Back in the good old dance when dancing meant exploding
The idea was simple for a decent overloading
And for a multiple flash with no cords attached
He came up with a more remote flash trigger
It's connected to an accessory in his hip
Which automatically fires in perfect synchro
But perhaps his most exciting development is his angle
They call it the dance
It's the St. Vitus dance
Such flexibility
What an accessory
See his soft bounce
What flexibility
Such a soft bounce
What an accessory
And for special effects he has six filters
Three colored red with the others pilfered
And if you really want to know what that means
He could throw a blue flash from eighty-five feet
Of course you might want to check out your own little output
So we devised a few simple and easy to crack contortions
So you can bump and scrape all the day through
With the dance.
It's the St. Vitus dance, the St. Vitus dance
Such flexibility
What an accessory
Such a soft bounce
What flexibility
Such a soft bounce
Check his hot shoe
Feel his output
He's a light machine, see his angle
He's a light machine



Lyrics submitted by xevilivex

Track duration: 03:30

"St. Vitus Dance" as written by Jay/ash/haskins/murphy

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    General Comment:How about it's also about sex?
    Flag Willowtreesalamanderon March 02, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I like ChrisGnosis's interpretation!:)

    At first, I have to admit I had no idea of this disease... But the lyrics did remind me of epilepsy!
    "Back in the good old days when dancing meant exploding", I totally love this line:)
    Flag InBetweenTheLineson June 29, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Huh? Where's the bread? I like an ergot explanation as much as the next guy, but I can't quite tie your meaning to the stake.
    Flag autoerraticaon March 29, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Ergot on bread. Similar to L.S.D.
    Flag STUDLYCUDDLYBUDDYon March 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I never like trying to think that Bauhaus is to be taken on anything other than face value but if I had to think of a meaning for this song I'd say maybe it has a connection to the developing goth and deathrock club scene...?

    lol idk
    Flag ChrisGnosison November 15, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Peter Murphy had a kind of spastic way of dancing and it usually involved strobe lights so you're Ian Curtis metaphor really isn't so farfetched.
    Flag Wauhauson August 09, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This is probably nothing more than a product of my sick mind, but when i hear mention of an involuntary movement disease and flashing lights in the same context, i think epilepsy. When i think of epilepsy and dancing on stage, I think Ian Curtis. Hopefully this serves as nothing more than a testament to how perverted my thoughts are and not a reflection on the actual song meaning..
    Flag autoerraticaon February 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Additionally, I always thought there was an Andy Worhol connection. Warhol actually did have St. Vitas Dance as a child, and it had lingering effects.

    And the lines about accessories, flash lights, triggered dancing, kind of remind me of Warhol's mass produced art.

    But maybe I'm reaching on this one.
    Flag taffydavenporton September 24, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Surprisingly, this song is about the disease \'St. Vitus Dance\' or Sydenam\'s Chorea, which comes from the Greco-Roman word implying the act of dancing. The word chorea was first applied by Paracelsus to the frenzied movements of religious fanatics who, during the middle ages, journeyed to the healing shrine of St. Vitus.
    Flag Narcissa-Maeon April 23, 2005   Link

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