"Building Momentum" - How to Dance in Ohio

Music by Jacob Yandura
Lyrics by Rebekah Greer Melocik
Produced by Michael J. Mortiz Jr and P3 Productions
Music Directed by Lily Ling
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper
Recorded at Flux Studios
Special thanks to Van Dean
LYRICS:
I’VE BEEN MAKING GOOD GRADES,
GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD PROGRESS,
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A PERSONAL BEST.
EXCEPT MY LOVE LIFE WAS STALLED --
LIKE THIS CONCEPT IN PHYSICS:
AN OBJECT AT REST STAYS AT REST.
THEN YOU SUDDENLY GAVE ME THE CHANCE
TO FIND THE GUTS TO ASK HER TO DANCE.
BUT THE HARDEST PART
WAS TO START
BUILDING MOMENTUM,
THE VERY BEGINNING.
BUILDING MOMENTUM,
THE ENERGY SPINNING.
MOVING WITH PURPOSE AND PICKING UP SPEED
HAS TAUGHT ME THE ONE LESSON I’LL EVER NEED:
THE FIRST STEP TO SUCCEED
IS BUILDING MOMENTUM.
LET’S THROW A NEW DANCE TOMORROW.
LET’S USE THE CENTER!
WE CAN CATER ALL OUR FAVORITE FOOD.
WE’LL CLEAR THE CHAIRS TO THE WALL.
I BET MEL WOULD DJ!
AND I CAN BRING SMART LIGHTS TO SET THE MOOD.
I’LL CALL EVERYONE PERSONALLY --
OR GET MY MOTHER TO DO IT FOR ME.
MY MOM’S HARD TO REFUSE.
WE CAN’T LOSE.
BUILDING MOMENTUM,
I HAVE TO KEEP MOVING.
GIVING ATTENTION
TO WHAT NEEDS IMPROVING.
FACING THE FEARS THAT HAVE KEPT ME ALONE
HAS FILLED ME WITH CONFIDENCE I’VE NEVER KNOWN,
LIKE I DISCOVERED MY BACKBONE.
BUILDING MOMENTUM.
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT SHE DOES TO ME,
LIKE SHE REWIRED MY CIRCUITRY.
MY OPERATING SYSTEM’S REELING,
AND I CAN’T BEAR TO LOSE THIS FEELING!
BUILDING MOMENTUM,
THE VERY BEGINNING.
BUILDING MOMENTUM,
THE ENERGY SPINNING.
NO WAY I’M THROWING MY BEST CHANCE AWAY,
IF I HAVE TO THROW A NEW DANCE EVERY DAY.
IT’S THE ONLY WAY HOW
TO KEEP GROWING FROM NOW:
BUILDING MOMENTUM!
BUILDING MOMENTUM!

[@lindalowen]

It was always clear from your opening night in Syracuse that you were headed to Broadway. I’m hoping to be in your second opening night audience, this time in NYC.

[@chillichillinchiles]

I hate that i JUST now discovered this amazing show and song but its closing in literally less than an hour😭😭

[@ChaseHaylon]

This is gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of the day...

[@Ethan-jf7yx]

The best song ever❤️ so proud of the progress they put in this play and to have Autistic actors

[@AaronMelocik]

😂❤ So excited to finally see the show! So deserved for everyone involved! 😂

[@DanceLightMoon]

Cannot wait for Nov 15th!!! This song is so beautiful 💛

[@allisondrew7682]

This song is unbelievably beautiful!

[@saraandavie]

First here! Can't wait to see this!

[@matthewscharn5566]

[Verse 1]
I’ve been making good grades, good friends, good progress
This year has been a personal best
Except my love life was stalled, like this concept in physics
An object at rest stays at rest
[Pre-Chorus]
Then you suddenly gave me the chance
To find the guts to learn how to dance
But the hardest part was to start…
[Chorus]
Building momentum
The very beginning
Building momentum
The energy spinning
Moving with purpose and picking up speed
Has taught me the one lesson I’ll ever need
The first step to succeed
Is building momentum
[Verse 2]
Let’s throw a new dance tomorrow
Let’s use the Center
And we’ll cater all our favorite food
We’ll clear the chairs to the wall
I bet Mel would DJ
And I can bring smart lights to set the mood
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll call everyone personally
Or get my mother to do it for me
My mom’s hard to refuse, we can’t lose
[Chorus]
Building momentum
I have to keep moving
Giving attention to what needs improving
Facing the fears that have kept me alone
Has filled me with confidence I’ve never known
Like I discovered my backbone
Building momentum
[Bridge]
You don’t know what she does to me
Like she rewired my circuitry
My operating system’s reeling
And I can’t bear to lose this feeling
[Chorus]
Building momentum
The very beginning
Building momentum
The energy spinning
No way I’m throwing my best chance away
If I have to throw a new dance every day
It’s the only way how
To keep growing from now
Building momentum
Building momentum