Dancing with my younger self

Verse 1
I saw a shadow in the mirror tonight
Same crooked smile, same hopeful eyes
He looked at me like I still had time
Like nothing heavy lived in my mind

He wore his heart out on his sleeve
Believed in things I stopped believing
Standing there in silence felt
Like I was meeting someone else

Pre-Chorus
He said when did you get so hard to hold
I laughed but it felt like growing old
I tried to speak but words just froze
So I let the silence say what I don’t

Chorus
Now I’m dancing with my younger self tonight
In the quiet where the past still feels alive
He don’t see the cracks behind my smile
He just spins me like I’m still a child

And for a moment I forget the weight
Every mistake every heartbreak
If I could see me through his eyes
I might believe I turned out right

Verse 2
He asked me if I still chased the sun
If I still ran just for the fun
He asked if love was everything
I said it hurts but it’s worth the sting

He said do we still dream before we sleep
That question cut too deep for me
But somewhere in his laugh I felt
A piece of me I never lost

Bridge
Maybe growing up just means
Learning how to miss your dreams
Maybe that kid still believes
In someone I forgot to be

And every tear I tried to hide
Fell like rain between our steps
But he just smiled and held my hand
Like I don’t need forgiveness yet

Final Chorus
Now I’m dancing with my younger self tonight
No more running from the light
He forgives the man I’ve been
And tells me I can dream again

And if tomorrow I forget myself
When the world gets loud inside my head
I’ll close my eyes and find that kid
And dance with him again

Cinematic emotional pop ballad with soft piano, ambient pads, and swelling strings. Intimate male vocal with a warm, emo