WALKING ON THE CEILING Verse 1 There’s a crack in the afternoon light Running straight through my living room wall I spend whole days talking to shadows Just to hear somebody answer at all The neighbors wave from their front porches Like they learned a language I don’t know Everybody’s dancing to the music While I’m listening for ghosts below I wear my heart like a hospital bracelet Name, date, and a list of what hurts Every mirror in the house knows my secrets Every prayer comes back in reverse Pre-Chorus Maybe I’m not broken— Maybe gravity’s wrong Maybe everybody else Has been standing upside down all along Chorus I’m walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Watching everybody live their lives From the wrong side of the feeling Walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Hands against the sky While the whole world calls it healing They say, “Come back down.” But I don’t know how. I’m walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Verse 2 The doctor says, “Give it some time now.” The poet says, “Give it a name.” The preacher says, “Give it to Heaven.” I keep giving it away And it keeps coming back the same Some nights my thoughts become wolves Scratching circles into the floor Some nights they’re birds in a cathedral Beating their wings against the doors I know every exit in this city Every place a lonely soul can hide Funny how a crowded room can feel Like the coldest country on the map inside Pre-Chorus Maybe I’m not broken— Maybe gravity’s wrong Maybe everybody else Has been standing upside down all along Chorus I’m walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Watching everybody live their lives From the wrong side of the feeling Walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Hands against the sky While the whole world calls it healing They say, “Come back down.” But I don’t know how. I’m walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Bridge And if you’ve ever felt Like a ghost at your own birthday party If you’ve ever smiled so nobody asks Why your eyes look stormy If you’ve ever watched the sunrise And felt absolutely nothing Then you know exactly what I mean You know exactly what I mean Maybe we’re not broken Maybe we’re just walking on the ceiling Final Chorus Walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Watching everybody live their lives From the wrong side of the feeling Walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Maybe all this loneliness Is just another kind of dreaming Walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling And somewhere in the dark I hear another voice repeating— “You’re not alone.” “You’re not alone.” Walking on the ceiling Walking on the ceiling Outro There’s a crack in the afternoon light For the first time I think I see somebody Standing on the ceiling too.
