad hearts who still have hope. He went from prison to huge concerts. His story shows that even broken voices can tell the biggest truths. So you should go and follow him. The world needs more songs that are brave enough to just tell the truth.