UpstateAs Recorded By Nikita Karmen(2026 Release)Verse 1If The Burgundy WallsOf That Spare Room Could TalkI’d Bet They’d Gossip ‘BoutThe Rabbit Hole I Fell IntoWhere You Pulled Out All The TricksAnd Hung Me With A KissI Couldn’t Even Blame My YouthWhen We Were ThroughPre-ChorusIt Was Clear As DayI Was Just Another Pretty FaceThat You Could Take UpstateChorusAnd Show Around That American TownDrink Rum With There In The BackseatFresh Rain On The ConcreteJust Planting Flags On The Holiest GroundPlaying House With Your Daddy’s MoneyWould Be Almost FunnyIf The End Didn’t Carry So Much WeightMuch More Than I Could TakeUpstateVerse 2It Was Midnight On The CoastYou Were Stealing The ShowTelling Me All AboutThe Missteps In Your Formative PartsI Sat There, Stars In My EyesLike You Were The Northern LightsAnd I Was Lucky Just To Be ThereWhen You Showed Your ScarsPre-ChorusWhat A Dangerous GameIf I Was Just Another Pretty FaceThat You Could Take UpstateChorusAnd Show Around That American TownDrink Rum With There In The BackseatFresh Rain On The ConcreteJust Planting Flags On The Holiest GroundPlaying House With Your Daddy’s MoneyWould Be Almost FunnyIf The End Didn’t Carry So Much WeightMuch More Than I Could TakeUpstateBridgeOh No Now Honey ListenDon’t You Ever Feel What’s Missing?Or Is It Only My FateThinking About Who You’ll TakeUpstateChorusAnd Show Around That American TownDrink Rum With There In The BackseatFresh Rain On The ConcreteJust Planting Flags On The Holiest GroundPlaying House With Your Daddy’s MoneyWould Be Almost FunnyIf The End Didn’t Carry So Much WeightMuch More Than I Could TakeUpstateOutroOh No Now Honey ListenDon’t You Ever Feel What’s Missing?Or Is It Only My FateThinking About Who You’ll TakeUpstate
