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Dance the Fears Away

Genres

funk, jazz, rock, swing

Style

Frenetic nu-metal fused with hot-jazz swing: swing-era walking upright bass and clipped brass stabs locked to a lurching half-time groove, detuned seven-string guitar riffs, punchy live drums with sudden double-kick bursts, turntable scratches, and abrupt stop-start drops, Verses should feel tightly coiled and percussive, pre-choruses accelerate with brass rises, then choruses explode into gang-vocal hooks over crushing syncopated guitars and swinging rhythm section, Add a chaotic instrumental breakdown with brass answering the guitar, then a final double-time chorus, Dry, aggressive close-miked vocals, occasional shouted gang responses, gritty saturated guitars, hard transient drums, and a wide but punchy modern mix, Keep the arrangement restless, physical, and danceable rather than bleak

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Lyrics

[Intro]
One, two—cut the floor!
Kick the lock, shake the door!

[Verse 1]
I woke with a fistful of bad advice
And a mouth full of pennies I couldn’t bite
The hallway clock had a crooked grin
So I spun on my heel and I let it in

Every little fear wore a borrowed face
Tried to pin my shoulders to the same old place
But the floorboards cracked when I hit that turn
Now the doubt’s got a ticket and a bridge to burn

[Pre-Chorus]
No more counting every exit
No more sleeping in the sentence
If it follows, let it follow
I’m already out tomorrow

[Chorus]
Dance the fears away—stomp, stomp, spin!
Let the panic lose its grip!
Dance the fears away—clap, clap, grin!
Kick the worry through the ribs!
I don’t need a clean escape
I need both feet making tape
Dance the fears away tonight!
Turn the terror into light!

[Verse 2]
There’s a cold little voice in the back of my throat
Says, “Stand still, stay small, keep your hands in your coat”
I gave it a chair by the edge of the band
Then I dragged it outside with a wave of my hand

My heartbeat tripped over a broken snare
My knees went wild but I didn’t care
Auntie’s old record in a thrift-store case
Taught me how to grin while I’m losing the race

[Pre-Chorus]
No more measuring the damage
No more begging fear for passage
If it follows, let it follow
I’m already out tomorrow

[Chorus]
Dance the fears away—stomp, stomp, spin!
Let the panic lose its grip!
Dance the fears away—clap, clap, grin!
Kick the worry through the ribs!
I don’t need a clean escape
I need both feet making tape
Dance the fears away tonight!
Turn the terror into light!

[Breakdown]
Left foot—lie!
Right foot—shame!
Shoulder check the old refrain!
Drop low—rise!
Teeth out—breathe!
Make a mess of what deceives!

[Bridge]
You can bring your worst prediction
You can bring your sharp suspicion
Line them up beside the speaker
Watch them shrink when I get quicker

[Final Chorus]
Dance the fears away—stomp, stomp, spin!
Let the panic lose its grip!
Dance the fears away—clap, clap, grin!
Kick the worry through the ribs!
I don’t need a clean escape
I need both feet making tape
Dance the fears away tonight!
Turn the terror into light!

Dance the fears away—faster now!
Hear the whole room thunder loud!
Dance the fears away—no looking back!
Put the brave inside the crack!
I don’t need a clean escape
I need both feet making tape
Dance the fears away tonight!
Turn the terror into light!

[Outro]
One, two—cut the floor!
Fear can’t find me anymore!