Move Like You Mean It

© Copyright 2026 - Peter PHIR! Midnight. Screen light. One more… One more… Nah. You coming? Come on. One look in the mirror. Then one more. Change my shirt. Change it back. Practice that smile I always do. Looks like me. Almost. Keys in my hand. Your name on my phone. You say, “You coming?” Yeah. I’m coming. Down the stairs. Out the door. Cold air. Need more. Your hand. My hand. Don’t ask. Just dance. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. No one looking. No one asking. Come - as you are. You look different in here. So do I. Sweat at your collar. Hair in your eyes. Girl by the speaker Kicks off her shoes. Man in the corner Finally moves. And all those beautiful people Stop being beautiful - thank God. Now they’re dancing. So am I. Stand right, smile right, talk right, laugh light, Want this, wear that, don’t get too loud, Be cool, be good, be wanted, be nice Nah. Come here. That beat. Again. That look. Again. Your hand. My hand. Don’t think. Just dance. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. No one looking. No one asking. Come - as you are. I can’t blame the mirror. I kept going back. Wanted somebody To like what they saw. Maybe that’s why I came here tonight. Not to be seen. To disappear. And somehow - there I am. There I am. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. Look- the whole room’s letting go. Nobody needs a mirror now. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. Meet me in the dark. Come as you are. Come Come- come as you are. Still here? Yeah. One more. © Copyright 2026 - Peter PHIR!