You Are the Dance

Encourages embracing change and evolving into a different version of oneself, emphasizing the transformative nature of life as a dance.

Encourages embracing changes in physicality, emphasizing that these changes are also part of the dance of life.

Reflect on rekindling emotions from the past, suggesting a process of self-discovery and emotional exploration.

Observing the transition of negative emotions like sadness and shame into positive ones like triumph and peace.

Suggests various activities (drinking tea, calling a friend, etc.) as part of the dance, highlighting the diversity of experiences in life.

Phone a friend

Watch a film

Read a book

Write a song

Smoke a fag

Cook a meal

Watch the sun

Go for runs

Go to work

Or say that you can’t

Reiterates that all aspects of life, whether positive or negative, are part of the dance.

Describes physical and sensual experiences, symbolizing the richness of life's diverse moments within the dance.

Feel the touch of dewy perfect sinew, welcome you to your favourite club

Wrap that velvet round your octopus legs

Let it pull you down to the ground

Affirms that the individual is the embodiment of the dance, emphasizing personal agency in shaping one's experiences.

Addresses the search for external solutions and the realization that the answer lies within, highlighting self-awareness and self-acceptance.

But you get that funny feeling in your stomach when you meet them that you know it’s a lie, you know it’s a lie

A lie we’re always running from, running from or searching for, when the answer is so clearly right here not outside there in the hall

Depicts engaging with nature and facing life's challenges, suggesting that struggles are integral to the dance.

Catch a fish

Stare it right in the eyes

Hug it tight, sing to it as it dies

Jump in the sea

Then try to breathe

While your family and friends call you up from the party that they wouldn’t let you in

Reiterates the individual's centrality to the dance, emphasizing a sense of self within the larger rhythm of life.

Reflects on the repetitive nature of experiences and the realization that life is a continuous journey, urging acceptance and embracing the present.

And that’s when the traffic lights will turn purple and you'll realize what you knew all the time

And from there my friend, there’s no going back, you’ve seen it’s all just one long song, and it’s up to you how much you’re gonna struggle or accept exactly the rung you are on...

Repeats a list of activities, reinforcing the idea that every action, whether positive or negative, is part of the dance.

Drink some tea

Phone a friend

Watch a film

Read a book

Write a song

Smoke a fag

Cook a meal

Watch the sun

Go for runs

Go to work

Or say that you can’t

It’s all the dance, it’s all the dance, it’s all the dance

Describes the diverse aspects of the self and life experiences, acknowledging the complexity and multifaceted nature of the individual's journey.

You’re the world

You’re an African girl

You’re the threshing machine of the sun

You're your hopes

You’re the sobbing you don’t know where it’s from, but you let it go on and on 'til it's done

You’re the bridge, the star, the horse, the car, the record holder who's never won

You’re the hero, the villain, and most of all the fool and this fool’s work will never be done

Affirms the continuous, unending nature of the dance and the individual's perpetual participation in the rhythm of life.