Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Day and night, sittin' alone
Wonderin' where you've been goin'
In my mind I can see your face
And the love that I thought it was showin'
Didn't know it was all a mask
And my love wasted devotion
Now I'm here and you're somewhere else
Dancin' with another's emotion, another's emotion
I remember the night you captured my soul
And the mind of my own, I lost all control
I knew I had seen you before
In so many of my dreams
Like the dreams you danced away
Leaving only visions for me
Of the dance away
Dance away lover
Leading me on every step of the way
You called the tune and you used it well
You danced away and you left me here
Oh dance away, dance away lover, lover, lover, dance away
Repeat 1st and 2nd verses
Dance away, dance away lover
Carrying on every step of the way
You called the tune and you used it well
You danced away and you left me here
Oh dance away, dance away lover, lover, lover, dance away
Dance away...dance away
Wonderin' where you've been goin'
In my mind I can see your face
And the love that I thought it was showin'
Didn't know it was all a mask
And my love wasted devotion
Now I'm here and you're somewhere else
Dancin' with another's emotion, another's emotion
I remember the night you captured my soul
And the mind of my own, I lost all control
I knew I had seen you before
In so many of my dreams
Like the dreams you danced away
Leaving only visions for me
Of the dance away
Dance away lover
Leading me on every step of the way
You called the tune and you used it well
You danced away and you left me here
Oh dance away, dance away lover, lover, lover, dance away
Repeat 1st and 2nd verses
Dance away, dance away lover
Carrying on every step of the way
You called the tune and you used it well
You danced away and you left me here
Oh dance away, dance away lover, lover, lover, dance away
Dance away...dance away
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
Dance Away Lover Lyrics as written by John William Schlitt
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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