Pas De Deux

Poppy's a dancer

Just turned 16

Stares at boys who wear glasses

In look magazines

Here comes Tommy

With glasses and all

Flowers in hand and ambitious plans

It's not hard to fall

She's walking on rivers

He lifts her above

She's full of belonging

And so full of love

Things get a bit louder

Tommy's focused on plans

His smile's replaced with an aggressive face

But she'll still hold his hand.

Now she's given up dancing

Tommy says she's too old

He says focus on me but she disagrees

While she does as she's told

Are you walking on eggshells

And when push comes to shove

Are you full of belonging

But not full of love

Back to the studio

Where she was told not to go

Feeling sick with guilt, the tension builds

As she opens the door

And what else would be there

But a trusting pair

Of strong bodies

Lacking in worries

Performing a pas de deux

I am not right

Yes this is what's right

Souls, and hearts and minds intertwined

I won't be defined by him anymore

Are you walking on eggshells

And when push came to shove,

Are you full of belonging

But not full of love

So goodbye to Tommy

And hello to Sam,

He doesn't wear glasses

But he loves how she dances

And he'll hold her hand.

Yes, Poppy's a dancer

With plans of her own

You'll see her and partner

Performing a pas de deux

In the old studio

She's walking on rivers

He lifts her above

She's full of belonging

And so full of love.

They're walking on rivers

He lifts her above

They're full of belongings

And so full of love

They're so full of love