Mitski Dan The Dancer Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dan had very long limbs from leading day to day
Hanging onto a cliff that stretched him everyday
And when she'd ask to hold hands
He would smile and let one of his hands go

[Pre-Chorus]
His whole life in one hand, his whole life

[Verse 2]
And when he'd say goodnight and leave her doorstep
He'd use his last strength to wave back
And once back in his room, once back in his room
He'd return his waving hand back to its cliff
[Pre-Chorus]
He liked her more than life itself, I'm sure [Chorus]
'Cause Dan had never danced outside of his room
When no one was home and he would stop to hear the door
So when he moved with you and felt his body let go
Of course you couldn't know it was you and you alone

[Bridge]
That he had shown his bedroom dancer to
Shown his bedroom dancer to, shown his bedroom dancer to
Shown his bedroom dancer to, shown his bedroom dancer to
Shown his bedroom dancer to

[Outro]
And he would never tell you that it was his first time