What Still Standing is about
The closing track of No Kill Switch is quieter and more unsettling than the rest of the album. Still standing here is no victory. It means staying upright, composed and doing what you're told until standing still "feels exactly like defeat".
Still Standing lyrics
The lights stay on
But no one’s home
I walk the long way
Just to feel the ground
Every street feels familiar
Like I’ve been here before
Same steps, same shadow
Same locked door
Still standing
Still in line
Still pretending
I’ve got time
Still standing
Still restrained
Still breathing
Through the strain
They say nothing’s wrong
They say this is fine
But every clock in the city
Is lying
I don’t feel trapped
I feel arranged
Like something useful
That never changed
Still standing
Still upright
Still swallowing
Every night
Still standing
Still intact
Still carrying
What I never unpacked
I wasn’t built to break
I was built to hold
That’s worse
Still standing
Still composed
Still doing
What I’m told
Still standing
Still in frame
Still answering
To the same name
I thought movement meant freedom
I thought silence meant peace
But standing still long enough
Feels exactly like defeat
Still standing
Still here
Still numb
Still clear
Still standing
Still alive
Still wondering
If this counts as surviving
Still standing
Still