Gone clubbing For the very first time Danced my ass off Opened the cork Bodies bumping Sweat and musk Strangers all around me Shots of alcohol I want to say that it's freeing Knowing I'm making a fool of myself, yet stopping not Doesn't matter what they think I lose myself in the crowd Feel the heat on my bones Music blaring Ears ringing, neck hot Couples sucking off each other's faces Like oxygen tanks in a dark void I close my eyes to escape the loneliness It truly feels like I'm in another world Not on Earth, where things are complicated But on a planet with nothing but music and a throng I let the crowd push me I don't care where my feet land on the floor All I want is to keep dancing Move my body all night long Finally, I smile Loneliness makes way for pure joy I realize why people go clubbing Such a sweet escape, a rush, a roar Stomach sore from hip movements Throat hurt from screaming lyrics I happen to know Yet nothing matters in this moment As I jump to the beat of the song With my eyes shut, my grin feels infectious I've only felt this once, atop a mountain, before a violent fall I look drunk, I'm told, high as a kite "Drugs?" "Not at all" It's the rush of life that makes me chortle I can't believe I'm enjoying this I used to lie to skip parties and stay home Now I burst out laughing And imagine myself from above What an out of body experience I picture myself from another perspective And behold a different person I would approach me, dance with me, grab my hand It happened last week and led to magic Tonight, I am all alone So I pluck up the courage and hit on strangers After a sentence or two, they're gone Three strikes and I surrender Leave the club forlorn I cross the bustling streets of ni-chome The happiest neighborhood I've known Everyone's out making conversation While I mope back to my temporary home It unfolds like a scene from a movie Is this real life? Can it really feel this high and low? The streets grow empty And so does my heart, after feeling on top of the world
