I dreamt I saw a mountain range grow bigger
from the passenger-side window, but there was nothing there at all.
Instead I walked an empty street
nothing but my pounding feet on the pavement, as the sky began to fall.

Faces in the sidewalk telling me which way to go
since I've lost all ability to do it on my own.
Familiar things abandon me though I have no doubt
that I'll bask in my sorrow before I struggle to get out.

Cause it wasn't up to me
Tonight I'm gonna dust off the keys.
It wasn't up to me and I can't help
feeling that one day you'll see.

Caught amidst a tug-of-war--what's here, what's gone
but not before clouds cover everything I've grown to love.
Hear me out, my last request, for a midnight dance and all the rest
I'll pretend there's no one watching us.

Time is cruel, it only serves to alter what we know
What's here for now will only be until it's time to go.
Nonetheless, it doesn't stop my fight against the grain
or the search for ways that I'll remember you without the pain.

Cause it wasn't up to me
Tonight I'm gonna dust off the keys.
It wasn't up to me and I can't help
feeling that one day you'll see.

I don't believe my deepest fears appear when I'm alone
It's merely evidence of loneliness that makes them so.
With an aching heart and shattered mind I seek shelter in the night
to protect my soul against the wind and what I thought was right.

Cause it wasn't up to me
Tonight I'm gonna dust off the keys.
It wasn't up to me and I can't help
feeling that one day you'll see.