I turn the knob, knowing that no one's there A piano is playing somewhere far away And the notes, like the bubbles in champagne, Disappear, whirling, relieving my pain You are on one side, I am on the other Holding back the words that I never spoke You are on one side, I am on the other While the notes seem to be so close Crazy thoughts of mine race and then wither My cheeks are wet, and I know why My hungry lips are whispering your name You're far away Futile It's futile to cry A warm night, walls blooming, flowers sleeping In this hush I tell the time by the heart It doesn't matter what you're dreaming of now And where you are, while I Tell you finally, tell you so slowly The words that you have never heard from me Slowly tell you that... the night wrapped all in black That the distant piano will keep playing Futile It's futile to cry I love you though all my dreams are long gone I love you though I've got no tales to live on Scarlett is dying but Graphite stays the same I love you so much - when I... I turn the knob, knowing that no one's there The piano is still playing, somewhere far away It's a concert, my heart bears the keys Love It's love I feel I love you though all my dreams are long gone I love you though I've got no tales to live on Scarlett is dying but Graphite stays the same I love you so much when I hear the piano play