I just had a very bad dream

And I can't shake the feeling

I just went and did away with all of my friends

It's not the best thing that's ever happened to me

But I can't go back

No, I can't go back to the way I used to be

I just went and told everyone all of my secrets

But all my secrets were about somebody else

Now no one will ever want to confide in me

But I can't go back

No, I can't go back to the way I used to be

And all these people that I used to know

They won't even tell me my own name

There's nothing I can do to get through them

They don't even know something's changed

I just had a very bad dream

And I can't shake the feeling

I just talked with the devil and shook his right hand

And now my whole life feels like a mystery

But I can't go back

No, I can't go back to the way I used to be

I can't tell her how I'm feeling

There is no way words would be enough

To connect her to my mind

Just when I'd stopped feeling lonely

Got this feeling of foreboding now

Though I thought I'd be alright

Now our love is setting like the sun

But I've no idea what I've done

And now it's time I turned around

And started walking away

'Cause I know it's the only way

I'll come back around

And start to remember those days in September

Did I decide to run and hide from love?

Well, I know we had our issues

But how could it be like this tonight?

If I didn't shut things down

They say hindsight's 20-20

But I can't see where she went

She's gone, but she's not just out of town

Were we both in love?

Or was I blind?

Either way, now I've been left behind

And now it's time I turned around

And started walking away

'Cause I know it's the only way

I'll come back around

And start to remember those days in September

Did I decide to run and hide from love?

But is it really over?

Am I overreacting to the fact

That she hasn't written back?

And now it's time I turned around

And started walking away

'Cause I know it's the only way

I'll come back around

And start to remember those days in September

Did I decide to run and hide?

I'm looking out of the window

I'm taking time to be sure

I know I'm not being followed

And that's all the more reason to feel alone

I'm shining brighter than lightning

I'm moving faster than sound

I'm flying like I'm a tiger

'Cause I'm sitting buried underground

Oh, I need someone who'll sit and listen

I'm too afraid to say what's missing

Someone take my hand and lead me to the light

And feel the beating of my heart tonight

I'm walking down the halls at midnight

I keep on sleeping on the floor

I'm feeling so alone it hurts me

I'm wondering what my life is for

While I'm waiting for the sunrise

Trying to find the holes in my eyes

Someone take my hand and lead me to the light

And feel the beating of my heart tonight

Turn off the light, close the blinds

Close the blinds, lock the door

Hard as I try, I'm not alone anymore

There's someone calling out, oh James, oh James

But I'm not sure that's still my name, my name

In the dark

In the dark

In the dark

I hear her name, see his eyes in my face

I hear her voice pleading for his embrace

I try to tell her everything's gonna be alright

I hear her fall and start to cry, to cry

In the dark

In the dark

In the dark

And as she dies I hear her scream

And all her cries fill up my dreams

But I can't run away from this

From my fears

In the dark

In the dark

In the dark

I just had a very bad dream and I don't know the reason

I just went and did something I'll always regret

And I don't know why I was outside of me

But I can't go back

No, I can't go back to the way I used to be

Come on and take a bow

It's all come to an end

The curtain's falling now

To never rise again

Come say good morning to

The world of your dreams

It'd be a lie if I said

I don't know what they mean

I'm totally obliged

To tell you everything

But I can't recognize

What was happening

And when the sun starts rising

It darkens up my skies

I'm staring up at heaven

Through someone else's eyes

Hold me, come take my hand

If you don't mind

I can't see, but I know I'm not blind

I'll be lonely instead if you don't mind

Just please don't make me look into my eyes

Time flies just like an arrow

Straight into my heart

I'm on the straight and narrow

That leads into the dark

Hold me, come take my hand

If you don't mind

I can't see, but I know I'm not blind

I'll be lonely instead if you don't mind

Just please don't make me look into my eyes