Midnight air hums with static desire
Footsteps dance on asphalt fire
Silent glances spark a chain
A gravity we can't explain

Running where the skyline fades
Hearts collide like crashing waves
Every second pulls us in
No return no where no when

Falling faster losing sight
Through the noise we burn alive
No illusions no escape
Just the thrill we recreate

Veins are charged like city wires
Fingertips trace maps of fire
No one else can feel this way
Lost in time but we won’t stay

Running where the skyline fades
Hearts collide like crashing waves
Every second pulls us in
No return no where no when

Falling faster losing sight
Through the noise we burn alive
No illusions no escape
Just the thrill we recreate

No rewind no slowing down
We are sparks in restless towns
One last breath one last dive
This is what it means to thrive

Silent echoes fading trails
Chasing something leaving tales

You left me crying
But I came back dancing
Mm
I came back dancing

You took the keys
But not the door
You took your coat
But not the storm

I kept the dress
You never liked
Put on my heels
And killed the lights

You thought I’d call
You thought I’d break
You thought my heart
Would learn your name

But I found myself
At half past two
In a crowded room
Not missing you

I let the mirror see me
With my makeup running
Then I wiped it clean
Like I saw you coming

You were the lesson
I was the flame
You left the woman
But she changed her name

You left me lonely
Left me hurting
Left me standing in the rain

Now I’m moving
Now I’m burning
Now I’m dancing through the pain

You don’t get to hold me
When I’m finally free
You don’t get the old me
She don’t answer for me

You left me crying
But I came back dancing
You left me dying
But I came back dancing

Da-da-da-dancing
I came back dancing
Da-da-da-dancing
I came back dancing

I saw your friends
They looked surprised
Like I should hide
Like I should cry

I smiled so sweet
They looked away
I guess revenge
Can wear a face

No angry texts
No midnight scene
No begging you
To come to me

I changed the song
I changed the room
I changed the girl
Who waited for you

I let the mirror see me
With my heart wide open
Then I sewed it up
With a little gold thread

You were the reason
I hit the ground
But I’m the reason
I’m rising now

You left me lonely
Left me hurting
Left me standing in the rain

Now I’m moving
Now I’m burning
Now I’m dancing through the pain

You don’t get to hold me
When I’m finally free
You don’t get the old me
She don’t answer for me

You left me crying
But I came back dancing
You left me dying
But I came back dancing

Da-da-da-dancing
I came back dancing
Da-da-da-dancing
I came back dancing

I was a house with the windows open
You were the match in a careless hand
I was the girl who kept forgiving
Now I’m the woman you can’t command

I don’t hate you
That’s too easy
I don’t need you
That’s the twist

I don’t want you
To come save me
I just want you
To see this

You left me lonely
Left me hurting
Left me standing in the rain

Now I’m moving
Now I’m burning
Now I’m dancing through the pain

You don’t get to hold me
When I’m finally free
You don’t get the old me
She don’t answer for me

You left me crying
But I came back dancing
You left me dying
But I came back dancing

You left me lonely
But I came back shining
You left me broken
But I came back diamond

You left me crying
But I came back dancing

Da-da-da-dancing
I came back dancing

You walked in counting every step
I lost track somewhere near your hips
You said “Baby keep it logical”
Then moved like logic didn’t exist

My drink was ninety-nine percent
Cool confidence and one percent fear
You leaned in close changed every sum
Now nothing adds up over here

I tried to draw a straight line
You turned it to a curve
I calculated all night
Still got what I deserve

I’m bad at fractions when you’re dancing
You take half then take the rest
My heart keeps doing multiplication
Every time you move like that

One plus one should make it simple
But with you the rules collapse
I’m bad at fractions when you’re dancing
So take all of me—do the math
*(Do the math baby)*
Take all of me—do the math
*(Uno dos—bring it back)*

You got a rhythm like a riddle
Every answer starts a fight
Your waist keeps changing the percentage
Of the chances I act right

I brought a list of good decisions
You divided every plan
Now my balance is suspicious
And my patience left the band

I tried to keep it even
You raised it to a ten
I checked the calculation
Then did it all again

I’m bad at fractions when you’re dancing
You take half then take the rest
My heart keeps doing multiplication
Every time you move like that

One plus one should make it simple
But with you the rules collapse
I’m bad at fractions when you’re dancing
So take all of me—do the math
*(Do the math baby)*
Take all of me—do the math
*(Uno dos—bring it back)*

You say “How much?”
*(All of it)*
I say “Too much”
*(Not enough)*
You say “Count it”
I lose my place
When that rhythm hits the bass

You say “How much?”
*(All of it)*
I say “Too much”
*(Not enough)*
No remainder no return
Let the whole equation burn

Square root round hips
Quick clap slow kiss
I know numbers I know facts
But you make two plus two misbehave like that

Left turn three steps
No sleep no regrets
Every theory that I had
Falls apart when you do that

*(Ay ay—do that)*
*(Otra vez—do that)*

**[Final Chorus]**
I’m bad at fractions when you’re dancing
You take half then take the rest
My heart keeps doing multiplication
Every time you move like that

One plus one should make it simple
But with you the rules collapse
I’m bad at fractions when you’re dancing
So take all of me—do the math

*(Do the math baby)*
Take all of me—do the math
*(Uno dos—bring it back)*
No remainder no looking back
Take all of me—do the math

I passed your street last night
Didn’t mean to — or maybe I did
Same windows same light
But nothing inside felt like it did

You always said “it’s just a place”
But some rooms keep their ghosts
I still see you in that chair
Talking fast laughing most

I left a note in my head
For all the words I never said
Like how silence grew too loud
And how I stayed when I should’ve fled

I watched your eyes drift off
When I needed them to stay
But maybe I was asking
For more than you could say

You weren’t looking
When I reached out
You weren’t listening
When I came down

The wind has names I’ve learned to fear
But I keep walking year by year

I’ve held my heart with stitched-up hands
Buried truths in foreign lands
Danced alone on broken stone
And built a fire where none had grown

They said I’m done they closed the door
But I’ve been dying long before

Still I rise through ashes and lies
With dust on my skin and fire in my eyes
You can push you can bend
But I’m no stranger to the end
Still I rise… still I rise

I’ve kissed betrayal’s bitter breath
Slept beside the arms of death
But sorrow taught me how to spin
A rhythm born from deep within

I don’t need a crown of gold
I wear my silence loud and bold

Still I rise through ashes and lies
With dust on my skin and fire in my eyes
You can push you can bend
But I’m no stranger to the end
Still I rise… still I rise

Don’t tell me how the story ends
I write in steps not with a pen
And every scar I’ve come to own
Beats louder than your stepping stone

Still I rise through thunder and cries
My tears are sharp but they never lie
You can leave you can hide
But I’ve got rhythm on my side
Still I rise… still I rise

Packed my bags heading out tonight
City sights yeah they feel so bright
Got a feeling it's time to run
Leaving the past I'm ready for fun

Every step feels like a brand new start
Finding freedom that's where I'll find my heart

Hey I'm alive feel the rhythm rise
Dancing through the streets watch the good times fly
Letting go of what held me back
Now I'm on my way never looking back

Met some faces shared a laugh or two
Every moment feels like something new
With the music I can finally breathe
This is my time got so much to achieve

And when the night falls I won’t be alone
With the stars shining I've found my home

[Final Chorus]
Hey I'm alive feel the rhythm rise
Dancing through the streets watch the good times fly
Letting go of what held me back
Now I'm on my way never looking back

Yah man mi wake up wid di sun pon mi face
One cup a tea an’ a likkle embrace
No rush no run we tek tings slow
Peace inna di heart mek di good vibes flow

Call up di crew from down di lane
Laugh and chat no room fi pain
Every likkle yout’ every likkle gyal
We jam together like one big pal

Dance fi di love move fi di light
Raise up ya hand if ya feelin’ right
No need fi gun we a blaze di tune
Singin’ fi peace under di mango moon

Bredda sistren bring ya soul
One riddim mek di broken whole
Shake off di stress fling ‘way di fear
Jah voice a whisperin’ inna we ear

Skank pon di corner joy in di beat
Barefoot jammin’ in di midday heat
Tell Babylon: we nah go low
We buildin’ love like a riverside flow

[Outro - Spoken Word Style]
So light up di hope let it blaze like fire
One world one song one higher desire
Peace nuh just a dream it a ting we live
With every dance step we learn fi forgive

Under the mirrorball
Shining like the light of God
We were so beautiful
What the hell happened y'all

Love died when the music stopped
Now my feet can't feel the floor
And every step is getting hard
'Cause she's not with me anymore

I'm dancing the pain away
Disco ball won't let me go
I'm begging it to save my soul
From drowning in lonely
I'm dancing the pain away
Falling in the beat with someone else
But wishing it was her
My God
I need help
'Cause she's not with me anymore

So long farewell
I'll wait for you
Wrote you every night
'Til I deleted you
Love's a drug
I lean on borrowed time
One day you'll be back
But tonight's the night I die

I'm dancing the pain away
Disco ball won't let me go
I'm begging it to save my soul
From drowning in lonely
I'm dancing the pain away
Falling in the beat with someone else
But wishing it was her
My God
I need help
'Cause she's not with me anymore

The wheel keeps turning the days roll by
I’m standing still while the clouds climb high
Footsteps I’ve taken they vanish in dust
Chasing shadows but who can I trust?

These roads don’t lead back
I’m learning from the cracks

Oh oh change is callin’ me
Oh oh set me free
(Yeah yeah) I’m not the same
(Woah woah) Feel the flame
(Feel the flame)
(Callin' me)

Skies are shifting the wind’s in my hair
Can’t run from the truth it’s everywhere
Mountains I climb just to fall back down
Still I rise won't stay on the ground

These roads don’t lead back
I’m learning from the cracks

Oh oh change is callin’ me
Oh oh set me free
(Yeah yeah) I’m not the same
(Woah woah) Feel the flame
(Feel the flame)
(Callin' me)

I'm chasing the unknown
Falling like a stone

Oh oh change is callin’ me
Oh oh set me free
(Yeah yeah) I’m not the same
(Woah woah) Feel the flame
(Feel the flame)
(Callin' me)

You said I keep my jacket on
Even when the room is warm
That's fair that's fair
Somebody taught me how to leave
Before the second song
And I learned it far too well

So don't read the quiet as a no
Read it as a hand not quite let go

I'm not cold I'm careful
There's a difference in the way I hold your name
I'm not cold I'm careful
Give me one more block and I'll say it
Give me one more block and I'll say it

(careful careful)

[Rap Verse]
Look I'm not playing hard I'm playing honest
You want the whole file I'm handing you the summary
Last one left a hole in the drywall of my confidence
Now I clock the exits out of muscle memory
You made the coffee strong and never asked me for a reason
Kept a light on for me through a pretty ugly season
So if I'm slow it isn't strategy it's healing
Give me one more block I'll tell you what I'm feeling

I'm not cold I'm careful
There's a difference in the way I hold your name
I'm not cold I'm careful
Give me one more block and I'll say it
Give me one more block and I'll say it

I've got a list of all the ways this ends
I have read it till the paper wore thin
Tonight I left it on the table
And I walked out anyway

I'm not cold I'm careful
There's a difference in the way I hold your name
I'm not cold I'm careful
Give me one more block and I'll say it

I'm not cold I'm careful
And I'm walking toward you anyway

A faded photograph
Can't take you back
Gone too soon
Gone too soon
A faded photograph (A faded photograph)
Can't take you back (Can't take you-)
Gone too soon (Gone too soon)
Gone too soon

Before I close my eyes
I see a vision of an angel
Guide them into the light
it's either heaven or Jermaine Dupri
This some shit I normally do not understand but it sound good
And do not worry
all that Gucci goin' with me
I swear (Yeah oh)
I know she was destined for greatness (Yeah)
Legend has it you can see her face in the pavement
Gave us s**t we never asked for
I'm thankful but angry
They ask me why I got the AFC in my family
I say "A faded photograph"

A faded photograph (Uh)
Can't take you back (Uh)
Gone too soon (Gone too soon)
Gone too soon
A faded photograph (A faded photograph)
Can't take you back
Gone too soon (Gone too soon)
Gone too soon (Look)

Oh my goodness gracious
I need gas and a Kit Kat (Kit Kat)
All these squares
how could you stare and not get that?
Pen is weapon of the century uh
Take it back to '63 (Ayy)
This is you this is me

A faded photograph
Can't take you back
Gone too soon
Gone too soon
A faded photograph
Can't take you back
Gone too soon (Gone too soon)
Gone too soon (Gone too soon)