Ponyville is a musical town full of wonderful songs and impromptu Broadway numbers.  This game is no different, so this thread is meant to archive all the quirky, soulful, or just downright silly songs that show up through the day to day lives of local Ponies.

-=Pinkie Pie - "Sugarcube Corner Jingle"=-

♪♪♪
When you're feeling beat
with a grumbly in your middle,
stop on by and have a treat,
a nosh, or just a nibble~!

Muffins, cakes, and candy~!
Aren't they all just great?
They make everypony happy~!
Ooh, I just can't wait!
♪♪♪

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-=Pinkie Pie - "Waffles!"=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Waffles Waffles; great for breakfast~!
Crunchy!  Toasty!  They just won't last~!
Pour on butter, syrup, honey!
Keep it coming~!  Yummy yummy~!
Waffles Waffles; I want more~!
Waffles Waffles at your door~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

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-=Pinkie Pie - "Joyous Day"=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Joyous day~!
Glorious day~!
'Cause hearts and hooves are on the way~!

It's that special time of year,
when all the ponies laugh and cheer~!
A time to play and dance together~!
To be together for-ever and ever~!

Joyous day~!
Glorious day~!

When you've got somepony by your side,
the world is bright and cheery~!
They know your heart and know your dreams,
and you can count! on! them! when things get dreary~!

Even if somepony has to leave,
it'll be okay.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder~!
And they'll come trotting back someday~!

They'll be back one--
Joyous day~!
Glorious day~!
'Cause hearts and hooves are on the way~!

So take a chance~! Let's tempt fate~!
Let's all dance, so grab a date~!
We'll swing and sing, love and laugh~!
It's worth the risk so take a chance~!

Joyous day~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

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-=Applejack and Rarity Duet - "I Won't Say It"=-

"But it isn't crazy talk!" Rarity exclaimed, "Believe me, Applejack, you'll feel so much better once its in the open air! You won't be all grumpy like you've been all morning. Come along, what about honesty? You can trust me completely, darling! Please? Please?!"

She could trust Rarity, Applejack knew. Rarity was her oldest friend, even if they never really became close until they'd grown up a bit.  And...  Rarity did  look out for her, and had been there for her in the past. Applejack looked at her, again, and frowned.

"Ah do trust ya', but yer' kinda goin' pretty far with this, ah think. I dunno where yer' gettin' this idea, Rarity..." she put a hoof out onto her shoulder, then stepped away again, back across the room toward the couch and window. She pushed her hat up slightly on her head, her voice singsongy, but soft.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
No need ta rush into conclusions
No need ta make it 'bout romance
Gal, don't go makin' yer presumptions
Cause me an' her? Ain't no way, no chance~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

As soon as Applejack began to softly sing in her distinct southern drawl, Rarity was quick to jump on the bandwagon, as it were. This was her chance, after-all! Quickly trotting to her side, she took in a calm breath and began to sing in her lovely voice.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Who, dear, are you kidding?
She's the Earth and heaven to you!
Try to keep it hidden.
Darling, I can see right through you.
Friend, you can't conceal it;
I know how you feel and
Who you're thinking of!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

While singing, she began to work her magic, pulling in a rainbow of fabrics to swirl around the two of them to create an enchanting, Rainbow Dash inspired, atmosphere.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

As she retorted musically, Applejack stubbornly batted a ream of sky blue from her path, and stubbornly slumped by the window, folding her legs and leaning against it with a stubborn shake of her head.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
You swoon, you sigh,
Why deny it? Uh-oh.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

As the sky blue fabric was batted away, Rarity flexed her magic a bit, horn sparkling brilliantly as it shaped into a distinct Pegasus shape. It circled around Applejack a few times before attempting to leave a little kiss on her cheek.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
It's too cliche
I won't say I'm in love
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Applejack rolled her eyes,  and without turning, raised a hoof and shoved it through the fabric pony's face, as if she were shoving a cupcake through it's eye.  She turned her back on it and stepped away from the window, over the scattered reams of color, past Rarity, and shook her head as she continued.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Ah thought mah heart was so much wiser
But now it's like it wants to shout
Mah head is screamin' get a grip, gal
Unless ye're dyin' ta cry your heart out

O-ohhhhhhhh~hhhhhhhhh~
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

As she sang, she made it to Rarity's couch, and sat upon it. She pulled her hat from her head, and as she warbled in her pretty southern drawl, she laid back across the couch, resting her hat over her heart, feeling how it was racing... Her cheeks tinted red, and she turned her back away to Rarity and her singing.

Rarity frowned a little as her little pony creation was poked in the "eye." Her little visual presentation wasn't doing much for her friend, so she decided to put the beautiful display away for the moment, the reams of color going over the couch that Applejack had laid herself on. Following the reams, Rarity popped up from behind her wonderful fainting couch and inclined her head, bobbing it slightly as she musically retorted.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling.
Darling, I'm not buying.
Dear, I saw you hit the ceiling!
Face it like a grown-up.
It is time to own up
That you've got, got, got it bad!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Opening an eye to look up at Rarity's crooning face, Applejack's cheeks burned redder as Rarity serenaded her with this imagined romance between her and Rainbow Dash. They were friends, they were close allies, they were...

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Whoa, now; No chance, now way
Ah won't say it, no, no
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Give up, give in
Check the grin, you're in love
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Applejack’s blush was very apparent to the unicorn, a sort of confirmation that she was on the right track. Of course, it could have been a sign of embarrassment, but look at the face she was making! She was thinking of something, something close and personal! Was it really her business? Not terribly, but her first  and more sincere goal was to make her friend feel better by admitting her feelings. To help show Applejack her tell-tale expression, Rarity brought over a mirror and set it right in front of the stubborn Earth pony.

Last night, they'd been together when everyone else was on their own dates. Applejack blushed a shade darker as she realized how wonderful letting Rainbow carry her had been, flying, and she rolled slightly aside, off the couch and to her hooves, trying to escape Rarity's gaze.

Though Applejack tried to escape both her and the truth, Rarity was adamant and on top of her, bringing over the other two mirrors from her display. Trotting over next to Applejack, she tried her best to box her in using three of the mirrors, showing off her blush, as she herself climbed over one of the mirrors, continuing to sing.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
This scene won't play,
Ah won't say I'm in love
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
You're doing flips, read my lips
You're in love
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Applejack stumbled to a halt as the mirrors floated in on all sides. She was faced with her own reflection, all about her now, as Rarity surrounded her and accused her of being in love. Could Rarity really be right? Could she really not notice it herself?

No, no. This wasn’t the case. She cared about her, loved her, but she wasn’t in love with her. Right. Right! As Rarity joined her in the middle of the mirrors, Applejack stepped up toward her, pointing a hoof at her as she answered.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Yer way off base
Ah won't say it
Get off mah case
Ah won't say it
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Dear, don't be proud.
It's O.K. You're in love.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

It seemed that Applejack’s stubbornness was going to win out in this little bout, but she had at least made good progress which satisfied the unicorn quite a bit. She lifted the mirrors again and moved them back to the display area, content to leave the earth pony alone with her own musings. She sang her final retort as she started to trot her way back to her fainting couch, resting on it, still facing her friend as she felt the song slowly coming to a close.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
O-ohhhhhhhh~hhhhhhhhh~
At least out loud,
Ah won't say Ah'm in love
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

As the mirrors, and Rarity both relented, Applejack walked away from them both, resting a hoof over her chest as she sang, her voice softening as she reached the window, and folded her forelegs against the sill, looking out at the race taking place over the square. Rarity could hear her trailing the song off to a close, with a faint touch of longing to her voice.

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-=Poppy - "Poppy's Gardening Song"=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
P, my name is Poppy,
And I go hippy-hoppy.
Hooves go clippy-cloppy
All day long!

I love planting seeds,
Busy as a hive of bees.
Tulips, daisies, and zinnias,please,
Come and sing along!

I love skipping rope,
So I'm not grouchy, nope, nope, nope...
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

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-=Rosebud - "Rosebud's Slaughtering Song"=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
R, my name is Rosebud~
I bathe in my foes' blood!
And--uh--I could jump in the mud,
All day long!

I love reading books,
Tryin' stuff and stoppin' crooks!
Though ponies gimme dirty looks,
Come and sing along!

I love skipping rope,
So I'm n--aaah!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

The exuberant pink filly tripped, flailed all six of her limbs, and landed on her head.

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-=Rose Petal - "The Sun Song"=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
If there's something everypony loves,
it's the Sun.

Bringing warmth, bringing light,
it's the Sun~!

The one thing we all need,
surely you agree,
you've gotta concede;
it's the Sun~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

With a bright giggle the Flutter Pony leaped away and flitted over to Pansy, circling around her head as her wings continued to ring out that sweet melody.  She seemed to have an effect on her surroundings -- the music her wings echoed through the trees made the branches gently sway with a whistling tune.  Everything seemed to slowly become more lush and green in proximity as if swelling with energy.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
What makes the flowers grow?
It's the Sun~!

What warms the winds that blow?
It's the Sun~!

True, the night is grand,
bringing peace across the land.
But compared to the Sun?
The Moon is just so bland... (<i>Gah... I get sleepy just thinking about it...)

You'll never change my mind!
The day suits me just fine~!
You can't compare the night,
when the day just feels so right~!
Brightening our lives
with its warm and loving liiii~~~ght...</i>
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

It was just then that the day finally came to a close as the sunset eased down just far enough beyond the treeline to cast the woods into a dim darkness.  The Moon had yet to rise, but the day was certainly over.  It seemed to have a negative effect on the little Flutter Pony as she pouted and plopped herself down on Pansy's back, looking cross.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
There goes the Sun.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

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-=Rarity - "Perfectly Fabulous"=-

"Girl, we've got work to do..." Rarity sighed softly to herself, trotting over to her powder room, "Pass me the paint and glue..."

She caught herself a quick shower, humming a little song. Though the last evening was filled with working, she had gotten almost all of her orders done! Luna's outfits were ready, including the one made especially for Celestia, and her design work for Twilight and Widget's outfits were completed and ready to be made real. Though she looked awful at the moment, a song was just the thing to push her through her morning routine.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Perfect isn't easy, but... it's... me!
When one knows the world is watching,
One does what one must.
Some minor adjustments, darling.
Fix this atrocity, for fabulosity.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Feeling much more fresh from her shower, she began to use her magic to bring over a variety of make-up and her mane-dryer to get to work. In no time at all, her lines were hidden, her eyes adorned with eyelashes, long and fluttery with that beautiful blue eyeshadow. Her mane was dried and done up in just the right way with her veritable arsenal of beautification tools at her disposal. Strolling out into her room proper, she continued singing.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Each little step or pose,
Poise, grace, and beauty shows.
Uh!
Sometimes it's too much for even me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Going over to her closet and drawers, she began to look for something to accent her features this morning. A scarf perhaps? Though it wasn't cold, it was always a fashionable accessory. Perhaps a necklace? A giant hat with a feather?

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
But when all the world says yes,
Then who am I to say no?
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Finally, she selected a beautiful purple scarf and wrapped it around her neck before posing dramatically in front of her window.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Don't ask a filly to dress like a lily.
No, girl, you need a pro!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Pushing the window open, she almost expected a flock of birds to attend to her, whistling along with her tune, dressing her up, fawning over her beauty. Instead, she was welcomed to the quiet morning air and a bit of wind, making her shiver slightly as she shut the window with a bit of a pout.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Not a mark or a goof,
Take a peek at that hoof!
La..La..Laaa!
Perfection becomes me, nest ce pau?
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Making her way to the mirror, she posed a few times, examining herself from every possible angle to make sure everything was just right.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Unrivaled! Unruffled!
I'm beauty unleashed!
Jaws drop. Hearts stop.
Such class and humility,
Just like nobility!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Continuing on a series of notes, she made her way down the stairs with a bounce in her step. She wasn't going to let something as minor as falling asleep by the sewing machine... again... put a damper on her day! Today, she would finally get a chance to get out of the Boutique, to relax, to enjoy herself!

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Though I covet the upper class,
This town's the right place for me!
You pretty colts all over the city,
I have your hearts, and you have my pity.
Pretty is nice, but still, it's just pretty!
Perfect, my dear...
Is me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

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-=Wordsmith - "Far over the misty mountains cold"=-

♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
Far over the misty mountains cold
        To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away ere break of day
        To seek the pale enchanted gold.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        As he sang, the shadows cast by his horn's light... they began to move, shifting and shaping themselves as he called his words from memory deep.
Like a shadow puppet play done upon a great white sheet they sprang to life as he bid them.
        Pansy and Rose Petal saw a great mountain form, it's peak broken by a line to show it was topped with snow and a trail down to its base, and upon that trail strode tiny pony-like beings, shaggy and burly for their size.  The stated Dwarves of Shetland he had mentioned before singing.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
        While hammers fell like ringing bells
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
        In hollow halls beneath the fells.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        The shadows slid, changing scenes and now showing a pony standing before an anvil, hammer swinging high and falling heavy upon whatever was being forged.  A great stone dome behind the pony and anvil, roaring with a great fire.  A master's forge, hot as Celestia's sun.  The earth and flutter pony could almost... almost hear, on the edge of sound, a ringing.  Sharp and full, heavy and strong.  A hammer upon an anvil.
        Again the scene changed, 'dropping' down to show the 'places deep' with shapeless things moving about, merely eyes upon a black backdrop.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
For ancient king and elvish lord
        There many a gleaming golden hoard
They shaped and wrought, and light they caught
        To hide in gems on hilt of sword.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        Now the shadows showed a pony wearing a crown, a magnificent solid thing.  It also showed the elegant long shape of a Flutterpony lord wearing a band of intricately wrought metal upon its brow, crowned with a single gem upon the middle of its brow.
        The two ladies listening where gifted the sight of the dwarves shaping molten nothingness into jewelry and blade and armor, bedecked with jewel and precious metals as highlights, glinting in the light of the great fires of their forges.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
On silver necklaces they strung
        The flowering stars, on crows they hung
The dragon-fire, in twisted wire
        They meshed the light of moon and sun.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        Dwarves were shown holding crowns up to the night sky, starlight shining down upon their wares.  As well as a great Wyrm breathing its fiery exhalation upon thin threads that Shetlanders then twisted like wool upon a spindle wheel.
        Gems surrounding the emblems of Celestia and Luna, the Sun and Moon, were show glowing and glinting.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
Far over the misty mountains cold
        To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away, ere break of day,
        To claim our long-forgotten gold.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        Now they saw the great mountain again... but even though it was a shadow, it felt... cold and lonely.  The forge-fires long extinguished, not even embers glowed, and mounds of coin, armor, shield, sword and spear, helm and crown all piled, forgotten and dissolving into the mists of legend and myth.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
Goblets the carved there for themselves
        And harps of gold; where no man delves
There lay they long, and many a song
        Was sung unheard by pony or elves.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        Tables set with plate and knife, fork and spoon with goblet and pitcher sat unattended.  Set on stools and drums were flutes, lutes, lyres and larger harps.  No happiness or merriment was felt, just silence and loneliness.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
The pines were roaring on the height,
        The winds were moaning in the night.
The fire was red, it flaming spread;
        The trees like torches blazed with light.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        Great moaning, trunks old and ancient protesting could be heard.  Leaves and nettles rustling and crackling as breezes danced through them, giving them life.
        A great forest now burned, shadow branches licked by tongues of flame, the shadows of the fire were faintly red too.  As the trio walked the flames did spread to more and more tall black trees burning along the cave walls.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
The bells were ringing in the dale
        And pony looked up with faces pale;
Then dragon’s ire more fierce than fire
        Laid low their towers and houses frail.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        Again, Pansy and Rose Petal could swear they almost heard a ringing but this one was different, a clear clarion bell, ringing in panic and terror, an alarm sounding from a multitude of great brass bells.
        Over a small town at the foot of the mountain, on a lake, ponies ran around trying to fortify their homes while a great dragon loomed like some dark thing above them, wings wide and whose flapping brought great hurricane storm-winds.
        With blast after blast of fire the wyrm laid low the town, wooden buildings burned to cinder.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
The mountain smoked beneath the moon;
        The dwarves, they heard the tramp of doom.
They fled their hall to dying fall
        Beneath his feet, beneath the moon.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        The shadow-mountain did smoke under the pale disk of the moon in Wordsmith's shadow-play.  Shetlander Dwarves were running down the mountain trail, their great and grand halls rubble and smoking now thanks to the dragon who took residence in their home.  Seen fighting with some dwarves, attacking with spear and sword and pole-axe, to no avail and laid low under the great paw and claw of the wyrm.


♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
Far over the misty mountains grim
        To dungeons deep and caverns dim
We must away, ere break of day,
        To win our harps and gold from him!
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
        The Lonely Mountain stands, surrounded by death, dread and lonesomeness.  Shetlander Dwarves marching away, vowing to return and retake their home of long generations forgotten.  The sun barely peeking over the edge while the moon dips low.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:53, Tue 18 Sept 2012.

I wanted to share this song, I had written for a previous My Little Pony game that Lunajack, our Gamemarester, Widget Whatsis, and I (and others too!) were involved in.

The mane 6 were involved in a fight against a corrupted white tailed deer named Wrath, and this was Pinkie Pie's alpha strike against her! Please enjoy!

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-=Pinkie Pie - "Bossfight!", from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - The Call of Harmony=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
What we got here is something spooky
And maybe more than just a little bit cooky
There's ponies fighting nutty white tails
Now here's a song that'll tip the scales

Listen up friends! Gotta be on guard
Singing this song isn't very hard
Let's stop the fighting and everything
Raise your voices and let's sing!

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Oh, Wrath, Wrath
You gotta learn to laugh
Gotta learn to have some fun

You created this mist
To get us all angry
You sure had us on the run

Oh dear, you're a deer, dear
Why're you causin' so much fear
Ohhhh, Wrath, Wrath
You gotta learn to laugh

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Everypony, this is the boss fight!
So let's battle with all of our might!
But this isn't some silly little RPG
It's real life. And that's serious, see?

You're a scary looking girl that's for sure
But underneath there's a deer who's pure
Of your inner self you should be proud
Don't refrain! Sing the chorus out looooouuuuud
Come on, everypony!

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Oh, Wrath, Wrath
You gotta learn to laugh
Gotta learn to have some fun

You created this mist
To get us all really mad
You sure had us on the run

Oh dear, you're a deer, dear
Why're you causin' so much fear
Ohhhh, Wrath, Wrath
You gotta learn to laugh
One more time!

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Oh, Wrath, Wrath
You gotta learn to laugh
Gotta learn to have some fun

You created this mist
To get us all ticked off
You sure had us on the run

Oh dear, you're a deer, dear
Why're you causin' so much fear
Ohhhh, Wrath, Wrath
You gotta learn to laugh

Ohhhh, Wrath, Wrath
You gotta learn to laaaaauuuuuugh!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:10, Tue 18 Sept 2012.

-=The Cast - "Playing Jump Rope With The Timeline" - OOC Ramblings=-

(Starcrasher)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Skip, skip, up and down,
changing the times all over town,
And sooner or later they'll all come try,
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie

♪ dun dun dun dundundundun dun dun ♫

(Pinkie Pie)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Take a skip, a jump and hop,
'cause we don't know when time will stop.
Keep the temporal train a-movin'
Cause~!  Reaction~!
Time is fluid.

Keep up with me and it'll be fine~!
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(Twilight Sparkle)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Pinkie, please don't do this.
It's all too incongruous.
Playing 'round with static phases,
spinning 'round the great clock faces.

Shifting temporal states
will put us all in straits!
All sorts of problems could arise!
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(Shai Ni)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Pinkie Pie, you should heed Twilight
Messing with time is not alright
Changing the past is disconcerting
Who knows what things you could be hurting

Then again, some things could be fun
Maybe a trip, but just this one
It couldn't hurt to give a try to
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(Pinkie Pie)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Just think of all the fun there'll be
in leapfrogging all through history~!
Skip past dimensions one-through-three;
go for the Fourth, 'cause there we'll see:

TARDIS appearing in foreign lands.
Crashing into DeLoreans~!
Mix up a cocktail of spacetime
using the Infinite Improbability Drive!

We'll be back before we arrived~!
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(Rainbow Dash)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
I know we're all heading to the new day arriving
I'm just a little worried about who's driving
She's popular enough to have her own fandom
I just wish she wasn't so random

Even though we're travellin' through time
I can't get behind the sound of this rhyme
This song needs guitar, it's just too plain
Rockin and rollin' this crazy train

Get your hoverboard and come on board
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(Fung Shui)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Cha~os!
You think that its all a game!
Skipping all through time without a thought
to who the world will blame!

Stop and think of consequences-

Wars and Peaces; Nephews, Neices
Economics; Avionics
Strange and Mundane; Chocolate Rain
Cotton Candy; Feeling Dandy

Already I feel myself changing,
just as the timeline is deranging!
Well past the point it could be warded,
Grey setting in as I'm Discorded!

Forget the cake, Fate is the Lie!
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(Lorepony)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Don't worry Fung, the gray won't last
'cause I'm the keeper of the past.
Knowing lessons, legends, stories
is the job of this Lore Pony.

The past is fixed with a quick suture.
Instead let's all look to the future~!
Now there's a time I'd like to see,
a new unwritten history!

Time also goes from side to side, when
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(Loose Leaf)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
It's hard to argue with our Lore Pony
Time skipping might take us somewhere quite homey

I myself don't mind the quest
To me waiting is quite a test

I say we take our chances,
scream TALLY HO
And soon though the timeline we shall go
Hold onto your pants!
Well if we had some
I'm afraid the trip might be too awesome

Of course that's saying we don't die
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

(All)
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Skipping the timeline with Pinkie Pie!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:11, Wed 22 Aug 2012.

-=Alto Forza - "The Business of Love" - "Trixie's Quest" Adventure Zone=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
I'm a mover;
a shaker;
like Mack the Knife.
I can take your last Bit with the throw of a die.
I've got a gift for winning from Celes~~tia~~.
But I'm just a foal in this business of love.

I'm a smooth operator in all affairs;
so~~phisti~~cated,
debo~~nair.
I've got all kinds of fancy stuff~~.
But I'm just a foal in this business of love.

I'm just a foal.
Nopony broke my heart.
I'm just a foal, yeah~~.
I play the part.
I'm just a foal, Oh~~!
Like the Moon above;
I'm shining bright in this business of love.

To ensure your satisfaction, I started young.
I never look back at the things that I've done.
I turn my knack, for pleasure, into an art.
But nothing can save me from your own heart.

I'm just a foal.
Nopony broke my heart.
I'm just a foal, yeah~~.
I play the part.
I'm just a foal, Oh~~!
Like the Sun above;
I'm burning hot in this business of love.

I was once draft stud at the top of my game;
'I Thank Them All' was my middle name.
There's just one thing I never knew;
I got a whole lot of nothin'
if I ain't got you~~.

I'm just a foal.
You broke my heart.
I'm just a foal, yeah~~.
You knew from the start.
I'm just a foal, Oh~~!
I'm not proud of;
the way you showed me up in the business of love.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

---

-=Rue the Lore Pony and Trixie - "Poor Unfortunate Foals" - "Trixie's Quest" Adventure Zone=-

"Well... if that's all you want, then I can't help you.  Not with the magic, at least.  But the best become that way as they learn from a master and then surpass them."  Rue said with a shake of her multi-horned head.  "I do know where you can find the best teacher.  He's an old friend of mine, so to speak..."

Trixie took in Rue with a still-smoldering glare. "Then you'll give me the information I need to find my path?"

"My dear, sweet child.  That's what I do.  It's what I live for.  To help unfortunate Ponies like yourself.  Poor souls with no one else to turn to."  As Rue paced back and forth before Trixie, the fall of her hooves seemed to echo with an odd tempo of sorts.  A purposeful rhythm that was joined by the musical jingling of her bells.  Behind Trixie, the fireplace became hotter at her back as the flames seemed to swell and sway in time.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
I don't spend all my time in this lost archive.
I travel 'round the worlds for ones like you.
From then 'til yesterdays,
I gather all the strays,
Mending, stitching, fixing every bump and bruise.

Fortunately I have a special Talent.
My very own, just a little black magic.
I'll keep the details in the dark,
You can't see my Cutie Mark.
You understand -- it'd just spoil the trick.

Poor unfortunate foals~!
In pain, in need~!
One Pony longs for romance,
while another hopes for wealth,
and do I help them?
Yes, indeed.

Those poor unfortunate foals~!
So sad, yet true.
They come flocking to my library
Crying "Help, we need you Rue~!"
And I help them!
Yes, I do~.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

In the deep recesses of the atrium, Rue's voice echoed over and over upon itself into a booming volume.  It sounded as though there were a dozen more of her all about.  "Of course, you know what they say: If you're good at something, never do it for free.  There is the matter of payment for services rendered.  You've glimpsed it already, but do you really understand it?  I don't like piddling around with fine print."

"Well, I can't say so for sure." Trixie answered, casting a wary glance at the dancing flames, then back to the mysterious mare as she continued and went on to explain...

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
You see it comes to be that everypony has a story.
A tale, a drama, unique to only they.
I give them all the hints they need to flourish.
And in return I get to keep a page.

The lives they live are fuller, richer, better~!
Every new event adds to the tome.
And when all is said and done,
and the lead has had their fun,
I close the book and welcome them on home.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

A bit stunned by the description,  and thinking back, she murmured, sounding a bit hesitant at the realization. "The.. The books are the ponies...?"

"Oh, don't act so surprised.  I told you it was Black Magic.  Besides, it's more than generous -- they get the chance to live their fulfilled life and are immortalized for it.  And if they squander their opportunity, then they can at least become a cautionary tale."

Upon that, Rue reached a hoof into her voluminous cloak and withdrew a stout scroll from within.  A grand gesture unfurled it out into the air where it whirled about, spinning open and unwinding like a spiraling serpent.  The names and hoof prints of thousands of individuals were written all across its surface -- Trixie would even briefly catch sight of Summer Song's signature in the quickest of glances.  There was still plenty of blank space on the parchment as well.  It curled around both Unicorns, winding about to surround them in its coils.

Trixie turned, casting her eyes over the scroll fluttering about them in the atrium's warm air, full of more names than Trixie could count, and all signed their in mystic sigil-ink.  The sense of trepidation, and fear both grew.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The world's a fickle place you know.
Yesterday's hottest trend is tomorrow's bore.
The shooting star you're after is a swift one.
Elusive, evanescent, and what's more:

You know yourself how life can turn against you.
Why play by the rules of someone else's game?
Just throw your lot with me,
and soon enough you'll see,
I can teach you what you need to have your way~!

Come on~!

You poor unfortunate foal!
Help me,
help you.
Your dream is to be Great and Powerful, isn't it?
Then grasp the reigns!
Force the world to pay its due!

You poor unfortunate foal!
Trixie~!  Yes, you!

If you want to cross this bridge of fate,
you've got to pay the toll.
The iron's hot, so now you strike!
Just go ahead and sign the scroll~!
The cost of your dreams isn't all that steep;
the price is just your soul~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

The glow of Trixie's horn faded into the reddish fire glow of the atrium, and her hoof slowly lifted from the parchment. Her eyes held determination, now, as she looked up at Rue, her heart racing in her chest. Then, her eyes lowered back to the page, half in disbelief... though with no less conviction.

Beside where her hoof had rested, gleaming still in the soft blue shades of her magical ink, the parchment read...

'Trixie Lulamoon'

"You poor, unfortunate foal..." Rue's echo sounded particularly sinister as it sank down into a low purr.
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-=Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash - "Learn About Love"=-

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
You're the expert that I seek
Even though you're what I'd call an egghead and a geek
I need to comprehend
What these feelings mean, I don't aim to condescend.

Love really is confusing
I'd rather forget and go back to snoozing
Though I'm not proud of
I really need help with love!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Dash plunked her flank on the ground unceremoniously, looking as dejected and pitiful as she possibly could. "Seriously, I really really do..."

Twilight was frankly surprised to have such a thing confessed to her, but did her best to keep along with it.  She wasn't sure she was really an ideal person to come to on such a matter though.  Surely Rarity would have been better?  Or even Applejack?  "I am not an egghead.  I'm not really sure I'm the best Pony to be asking about this sort of thing, to be honest.  I barely understand it myself... but... well;

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
I can't forget about that time.
The way it felt when I looked into his eyes.
I admit; I was terrified.
But now I'm glad that I gave it a try.

That first date, I was so anxious.
Curious...
Excited...
And yeah, I felt kinda sick...
But now I can't get enough.
Here's what I know about love:

Twilight couldn't help but feel light on her hooves as she discussed the matter.  What had initially been blind panic had turned into something a lot more comfortable between her and Widget.  She chanced a look over her shoulder to see him waiting in the distance before she continued.

Love's a strange concept.
Varied from one Pony to the next.
But there is a median:
Take notes --
the lesson will begin!

Love's all about devotion.
Chemistry.
Affinity.
Such odd emotions.
And yes, even mushy stuff.
They're all parts of love.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

"Stop making faces.  This is important and, I'll have you know, kissing is awesome.  Surely you have a type?  Some kind of personality or look you're attracted to?"

Rainbow Dash quickly snapped into a relaxed pose, looking somewhat puzzled at how Twilight could think she was being immature. "I'm not making faces! I'm just stretching my face muscles!" Even as Twilight turned, she resumed making ill faces at the mention of 'mushy stuff'. "And... I don't really... hmmm... a type? I haven't really thought about it before I guess."

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
They'd have to be cool and cute
Awesome, amazing and athletic to boot
Honesty is key
She'd be strong just like an apple tree
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

One of Twilight's brows perked at that. "She?"

They cyan pegasus' fuchsia eyes went wide as she realized what she had just blurted out. "Uh, he! He!"

"You know Rainbow, there's nothing wrong with being into mares as well.  Plus you didn't specify gender on your poster, so there's sure to be some girls in the contest today too." she added knowingly.  She'd heard that Pinkie Pie intended on joining, after all.

Rainbow Dash seemed to consider the words of the unicorn for a few moments before continuing on.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Whether its a mare or stallion
It won't be one or two, maybe a batallion
You will see the proof
They will travel far to win my hoof

I've thought on this through and through
A contest like this is long over-due
Poster's up, can't turn back now!
Now I just have to think about how...
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The contest should to do the task,
of weeding the good ones from the chaff.
As far as athletics is concerned.
But the rest?
You still risk getting burned.

It won't be easy to fit that bill.
Those are some big horseshoes to fill.
It's hard to find love,
when you rely on luck.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
I'm really quite demanding
I want a smooth flight not a crash landing
I don't wanna date whoever
I'm gonna be alone forever!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

"Well it sure sounds like you've already got somepony in mind..." the Unicorn said with an idle roll of her eyes.

Rainbow Dash blushed and fidgeted a little, looking shyly to the side. "Well...There is somepony I had been sorta thinking of..."

Twilight led in almost teasingly.  "Who is she?"

Rainbow shot her a little bit of a stern look. "He, remember? He!  A... stallion.  Yeah." She rubbed her forehooves together as she began to ramble.  "Named Jack.  Jack... Apple... Appleton!  Jack Appleton." She smiled rather dorkily.

That sort of reply earned Rainbow Dash the exact sort of flat deadpan look that had gotten the two of them into the whole mess in the first place. "...are you for real?" Twilight had to genuinely fight the urge to face hoof and continued with more care in her tone.  "Look, Rainbow Dash..."

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
You can't rely on just your wings.
Your heart is better suited
for these kind of things.

However things turn out,
your heart will guide you
without a single doubt.

I may have balked the first time,
But dive straight in and
you'll be just fine.
I know you'll find out
all you'll know about love~~.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Rainbow Dash nodded quickly with a smile, seemingly finally starting to get it.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Love is kinda like flying
At first its tricky
Butterflies, spinning, death defying

This is really something new
It's rather scary, but I
Need to be strong and see it through

I know what I need to do
I need to let my heart guide
I'm wiser now, thank you
I know I'll find out
All I'll know about love~~

We know we'll find out
All we'll know about love~~<3!

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
In the limelight, dressed elegantly,
Strutting my stuff in high society!
Glamour and glitz, that's the life for me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

As Rarity sang, her imagination spun herself a scene where she was standing on a stage surrounded by darkness with a large set of stairs featured prominently. The words came from her lips as she appeared at the top, the lights of the theater all pointed towards her. Galloping applause of uncountable, faceless ponies filled the air as she appeared, her every step downwards sending shock-waves through the crowd. Adorning the mare was an outfit straight out of burlesque: tight and flaunting her curves while also dazzling those who saw her with feathers, not to mention those fishnets~

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
In the limelight, art shows filled to the brim.
When they see my work, even critics can’t be grim.
Fame and fortune consume all of my dreeeams!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

A single spot light came down in the center of the crowd as Loose Leaf's voice rose. There was a parting, and from a group of nameless onlookers, Loose Leaf was lifted up, lounging against them, until she was led down to to the stage across from Rarity. She sauntered up next to her, a grin plastered on her face, meeting Rarity at the bottom of the stairs. She too was adorned in a matching outfit, fish nets and all. She extended her hoof to the fair unicorn above her, leading her the rest of the way down the steps until they were on the stage next to each other.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Somewhere far from here,
That's artistic and sublime~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Elegantly, Rarity extended her hoof and took it in Loose Leaf's, appreciating the help down the stairs. Every motion flaunted her confidence as she strutted her stuff on the stage, saddling up close to the matching mare beside her. As she sang her piece, her head leaned towards Loose Leaf in a svelte gesture.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Somewhere far away from here
is a place where I can shine!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Loose Leaf, of course, was much less subtle. She put her hoof to her chest and belted out in a strong, but not unattractive voice against Rarity's softer lyrics.

The lights flickered on around them, illuminating the stage, showing the band on the edges of the stage. The stallion behind the piano, Fancy Pants no less slid his hoof down the line of keys, pumping up the music as the rest of the band snapped to at full luster.

How ponies played the piano with hoofs, none will ever know.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot light, that spot light!
Under it is where I want to be
The spot light, that bright light!
Under it is the perfect place for me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

The two mare's voices rang out, Rarity's classic and deep voice and Loose Leaf's rougher though passionate vocals wafting together with surprising complementary.

Loose Leaf and Rarity stomped about the stage with vigor, staying in sync with each other's movements at the center of the stage, side stepping to the right, then to the left, Loose Leaf taking Rarity's hoof again and spinning her out then pulling her back in. She dipped the more elegant mare in an arch, her popping back out to lead into another coordinated line dance. They stepped with sass and they stepped with attitude, their flanks shaking towards the crowd of nameless onlookers sporting their cigars and their tuxes, who wooted for the ladies on stage. They turned back around towards each other as the music softened just a bit. The two slid their hooves under their cheeks and stood on their hind legs, swerving their flanks as they lowered to the ground.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Maybe if I dream
One day it will become reality…!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Rarity popped back up, followed by Loose Leaf who passed her a nod and a grin. Their hooves came together and their front legs stretched out as they leaned back just so.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot light, that’s where I want to be!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

After their dance together, the two mares split, drawing the attention of the group of onlookers in two directions. Rarity, noticing that one of her crushes was playing the piano, took the opportunity to saunter over to the band on the side of the stage, spotlight trailing her every movement. With a leap, she gracefully got on top of the large instrument and laid there, completely splayed out with one hoof dangling down towards Fancy Pants who continued playing.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
If I design dresses all day, I shall surely get my way.
I’ve got no time for other things…
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

At the last line, she offered a sly little wink to Fancy Pants before turning her body towards the audience, one hoof holding her head aloft while the other gently made circles on her flank.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Or for those bills that you have to pay~
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Fancy Pants added, his own accented voice tinkling above his piano. He gave a curt nod to Ms. Rarity and a gentlemanly smile.

On the other side of the stage, Loose Leaf had trotted over to where a group of ponies were blowing out onto their trumpets. One could swear they could see Octavia strumming at her cello. Loose Leaf stood up on her hind legs, and stomped a hoof onto the chair where one of the trumpet players were sitting on.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Spending my nights just a blank canvas and me
While the world turns, with my art is where I need to be~!

Even if all your friends are out having fun without me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Loose Leaf caressed the trumpeter's cheek, making him blush, then grabbed the trumpet seconds after her last line and pulled out so that the horn blew exceptionally high pitched. The poor pony blowing into it's eyes widened as Loose Leaf pulled back on there instrument's lead-pipe.

The spotlights of the stage turned up top to the beat of the music, eventually resting to blind the audience with their brilliant light, drowning the scene in white.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot light, that spot light!
Under it is where I want to be
The spot light, that bright light!
Under it is the perfect place for me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Rarity trotted into the blank space, her chest puffed out, head swinging as she sang. Loose Leaf followed behind, mimicking her trot. A scene of screaming fans and paparazzi lined up behind the velvet rope in the night, a red carpet laid out on the ground for the approaching mares grew closer. Rarity and Loose Leaf kept up their in-time trotting and singing, gowns and hair-dos worthy of the red carpet shimmering onto their flanks as they stepped out into the red carpet.

Photos flashed, photographs of Rarity and Loose Leaf posing as they made their way down the line jumping up, until they were blown away by some gust of wind.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot light, that spot light!
Under it is where I want to be
The spot light, that bright light!
Under it is the perfect place for me~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

The two zoomed by on a private boat, Rarity holding one of her fancy hats with a group of terrified Canterlot's finest as Loose Leaf drove, zipping over the water with a grin plastered on her face until they disappeared out of site.

From the opposite direction, a carriage rolled by, Rarity this time taking hold of the reigns as Loose Leaf held her seat, them both in their summer best being drawn by four handsome stallions. Loose Leaf shot Rarity a grin and the unicorn met it with the sly upturn of her lips and cracked the reigns, sending the stallions galloping off as the music spiked as it led into the second half of the chorus.

Curtains drew over them, then slid away, reveling Rarity pushing away a velvet changing screen, Luna and Celestia brightening up at the site of their newest gowns, glittering in royal splendor. Loose Leaf leaned into their fashion moment, sliding away the background like it was part of a set, revealing a grand hall done up with murals of her designs. The two Princess's jaws dropped, and Rarity and Loose Leaf stood beaming. They're happy moments were cut short by the painful glare of a spot lights starting to flip on over them, leaving them both squinting.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ Instrumental ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Loose Leaf started to trip in her blindness, Rarity soon tumbling down with her. The two mares started to slide down a set of stairs that flattened out into a slide. They clutched each other and started to scream as they picked up speed, slipping through loops and twists that formed the musical notes of their song. Their eyes widened, and if they hadn't been clutching each other for dear life before, they were now as an upturned ramp into nowhere lay at the end of the measure. The two mares were flung off the end, flying out into the white abyss. Loose Leaf reached out for Rarity, grabbing her at just the last moment and spreading her wings. Just as they picked up into a glide, Loose Leaf hit a sudden wall, not even defined in the blank background. She flattened, dropping Rarity, then plumping back out and tumbling down with her friend.

The two landed in piles of Rarity's fashions and canvases of Loose Leaf's art. Their heads popped out. There was no rest as they watched horrified as their work started to grow around them. The two scrambled out of the death trap, but it was too late, the pile growing to monstrous proportions, drowning them both in it.

Everything went dark.

Suddenly, the darkness was broken by a strong beam of light that cut a path through the black and struck the form of Rarity. She appeared to be alone now, a contemplative and innocently hopeful look drawn into her features. Her aqua eyes, previously looking down to the ground, slowly rose up to gaze undaunted into that glimmering light that shined down around her. Sparkles traced her pupils as she stared, and one hoof slowly raised into the air as more lyrics began to softly sing out from her lips.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot-light, that spot-light...
Under it is where I want to be.
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

As she continued to sing, another voice joined her soft and lyrically tune, coming out from the darkness around her.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spotlight... That bright light...
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Not wanting to remain in the darkness any longer, another spotlight burst out and illuminated Loose Leaf who leaped straight into the beam, her piercings dazzling in that shine.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
It aught’a be shining down on me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Loose Leaf cried, her voice more spoken than sung. She took rarity's hoof and pulled her back into their scene on the stage, their outfits back on their bodies. The spotlights illuminated the stage and floor lights glittered on the stare case that once adorned it bare. From out of no where it seemed, the two were tossed matching top hats and canes, both taking hold of them and slapping the hats on their heads. They started to dance together with the canes as they made their way up the stare case.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot light, that spot light!
Under it is where I want to be!
The spot light, that bright light!
Under it is the perfect place for me!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Each step they ascended exploded with sparklers of light, until they were both up nearly the whole way, hats tipped, canes under their front legs.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot light, that spot light!
Under it is where I want to be!
The spot light, fame’s light!
Under it is where I’m going to be!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

The stair case seemed to expand, the stage now covered in mares and stallions dressed to coordinate and dancing as so around the base. The musicians glittered with new uniforms to match the dancers, and blasted out with the last of the song's vigor, building for a finally.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Maybe if I dream
One day it will become reality~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Rarity and Loose Leaf came together, their backs to each other, supporting their weights with the other's body, sinking down as if to swoon. They removed their hats and hugged them to their chests as they sung. They tipped their hats and then, in the blow out of the finally, blasted out their lungs, stretching their arms and tilting their heads back to absorb the last of the number's glow.

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
The spot light, there’s where I want to be~!
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

There were the last few hits of instruments before a finishing explosion erupted from behind them, showering both mare's in sparks that rained from above.

The music died away, and the scene seemed to split the two away from each other, their backs being turned away from the other artist. They're outfits faded away, and the two were left in Rarity's studio with the last tinkling of the song dying away...
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♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
You say that you can dance, and yes, it seems you have some skill,
Your moves are full of attitude, yet smooth as flowered wine.
But do you think emotion's all you need to make a thrill?
It takes grace and poise and being refined to have moves as good as mine!

It’s easy to admit you’ve got this whole dancing business down
But it’s obvious you can’t let down your hair
unless it’s paired up with a frown.
Hang with me some Fungy boy, and we'll see just how you fair.

My spirit seems ever torn, an ocean gale tamed,
My every action judged and all my feelings locked away.
Yet in my heart I've known I could not always be contained,
And when I dance like this, with you, my passions all give way...

Show me a part of you I cannot see
A secret part of you just for me
The one thing you are afraid to be
A secret part of you just for me...

What you hold back so none can see
A secret part of you just for me
The one thing you are afraid to be...

It might just be a dance
but in our place we can heal life's toils.
Pull back the rough skin -- a chance
to reveal a softer artist's soul.

You play that part, flamboyant and tough,
a convincing ploy, but not quite up to snuff.
Those tiny cracks were just enough,
a glimmer of diamond shining through the rough!

There's more to me than meets the eye,
hidden so well sometimes even I am blind.
Forgotten in the storm of a showy lie.
Trying hard to leave an old self behind.

Show me a part of you I cannot see
A secret part of you just for me
The one thing you are afraid to be...
A secret part of you just for me...

What you hold back so none can see
A secret part of you just for me
The one thing you are afraid to be...

Show me a part of you I cannot see
A secret part of you just for me
The one thing you are afraid to be
A secret part of you just for me...

What you hold back so none can see
A secret part of you just for me
The one thing you are afraid to be
Why are you afraid to just show me...?
♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
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