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Woe drowns out the silence
Now free as heathens,
around in circles do the torn ones dance
Gara amun ian a friar
Led by rhythmic motion,
the lucid withers
Rupturing, the walls of every man
High above the mother, circling avians
Gracefully inciting one last trance
Gara amun ian a friar
Choreomania, slaying the ever
Sheer oblivion, conquering delirium
Oh the broken, dancing forever,
won't atone it
SlaySlaying the ever
Lay
with whomever
Love
like no other
Dance
now or never
Day after night, night after day they faint away
Unwillingly their limbs are raised towards the sky
Choreomania, slaying the ever
Sheer oblivion, conquering delirium
Oh the broken, dancing forever,
won't atone it
Chorea Lasciva
Now free as heathens,
around in circles do the torn ones dance
Gara amun ian a friar
Led by rhythmic motion,
the lucid withers
Rupturing, the walls of every man
High above the mother, circling avians
Gracefully inciting one last trance
Gara amun ian a friar
Choreomania, slaying the ever
Sheer oblivion, conquering delirium
Oh the broken, dancing forever,
won't atone it
SlaySlaying the ever
Lay
with whomever
Love
like no other
Dance
now or never
Day after night, night after day they faint away
Unwillingly their limbs are raised towards the sky
Choreomania, slaying the ever
Sheer oblivion, conquering delirium
Oh the broken, dancing forever,
won't atone it
Chorea Lasciva
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
DANCE Lyrics as written by Fred Schnyder Hiedl Anna Murphy
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
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According to the band themselves this song was inspired by 'Dancing plague of 1518'. The outbreak began in July 1518 when a woman began to dance fervently in a street in Strasbourg (France). Historical documents, including "physician notes, cathedral sermons, local and regional chronicles, and even notes issued by the Strasbourg city council" are clear that the victims danced. It is not known why. Historical sources agree that there was an outbreak of dancing after a single woman started dancing, a group of mostly young women joined in, and the dancing did not seem to die down. It lasted for such a long time that it attracted the attention of the Strasbourg magistrate and bishop, and some number of doctors ultimately intervened, putting the afflicted in a hospital - which is a fascinating story in itself. The band continues on to explain of the song that as for it's engagement with our contemporary world: doesn't it sometimes feel like we're in the process of dancing ourselves to death? I wanted to add as well 'Gara amun ian a friar translates' to "Let us dance around the fire" in the made-up language that Anna Murphy created based on her impression of gealic language. :) Moreover, if you are wondering what Chorea Lasciva means - it's in Latin and means "A playful dance".