Smiling by Elizabeth Stanley Lyrics

This is a life of extremes
Both sides are slippery and enticing
These are my places off the rails

This loose recollection of a falling
Barely remember who I failed
I was just trying to keep it together

This is the first wave of my white flag
This is the sound of me hitting bottom
This, my surrender, if that’s what you call it
And the anatomy of my crash

And I, keep on smiling
Keep on moving
Can’t stand still

Me, the ceilingless great achiever
Me, the notorious, perfect mother
Lord to the ends of overwhelmed
This is the first wave of my white flag
This is the sound of me hitting bottom
This, my surrender, if that’s what you call it
And the anatomy of my crash

And I, keep on smiling
Keep on moving
Can’t stand still

Such, pretty forks in the road
On this continuum I’ve been bouncing
Light flashing promise before my eyes

This is the first wave of my white flag
This is the sound of me hitting bottom
This, my surrender, if that’s what you call it
And the anatomy of my crash

And I, keep on smiling
Keep on moving
Can’t stand still

Can’t stand still