Take a piece of me, rip a leaf from me Before you lie down, before you lie down Take a piece of me, rip a leaf from me Before you lie down, before you lie And send in the way she walks, and makes her mark For you to stand upon, or step upon And bring out the voice to shake And eloquently rid you of the noise you make The noise you make, you can Take a piece of me, rip a leaf from me Before you lie down, before you lie down Take a piece of me, rip a leaf from me Before you lie down, before you lie Bring out the dancer There's always someone else Bring out the dancer Through all this noise and fuss Bring out the dancer Bring out the dancer When the tempo rises and the ceiling falls
And echoes of elsewhere sound and close in the walls Just rise with the rapture And rest with the anchor Seek the performer Call on the actor Bring out the dancer There's always someone else Bring out the dancer To get back to yourself Bring out the dancer Through all this noise and fuss Bring out the dancer Bring out the dancer Take a piece of me, rip a leaf from me Before you lie down, before you lie down Take a piece of me, rip a leaf from me Before you lie down, before you lie Bring out the dancer There's always someone else Bring out the dancer To get back to yourself Bring out the dancer Through all this noise and fuss Bring out the dancer Bring out the dancer