[Verse 1]
Ask me if I’m okay
I’ll give you the same old line
Smile like I mean it
Hold it in every time
I got a cracked-up grin
And a pocket full of rain
I keep it moving fast
So nobody sees the stain
I say “I’m good, I’m good”
Like a song I never wrote
But the truth stays in my throat
Like a stone I can’t let go
[Pre-Chorus]
If you lean in close
You can hear it shake
If you ask me twice
I might break
[Chorus]
If you ask me, I’m fine
If you ask me, I’m alive
If you ask me, I’m fine
I’m alive, I’m alive
I laugh a little loud
So you don’t hear the ache
I’m alive, I’m alive
That’s the line I make
[Verse 2]
Morning hits the floor
Like a chair in an empty room
I lace up my old shoes
And I chase the same bad moon
There’s a bruise under my tongue
From the words I never say
I keep my face above it
Like a boat in heavy waves
Friends say, “You still here?”
I say, “Yeah, don’t worry”
I turn pain into speed
Then I vanish from the story
[Pre-Chorus]
If you pull me near
You might feel the crack
I keep my whole heart
In a backpack
[Chorus]
If you ask me, I’m fine
If you ask me, I’m alive
If you ask me, I’m fine
I’m alive, I’m alive
I laugh a little loud
So you don’t hear the ache
I’m alive, I’m alive
That’s the line I make
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
Maybe fine is a mask
Maybe fine is a flare
Maybe I’m still standing
’Cause I had to learn to care
If I drop the act
Would you stay right here?
Would you know my name
Under all this fear?
[Chorus]
If you ask me, I’m fine
If you ask me, I’m alive
If you ask me, I’m fine
I’m alive, I’m alive
I laugh a little loud
So you don’t hear the ache
I’m alive, I’m alive
That’s the line I make
[Outro]
If you ask me
I’ll say I’m fine
If you ask me
I’m alive