Whiplash

A pounding in my veins
Leaves me breathless and aware
Of the visceral beat inside me
The sound coursing through the air

A tempo made to measure
A driving beat made real
A movement I can't smother
For it's what I live and feel

Pushed beyond my limits
Sweat beading on my brow
Lost within the measures
I've finally understood how

And now the door is open
And I'm walking tall and proud
I can truly be called "Master"
I've thrown off my heavy shroud

You meant to tame my spirit
Tried to break my inherent will
But in the end your twisted madness
Was a sugar-coated pill

Dirty Dancing

The image flickered on the screen
Of dancers entwined in a sultry scene
When music set the Bacchanal mood
And the innocent believed in their cozy brood

It was a summer so long ago
When hearts were young and our souls aglow

We plunged right in, we knew the score
We wanted the fantasy and so much more
We understood that time had past
But trusted still that the joy would last

It was a summer so long ago
When hearts were young and our souls aglow

A bittersweet triumph of old and young
Learning the words to songs unsung
Understanding that from now on
The world was waking to a brand new dawn

It was a summer so long ago
When hearts were young, and our souls aglow

And now years away from that misty age
The music still rattles the sleepers cage
Calling out to the ghosts gone by
Bringing laughter, joy & and sad, sweet sigh.

It was a summer so long ago
When hearts were young, and our souls aglow.