The Dance(Before the Dance)

There was a time when winter meant we could all go home The white settled down over everything we'd spent the summer trying to become And for a while nothing was expected of us I liked that I liked the empty rooms before my people came I liked the lights being tested before the words were spoken I liked the sound of chairs being moved before anyone sat down The possibility of being someone I liked that I was always better at preparing for the dance than the dance Four Twenty-two Nine Two Temperature stable Four Twenty-two Nine Two Temperature stable They told us we were going further than anyone had gone before I liked that I watched my home become a point then just a number I liked that I was always better at preparing for the dance than the dance I could be anyone before the music played I could be anything There are escape pods for the people who matter I know where they are I know the temperature of everything around me They call it Creation Day Nobody talks about what happens after I used to think about the future as a place I would eventually arrive I liked that Now I'm here I was always better at preparing for the dance Than the dance The cargo is fine The temperature is stable Everything is exactly as it should be I used to love the winter And now I don't think I'll ever be warm again Temperature stable I liked that I liked that I liked that