Human - The Killers

[GreenEggsAndSpam]

What is it on about - "are we human or are we dancers" - huh? Beautiful song, just annoying me that it doesn't seem to make sense. Anyone able to help me on this??

i do love it - dont think it's meant to be clear

Can't help much, except to say that it's not 'dancers', it's 'denser' - my DJ husband corrected me yesterday when I was caterwalling along to it in the kitchen. Not worth arguing with him when it comes to music! Before you ask, no I still don't know what it means.

Agree with you - it's a great CHOOOON! I'm really getting too old to be saying stuff like this.

I heard on the radio that it was a reference to something written by Hunter S Thompson.

track 6 on the album is amazing.

"The line itself is a reference to quote from Hunter S. Thompson who said that America was raising a generation of dancers"

It is Dancer not Denser.... AFAIK

clicky

denser???

Well done with Hunter S thompson info - impressive

I stand corrected then on behalf of DH. Just wait till I tell him ...

Oh I was wondering about this, while clomping about the kitchen to the new album this afternoon I couldn't figure out why he kept missing the 's' off 'dancers'... you have cleared this up for me, I thank you.

Erm thanks!
I looked at the link by W3M, and some of the comments make a bit of sense - about people being able to find their own way, rather than dancing along to what others say. However, shouldn't it be "are we human, or are we dancerS".
Still confused and stll annoyed by it when I want to enjoy it! I really enjoy the lyrics till it gets to that line.

i heard on chris evans, someone wrote in and said her husband sings are you Human or are we Hamsters... so i sing that too, simple, no puzzle there