Front row seat, I watched her shakin'
Anxiously, her heart was breakin'
Tiptoe, on way for class
You got a second chance
To show them how you dance
Ballerina, ballerina
The thinnest glass you danced upon
Can't hold the weight of us
Ballerina, ballerina
Curtain call
She leaves me breathless, standing tall
With no defences
They applaud her every scene
But they don't see what I can see
We share the same bruises on our feet
Ballerina, ballerina
The thinnest glass you danced upon
Can't hold the weight of us
Ballerina, ballerina
Let it grow, let it split
Teach the silence how to quit
Heels down, hear the sound
I'll be the thunder as you hit the ground
No more shadows in the dark
No more hiding who we are
This is your last chance
Go show him how you dance
Ballerina, ballerina
She's a dreamer, ooh
One wrong move the floor might give
But that's no way to live
Ballerina, ballerina