The Killers Are We Human:The Killers Human Lyrics
By Jason on Oct 4, 2008 in The Killers | 201 Comments | |
The Killers Are We Human:The Killers Human Lyrics – The Killers are we Human lyrics have leaked.The Killers performed their song called Human on SNL/Saturday Night Live on October 4th.“Human” off their upcoming album called Day & Age, which will be out on November 24, 2008.The Killers “Human” Lyrics and video are below:
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 doorclose 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 dancerpay 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 wellyou 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 dancerwill your system be alright
when you dream of home tonight
there is no message were receiving
let me know is your heart still beatingare we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I’m on my knees looking for the answeryou’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 dancerare we human or are we dancer
are we human or are we dancer
That’s all we have for now on The Killers Are We Human:The Killers Human Lyrics.
michal | Oct 14, 2008 | Reply
i luv this song! it is so awesome!!! the lyrics are really really great and the music is indescriable!
Roger Salmon | Oct 17, 2008 | Reply
Brilliant…….enough said!!
Dave from Etown Funk | Oct 23, 2008 | Reply
do they mean dancer like the reindeer? are they saying dancers aren’t human? I must know!
Joe | Oct 30, 2008 | Reply
I dont understand? I think this song is the biggest pile of rubbish I have heard in a long while. Are we human or are we dancer? What is that illiterate pile of rubbish supposed to mean? I used to rate the Killers, but like alot of my friends have been saying, ‘this has destroyed my high opinions’
Olivia | Oct 31, 2008 | Reply
Okay so it’s a bit different to their other stuff but a great song in it’s own right. Pity the lyrics of the chorus are so ambiguous ‘are we human or are we dancer(denser)’.. it takes from the song a little .. great song, no less ..
anon | Nov 3, 2008 | Reply
its a great song
but its not dancer, its denser, it sounds like dancer the way he sings it but it is actually denser. are we human or are we dancer doesn’t make sence at all.
James | Nov 4, 2008 | Reply
The lyric is dancer.
The song is based on when some bloke who recruited loads of dancers ages ago. I dont know the full story but it was explained on a killers site, mightve been their myspace actually.
James | Nov 4, 2008 | Reply
OMG my brother dont know what hes talkin about..
Read this.
It appears that Brandon Flowers, vocalist and keyboard player of the band has stated in an interview that the line “are we human, or are we dancer?” is a reference to a remark once made by the late Hunter S. Thompson, an ascerbic journalist famed for “telling it like it is”, often in offensive terms. He had commented that America is nowadays raising a “generation of dancers”. Thompson committed suicide in 2005.
Kate | Nov 7, 2008 | Reply
I really love the killers and i’ve seen them live twice – most recently at Leeds fest 08 only a few months ago. I was so impressed by them live and I have always loved all their music before they were even very famous. However, this song is disappointing in my view. I know that they like to change their image and sound for each album, but this song is just like a dance tune. I think they have lost what made the Killers so great in their first ever singles. It is nothing special. The song does get stuck in your head but when I hear it on the radio I often just turn it off.
Lets hope the rest of the album might be a bit better :/
Ian | Nov 11, 2008 | Reply
I couldn’t believe that this song was by the Killers. It sounds like some crappy Euro Disco tune, and as for the lyrics – Jeez!!!
It sucks big time
oy | Nov 11, 2008 | Reply
i’m still trying to get the song but i like it
:D i love giraffes | Nov 11, 2008 | Reply
uhh yeah the way brandon lowers sings it, it sounds like dancer…. but its denser.. haha lol you funny little stupid people jk :]]
but seriously… hes not talkin shit about dancers… hes saying are we human?… or are we denser?
its a really deep song
with a really intensly amazing beat
i lovee it
Dolebiscuit | Nov 12, 2008 | Reply
This is the worst Killers song I have ever heard. The lyrics make no sense at all. I want to scream at the illiterate moron who wrote this.
MancFrank | Nov 14, 2008 | Reply
Illiterate? No. The lyric “are we human or are we dancer” is a reference to a comment made by journalist Hunter S. Thompson who commited suicide in 2005
Mommy! | Nov 15, 2008 | Reply
Shut up everybody!
This song rocks!
It doesn’t matter what u guys think!
This song is the best!
End of Discussion!!
upset | Nov 15, 2008 | Reply
Ok, i don’t get it either, but according to VH1’s closed captioning it is DANCER. which makes absolutly no sense, just like the eagle feather jacket
Jon | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
You’re a bunch of soft minded idiots!! I’m a professional Dancer from The Ukraine and this song undermines everything I have done up until this point. I was one the ‘performers’ in the background of the Mr. Brightside video and Brandon Flowers became besotted with me and hit on me quite heavily. He cornered me and he dry-humped me leg like a dog in heat. Then as I rebuffed him he turned on me and with his wicked tongue he accused me of being sub-human, nothing more that a ’show pony’ dancing-tease. And without breaking his licentious glare he proclaimed that one day he write a song that would reflect our encounter and ultimately ruin my pretty ass.
I ask you to listen once more to those litigious lyrics and draw your own conclusions on their origin. I’m about to go do something very silly. Goodbye cruel world.
sue | Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
are we human or are we dancer means we are raising a generation of dancers making people affaid of stepping out of place and following their own beat.people were only following steps they were taught,and were taught not to change them.in the song “sometimes i get nervous when i see an open door”by this itmeans he is afraid to take different opportunities when they are presented to him because living in the US has made us all afraid to go agaist what we thought of all our lives .qoute ..by hunter s.thompson
Steve | Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
If you saw my dancing you would agree it’s inhuman.
Stephanie | Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
I hate this song. The lyrics are ridiculously weak. They could’ve done a lot better.
warren | Nov 21, 2008 | Reply
HUMAN is to DANCER as HUMANS are to DANCERS. are we a breed of human or a breed of dancer. your an idiot if you dont get what he was saying in the song. another flawless victory for the killers. great song!!!!! Support your local (and major label) musician and BUY THE ALBUM
Obama | Nov 23, 2008 | Reply
Yeah, and Hunter S. Thompson was a drugged out, pseudo-intellectual alcoholic. Most overrated writer of our generation . Any questions?
Juddystarlet | Nov 25, 2008 | Reply
And now for something completely different!
I think the lyrics are about death! “Dancing” can also mean dying and if you put this angle on the song, many of the lyrics fit.
Signs are vital, hands are cold, and the second verse about saying goodbye.
Just my theory
Kate | Nov 25, 2008 | Reply
The killers were inspired by a Hunter S. Thompson quote for this song.
cool | Nov 25, 2008 | Reply
my favourite band my favourite song QUALITY
black | Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
its a gr8 song
what i think it means is; r we human: do we control our own destiny; or are we dancer: or do we dance by a beat, lead by a higher powe, God or the universe…
i think
Richard | Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
I suppose calling yourself an original name like Obama makes you an excellent judge on the originality of a genius like Hunter?
Richard | Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
Forgot, I think its a brilliant song.
Obama | Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
And with a name like Richard people must call you “Dick” alot.
Kev | Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
Jeez, it’s a catchy tune. THAT’S WHAT SELLS YOU IMBECILES!!!
heath | Nov 29, 2008 | Reply
they’re saying denser not dancer, just so you guys know
Mike | Nov 29, 2008 | Reply
I came to this page in search of the meaning of the song which I found thank you. However I cant help but wonder why there is such hostility here?
Spark | Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
Either the line is “dancer” or the band got their own lyrics wrong on their website:
islandrecords.com/site/artist_bio.php?artist_id=547
Sassy | Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
It’s definitely “dancer”. Look it up. Wikipedia, The Killers’ site… it’s dancer.
Kohaku | Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
Got to agree with Mike, I frequently wonder at the hostility of comments on the net- even on creative subject based forums where you think people would be so happy to talk to like-minded folks. Anyway, I love this song and I really like it when artists are interested in the larger world around them and delve for deeper concepts and don’t just sing vacuous transparent rubbish. Please hug a friend today and spread some love around instead of more hatred.
Zack | Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
Wow…this song is sucky!!! I saw this on a SNL rerun and the whole band is crap. You have a singer on crack, a guitar player stuck in the 80s and a bass player who shows not emotion…and a drummer who looks depressed. I thought his wife had just died or something. Plus who’s the underappreciated asian behind that wall…plus the lyrics really really…sucked….I mean this band is just trying to be different…but there’s a difference between different and plain stupid. I once had a discussion about music being objective with a friend whose also a philosophy professor. At first i didn’t really see eye to eye; thinking that music was mostly subjective. But either objective or subjective this song is a load of crap served by a man who wears endangered animal feathers, while using some kind of illegal substance.
so are we human or are we dancer? can we be both. i do like living and I do enjoy an occasional dance every now and again. The only thing i can think this even remotely suggests is that we need to not conform to past traditions and explore our human? Huh….oh well I’m being influenced to much by there crappy pseudo philosophy’s…if they want to try and be deep then they can get in a submarine that the Asian builds and die off in the middle of the ocean…and oh…I’ll be dancing
Oh and if you don’t like what I have to say then have fun spending all your money on music that doesn’t make sense…your just buying there old image.
Zack | Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
Oh yes did i mention IT SUCKS with a capitol P…yes that’s right I can not make sense to…wanna buy my album…
JoeBlow | Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
Oh Christ, so I have to read friggin’ Hunter S. Thompson to understand this song? Maybe either a) the original line by Mr. Thompson was stupid to begin with or b) the badly, badly referenced the original writing.
I mean seriously, if I have to read a friggin’ book to understand this song (which I’ve heard a 100 times already thanks to craptastic radio), then maybe it’s just bad lyrics to begin with.
Sethsmom | Dec 2, 2008 | Reply
Seems that any song that can generate so much controversy must be worth something. Pretty easy to get for those of us with half a brain…otherwise stick with the head banging stuff that won’t cause any controversy because no one has a clue what the lyrics are anyway
Step outside the box people…accept it as something “different” from The Killers…I mean really…Are we human or are we dancer? 
Tim | Dec 2, 2008 | Reply
“Are we human or are we dancer?”
Meaning are we unique and not afraid to take a chance, or “dancer” following the same steps and the same routine of life.
“and sometimes I get nervous
when I see an open door”
Referring to taking a chance and stepping outside the box.
tkrave | Dec 3, 2008 | Reply
“My signs are vital” ??
What signs are vital? His vital signs are vital? That’s redundant. What’s vague is the state of his vital signs. Are they good? Are they bad? His hands are cold…does this mean his vital signs are bad, or are his hands cold despite having good vital signs?
I think this is bothering me more than the “dancer” nonsense.
Tim | Dec 3, 2008 | Reply
I’m right, you’re wrong… Get it!
Kell | Dec 3, 2008 | Reply
Uh, Jon, you the “dancer” are a dumbass and what you recounted probably never happened. The song is not about you, it is about a Hunter S. Thompson quote. Look it up genius and stop thinking the world is all about you in your crazy little fantasies.
It is actually a very good song, and the lyrics have a bit of mystery, as any good rock song should, which leaves the listener room to take the song and make it personal.
The idea of the song is are we human (alive, living, choosing) or are we dancer (following a routine) that should clear up some of the wonderment above^.
Human Dancer | Dec 4, 2008 | Reply
I think it has something to do with not knowing answers to life situations, and dancing around the subject…i would know because i am a human dancer
Terry Boake | Dec 5, 2008 | Reply
All of the arguments regarding whether or not the chorus makes any sense depends entirely on the listener’s interpretation of Hunter Thompson’s quote. Misquote? Probably, but this is neither here nor there. What I am confused about, however, is why Flowers decided to go with with the lyric “Dancer,” singular, as opposed to “Dancers,” plural, since he asks, “Are WE Human?” WE = PLURAL. DANCER = SINGULAR.
Don’t call Flowers illiterate for the meaning of his lyrics, but rather for his horrendous use of grammar. Even Thompson’s original quote refers to “dancers” in the plural sense. It’s embarrassing. And fans will defend or ignore Flowers’ gaffe as an act of loyalty, when this just proves how *unintelligent successful bands can truly be.
* Also see: Nickelback.
Adelaide | Dec 6, 2008 | Reply
It’s ‘denser,’ not dancer
Grasshopper | Dec 7, 2008 | Reply
This has certainly stirred up a vipers nest I came here looking for the meaning of the lyrics human or dancer and I always felt this had some deep meaning if you see it that way, I think this may have something to do with Thompson from what people have said although I have not read him.
As far as are the lyrics any good anything that causes this much controversy is always good for a band next they need to right a song that will be banned from all the major radio stations to have an even bigger hit, I can remember the controversy caused by The Beautifull South with their lyric dont marry her “have ” me (radio version) all the little old ladies went out and brought this nice song only to find when they got home that the lyrics had changed to dont marry her “fuck” me not quite the same song but the record version fitted better.
So to some up this is something a little deeper than face value if you want it to be but none the less a pretty good song getting loads of airplay and causing lots of contoversy to keep it in public view and consequently creating loads of sales ALL HAIL THE GODS OF SPIN
Quad | Dec 7, 2008 | Reply
Its sad that we must be so black and white in this world. All this arguing and bitter word being spread over a song.
Music, is art, is up to you to determine the meaning of.
The artist will have a meaning, and the listeners will have many interpretations.
To those who are curious about the quote and so forth, I found an explanation on yahoo answers by someone.
And I quote,
“Hunter S. Thompson meant that the US was making people afraid of stepping out of place and following their own beat. He was saying that people were only following the steps they were taught, and were also taught not to change them. In the song “Human” one of the lines is “Some times I get nervous when I see an open door”. By this he meant that he is afraid to take different opportunities when they are presented to him, because living in the US has made us all afraid to go against what we’ve thought for all our lives. ”
You however are free to have your own opinion
Gav | Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
Crap song, crap lyrics, crap comments posted on a message board, crap morons thinking the lyric is “denser”. Just a whole pile of crap, essentially.
nathan | Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
i hade an arguemet dis mrnin wid ma mum she said it gos are we human or are we denser she is wierd very wierd but ma mates where in da car aswell
donna | Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
ye ye u dick
nathan | Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
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
i am da best cuzzzzz i just tiped dis up
dean | Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
fuckin muda fuca
nathan | Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
ha ha ha ha lol lol lol lol
mems | Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
its annoying because i think i would have really liked this song if the main lyric didn’t irritate me so much
i think all this stuff about hunter thompson has calmed me a little because now i can seem to make sense of it, but brandon has made it far too difficult for the normal listening
i keep trying to explain to people about “human” and “dancer” not being a grammatical fault but actually making some kind of sense, but it is very hard to explain
and to be honest, its a song, and people are getting pissed off about it because no one can really understand why it couldnt just have been “dancers”
i think then everyone would actually be able to discuss whether it is a good song or not
i cant quite make my mind up about it
i still love th ekillers though
i saw them at leeds, and wow
really
Tom W At | Dec 9, 2008 | Reply
flerrflerr flff kpnn n bought n sold n bought n sold n…ahh jerheeziss stop this thread pleeeease. It’s comically embarrassing, the irony of this whole conversation is that even I have, by posting an apparently “outside of opinion” post, and as have all of the previous posters, irrespective of their views, succumbed to being the ‘Dancer’ in this song.
Jan | Dec 11, 2008 | Reply
Hi Jan from South Africa Here, the song just got release here on radio, and I tell you this it is going to be big here like the Kalahari desert…If the killers is to do a tour to SA it will be sold out way in adv… to the rest who dont dig the song got get yourself some Britney or something..Cheers…
Emma | Dec 11, 2008 | Reply
well its just taken me 5 minutes to read all these comments.
i know for one fact it’s dancer every site(guessing) for lyrics says dancer so those who are saying denser just face it your wrong.
personally i do not like this song, but dont let my say influence yours!
who really cares what it means?
its LYRICS ffs!
even though most lyrics mean something who says this has to.
i agree with sues meaning of it! but music and lyrics have a vague meaning and its like a riddle YOU have to work out for yourself that’d suit YOU!
so yeahh have your OWN opinion!!
and if you like the song great but if you dont then either stop listening to it! cos to come on here and say sommething means you must listen to it and must like it~!!!
abit of a rant!
READ MY COMMENT IF YOU WANT SENSE OF IT!
Ace | Dec 12, 2008 | Reply
In response to the grammar thing: It’s dancer and not dancers because it human and not humans. He is refering to them both as whole, singular, not individual parts which would make it plural.
oliver | Dec 13, 2008 | Reply
As I am from Switzerland, I tried to translate the lyrics to German to understand it better.
Now I can hear someone who is trapped on the “platform of surrender”, with a heart still beating, but hand that are cold already – someone who gave up and says “so long” to everything he cared. It touches me deeply.
I agree that its confusing that they sing “dancer” and not “dancers”. I understand dancer as a more poetic word for string puppet.
What I had to know: would someone in this dark situation encourage us to follow him or not? One of the key sentence is “cut the cord”. But it’s ambiguous. It can mean: the cord to the world, or simply each cord that lead to him or the cord that forces to dance. Regardless, I feel this song helps me to remember one question before its too late:
Are we human or are we dancer(s)?
My thanks and deep respect for this song
Oliver
Chuck | Dec 16, 2008 | Reply
I wonder if the folks who have a problem with the grammatic accuracy of the line “are we dancer” also have a problem with Joni Mitchell’s line “We are starburst” in the song “Woodstock.” It’s called poetry, people. Poetry grants artistic license.
oi | Dec 16, 2008 | Reply
stop bein a chuffter
Walker | Dec 17, 2008 | Reply
Look. All the people who say the lyric denser because it makes more sense dont get it.what if the killers wanted it to be dancer to make people think more? Just leave it alone. As for the song,i think its great! I cant get it out of my head either…along with the other 70 songs stuck in there xp
Mands | Dec 17, 2008 | Reply
I would like to thank all of you for an entertaining string of comments.
I especially enjoyed the one by the dancer from the Ukraine who had his leg dry humped by the lead singer – trying to picture it
Oliver has so far offered up the best explanation and so I am going with that.
Thank you Oliver.
Caroline | Dec 17, 2008 | Reply
From the first time I heard this song I thought it was great, although I must admit I didn’t have a clue what it was about I came on this site to find out. Having read the explainations( if they are right) I can now enjoy listening to the song and know what it is they’re singing about. Thank you, By the way I’m a 59 yr old Grandma
PaulD | Dec 20, 2008 | Reply
Who f*cking cares whether it’s dancer or denser! What a heap of shite of a song. This is definately the worst song I have ever heard in my life.
Maya | Dec 24, 2008 | Reply
I’m a human dancer too and I love this song! Lyrics, like poetry, are meant to be open to interpretation, and for me, he is not saying that “dancer” is less than human, but BETTER than human, more elevated than merely human. And it is true, that dancing is a creative and often blissful thing that takes one “out of oneself” in a good way. Often when tangoing with someone, I have actually thought “are we human or are we dancer?” MH
anduccio | Dec 26, 2008 | Reply
It sounds like a Eurovision song, written by someone whose first language isn’t English – what a crock!
Knowing me, knowing you. Ah,haaaaaaaaaaaaaa
rob | Dec 28, 2008 | Reply
i think the interpretation about the song being about either being free or in line is right but i think it needs to be flipped:
i think when they say are we human or are we dancer, they mean are we just like every other person (human) or do we step to the tune of our own beat (dancers)
this makes sense, and explains why they used dancer instead of dancers, because dancers we mean just like any other dancer instead of SINGULAR person
moses | Dec 28, 2008 | Reply
shut up you everybody this song is the best .. so fuck the rest !!
and those who dont like this song go fuck urself then
The Bean | Dec 30, 2008 | Reply
Take a look at Wikipedia… it says all that junk about “lyrical confusion”… and it says that yes, it is dancer…
lmfao | Dec 31, 2008 | Reply
lol opnions are opinions
you may think it sucks b@llz but the next person may think it genious (spell check)
me personally i love it cause of the fact how deep it is.
like i said opnions are opnions people arent perfect and can mishear things. you could one moment hear ‘dancer’ then the next minute hear’denser’i personally like to think of it both ways for the simple fact im a dancer lol
people always think of us standing on stage spinning in circles with our hands above our heads well no its completely ‘denser’ than that idk that is whe way i see this song i think it is truely amazing and it just makes me feel at peace.
rawr | Dec 31, 2008 | Reply
you may think it sucks but the next person may think it genious (spell check)
me personally i love it cause of the fact how deep it is.
like i said opnions are opnions people arent perfect and can mishear things. you could one moment hear ‘dancer’ then the next minute hear’denser’i personally like to think of it both ways for the simple fact im a dancer lol
people always think of us standing on stage spinning in circles with our hands above our heads well no its completely ‘denser’ than that idk that is whe way i see this song i think it is truely amazing and it just makes me feel at peace.
Brolly | Dec 31, 2008 | Reply
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
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
I’m going to throw a spanner in the works. Does he mean are we human or are we machine. He has cut the human cord and hands are cold, refers to a system. Alexander Rodchenko painted The Dancer in 1914 in futuristic style, cutting up the body into the robotic shapes of the machine world.
I don’t think it is a literal dancer. But who knows……..
J | Jan 1, 2009 | Reply
If you actually did some research, you would’ve discovered that is was actually a remark that Hunter S. Thompson has made before.
“Are we human or are we dancer” means that are we human, with our own individual thoughts and feelings. And dancer refers to being like one of many, all the same with no individuality.
The phrase is asking if we are free with our own thoughts or are we restricted to alike. Next time before you call something an ‘illiterate pile of rubbish’ you should try doing some research.
J | Jan 1, 2009 | Reply
It means if we’re human, with our own individual thoughts and feelings or if we are dancers, all alike.
This remark was made by Hunter S. Thompson, and I’m sure that The Killers explained this in one of their blogs or interviews.
J | Jan 1, 2009 | Reply
It’s dancer. If you actually bothered to do some research, The Killers explained in one of their interviews that is was indeed ‘dancer’ not ‘denser’
J | Jan 1, 2009 | Reply
You are half right here, literally it’s not referring to real dancers.
The phrase “Are we human or are we dancer’ refers to a comment that journalist Hunter S. Thompson made about the new generation. It means if we’re human, individual with our own thoughts, or like dancers, all alike without individuality. To ‘cut the cord’ refers to strings on a puppet, and in this case the puppet refers to us, people. He’s telling us to be free with our own thoughts rather than ‘dancer’s who do not have their own opinions.
Aldy | Jan 1, 2009 | Reply
I’m wondering whether the song is about suicide … or more precisely H S Thompson’s suicide.
Darryl | Jan 3, 2009 | Reply
Pity it wasnt “are we human or are we cancer?” It would have improved the song considerably.
inotelyrics101 | Jan 3, 2009 | Reply
It doesnt matter if they say dancer or denser the important thing is that is an amazing song. it is a song that you can really dance too and if you can do that then who cares im glad it doesnt make much sense. Does everything in life really have to have some deep meaning look at many great poets. they get hi write a bunch of mumbo jumbo and people find some deep meaning in it that doesnt mean they arent great peices of poetry but seriously people stop trying to find a deep meaning and reason behind everything. Take life easy and just dance. Woah i sound like a hippy lol.
Livia | Jan 3, 2009 | Reply
it is dancer as in puppet on strings. are we controlled or do we control ourselves thus explaining the ‘cut the cord’ and ‘you gotta let me go’ hope that helps
xx
Livia again | Jan 3, 2009 | Reply
believe it or not ‘are we human or are we dancer’ is grammatically correct… look it up. dancer is a poetic word for puppet. and anyway ‘answer’ rhymes with ‘dancer’ not ‘denser’ or ‘dancers’.
paul | Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
Darryl its a pity you are an idiot. you cant just choose what songs should replace others in songs written by professional musicians for god sake. The song has a distinctive meaning, replacing the word ‘dancer’ with ‘cancer’ completely changes its meaning and makes NO sense at all if you consider the rest of the songs lyrics. SO no Changing the word ‘dancer’ with ‘cancer’ would not improve the song at all. pity. To JOE and UPSET, i can tell that neither of you really have much depth to you, did you consider at least googling the meaning before shouting your mouths off like morons? just curious. gosh.
Awsome | Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
they are an english band so they talk different so it is dancers to us in the US but to them it is dancer
Awsome | Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
(I hope there Englesh)
puppet | Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
are we human or are we puppet
i don’t think so
Dancer the Reindeer | Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
are we human or are we reindeer
Dancer the Reindeer | Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
hu are we ????????????????????????????
K | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
It’s actually “Will your SISTER be all right when you dream of home tonight?”
My Interpretation | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
According to the supporting lyrics of “Are we human, or we dancer” simply means are we a mere reflection of what society wants us to be, or are we those who have the devotion to step out and seek what we desire. Dancer is used both grammatically incorrectly and metaphorically (but hey its a song, and it rocks). The metaphorical meaning of Dancer I’m assuming is one who dances to his own rhythm. What I do love about this song is the debate its stirred, which is only helping this song become even more popular. Whatever you take out of this track is up to you…for me, its a damn good song, and the message attach to it is also very important….”Finding who you really are is life’s biggest mystery…when you do, you’ll be able to figure out whether you’re like everyone else, or are you unique”
Emok | Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
What i think the song means is that ; “Are we human or are we dancer” it’s asking us whether we are humans who lead our own life with freedom or whether you are a dancer who leads his/her life following the beat.
kayla | Jan 8, 2009 | Reply
this song reminds me so much of what i go through every day im a dancer and i hardly feel human when im at dance…. dance envelopes your life you get sucked in and its so hard to get out. i dont get to do the things a average teenager would and i loose my friends. it may not be the accual song meaning but that to me is what i think of it
@my interpretation | Jan 8, 2009 | Reply
Think you are complicating this, and getting it a little backward. Its simple, “are we human?” are we alive, do we think for ourselves etc etc. “or are we dancer” are we just moving to the beat just like everyone else? are we just puppets being controlled like everyone else? “cut the cord” translation: stop being a dancing puppet like pinocchio, cut yourself free and do what YOU want, be real,be a human being, be unique etc etc. Got it?
in simple terms, dont be a pinocchio, be a real boy!!! Gosh!
Michael | Jan 10, 2009 | Reply
Sheesh, songs have always used completely proper grammar and made perfect sense.
“Oh, the flat foot floogie with the floy-doy. The flat foot floogie with the floy-doy. Floy-doy, floy-doy, floy-doy…”
Darsemann | Jan 10, 2009 | Reply
I agree completely with @my interpretation. I though exactly the same. The curious things is, given that most of the people didn’t make the effort to ‘disambiguate’ the content gives actually a lot of meaning to it.
I agree it is an awesome song and lyrics.
stacey | Jan 10, 2009 | Reply
“are we human or are we dancer”
is a quote from a book btw.
to all you lot who are having a go about it cause the lyrics dont make sense.
get over it.
Maulfox | Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
Anyone thinking of saying denser?
Even after all these people said it was a quote?
Becoz if u r READ THE POSTS.
It’s Dancer, it’s a great song, and since when did lyrics need to make sense?
Now go away and think about what you’ve done.
@my interpretation | Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
Darsemann im glad that somebody around here has a brain! its a damn great song damnit!
Gav | Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
Morons, morons.
Deano | Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
I was listening to 107.1 FM in New York and heard this song, Human. I had no idea who the artist is, nor was it mentioned after it played by the radio station. It really grabbed my attention, unlike so much trash on the air these days. I wrote down a couple sentences while it played, and did a google search ending with the word “lyrics”. Presto!!!, I got the artist instantly. I place little meaning on the message of songs, rather how it makes me feel listening to the tunes. To each his own. I love it! I just finished downloading it and will be burning it to a CD.
HSAM | Jan 15, 2009 | Reply
Hey GAV, i agree with you, but the music sounds good!
Hunter S. Thompson said crap, so what?
crap discution!
jason kenny | Jan 16, 2009 | Reply
stay in and keep the door shut
AnnaB. | Jan 16, 2009 | Reply
GREAT SONG! “Are We Human or Are We Dancers”
we are cotrolled by the gov. and we cant just
“cut the cord” and be free. as we speak everyone has to change to cable/digital i dont even know what…if i dont want to, then?? ARE YOU READY? any who another thing: i’m scared! that one day there wont be humans just little disks/chips in our brains\heads and it will be a peaceful little planet called earth. NO violence,NO abortions,NO money,NO HUMANS, everyone will be following the gov./force of aliens or something, and how are we today as humans to stop this violence from destroying and forcing to be extinct, the real humans?? do we want to be the DANCERS that follow the same step all along? any opinions?? reply to me, thanks.
Ritik | Jan 17, 2009 | Reply
It should really be are we human or are we dancers
RITA | Jan 18, 2009 | Reply
is it are we human or are we DANCERS or is it are we human or are we DENSER?
samfazz | Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
omg this song izznt dancer itzz DENSER!!!!!!!!stupid pplz lolzz
samfazz xxxxoxx
samfazz | Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
omg rita is completely rite!!!rita wanna bee bma’zz?? sammfazzz xxxoxx
samfazz | Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
awwwwwwww deano u soundd cuttee lolz
skibtz | Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
Using the singular, and grammatically incorrect, term ‘dancer’ actually exposes what is arguably at the core of this amazing track.
Are you going to listen to the ’system’ that controls you and call-out the error, or just let yourself go and accept it as another human’s expression.
Cut the cord and be happy.
loudog101 | Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
im horny
boaz | Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
Imaginative . . .but deranged.
system = religion
home = heaven
platform of surrender = baptismal font
my sign, not His
wave goodbye = turn away
open door = pearly gates
grace, virtue, good, romance, devotion are all Godly and do teach us all we know
no message so is Jesus alive (heart beating)?
so is he mad at religion about being a religious puppet (dancer) and turning away or has he seen the light and is on his knees looking for Jesus (the answer)?
You gotta let me know or you gotta let me go!!!
Suzanne | Jan 23, 2009 | Reply
Fantastic song, lyrics thought provoking, certainly a song to challenge conventional thinking about the human condition.
Dale | Jan 28, 2009 | Reply
Worst lyrics of all time. I don’t know why anyone ever thought they had talent, their songs are all shit and make me feel sick. I think it’s mainly pale Scottish people who like them.
Mona | Jan 29, 2009 | Reply
You are all way off, Hunter S. Thompson? Not even close. Clearly the song is about “Who’s The Boss?”, specifically I refer to the chorus,
“Are we human, or are we danza?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold,
and I’m on my knees looking for Tony Danza,
are we human, or are we Danza”
As a side note, “sometimes I get nervous when I see an open door”, refers to the episode where Tony accidently sees Angela in the shower when he opens the shower door.
DICK WAD | Jan 30, 2009 | Reply
fuck u its ginger
kris | Feb 1, 2009 | Reply
I think they’re brilliant cos the words have got everybody talking.
Sesame Bagel | Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
What the hell are you talking about?
Seriously
Sesame Bagel | Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
But the ungrammatical use “are we human or are we DANCER” gives the impression that “dancer” is a different species, different from human. And I love that idea!
Sesame Bagel | Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
What book?
The Fact | Feb 5, 2009 | Reply
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.[10] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Flowers said that he was irritated over the confusion: “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.”
simon | Feb 6, 2009 | Reply
You’re right. Are we human or are we dancer. are we humans or are we dancers. we simply dont realise the plural is left of. good thinking. i was trying for an hour to work this out! cheers,
simon.
Andrea | Feb 8, 2009 | Reply
I just saw them live in NYC and got a tshirt saying ARE WE HUMAN OR ARE WE DANCER. Hopefully the bandmembers themselves know what they want to say with their song and publish the right lyrics. so not denser..
Kris | Feb 9, 2009 | Reply
Thank you! This is exactly how I interpreted it. I don’t see why people don’t like this song. I like it and it’s up beat and fun to dance to. I think that was the point of the song.
Denis | Feb 9, 2009 | Reply
I can’t believe how much debate and discussion there is about 1 small line. But, that being said, I thought I should add to it anyway.
Think about the line more introspectively “Are we human etc.” can be read as if we are considering ouselves and asking the question “In my soul am I a human or am I a dancer?”
But all this debate is purely speculation, because you will only know the intent behind the lyrics if the Author of the song explains it.
Personally I just like the sound of the music, but unfotunately the statement is a bad reflection on good dancers. They spend a lot of effort pushing the boundaries and testing all posibilities and take things a lot further than a lot of us “humans”.
Ironically, in comparision I am sitting here on my butt, typing an addition to a long debate about something that I have no expertise or background knowledge. So I think we should all kick our own butts, get out of our chairs and do something physical, challenging and/or rewarding. Maybe something like Dancing?????
oldGuy | Feb 14, 2009 | Reply
Believe it or not, I have just heard this song recently. Please excuse me, as I’m from an older generation. It’s very catchy and it stuck in my head, but the ‘are we dancer’ bit caused me to stop and try and find out what the hell he is talking about. Without it, I would have dismissed it as just another obstuse set of lyrics. Little did I realise the debate that has been raging on about these lyrics.
Discovering it was a Hunter S Thompson quote, who shot himself in the head in 2005, the meaning of the lyrics become clear. If you look at it in that context, the lyrics are far from meaningless. In fact, it’s quite well written.
For example, the first verse to me is about Hunter Thompson facing his immminent death. ‘up to the Platform of Surrender’ – metaphorically walking up to the hanging Platform, ‘Open Door’ – the trapdoor, and ‘Cut the Cord’ – the action of releasing the trapdoor (or in Thompson’s case, pull the trigger). Add in the nervousness, closing the eyes and clearing the heart, then surely there can be no other meaning.
I won’t go further. But if a song can get you to stop and think about its lyrics, discuss and debate it, then it has risen above the everyday. Those who dismiss it, have done it a disservice.
somoene | Feb 14, 2009 | Reply
I don’t know what you’re talking about! “I’m a dancer” makes sense but “They’re dancer” doesn’t. And I haven’t ever even been outside England. SO wtf are you talking about?!!!!!
This song doesn’t make sense and is rubbish by the way.
oldGuy | Feb 15, 2009 | Reply
He’s defining Dancer as a species type, and thus singular. As in Human, Ape, or Canine. As in a species that dances to someone elses beat As in a species that can’t think for itself.
Gianni Mandolino | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
This song makes me die. How can they define themselves “rock”??? Screw you Killers
jay | Feb 21, 2009 | Reply
Perhaps it has somthing to do with Pontevins concept of a dancer?
OldRocker | Feb 21, 2009 | Reply
I love this song and think it’s absolutely brilliant. I hadn’t heard of the Killers before so don’t know any of their other stuff. I’ve enjoyed reading the debate about the lyrics, which were a mystery to me to the point that I wanted to find out more about them. They are obviously deep and meaningfull and better than some of the meaningless drivel we hear from most songs that I hear on the radio nowadays. I’m definiely going to buy their CD and play at full volume and Dance!!
Dermie | Feb 23, 2009 | Reply
Agree with you there OldRocker.
Hunter Thompson would have loved the controversy this has evoked, but he would have despaired that maybe he was right. That maybe there is a generation of dancers out there who can’t think for themselves – those that hate lyrics that are a little bit ambiguous and challenging. Those who automatically say ‘this is dance music, therefore it is crap’.
Isn’t it brilliantly ironic that those jumping up and down about the missing S on dancer, are actually marking themselves as Dancers.
A brilliant piece of songwriting.
pj | Feb 25, 2009 | Reply
..or are they marking themselves as Dancer?
Alexandra | Mar 2, 2009 | Reply
Can you email me the disc so I can LISTEN to it? If you could that would be awesame!
Thanks,Ale al
Robert Mulan | Mar 2, 2009 | Reply
don’t be a cunt my friend
the killers rock
what am I really? | Mar 5, 2009 | Reply
You are all only expressing your own opinions, which is fine but some of you think that your opinions are THE TRUTH and you have to defend them and fight others with different opinions. If the lyrics speak to some of a deeper meaning, so be it. Perhaps some sense that there is more to life and ourselves than it seems and these lyrics remind them of that.
Marcelo Hayden | Mar 5, 2009 | Reply
I actually like Prom Queen. And Musiq
lisa | Mar 6, 2009 | Reply
geeez guys….its a song let it go….with all the non sense …1st of all you wouldn’t be on her if the song dint attract you in some way…so appreciate..don’t hate..congratulate…
ps:they are brilliant…
Mingye | Mar 6, 2009 | Reply
Love the song.
But I’m pretty sure we can be both human AND dancer; human dancers, I’m pretty sure we have those.
Kendrick Mcclain | Mar 6, 2009 | Reply
hay how are you doing??? how can watch the show on the computer see you latter alyssa
Makai Carver | Mar 7, 2009 | Reply
insert \”fan\” between country and either and I might not sound like a moron
moira | Mar 8, 2009 | Reply
Got tired of reading. To answer the question why dancer rather than dancers it is that as a singer to singer a word with ses at the end as dances would have would come out sounding like a snake. Singing can do strange things to s’s
NINJA_GIRL | Mar 10, 2009 | Reply
well i love this song it is so awsome it kicks butt I LOVE THE KILLERS!!!!!!/m\/m\
NINJA_GIRL | Mar 10, 2009 | Reply
And im from Lubbock Texas never ever can get tired of them THE KILLERS ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Micheal Paul | Mar 16, 2009 | Reply
OMG I LOVE THIS SONG XD
Henrik | Mar 17, 2009 | Reply
Try look @ it this way:
The words wich are in theese lyrics to this rather catchy melodi,is deliberately made as they are, in order to make us listeners create our own indepentent understanding of them ; just like an abstract painted painting… ergo : those who cannot comprehent this, are DANCER (S)
Emerson Schroeder | Mar 19, 2009 | Reply
i dont get how come its Rhianna Ft Justin when he doesnt say a single word in a song?
Tariq Puckett | Mar 19, 2009 | Reply
I love it!
Maddox Jimenez | Mar 20, 2009 | Reply
I luv JOE JONAS he is sooooo fit! Miley Rocks! I like her song
Kamron Decker | Mar 20, 2009 | Reply
i loveeee thiss songg soo muchh :] joee and demii and nickk are awsomeee:]
Keenan Booth | Mar 20, 2009 | Reply
Chris Brown likes to watch too much stuff on youtube. His favorite show on youtube is the “Stupid Mario Brothers”
Malachi Hudson | Mar 20, 2009 | Reply
i love cb forever i am a true fan !!
Robert Nelson | Mar 22, 2009 | Reply
hey miley! I have all of your CD
Soren Mayer | Mar 22, 2009 | Reply
LOV3 YOU MIL3Y!!!
Hayden | Mar 22, 2009 | Reply
love the song cant stop singing it
Hayden | Mar 22, 2009 | Reply
cant stop singing it
Hayden | Mar 22, 2009 | Reply
i dont get are we humans or are we dancers it doesnt make any sense but a good song
Abel Burgess | Mar 23, 2009 | Reply
i LOVE Taylor Swift SOOOOOOOOO much
fillguy | Mar 24, 2009 | Reply
Actually, they are an American band from Nevada. They are on a british label, but are based out of Las Vegas.
Xzavier Ayers | Mar 26, 2009 | Reply
i cant wait to see the jonas brothers 3d conert experience! this song is the best!!
Danii | Mar 28, 2009 | Reply
I LOVE THIS SONG!
CAROLYN | Mar 31, 2009 | Reply
This song is AMAZING!!!!
We lost our beloved daughter and sister in a helicopter accident in September and my son has been finding it hard to deal with until he heard this song. He plays this song over and over and seeks comfort from the words.When he played it for me it was just like they were sending a sign to us all about her life.
Our daughter Jess was a dancer and was buried on the 4/10 and the lyrics are all but a sign saying good bye to us all and that we have to let her go. Beautiful lyrics and sound to go with it
Boss Hogg | Apr 4, 2009 | Reply
Dear Comrade Kim Jong II,
We wish to extend to you and the North Korean people our very best wishes for a speedy recovery from your recent breast augmentation and botox surgery. We hope you will be able to quickly resume your invaluable work in the struggle for world peace, justice and equality.
We also want to assure you that we will remain steadfast in our work to oppose the dangerous provocations coming out of the Obama White House and the extreme right-wing Republicans in Congress. You have our full solidarity in exposing and fighting their vicious plans to remake North Korea and overthrow the democratic will of the Korean people.
The ugly demonstrations in the United States are a disgrace, egged on by the Obama administration, and not representative of the true general feelings of the majority of the American people. The truth is that overwhelmingly, most people,regardless of their political feelings, reject such anti-human, uncivilized and repulsive behavior.
Again our best wishes for you speedy return to good health.
Boss Hogg
Communist Party of Alabama
Michele | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
according to the lyrics it is DANCER.
Leeky_Faucet | Apr 14, 2009 | Reply
Listen, guys. get it straight.
its Dancer.. not denser. they’re not using bad grammar.. it’s a good song, before you critique it so harshly.. try figuring out what it really means, then you’ll figure out the lyrical brilliance behind the song. silly people.
JOHNNY | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
CAN I JUST SAY OBAMA VERY WITTY COME BACK FOR RICHARD IT SEEMS TO HAVE KEPT HIM QUIET AHAHAHAHAHAHHSHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHH
T girl | Apr 20, 2009 | Reply
My friend told me dancer means dead body does that fit?
Begeegs | Apr 23, 2009 | Reply
This song is one of the most irritating songs in a while and the lyrics are poor and I am not even looking at the chorus (are we human or dancer).
I am sick of the looking for answers and wtf is ‘cut the cord’? Umbilical cord? Absolutely terrible. Message to Brandon – Stop trying to be deep and philisophical please or I am going to start calling you Sting!
ethiograndma | Apr 23, 2009 | Reply
Dermie, You said it all, and you are also brilliant! I love this song but what I can’t figure out is why people who hate it are wasting their time on it. (If you don’t like it, move on! But don’t go see that new movie with Robert Downey, Jr. cuz its on the sound track
Chow!
Domo4eva | Apr 24, 2009 | Reply
Well this doesn’t apply to you Joe
it’s a great song, and if u don’t like it, go sucks a million cocks 4 all we care!
laura | Apr 25, 2009 | Reply
The same….i love it!!! i love it!!! i love it!!!! It’s the song with the biggest impact on me, so far.
GERRI | May 1, 2009 | Reply
Hunter Thompson was NOT of YOUR generation – that’s why you don’t get it.
GERRI | May 1, 2009 | Reply
Heaven forbid should anyone of your generation speak of anything philosophical, or even meaningful, for that matter. You are all so shallow and selfish and spoiled. You are all balking because you don’t understand anything that is beyond the veneer. I am from the 60s generation and I think the Killers are one of the few valid bands to arrive on the music scene since the SEVENTIES. No one has had anything to say of any import since then, but the Killers are unique. Their music has a different sound (for a change), and their lyrics have some depth. It’s a real pity that you can’t think past the voices at the other end of your cell phones. Pity. Just a pity.
Diane | May 3, 2009 | Reply
The song is great.
Lot of it is symbolic, and there are some parts I can not yet understand (I’m from Holland and my English is good but I don’t recognize every single word)but still the song is briliant. It just… has something I can’t explain. Some kind of force makes me wanna turn on the song all the time!
Hands up for The Killers!
@ samfazz | May 8, 2009 | Reply
Dude! are you an idiot. go buy the cd or go to the official webpage!!! unless you wrote the lyrics and the actual band itself got the words wrong, its DANCER for god sakes… YOU my friend are DENSER.
shannan | May 11, 2009 | Reply
it does not say “or are we dancers”
it says “or are we dencer”
i no it does sound like dancers but its acutally not
listen VERY carefully
good luck!!
brooke | May 19, 2009 | Reply
that so rock
thats the best song!!!!!!!!!!
i lovvvvvvv that song!!!!
its the best
ravsta | May 25, 2009 | Reply
this song is sick hope everyone luvs it
HKP | May 28, 2009 | Reply
This was in my opinion the record of 2008
Hunter s Thompson | Jun 4, 2009 | Reply
Wow,
If I had realized how my words would stir the lower music-loving classes, I might have stuck around longer.
Hmm – I said dancers (its good english grammar), The band goofed by missing off the (s). Bad grammer grinds in the mind of anyone who attended basic school – so if the ‘dancer’ bothered you… consider yourself more clever than the average human!
Denser? how funny to suggest that something more dense than a human exists
Allen | Jun 12, 2009 | Reply
are we human? – do we make mistakes
are we dancer? – follow someone else lead, follow the steps through life others have told us will lead too happiness
i think the song is about taking chances more than anything else….but there are other more subtle messages too
Bob | Jun 13, 2009 | Reply
Ur an idiot
Captain Neil | Jun 20, 2009 | Reply
There are 5 Humans on planet earth. The rest of us are working animals. This track from the Killers atttempts to provoke thought. Sadly but not unexpected, as sampled in the majority contribut’ees to this blog site, the lyrics flew over the heads of the Dancers.
Captain Neil | Jun 20, 2009 | Reply
There are 5 Humans on planet earth – the rest of us are working animals. The track from the Killers attempts to provoke thought. Sadly but not unexpected; as sampled in the majority contribut’ees to this site, the lyrics flew over the Dancers heads.
Pilikinstone | Jun 29, 2009 | Reply
I loved this song the moment i heard it. I thought they were saying dancers and I puzzled over the meaning for some time. Then I began to appreciate it as poetry and saw the symbolism in the lyrics and it began to make sense to me. Are we human moving to our own beat or are we objects moving in sync? Are we alive or dead? Have we allowed ourselves to be controlled by the system so much that we’ve become like puppets on a string?
Great song, good listening, great lyrics.
Pilikinstone
Corleone | Jul 9, 2009 | Reply
Anyone who likes this song is soft.
argonaut | Jul 15, 2009 | Reply
What a pile of crap!are we human,or are we dancer?or even denser?that’s crap too.I am not either dancer or denser;I’m just human, and I don’t need to wonder(or wander)about it..
izzy | Jul 16, 2009 | Reply
first things first, i love this song
but whether you love or loathe it doesnt matter,
look back at these comments….
this song was a song that would either make or break the killers but they still released it.
And because they did LOOK AT ALL THE FEEDBACK AND ATTENTION THEY HAVE GOTTEN
know people who didnt know anything about the band recognise them when they came onto the radio,
its called publicity people
and this song brought them into the attention of most of the musically ignorant world
argonaut | Jul 20, 2009 | Reply
yes, I agree!That’s what it’s all about;publicity,hype,not music.We need to be denser, after all..
Shannon | Aug 13, 2009 | Reply
It is my opinion that this song is saying “Are we human, or are we dancer?” because dancers follow a routine, and are slightly robotic. So as he’s saying goodbye to things that make us human and unique, he’s asking if we are, indeed, becoming more mechanical.
Victor Mahler | Aug 15, 2009 | Reply
are we human or are we cancer
Joseph | Aug 19, 2009 | Reply
shannan | May 11, 2009 | Reply
it does not say “or are we dancers”
it says “or are we dencer”
i no it does sound like dancers but its acutally not
listen VERY carefully
good luck!!
Apparently you did not read any of the comments before you posted yours, check their website the word they use is dancer
Brandon Flowers | Aug 21, 2009 | Reply
You people all need to get a life.
Seriously.
James | Sep 21, 2009 | Reply
GERRI hit the nail on the head.
All of you are just too ignorant to see the depth that these lyrics cover. Whether that’s intentional or not, you comment like you know everything.
Pop isn’t my musical choice, but these lyrics are absolutely great.
RIP Hunter S Thompson, a legend of his time!
Hdublin | Oct 10, 2009 | Reply
This song is the biggest pile of shit I have ever heard in my life… It pretty much sums up everything that is wrong with music today. Shallow, pretentious shite pretending to be more than what it is. I’m usually pretty tolerant about music – I might not like alot of pop music, but each to their own… however, this I just can’t see how anyone could actually like it and honestly think it is a good song.
Hapa Boi | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
This song is about the fight for homosexual rights. Homosexuals are “dancers” and are not human in a sense.
Sue B | Oct 18, 2009 | Reply
So – 12 months later some are still convinced it’s denser!! You are all dancers – nobody – but nobody – dare step out of the carefully mapped steps!! You are no longer humans – you are all dancers!!!
Alexandria Napier | Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
I love this song sooo muchh,, This website gives the lyrics right wen ii nedded them too prove my mum wrong with the words
:) <3
Su | Oct 26, 2009 | Reply
It’s always interesting how people think to interpret the lyrics to a song (in particular the individual words) without first taking the step of asking the person who wrote it. The writer states quite clearly that the word in ‘dancer’ in an interview. Get it clear in your heads that that is what he wrote and what he sings. The song is about thinking like and being an individual and not a sheep. Sheep follow the first one of them that makes a move, eg like a dancer, and if that means that the whole flock goes over a cliff, so be it. There are some countries in the world where a large proportion of its population who follow there leaders blindly even fighting wars they had no real right to start. ‘My sign is vital’ seems to convey that he/she as a person is vital as in important in the scheme of things. ‘My hands are cold’ I think indicates that he/she is frightened of the bigger picture, the unknown, and who today is afraid of something?
This song may not necessarily be the normal killers but for those of us who do get outside of our boxes occasionally it is a thought provoking song and I, for one, agree with the lyrics and try my best to not be afraid of too much and to get outside of my box as often as possible. After all “to live in fear, is to only half live”.
jakers | Nov 15, 2009 | Reply
i thought the song was great and how could no one like it i mean the music is really good it brings your emotions out and the lyircs ok im being honest there a bit wierd but so what its a great strong and powerful song
coolio | Nov 17, 2009 | Reply
oh i love this i am so mad about it at discos it like oh yea i am ae american by the way so oh ya baby mi life ruulees