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This is called "Jazz Dancer."

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"I have a theory about motion.

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I have a theory about the air.

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I have a theory about main
arteries and bass lines.

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I have a theory
about Friday night.

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Just a theory, mind
you, about a dry mouth

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and certain kinds of thirst.

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And the once a
month bulge of money

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in a working pair of pants.

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I have a theory about kisses.

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The way a man draws
a woman--" I'm sorry.

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"The way a woman draws a
man across a dance floor

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like a ship approaching
a new world.

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I have a theory about
space and what's

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between the space, and
an idea about words.

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A theory about balance
and the alphabet.

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A theory concerning
electricity and the tendons.

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A hunch about long glances
from across a ballroom,

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even though there's
a man on her arm,

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even though there's
a woman on his arm.

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And fire.

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And the ocean, stars,
and earthquakes.

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Explosions as sharp as
new clothes off the rack.

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When I leap, brushes
strike the lip of a symbol.

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When I leap, a note
cuts through glass.

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When I leap, a thick finger
dreams on a bass string.

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And all that sweat,
all that spittle,

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all those cigarettes
and cheap liquor,

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all that light hearted
sass and volcanism,

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all that volatile lipstick.

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All that cleaves the air the
way a man and woman sweet talk

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in a bed.

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When I leap, I briefly
see the world as it is

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and as it should be.

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In the street where I grew
up, the saxophones, kisses,

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and mysteries among the
houses, and my sister

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dressing in front of a mirror.

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A secret weapon of
sound and motion.

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A missionary in the war
against the obvious."

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