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DANCE WITH THE DAMAGE

V6

[Intro, close female vocal, isolated flamenco guitar] You said I look different. I am. [Flamenco Guitar Harmonics] [Vinyl Texture] [Distant Sub Pulse] [Verse 1, intimate female vocal] You always loved me complicated Half in heaven, half sedated Every promise had an exit Every kiss became a question Your perfume's gone from my apartment But somehow lives inside the carpet Funny what the heart remembers When the brain says, "Do much better" [Pre-Chorus, 2-step rhythm entering] One step forward Two steps back We were always Good at that Now the bass hits And I know— There's only one place left to go [Chorus, powerful female hook] I DANCE WITH THE DAMAGE DAMAGE TURN EVERY SCAR INTO MAGIC MAGIC YOU THOUGHT I'D BREAK WHEN YOU WALKED AWAY NOW LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME I dance with the damage Like nothing happened You gave me darkness I made it fashion If loving you Was my worst mistake— Then watch me make it Beautiful anyway [Post-Chorus, instrumental] [No Vocals] [Flamenco Guitar Stabs] [UK Garage Bassline] [2-Step Drums] [Deep Sub Bass] [Verse 2, rhythmic female vocal] Black dress underneath blue lighting Your new somebody keeps on smiling Saw you looking from the corner Like you finally miss the former I don't need another ending Don't need messages at seven You can keep your explanation I've got better ventilation Windows open Music loud Funny how I'm breathing now You wanted me To need your touch Turns out I needed me much more [Pre-Chorus, chopped percussion] One step forward No step back I don't dance Like that Feel that low end Through the floor— I don't want you anymore [Chorus] I DANCE WITH THE DAMAGE DAMAGE TURN EVERY SCAR INTO MAGIC MAGIC YOU THOUGHT I'D BREAK WHEN YOU WALKED AWAY NOW LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME I dance with the damage Like nothing happened You gave me darkness I made it fashion If loving you Was my worst mistake— Then watch me make it Beautiful anyway [Instrumental Break] [No Vocals] [Fast Flamenco Guitar Run] [Granular Guitar Processing] [Deep UKG Sub] [Syncopated 2-Step Drums] [Cinematic Synth Swells] [Bridge, tempo illusion, dark R&B vocal] I used to think healing Would sound like silence Soft mornings Clean sheets No memory of you But healing sounds more like— [Kick enters] Three a.m. Speakers shaking. My friends screaming. And realizing... I haven't thought about you all night. [Beat Switch] [Half-Time Sub Bass] [Flamenco Handclaps] [Dark Synth Drone] [Female vocal, almost whispered] Now that's beautiful. [Build-Up] [Palmas Accelerating] [Reverse Guitar] [Garage Percussion Rising] [Sub Bass Swell] [FINAL BREAK, Instrumental] [No Vocals] [Flamenco Guitar Lead] [UK Garage 2-Step Beat] [Massive Sub Bass] [Granular Synth Textures] [Orchestral String Stabs] [Final Chorus, huge modern production] I DANCE WITH THE DAMAGE DAMAGE TURN EVERY SCAR INTO MAGIC MAGIC YOU THOUGHT I'D FALL WHEN YOU WALKED AWAY BUT LOOK AT ME— I'M BETTER THIS WAY I dance with the damage No need to hide it Every broken piece I redesigned it You were a chapter I needed to make— But you don't get The rest of the page [Final Post-Chorus] [Female vocal] Damage... [Instrumental Response] Magic... [Instrumental Response] Damage... [Beat Cut] Beautiful anyway. [Outro, solo processed flamenco guitar] You said I look different. Thank you.