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Everywhere you go there’s someone who hates you

Everything you do holds life’s consequences and connections

We do what we like and like what we do

We’re spinning and falling, jumping and throwing

Life into a balance that’s only our own

 

When people first dance they think it’s easy

Then they’re afraid of a getting a little dizzy

They’re afraid to show off their body, free the flow of their moves

Because everyone you see is better than you

Everything you do is slow and awkward

You’re losing to the hare and dropping your shell

 

When you came here to dance I saw your potential

A partner, a helper, my own reflection 

So when I come up to you, you’re petrified of reprobation

Don’t be afraid of my unyielding impression

 

I’ll help you lose that sense of despair

Which binds you with its frozen stare

I’ll teach you to fly and jump and turn

And lead you onward to unleash your inner-self

 

So you learn to dance with passion and exhilaration

A new sensation born from past impression

That strives for freedom from the past

Opening new pathways beyond imagination

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