[Enjoy this cursed ass image before the sad turn of events 🍈]
I feel so unsure
Gentle, floral notes wafted through the air as an older man stood infront of this breathtaking beauty.
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
His hand caressed the woman's, and pulled her up from the chair. She laughed and used her free hand to move some hair out of her face.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" She asked, her voice almost like silk.
The two of them start to dance, swaying through the room.
As the music dies, something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad good-byes
Her hands slipped away from his, and she bowed, "I'd love to see you again sometime, you seem fun."
He laughed at her kind tone, "I could say the same for you."
The two shared a laugh, before she turned around, waving as she left the bar.
… I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
Rayleigh, the old man, sat drinking his beer, waiting for the woman to come once again. She was beautiful, and couldn't compare to anyone else.
… Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Though as time went on, and you didn't show, Rayleigh began to waver, he married anew, but it wasn't the same. It just wasn't her.
… Time can never mend
The careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find
He wouldn't heal, and even with another, he couldn't help but think of her.
… I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
The floral notes appeared one day, filling his nostrils with the same type of scent she used to carry.
… I should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you, ohh
… Never without your love
He smiled to himself, and got up, turning around to make eye contact with the one he had been waiting for all these years.
You.
… Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
You couldn't help but give a sad smile, placing your hand in his, "are you sure?" You asked, your cheeks red.
Rayleigh bursted into joyous laughter, and took you to the dance floor, swaying.
… We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But now, who's gonna dance with me?
Please stay
Tears slipped down his face as he laughed loudly, eyes closed as he danced around the now run-down bar.
… And I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
He didn't stop, not for an hour or two.
… Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
He fell to his knees, clutching his chest as his heart ripped, it had been 18 years.
… Now that you're gone
(Now that you're gone) Was what I did's so wrong, so wrong
That you had to leave me alone?
18 years since you stopped dancing. Forever.
Yet somehow, once a year, you took his hand, and made him feel like the luckiest man in the world.
Somehow...you were his careless whisper, that carried him into what people called love.
Pure, reckless love.
[My palms are sweating, my hands are shaking- sob]
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