Ray Cooper

Lyrics

[Intro]
Skipped class again today
Studio’s the only place I stay
Mama doesn’t get it, teachers neither
Only place that feels like clearer
[Verse 1]
Hoodie up over my headphones loud
Don’t need the studio, don’t need the crowd
Choreograph my anger in the garage at night
Nobody’s here to tell me I’m doing it right
Detention slip crumpled in my bag
Don’t care, don’t care, I’m still gonna dance mad
This the quiet dance
The one that’s kinda broken too
Nobody claps for a girl like me
Still finding out what’s true
Still I move when nothing’s certain
Still I fight the closing door
This the quiet dance
Of a girl who’s still keeping score
[Verse 2]
Got kicked from that studio downtown
Said my attitude would hold me down
Maybe they’re right, maybe I don’t know
Maybe I’m just a kid with nowhere to go
But this body’s the one thing that makes sense
When everything else feels like pretend
So I’ll dance in kitchens, dance in the street
Prove that I’m more than what they see
[Verse 3]
Not lookin’ for approval, not anymore
Just lookin’ for the girl I was before
The one who danced ‘cause it felt like flying
Before the critics, before the trying
Somewhere between the rules and the rage
I’m out here writing my own page
Lost don’t mean I’m never gonna find
The rhythm that’s been mine this whole time
[Chorus 2]
This the quiet dance
This the quiet dance
The one that’s kinda broken too
Nobody claps for a girl like me
Still finding out what’s true
Still I move when nothing’s certain
Still I fight the closing door
This the quiet dance
Of a girl who’s still keeping score
[Verse 4]
Walked into an open call, scared and