Still Upright

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Morning comes and the kitchen tilts

I grip the counter till my knuckles pale

Everyone says just take it slow

Nobody tells you how the slow still fails

I made a list of gentle things

Warm soup and windows open wide

But my body keeps its own accounts

And it won't let me slide

Pre-Chorus

And I want to move

I want to move

But the ground keeps moving first

Chorus

Motion sickness in my chest

Every step forward is a fall

I am spinning though I stand so still

Curving like a wrecking ball

Tell me how you heal without the sway

Tell me how you walk when the world won't stay

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, hold on tight

Oh-oh, I'm still upright

Verse 2

I took the train to see a friend

Counted stations like a prayer

Halfway there my vision bent

And I got off into nowhere

Called her from a bench outside

Said I'm sorry I'm a mess

She said love you don't have to arrive

To be doing your best

Pre-Chorus

And I want to move

I want to move

But the floorboards disagree

Chorus

Motion sickness in my chest

Every step forward is a fall

I am spinning though I stand so still

Curving like a wrecking ball

Tell me how you heal without the sway

Tell me how you walk when the world won't stay

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, hold on tight

Oh-oh, I'm still upright

Bridge

Maybe healing isn't standing straight

Maybe it's just staying in the room

Maybe dread is just a wave that breaks

And I'm learning how to float so soon

Let it roll let it roll let it roll

Let it roll right over me

Breakdown

Fall

Fall

Fall

Stand

Chorus

Motion sickness in my chest

Every step forward is a fall

I am spinning though I stand so still

Curving like a wrecking ball

Tell me how you heal without the sway

Tell me how you walk when the world won't stay

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, hold on tight

Oh-oh, I'm still upright

Oh-oh, I'm still upright