[Chorus]
Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can’t get close 'til I buy my time

[Verse 1]
There’s a closet for the pretty ones (Ooh)
They have no eyes but they’re a hell of a sight (Ooh)
Get too close and you’ll find a bridge between you
Cross it to find your synthetic light

[Chorus]
Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can’t get close 'til I buy my time

[Verse 2]
There’s a man who lives in your favorite watch *tongue clicking*
He rides the second hand until he slips
He holds on tight, but no fail he falls
At twelve and lands on six
(Phew!)

[Chorus]
Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can’t get close 'til I buy my time
[Verse 3]
There’s a school for trolls (A school for trolls)
That teaches them how to make a human cry: (A human cry)
Tell them that they’re lovely, then say (Lovely, say)
You always lie
(Ha ha ha ha)

[Chorus]
Built my home on hollow ground
Too proud to grow from my roots
I got a few friends and I wish they were mine
Can’t get close 'til I buy my time

[Outro]
No, I can’t get close
'Til I buy my time