“It’s Not Up to You” is the third song on Björk’s fourth studio album, Vespertine. The track is definitely one of the most accessible and direct episodes on the whole album along with “Pagan Poetry”, “Hidden Place” and “Unison”, but still has all the elements that contribute to the “Vespertine sound...
[Verse 1]
I wake up and the day feels broken
I tilt my head, I'm trying to get an angle
'Cause the evening I've always longed for
It could still happen
[Pre-Chorus]
How do I master the perfect day?
Six glasses of water
Seven phone calls
If you leave it alone, it might just happen
Anyway
[Chorus]
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, well, it never really was
It's not up to you
[Verse 2]
If you wake up and the day feels a-broken
Just lean into the crack (Just lean into the crack)
And it will tremble ever so nicely
Notice how it sparkles down there
[Pre-Chorus]
I can decide what I give
But it's not up to me
What I get given
Unthinkable surprises about to happen
But what they are
[Chorus]
It's not up to you, well, it never really was
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, no, it never really was
It's not up to you, oh, me, share
It's not up to you
It's not up to you, oh, it never really was
It's not up to you, well, it never really was
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
It's not up to you
[Outro]
There's too much clinging to peak
There's too much pressure
It’s Not Up to You was written by Björk.
It’s Not Up to You was produced by Björk.
Björk released It’s Not Up to You on Mon Aug 27 2001.