On April 16th 2016, “Empty” was announced to be the first single from Garbage’s sixth studio album Strange Little Birds. The song premiered on KROQ’s Kevin and Bean on April 20th, and was later uploaded to Garbage’s YouTube channel.
The song deals with frustration and self-doubt.
The music video w...
[Verse 1]
I've been feeling so frustrated
I'll never be as great as
I want to be
Everyone that I run into
The ones you always seem so into
What's wrong with me?
They all seem to know exactly
What it is they want, they pass me
They smile as they go
So I work at staying patient
Good things come to those that wait
Or so they say
[Chorus]
I'm so empty
You're all I'm thinking about
About, oh oh
About, about, oh oh oh
About, about, oh oh oh
About, about
[Verse 2]
I get tired of trying
Ideas die on the vine and
I feel like a fake
I lie awake believing
That somehow I keep failing
I rail and I ache
At the monsters and the demons
I've wrestled with for eons
And I want to destroy
[Chorus]
I'm so empty
You're all I talk about
Oh oh out
You're all I talk about
[Bridge]
Every day, every hour of the night
You're all I think about
Every day, every hour of the night
You're all I dream about
Every day, every hour of the night
You're all I think about
You're all I think about
[Chorus]
I'm so empty
I'm so empty
I'm so empty
You're all I'm thinking about
About, about, oh oh oh, about
I'm so empty
Empty was written by Steve Marker & Duke Erikson & Butch Vig & Shirley Manson.
Empty was produced by Garbage.
Yes! On May 25, 2016, Garbage interpreted the song live at C à vous.