the dance begins
rend your hair
shed your tears
stamp your angry chicken feet

ah, sisters
are you happy?
yes, dreadfully happy
then we’re all happy

slower, my friends
we can dance slower than this

I will stop when you stop
ah, old friend 
but I will never stop
then we shall circle each other rhythmically
until one or both of us drops
to the dance
to the dance

he must never know 
he must never find out how much I hate to twirl

ah, this is the hardest step of them all to master, when we turn into monsters and drown

this one is my favorite 
where we hold hands and scowl at nothing 

first lesson starts now: dance with contempt

if you dance slowly enough it turns into sitting down

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