I learned to move so I don't feel it To keep my hands from shaking I learned new ways to say my name So it wouldn’t follow me I calm my breath, I stay in place Like it’s part of the deal Some days I act like I belong Some days I don’t feel real There’s a space between my thoughts Where something waits It never speaks It never leaves I’m still dancing Even when I split in two I’m still dancing Even when I lose the truth I hear myself from far away Like someone else talking I speak the words, they slip through me And they don’t connect I let it hurt just for a while So I don’t disappear I keep it quiet till it’s gone Then I’m empty here If I stop moving It catches me If I look back It calls my name I’m still dancing Even when I split in two I’m still dancing Even when I lose the truth Maybe I’m not broken Maybe I just bend Maybe I don’t belong Maybe I’ll stay undone I’m still dancing I didn’t stop, I made it through I’m still dancing Learning how to carry you I dance I dance
