Tango with Your Fear

When there's a soft drum roll that chills the skin
Slow portamento of a violin
You feel her coming
Before she slinks into the room

She cuts a devasting silhouette
In the low light of a smouldering threat
With an open hand
As she commands
You'll rise

She says she wants to be your friend
Just a warning to protect you from yourself
Your arm already 'round her waist
Chest to chest
Face to face

Counter-clockwise you both twist and spin
Through the traffic of your every sin
Through every nightmare
And every terror you design

Your pleading gaze meets her distrustful stare
Seductive lies the shade of deep despair
Oh so believable
So hollow
So easy
To follow

She says she wants to be your friend
Just a warning to protect you from yourself
Your arm already 'round her waist
Chest to chest
Face to face

You push and pull and dance the steps
Too exhausted to know strength or weakness
The sharp staccato of her breath
Keeps the beat
But you're the one who leads
You're the one who leads
You're the one who leads