Promenade
Promenade of Liberation: Unveiling Hidden Emotions
Lyrics
When the dancers took to the promenade
Expressing the beginning of a dance event, the "promenade."
Well my heart leapt high
Feeling a sense of joy and excitement in the heart.
And I was unafraid
Facing the event without fear.
Of the feeling I'd stifled for so many years
Overcoming suppressed emotions that lasted for many years.
Tell me how do you
Asking for an understanding of emotions.
How do you feel
Seeking an expression of feelings.
Well the band took their places and got all in tune
Describing the band preparing for the dance.
And then the caller's voice
Introducing the caller's voice announcing the dance.
Well it rang out beneath the moon
The caller's voice resonating under the moon.
And then the boys took their girls and they started to reel
Couples starting to dance and reel.
And they were singin' how do you, how do you feel
Singing about the experience of the dance and asking about feelings.
And then the people in the town said that they'd call the police
Town's reaction threatening police intervention due to disturbance.
If we didn't keep down all this disturbin' their peace
Community wanting peace, calling Officer Black for help.
And Officer Black, you know he answered their pleas
Officer Black responding to pleas, ready to intervene.
And he ran up on the hill just to see
Officer Black observing the situation from a hill.
Well he hid in the bushes just a stone's throw away
Officer Black hiding, a change in his demeanor noticed.
And then we all saw this change comin' over his face
His reaction to the music, joining in the dance.
But he was bouncin' to the beat and started hoppin' on his heels
Despite his duty, Officer Black joyfully participating in the dance.
Singin', how do you do, how do you feel
Singing along, expressing happiness in the dance.
And then the townspeople asked him if he'd make some arrests
Townspeople requesting arrests for peace, wanting to return to bed.
Could they find peace and quiet so they could go back to bed
Officer Black emphasizing finding peace on the hill, addressing inner silence.
He said if it's peace that you want, you're gonna find it on the hill
Highlighting the paradox that the townspeople's silence leads to destruction.
But the silence that you keep is the silence that kills
Townspeople getting upset and firing Officer Black for his unconventional approach.
So the townspeople all got so uptight and mad
Community's reaction to Officer Black's dismissal.
You know they fired him on the spot
Immediate termination of Officer Black's job.
And then they threw away his badge
Symbolic act of rejecting authority by discarding Officer Black's badge.
Then they asked him to leave and he said gladly I will
Asking Officer Black to leave, and he agrees willingly.
They said tell us now how do you feel
Townspeople curious about Officer Black's feelings after the incident.
He said, when the dancers took to the promenade
Repeating the joyous feeling when the dancers began the promenade.
Well my heart leapt high and I was unafraid
The same sense of excitement and fearlessness during the dance.
Of the feeling I'd stifled for so many years
Reflecting on suppressed feelings over the years.
Tell me how do you, how do you feel
Reiterating the question about emotional well-being.
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