I'm Fine - Chances Are

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You asked me how I was doing today
I smiled and looked the other way
Straightened my shoulders, cleared my throat
Said the two words I always say by rote
I'm fine
Everything's fine
Nothing to see here
I'm doing just fine
But fine is a wall I built so tall
So you wouldn't see me starting to fall
Fine is the armor I put on each day
Fine is the thing I say instead of stay
[PRE-CHORUS]
But chances are
When I say I'm fine
I mean I'm scared you won't choose me
One more time
Chances are
When I go quiet like this
I'm wondering if you even
Notice what you missed
[CHORUS]
I'm fine means I'm fading
I'm fine means I'm afraid
I'm fine means I've been waiting
For you to see past what I've said
I'm fine means I need you
To ask me one more time
To pull back the curtain
And find me behind
I'm fine
[VERSE 2]
The dishes are done and the kids are in bed
And I'm lying here with all this noise in my head
You're right there beside me but I'm alone
In a house that stopped feeling like a home
I said I'm fine
Everything's fine
Nothing to see here
I'm doing just fine
But fine is the distance between you and me
Fine is the thing that replaced honesty
Fine is the word that costs the most
When what I really mean is I need you close
[PRE-CHORUS]
Because chances are
When I say I'm fine
I'm hoping you'll look deeper
This one time
Chances are
The silence I'm keeping
Is louder than
Anything I've been saying
[CHORUS]
I'm fine means I'm fading
I'm fine means I'm afraid
I'm fine means I've been waiting
For you to see past what I've said
I'm fine means I need you
To ask me one more time
To pull back the curtain
And find me behind
I'm fine
[BRIDGE]
What if I said it differently
What if I told you what fine really means
What if I trusted you enough tonight
To say I don't feel chosen
And that doesn't feel right
What if you asked me again
And this time I told you the truth
What if fine became the last word
We ever had to use
[FINAL CHORUS]
I'm fine means I'm fading
But I don't want to fade
I'm fine means I'm afraid
But I don't want to be afraid
I'm fine means I've been waiting
And I'm still here waiting for you
So ask me again
Ask me again
And I'll tell you something true
[OUTRO — slow, intimate, almost spoken]
The next time someone tells you they are fine
Ask again.
Not because you do not believe them.
Because you love them enough
to find out what fine is covering.
That is the whole thing.
That is all of it.
And most important, remember you are extraordinary.

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You asked me how I was doing today I smiled and looked the other way Straightened my shoulders, cleared my throat Said the two words I always say by rote I'm fine Everything's fine Nothing to see here I'm doing just fine But fine is a wall I built so tall So you wouldn't see me starting to fall Fine is the armor I put on each day Fine is the thing I say instead of stay [PRE-CHORUS] But chances are When I say I'm fine I mean I'm scared you won't choose me One more time Chances are When I go quiet like this I'm wondering if you even Notice what you missed [CHORUS] I'm fine means I'm fading I'm fine means I'm afraid I'm fine means I've been waiting For you to see past what I've said I'm fine means I need you To ask me one more time To pull back the curtain And find me behind I'm fine [VERSE 2] The dishes are done and the kids are in bed And I'm lying here with all this noise in my head You're right there beside me but I'm alone In a house that stopped feeling like a home I said I'm fine Everything's fine Nothing to see here I'm doing just fine But fine is the distance between you and me Fine is the thing that replaced honesty Fine is the word that costs the most When what I really mean is I need you close [PRE-CHORUS] Because chances are When I say I'm fine I'm hoping you'll look deeper This one time Chances are The silence I'm keeping Is louder than Anything I've been saying [CHORUS] I'm fine means I'm fading I'm fine means I'm afraid I'm fine means I've been waiting For you to see past what I've said I'm fine means I need you To ask me one more time To pull back the curtain And find me behind I'm fine [BRIDGE] What if I said it differently What if I told you what fine really means What if I trusted you enough tonight To say I don't feel chosen And that doesn't feel right What if you asked me again And this time I told you the truth What if fine became the last word We ever had to use [FINAL CHORUS] I'm fine means I'm fading But I don't want to fade I'm fine means I'm afraid But I don't want to be afraid I'm fine means I've been waiting And I'm still here waiting for you So ask me again Ask me again And I'll tell you something true [OUTRO — slow, intimate, almost spoken] The next time someone tells you they are fine Ask again. Not because you do not believe them. Because you love them enough to find out what fine is covering. That is the whole thing. That is all of it. And most important, remember you are extraordinary.

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