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The departure. A man stands in his suburban driveway knowing the life he built looks perfect from the outside and feels hollow from within. The lawn is cut, the bills are paid, the neighbors think he’s fine — but there’s a version of himself pacing in the back rooms of his mind. This is the moment he stops saying no to the voice that says there’s something more. The song builds from a lone acoustic guitar to a full band, mirroring the engine turning over and the decision becoming real. West isn’t just a direction. It’s a metaphor for everything he hasn’t tried yet.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse 1] I've been standing in this driveway for the better part of a year Looking at a life that fits on paper but doesn't fit in here The lawn is cut, the bills are paid, the neighbors think I'm fine But there's a version of me pacing in the back rooms of my mind He's restless and he's tired of being told where he should stand He's ready to stop holding everything that was never in his hands [Pre-Chorus] I can't explain it and I can't make it make sense But something's pulling at the edges of this white picket fence [Chorus] There's somewhere west of me That I haven't been yet A version of my life I haven't lived yet I don't know the road and I don't know the name But I know if I stay here I'll just keep feeling the same There's somewhere west of me And I think it's time I went [Verse 2] I used to think that restless was just something you outgrow You buy the house, you plant the tree, you learn to just say no To every voice inside your chest that says there's something more But I've been saying no so long I don't know what the yes is for The man I see each morning in the mirror plays his part But somewhere underneath the routine there's a stranger in my heart [Pre-Chorus] He's not angry and he's not afraid He's just done pretending that the comfortable is the same as being saved [Chorus] There's somewhere west of me That I haven't been yet A version of my life I haven't lived yet I don't know the road and I don't know the name But I know if I stay here I'll just keep feeling the same There's somewhere west of me And I think it's time I went [Bridge] I'm not running from this life I'm just listening to the one that's calling And I don't know if I'm brave or if I'm foolish Or if there's any difference when you're falling But I'd rather be the man who tried the road Than the one who stood there staring at the door I've been somebody else's version long enough I want to find out what I'm for [Chorus — Final] There's somewhere west of me That I haven't found yet A life that's waiting past the county line I bet I don't know the cost and I don't know the toll But I know if I don't go I'll never know my soul There's somewhere west of me Yeah, I think it's time I went [Outro]