The Killers - Human Lyrics

I did my best to notice
when the call came down the line
up to the platform of surrender
I was brought but I was kind
and sometimes I get nervous
when I see an open door

close your eyes, clear your heart

cut the cord
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I�m on my knees looking for the answer
are we human or are we dancer

pay my respects to grace and virtue
send my condolences to good
give my regards to soul and romance
they always did the best they could
and so long to devotion, you taught me everything I know
wave good bye, wish me well

you gotta let me go
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I�m on my knees looking for the answer
are we human or are we dancer

will your system be alright
when you dream of home tonight
there is no message were receiving
let me know is your heart still beating

are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I�m on my knees looking for the answer

you�ve gotta let me know
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I�m on my knees looking for the answer
are we human
or are we dancer

are we human or are we dancer
are we human or are we dancer

 

First of all thanks a lot for remembering me of this great song! Before answering you, I went to the lyrics you posted and sang it  I LOVE this song!

 

I �ve already thought about your question too! And I always thought "dancer" meant not human in the sense we have no free will (we are like a puppet), we are just wandering around but that was only my thought. I searched in google to see if I could find something about it and found this (I hope it �s useful!):

 

 

"...as the adjective human it means free thinker. Meaning we can do what we want when we want. Dancer is refering to a puppet dancing on string. Having someone move you were they want you to go, Thinking for you, and living our life like a routine that is all planned out. If you listen to the other lyrics you can see that brandon is actually refering to a puppet. "Cut the cord" or let us free is esentially what he is saying."

 

Check out this video on youtube, where this person took his/her explanations from:

 

By the way, are you going to teach this song with any topic in particular? I �m curious, because I love the song. THanks!

 

Kita

Thanks for your help, I think you are right with that interpretation.

 

"Initially there was confusion and debate over the line "Are we human, or are we dancer?" in the song �s chorus.[6] Debate raged across the internet over whether the lyrics said "denser" or "dancer", a misunderstanding which invoked conflicting interpretations of the song �s meaning.[7][8] Entertainment Weekly �s Pop Watch section called this line the "silliest lyrics of the week".[7] They were puzzled by the interpretation, stating "most dancers are generally human".[7] On the band �s official website, the biography section states that Flowers is singing "Are we human, or are we dancer?" and also says that the lyrics were inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson, where he stated America was raising "a generation of dancers".[9] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Flowers said that he was irritated over the confusion about the lyrics and also that fans were unhappy with the song �s dance beat: "It �s supposed to be a dance song, [the beat] goes with the chorus...If you can �t put that together, you �re an idiot. I just don �t get why there �s a confusion about it."[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_(The_Killers_song)

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