Dance In The Night

Does the dark know my shape? Does the night whisper my name? Is this the only place Where I can drop the shame? No eyes that judge. No tongue that lies. Just the shadow and I — And the falling sky. Tell me, will the silence crack? Will the moon still let me fade? I've run so far on a broken track — Now there's nowhere left to wade. The clock has lost its pulse. No more truths to convulse. And when I shed my skin for the dark within, I become what I've always been. And if the speakers breathe low And the world walks through the door — I'll dance alone in the night once more. The music in my marrow, The shadows on the floor — Should I still feel the sting? No — tonight the dark is tender. Tonight the broken sing. Too often bitten, too often bought, Too many wars for a world of naught. But the dark never asks. The dark never lies. It just holds me close until I rise. Time is just a fading scar. You smiled too long where the lights are harsh. Now give your ghost to the waiting stars — And dance for nothing but the dark's embrace. And if the speakers breathe low And the world walks through the door — I'll dance alone in the night once more. The music in my marrow, The shadows on the floor — No regret. No ghost of before. And out she drifts — Out she drifts — So let her go. I found a rhythm in the midnight glow, A fleeting kiss from the afterglow. And you're right to leave — They'll bind you to the tyranny of day For daring to stay. But the night doesn't judge. The night doesn't explain. It just holds you — warm, but without pain. And for one song's span, I am no longer the wounded man. And if I cannot feel the floor And the hall is turned to stone — I'll dance in the dark alone. No verdict. No stare. Just the music and the air That forgives me — for one song there. Does it rise from the silence? Hollow your chest — but softly, slowly? You gave your all. The night accepts you wholly. It will never sentence. It will never chain. And if the world has fallen away — I'll dance in the dark again. Alive. Free. For the length of one refrain. No regret. No name. No stain.