Standing Still

[Chorus] Sunrise paints the concrete gray Another offer, yesterday My fingers cold, my stomach turns A lesson that the spirit learns This high-rise view, a bitter pill My world is standing, standing still [Verse] Thirty-eight years, a coded maze Now staring at these morning daze My coffee cold, a film of dust My instant plan reduced to rust The street below, a metal stream Awakening from a broken dream [Pre-Chorus] Hear the sweeper's distant hum My future's suddenly gone numb That notice in my trembling hand A silhouette across the land [Chorus] Sunrise paints the concrete gray Another offer, yesterday My fingers cold, my stomach turns A lesson that the spirit learns This high-rise view, a bitter pill My world is standing, standing still [Verse] The cleaning crew, a steady sweep While promises I couldn't keep Are stacked like noodles, past their prime Lost in the relentless climb This glass facade, a fragile shell Whispering a silent hell [Bridge] Three units left, the sign is bold A story waiting to unfold But all I see are shadows long Where did my architect go wrong? That legal stamp, a chilling art Tearing my whole world apart [Chorus] Sunrise paints the concrete gray Another offer, yesterday My fingers cold, my stomach turns A lesson that the spirit learns This high-rise view, a bitter pill My world is standing, standing still [Outro]