I surely know my pride will go to the wall, my life burst its bonds in exceeding pain, and my empty heart will SOB out in music like hollow reed, and the stone will melt in tears.

I surely know my pride will go to the wall, my life will bust its bonds in exceeding pain, and my empty heart will SOB out in music like a hollow reed, and the stone will melt in tears.

The hollow man in Heart of Darkness illustrates the spiritual crisis of modern society.