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What do they mean when they ask the question, "Are we human or are we dancers? "

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Asked By: JoeDiablo 36-40, M  11 months ago

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    pixelbest - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by pixelbest Jun 1st, 2012 at 5:35PM

    I KNOW? Maybe actors did not fit, are we living or just following a set down choreography/script. Good song none the less, now off the youtube to listen and read the words.
    PS been trying no sound !!!!
    OK got it to work, then dug around, my first thoughts fit, or we robots or living life as an individual. Then came across that it might be related to strippers/dancers, this seems to fit as well, dehumanizing of the dancer.

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  1. JoeDiablo - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by JoeDiablo Jun 1st, 2012 at 5:38PM

    so irishtraveler was on to something.

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  2. pixelbest - 46-50 years old - female

    Reply by pixelbest Jun 1st, 2012 at 5:46PM

    It fits, especially the bit about "up to the platform of surrender". LonexWolf has given the most common explanation. Guess only the writer himself knows. I am actually feeling the ********/dancer bit, we all have a job/role but do people see just the role and not the human underneath.

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  1. LonexWolf - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by LonexWolf Jun 1st, 2012 at 5:39PM

    "Many of the Killers' fans have been mystified why the song's chorus ("Are we human/ Or are we dancer?"), refers to "dancer" in the singular. Some have wondered if Flowers is in fact singing something else, such as, "denser." MTV News asked Flowers about the nonsensical chorus. He replied: "It's taken from a quote by [author Hunter S.] Thompson: 'We're raising a generation of dancers,' and I took it and ran. I guess it bothers people that it's not grammatically correct, but I think I'm allowed to do whatever I want." He added, laughing: "'Denser'? I hadn't heard that one. I don't like 'denser.'"
    Thompson, known for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and for a style of writing known as "Gonzo journalism," committed suicide in 2005, which could explain the lyrics, "Wave goodbye, wish me well, you've got to let me go." (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)"

    From Songfacts.com, pretty nifty site!

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  2. JoeDiablo - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by JoeDiablo Jun 1st, 2012 at 5:42PM

    thanks for the site addy

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  3. Honey26 - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by Honey26 Jun 1st, 2012 at 5:25PM

    They mean they didn't expect to have to write another album and they were starting to run out of meaningless lyrics.

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