Describe the pain
It choked your reality
It's all in your mind
He said
You have to keep graceful dancing
I closed the door
On the war I started last Halloween
I'm gonna be fine again
I have to keep graceful dancing
Oh

Here we are
And you're a super star on your own
And I'm looking over your shoulder
Getting older and God only knows
Here we are
And you're a super star on your own
Yeah here we are

The sunset rains
Like a bullet hole
Trees only seem for hanging
The moon is a target range
And rivers seem only for drowning
You ball the blame then you starve
To finish your painting
Its gonna take time my friend
You have to keep graceful dancing
Oh

Here we are
And you're a super star on your own
And I'm looking over your shoulder getting older
And God only knows that here we are
And you're a super star on your own
Now here we are
Yeah yeah

Who knows
Here we are
And you're a super star on your own
And I'm looking over your shoulder getting older
And God only knows
Here we are
And you're a super star on your own
Now here we are

Mmm-hmm
It's what I gotta keep telling myself
It's what I gotta keep telling myself
It's what I gotta keep telling myself


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    I picture the guy and girl somewhere they have met up together and they are dancing. He caused her pain in some way and she shut him out; maybe addiction. As they dance he looks over her shoulder while thinking how she is a star in his mind and that what he has left is despair. He realizes what he's lost. He doesn't want time to go by without being with her. He sees how grand she is on her own. The song doesn't suggest how she will respond but she is dancing with him.

    jenqon May 19, 2009   Link

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