She Fears the Rhythm

She worked as an extra in the cabaret Got her lucky break in the matinee Quite a good crowd for a Saturday And it sent her the wrong way In a moment she was hooked and became obsessed She went home but never shed her sequin dress Her jaded lover told her he was unimpressed But she really couldn't have cared less Jiving down to Tango in the Golden Fleece Spied a fella moving his two left feet He boogied up to her, will you dance with me Now they dance together in a sleepless dream We're spinning Tripping We're swaying Gyrating Pirouetting Cavorting Whirling and twirling but now she fears the rhythm They lived in a house that was always shaking The shapes that they threw not the love they were making He gave all he could, he knew she was faking Her mind was on other things So tell me how you're going to take your mind away Your feet look like they could use a holiday She worked as an extra in the cabaret But it sent her wrong way They said that death couldn't pull the rug from her feet Now she dances alone in a sleepless dream Dream Chasing the dream She knows the fall before she sees it Took her years to finally beat the disease Took her years to finally feel the release Told her lover she had wasted his time It was a love I couldn't wait to be mine You Know You get it It's fine Don't sweat it In time It goes Just wants to steal the show Stop a minute, let reality flow Into your mind, let it take hold Is this the feeling that you thought you'd feel How long has everything ceased to be real? You said it We're spinning Tripping We're swaying Gyrating Pirouetting Cavorting Whirling and twirling but now she fears the rhythm