There has been considerable confusion and debate over the line "Are we human or are we dancer?" in the song's chorus. Yes not dancers...My friends all know that this line irritates me, so I did some research.Entertainment Weekly's Pop Watch section called this line the "silliest lyrics of the week". They were puzzled by the interpretation, stating "most dancers are generally human". Ganz with Rolling Stone called the line "classic Killers' nonsense." So yes, it is not just me.
Many have incorrectly heard "denser" instead of "dancer", a change which significantly alters the interpretation of the song's meaning. On the band's official website, the biography section states that Flowers is singing "Are we human, or are we dancer?" and also says that the lyrics were inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson about how America was raising a generation of dancers.
So there you go. I hope this will sort out the confusion.
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