[Verse] Midnight grease on my apron, still warm from the flame I slipped through the kitchen door, chasing a certain name The bassline hums like a memory, deep in my chest I’m a shadow in the hallway, but I’m dancing with the rest [Pre-Chorus] One foot in the past, one step toward the light A sizzle in the silence, burning ever so bright [Chorus] I’m dancing in the back, where the sauce still sings With every note on the beat, I rise and I swing No spotlight on my face, but my soul knows the tune I’m the chef in the kitchen, but I’m alive in the moon Dancing in the back, where the rhythm still calls And the fire in my heart’s been burning through it all [Verse] The grill has cooled, but the spirit's hot I close my eyes and the music’s what’s got A golden grip on my chest—tight, like a vow The melody’s my mother, my father, my now [Pre-Chorus] One foot in the past, one step toward the light A sizzle in the silence, burning ever so bright [Chorus] I’m dancing in the back, where the sauce still sings With every note on the beat, I rise and I swing No spotlight on my face, but my soul knows the tune I’m the chef in the kitchen, but I’m alive in the moon Dancing in the back, where the rhythm still calls And the fire in my heart’s been burning through it all [Bridge] I’ve chopped a thousand dreams, stirred a thousand fears But tonight, I’m not just here—tonight, I’m years Of quiet, of smoke, of waiting in the line Now I’m lost in the groove, and I’m finally—alive— Not just in the kitchen, but in the rhythm, in the sound I’m the one who’s been cooking… but I’m the one who’s found [Chorus] I’m dancing in the back, where the sauce still sings With every note on the beat, I rise and I swing No spotlight on my face, but my soul knows the tune I’m the chef in the kitchen, but I’m alive in the moon Dancing in the back, where the rhythm still calls And the fire in my heart’s been burning through it all [Outro] Dancing in the back… where the sauce still sings… Alive in the moon… still dancing in the back… (whispers) I’m alive… I’m alive… (beat fades out with a final synth swell)