Music only exists on my ipod..itunes library shows up empty?

I open my itunes library and it shows about 15 songs, however it previously contained 2000+ songs. I have about 1500 on my ipod. How is this possible? Is it safe to try and sync?

is the music still on your computer? (try looking in your Music folder)

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