Dancing in the Dark

"**Dancing in the Dark**" is an unreleased song by Allie X intended for inclusion on her sophomore album, *Cape God*, however, it was scrapped. Demo versions of the song were self-produced by Allie.

## Leak History

* June 25, 2019 - Full "Demo 2.1" is leaked online.
* September 28, 2020 - A snippet of the final version is leaked in low quality.
* July 2, 2021 - Full final version is leaked in high quality.
* November 9, 2021 - The alternate version is leaked.

## Background

The song was recorded in 2018 late in *Super Sunset* sessions, with Allie likely having worked on the production by herself before sending it out to at least two other producers to finish. The song has at least five official versions, the second of which (referred to as "Demo 2.1"), is thought to be the last version that is self-produced. It is speculated that one of the final version's producers might have been Jordan Palmer, who has co-produced multiple songs with Allie at the time, while the other producer remains unknown.

## Official Versions

* Final version — 3:04
* Alternate version — 2:57
* Demo 2.1 — 3:01

## Lyrics

* Final & Alternate version
* Demo 2.1

**[Verse 1]**

All day long, braid my hair and wait

Turn the sun down, I'll be okay

Three more hours and I'm outta here

Find my place in the atmosphere

**[Pre-Chorus]**

If I'm going out my head, guess I'll go in style

'Cause the pressure's gonna break in a little while

**[Chorus]**

When I hear that noise

With the bass, come slap me in the face

Never wake me up

With the night time, never go away

When the light's too bright

I can feel it tearing me apart

If you're out tonight

You can find me dancing in the dark like

**[Verse 2]**

Just go in on the last red eye

Perfect time for a midnight ride

Appetite for a stranger's touch

Side by side wasn't close enough

**[Pre-Chorus]**

If I'm going out my head, guess I'll go in style

'Cause the pressure's gonna break in a little while

**[Chorus]**

When I hear that noise

With the bass, come slap me in the face

Never wake me up

With the night time, never go away

When the light's too bright

I can feel it tearing me apart

If you're out tonight

You can find me dancing in the dark like

**[Outro]**

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

**[Intro]**

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

**[Verse 1]**

All day long, braid my hair and wait

Turn the sun down, I'll be okay

Three more hours and I'm outta here

Find my place in the atmosphere

**[Pre-Chorus]**

If I'm going out my head, guess I'll go in style

'Cause the pressure's gonna break in a little while

**[Chorus]**

When I hear that noise

With the bass, come slap me in the face

Never wake me up

With the night time, never go away

When the light's too bright

I can feel it tearing me apart

If you're out tonight

You can find me dancing in the dark like

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

**[Verse 2]**

Just go in on the last red eye

Perfect time for a midnight ride

Appetite for a stranger's touch

Side by side wasn't close enough

**[Pre-Chorus]**

If I'm going out my head, guess I'll go in style

'Cause the pressure's gonna break in a little while

**[Chorus]**

When I hear that noise

With the bass, come slap me in the face

Never wake me up

With the night time, never go away

When the light's too bright

I can feel it tearing me apart

If you're out tonight

You can find me dancing in the dark like

**[Post-Chorus]**

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dancing in the dark

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dancing in the dark

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

**[Outro]**

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

Dum-da-dum-da-da-dee-da-dum

## Trivia

* The removal of the post-chorus synthesizer in the alternate version of the song is thought to have been an error made during the process of bouncing the track, although this remains unconfirmed.