Poetry, April 11

[jade_sabre]

So today I woke up, went to work, was locked out of work for like ten minutes, got into work, proceeded to spend most of work giggling at Attractive Coworker, came back from work, and discovered Lovie downloading music (legally!) from emusic.com. This led to us spending the ENTIRE AFTERNOON (and, well, even now) going through our music libraries and offering each other large amounts of music. This is when I discovered that Lovie's computer has ten times the hard drive space that mine does, and so it's good that I gave her more music than she's giving me. Eek. Anyway, in honor of that, and the fact that I just gave her almost their entire discography, we have poetic song lyrics for you. Today, from The Killers:


Human
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
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
Hear 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 goodbye, wish me well
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?

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
Are we human or are we dancer?

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?

Comments

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

You know, I love this song to death, but the the grammatically incorrect refrain drives me up the freaking wall.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

the philosophy major in me goes WHAT IS DANCER and then just enjoys playing around with the concept, so the grammatical discrepancies don't bother me much at all. But I can totally see how they would.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

As an English major, my reaction is... slightly different.

[bluestalking.livejournal.com]

Truly, I've been listening to that album nonstop for like three days now. >< SOON I WILL RECREATE MY BOOK RESUME!

[mysteree80.livejournal.com]

What is "dancer"?