One I sang in winters past
It's quick and sad and lovely
But it never seems to last
But in a feat of nostalgia
I found it and hit play
Stretched out my untrained legs
And danced the tune away
Daintily, the song sang
About love unreturned
I heard the crying lyrics,
softly danced the way I learned
But when verse led into chorus
I felt sadness I used to know
Shoulders limped and feet gone heavy
My turns began to slow
Each note it was a memory
Each chord an old romance
They haunted me in melodies
And forced oldness in my dance
I twirled the way I used to
I leaped like times before
For this song, it was a ghost
And it's familiar weight I bore
But, no, I shook ferociously
For here I am, so new!
And no matter what the song says
I am far away from you
Sad spins twirled into angry
I jumped and kicked and dove
Trying to shake this haunting sameness
I assumed I'd rose above
I can't sing this song any longer
I don't want to dance this way
But it's impossible to start a new
When your stuck in love's ballet
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