a dance studio // is nothing // but a room with funny floors // that kind of spring // when you jump on them // funny floors that sometimes you gotta take your shoes off // to move on // a random person who’s never danced in one before // might not understand // all these mirrors // all this space // or that these four walls // are something more // than just a room // that bodies make things up in // might not understand counts // or how to let the beat guide you // how to let it speak all the words you don’t have today // today it lets me cry in it // for the first time in months // in a room all by myself // I don’t have to be // anything // but this // I don’t have to explain // everything I hear // everything I feel // everything I am // is mine
what is something you need to overcome // who are you dancing for // what is something you need to overcome // who are you dancing for // who are you dancing for // who are you dancing for // then dance like she’s here // she’s here, sis // dance for her // like this is your last chance // like it’s the last time