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