[Intro: glass chimes, hummed thirds] (mmm-ah, mmm-ah-ah) [Verse 1: lilting sing-rap, syncopated bass] One plate for the promises, one for the past One for each love I keep praying will last Both hands full, but I smile like a king If I keep up the rhythm, I can carry everything (spin-spin, don't look down) [Pre-Chorus: rising falsetto, stacked thirds] A little wobble, catch it on the beat (ooh-ooh, steady now) Tell my shaking hands they won't miss a thing (never, never!) [Chorus: soaring octave lift, call-response] Keep 'em spinning in the air (in the air!) Keep pretending I'm not scared (not scared!) If I dance fast enough through the night Every fragile little world stays alive (ah-ah-AHH, don't fall!) I don't have to choose, I don't have to run If I believe I'll never drop a single one [Drop: pitched vocal chops, 808 counter-melody] (spin-it, spin-it) (high-high-high!) (no-crash, no-crash) (ai-ai-ai!) [Verse 2: melodic double-time, rising pitch] One more plate and I adjust my stance Hear a little crack beneath the song Turn the music louder, tell myself I'm wrong [Bridge: drums cut, falsetto duet] (What if one falls?) I won't let it (What if they all?) Just forget it [Suspended chord, harmonies swell] Maybe balance isn't peace at all Maybe I'm just dancing with the fall [Final Hook: stacked harmonies, halftime] Keep 'em spinning in the air (oh-oh-oh, I'm still here) If I never stop, nothing comes undone [808 cuts; glass rings] ...Not a single one.
