I wrote this immediately after I finished writing You. This song has a lot of meaning to me, as it helped me through my breakup at the end of December by letting me process my emotions. I decided to not release this until I was really alright. Not Alright details the story of a man who wasn't alright, and only wanted the friendship of the other again and for them to be alright. In the end he realizes that won't happen until he is alright.