[Verse 1]
Bare feet on the tape line
Loose hair
Little backstage smile
Glitter on the hoodie sleeve
Breathing in the quiet
Counting beats
House lights low
It fades
She’s humming through her nerves in waves
I see her shadow stretching long
Tiny queen in an overgrown song
[Chorus]
She puts smoke on her stage
Every move writes a page
Little heart
Big sound
Spinning slow
Never touching the ground
She puts smoke on her stage
In the dark
Unafraid
All that rhythm in her soul
I just watch her let it go (let it go)
[Verse 2]
Elbows sharp
Then liquid-soft
Sharp turn
Then she drifts aloft
Hits the hit
Then breaks the rule
Freestyle in a borrowed school
Neon lace on her old sweatpants
Half-prayer
Half-battle stance
Eyes closed
She can feel the wire
Where the strings and the sparks conspire
[Chorus]
She puts smoke on her stage
Every move writes a page
Little heart
Big sound
Spinning slow
Never touching the ground
She puts smoke on her stage
In the dark
Unafraid
All that rhythm in her soul
I just watch her let it go (yeah, let it go)
[Bridge]
[Violin and electric guitar echo her steps
Drums cut to half-time]
Arms trace halos in the black
Light hits
Then it all pulls back
She’s just my kid in an oversized world
But right now
She’s the pulse
She’s the girl
[Chorus]
She puts smoke on her stage
Every move writes a page
Little heart
Big sound
Spinning slow
Never touching the ground
She puts smoke on her stage
In the dark
Unafraid
All that rhythm in her soul
And I’m clapping as she bows
Losing control (oh)
She puts smoke on her stage