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Are We 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... and 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 we're 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
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01-09-2009
by this he meant that we (americans) on do as we're taught and basically what is "average," i guess you could say...like dancers doing only the steps they've been taught and not changing them.
the line "and sometimes i get nervous when i see an open door" is saying that he gets nervous/anxious when faced with a decision ("open door.")
i think the rest is open to interpretation.
01-27-2009
07-04-2009
dancing is all ABOUT expression, not simply performing steps.
sure, we follow the rules of technique--the basics, the foundation--but once we've been taught what we need, the steps break free from the simpleness of their selves and reflect beauty, and passion, depending on the level of the dancer's commitment and love for the art.
despite the said "inspiration" for the chorus, i believe it's leaning further toward wondering whether each of us are merely the most absolutely simplistic, stereotypical human, or if we have, in fact, the ability to leap and twirl and dance through life, connecting with a far more in-depth place in our selves, expressing and caressing each and every emotion life throws our way.
just my humble opinion-take it or leave it.
09-11-2009
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01-09-2009
01-22-2009
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01-23-2009
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01-25-2009
love the interpretation from hollyoh. The quote helps a lot. I've imagined he is being picked up by a UFO and so this is what he is thinking a feeling. Maybe he would rather not be with the dancers on earth who can't think for themselves.
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01-27-2009
01-30-2009
Because...I take the meaning of this song the other way 'round. "Are we human" - full of fallacy and frailty, or "are we dancer" - poised, graceful, mind and body perfectly connected. "Dancer" being the more exalted being.
It doesn't really work as social commentary, but I love the wordsmithing regardless.
But seriously. Needs an "s." We, plural, can't be dancer, singular. But ya'll knew that already...
02-06-2009
09-11-2009
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02-23-2009
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02-24-2009
and yes, I agree with hollyoh, its based on a quote.
Its basically describing how stereotypical and 'dead' this generation is.
great beat and clever lyrics, this song is a must have on any playlist.
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03-03-2009
http://www.gigwise.com/news/47201/Killers-Brandon-Flowers-Settles-Debate-Over-Human-Lyrics
I've probably added no value or worth by saying this but sorry if it offends you so
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03-07-2009
"And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer"
He's praying. Praying to god, trying to figure out if there is a god or not?
"Are we human, or are we dancer?"
Are we human, did god put all of us here for a purpose? Or is there no god, and we're all just here on the earth, dancing?
"YOU'VE GOTTA LET ME KNOW"
God, please give me a sign! Tell me you exist, tell me we're all here for a reason!
That's how I interpret it.
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03-08-2009
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03-18-2009
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
-i think hes describing an epifany that he got when he was contemplating the world and life in general
And sometimes I get nervous when I see an open door
Close your eyes, clear your heart... and cut the cord
-this is something that as humans we all feel when we start a new stage in our life and hes just saying dive in! dont be a dancer...
Are we human, or are we dancer
-when we were created (not evolutionized, hes mormon) God made us with a freewill, dancers dont really have a free will, we follow our choreographers steps and wear what they tell us to wear and even make ourselves look like what they want us to look like, our only purpose is to perform, thats what the human race has turned into, everyone has become dancers
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
-hes describing the desperation and the heart ache realizing what we have become
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
-these are things we are taught in our youth, these things are supposed to help us when we grow up and i'm thinking hes saying you need more than that to make it
And so long to devotion you taught me everything I know
Wave good bye, wish me well, you gotta let me go
-devotion is dedication or attachment to something or someone, pretty much love, hes learned alot from love, but hes going to let go of all those things hes listed
Will your system be alright?
When you dream of home tonight
There is no message we're receiving
Let me know, is your heart still beating?
-i think hes talking about when youve gotten so far that it about kills you to look back at your youth and what you used to be
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
05-27-2009
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05-09-2009
Up to the platform of surrender, I was brought but I was kind
-i think he is talking about baptism- not his choice
And sometimes I get nervous when I see an open door
Close your eyes, clear your heart... and cut the cord
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the open door is intellectual freedom - he is nervous because he has to give up the certainty of religion (cut the cord) if he is going to experience that freedom
Are we human, or are we dancer
-can we make our own decisions or are we controlled by the supernatural
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
-he has spent time trying to find the answer through religion
Pay my respects to grace and virtue, send my condolences to good
Give my regards to
Saul and Romans, they always did the best they could
- a reference to the bible and to the things of value he must give up if he loses his faith
And so long to devotion you taught me everything I know
Wave good bye, wish me well, you gotta let me go
-Even so he is leaving the faith
Will your system be alright?
When you dream of home tonight
There is no message we're receiving
Let me know, is your heart still beating?
-In leaving he is leaving family and people he cares about although it is clear that he has now lost his faith (there is no message we're receiving)
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 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
Are we human, or are we dancer
Are we human, or are we dancer
05-27-2009
But I don't belive that it's all religous. That may
have had an influence on the song, though. Not to
say you're wrong, I just don't see it that way.
Everyone could have different interpritations, it
just depends on the individual. Good job, anyway:)
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05-13-2009
05-28-2009
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05-27-2009
It's like we're all the same, there are no
individuals.
"Sometimes I get nervous
When I see an open door"
He's saying that he doesn't like to make
his own decisions (open doors).
"Are we human
Or are we dancer(s)"
(It is plural. You can hear it if you listen
closely} He's asking if we're individuals
who make mistakes (human), or if we're all
doing the same thing, same routine (dancers).
Third Stanza
In this, he's saying that he's grateful for
th life he has, that it's not really bad,
but he just wants to break free from it,
explore his differences a bit.
"There is no message we're reciving
Let me know, is your heart still beating?"
There's no one around for you to follow,
you have to be yourself. He's asking if
being different will kill you. Answer:
it won't.
Well, that's how I see it, anyway. Best Killers
song ever.
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06-15-2009
Clearly the context is a farewell:
"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"
And it's the singer himself who's departing, not someone else who's leaving, otherwise he would not be saying so long to grace, virtue, good, etc., things inherent to life itself. His vital signs are failing (his sign is vital), and of course his hands are cold, which is what people in the movies often say right before they die.
Further, as he's about to kick, he's on his way looking for the answer. What answer he's seeking is more obscure, but my guess is, he's asking if there's an afterlife. That is, are we are we merely physical beings, only meat, just human? In which case, when it's over it's over. Or else, are we transcendent beings, creatures made of light and beauty and action, a species of spirit the singer poetically calls dancer.
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06-18-2009
07-01-2009
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07-23-2009
"are we human" means do we live our own lives.
"or are we dancer" means or do we let people live our lives for us like do we let other people control or lives.
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07-28-2009
human
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07-28-2009
human the same
and dancer something
like"are we more than we we are"
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08-01-2009
"And sometimes I get nervous when I see an open door
Close your eyes, clear your heart." I think he's saying when opportunities arise "an open door" it makes him anxious, because he's not sure if he should go for it and complete his own destiny, so he opens his mind and risks it.
He then goes into
"Are we human, or are we Dancer."
''Are we Human" - is every decision we make thought by ourselves to do something that effects our life.
"Are we dancer" - or is everything we do 'choreographed', are we just dancers being controlled by every move.
In the second verse he seems to be saying goodbye to all these things... as if he's going off to make his own path. He's been taught what he should be like by 'romance, good, grace and virtue etc.'
its just my opinion... but its a tricky one.
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08-07-2009
two reasons
1.)because the person who submitted these is
sher
2.)it is also funny because yes it does
sound like Cher.
I usually like the Killers but this is crap.
I guess Dancer is a new breed of people otherwise
it would be dancers.LoL
I hate it being nonplural, Ergg!
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08-10-2009
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10-26-2009
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10-29-2009
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