Lyrics
As we dance to a beat that seems out of time
Questioning the synchronization of their dance with conventional beats.
To the one you feel in the metronome of your mind
Referencing an internal rhythm felt in the mind, possibly personal emotions or thoughts.
Does it offend you that our rhythm looks strange
Asking if the unconventional rhythm offends or seems odd to others.
Or causes your thinking to be rearranged ?
Wondering if their rhythm challenges or disrupts established thought patterns.
Could it be that you would understand to speak to which we dance
Suggesting that understanding the dance requires an open mind and a chance to comprehend.
More clearly had you been given a chance?
Implying that a better understanding would be possible with an opportunity given.
So as you struggle to find the feel with your feet
Describing the struggle of finding the right rhythm with one's feet.
Ask yourself
Leaving a space for introspection or self-questioning.
Can you dance to my beat? To my beat, to my beat, to my beat
Emphasizing the invitation to dance to their unique beat.
Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Watch us get down to this grove with an afro-funk feel
Describing the dance with an afro-funk feel and the enjoyment of it.
While we get high to a rhythm with spiritual appeal
Highlighting the spiritual and uplifting nature of the rhythm.
Expressions of freedom from the descendants of slave
Expressing freedom and resilience from the descendants of slaves.
God gives us the strength for new horizons we must bring
Attributing strength from God for overcoming challenges and moving forward.
First bondage, then mental, now financially oppressed
Listing different forms of oppression (bondage, mental, financial) that have been overcome.
With this beat we dance, we know we've passed the test
Affirming the passing of a test through the dance and rhythm.
So ask yourself
Repeating the self-questioning about the ability to dance to their beat.
Can you dance to my beat? To my beat, to my beat, to my beat
Reiteration of the invitation to dance to their beat.
Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-Dance to my beat, to my beat, to my beat, to my beat
-The rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm is our power section
Declaring the rhythm as a source of power.
The freedom we feel in our soul
Connecting the freedom in the soul to the lessons learned through dance.
We dance to learn those lessons as our story continues to unfold
-Our beat, our words, our melodies are gifts from the givers of those gifts
Acknowledging that their artistic expressions are gifts from those who provided inspiration.
So as you struggle to find the feel with your feet
Repeating the struggle to find the right rhythm with the feet.
Ask yourself
Reiterating the self-questioning about the ability to dance to their beat.
Can you dance to my beat?
Final invitation and challenge to dance to their beat.
(Can you?)
-To my beat
-So as you struggle to find the feel with your feet
Repeating the struggle and the question, emphasizing the challenge.
Ask yourself
-Can you really, really dance to my beat?
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