The meaning of the song “Human” によって the Killers
The song isn’t saying he wants to be a dancer または that dancers aren’t human. A lot of people seem to think that, another thing people get confused about is the words. It’s “Are we human または are we dancer?” no s. It’s not supposed to have an s.
Human means “Free thinker”. So is あなた are human あなた can think for yourself, あなた don’t have to be a mindless puppet and can be your own person.
あなた can interpret the dancer part two different ways. あなた can interpret it as a puppet dancing while someone else pulls the strings, which is backed up によって the line “Cut the cord”. If あなた take it that way the song is saying if あなた are dancer あなた are mindless and under someone else’s control.
The other way of interpreting the “dancer” part is an actual dancer. A dancer performs the choreography someone else made. They conform to the movements and perform them, no thinking. It’s not being a free thinker, it’s not being human. This is backed up によって the line “up to the platform of surrender”. As in going up the stage (platform) and surrendering your free will, surrendering to the control of someone else’s dance. Of course it’s not meant to be offensive to dancers, and there is such thing as freestyle. That’s just not the focus of the song; the focus is the conformity part.
Either way あなた interpret the dancer part it comes down to basically the same thing, someone is control あなた または あなた are doing what someone else told あなた to do. Either way あなた aren’t being a free thinker so あなた aren’t human. あなた are dancer.
The song is asking if we think for ourselves または is someone controlling us または we’re giving into what someone wants us to do and conforming.
Now I’m going to try to interpret the meaning of each section. I’m going to write “you” not “he” または “it” like あなた are 歌う it; I think it might help with understanding the 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
I don’t know what the first two lines mean. Going up to the platform of surrender is for the actual dancer interpretation of “dancer”. You’re going up to a stage and surrendering your humanness, あなた don’t think for yourself and あなた dance the moves someone else told あなた to. I’m not sure for the last line but I think it means even if あなた go to the platform of surrender unwilling (you were brought) あなた should still be kind and try to have human emotion, that’s just a guess. I’m really not sure
and sometimes I get nervous
when I see an open door
close your eyes, clear your heart
cut the cord
This is talking about making your own decisions. When あなた see an open door it’s an opportunity and a choice for you. If あなた are dancer あなた don’t make a choice. If you’re nervous it means あなた aren’t sure if あなた can make a choice and if it will be right. You’re doubting if you’re human または dancer.
Close your eyes, clear your ハート, 心 is just preparing yourself, getting ready to make your choice. Like when あなた close your eyes and take a deep breath before something important. あなた should have a clear ハート, 心 and mind when あなた make the choice.
Cut the cord is the choice. It means あなた made the choice, and あなた choose to be human. This has to do with the puppet interpretation of “dancer”. If あなた cut the cord the puppet is free and it doesn’t have to do what someone else makes it do. The way of control is gone.
Are we human または are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human または are we dancer?
I don’t know what my sign is vital means. My hands are cold might be about being a puppet, no blood means あなた would always be cold.
I’m on my knees looking for the answer just means you’re desperately trying to figure out if you’re human または 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
The first three lines is acknowledging human emotions and values and saying that they are respected. The last line means that the emotions and values always did the best they could. When あなた say someone did they best they could you’re saying they always tried hard but it wasn’t good enough. あなた are saying that the emotions and values of human weren’t enough in the end.
And so long to devotion
あなた taught me everything I know
Wave goodbye, wish me well
you’ve gotta let me go
The first line is あなた saying goodbye to devotion, which is like loyalty. あなた are not longer devoted to the ones controlling you, あなた are a free thinker, a human. The 秒 line means that this person taught あなた everything あなた know, but you’re still going to become free of them.
Are we human または are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human または are we dancer?
Will your system be alright
when あなた dream of ホーム tonight?
There is no message we're receiving
let me know, is your ハート, 心 still beating?
At this point あなた are talking to someone else .The first two lines are asking if they’ll be alright when they think back to the one または ones they became free of. When the song says system it’s referring to a robot system, if あなた have a system あなた are like a robot so あなた are dancer not human. It’s saying the other person is still dancer または not yet entirely human even though they’ve made the choice to be a free thinker, human.
The last two lines are saying あなた haven’t received a message from this person and aren’t sure if they went back to conformity and being dancer. The last line is あなた asking if this person is still human. If this person is dancer they don’t really have a heartbeat.
Are we human または 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 または are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human または are we dancer?
Are we human または are we dancer?
Are we human または are we dancer?
Are あなた human または dancer? Are あなた a free think または are あなた a puppet? Are あなた doing what you’ve been told によって someone else and abandoning your free will?
The song isn’t saying he wants to be a dancer または that dancers aren’t human. A lot of people seem to think that, another thing people get confused about is the words. It’s “Are we human または are we dancer?” no s. It’s not supposed to have an s.
Human means “Free thinker”. So is あなた are human あなた can think for yourself, あなた don’t have to be a mindless puppet and can be your own person.
あなた can interpret the dancer part two different ways. あなた can interpret it as a puppet dancing while someone else pulls the strings, which is backed up によって the line “Cut the cord”. If あなた take it that way the song is saying if あなた are dancer あなた are mindless and under someone else’s control.
The other way of interpreting the “dancer” part is an actual dancer. A dancer performs the choreography someone else made. They conform to the movements and perform them, no thinking. It’s not being a free thinker, it’s not being human. This is backed up によって the line “up to the platform of surrender”. As in going up the stage (platform) and surrendering your free will, surrendering to the control of someone else’s dance. Of course it’s not meant to be offensive to dancers, and there is such thing as freestyle. That’s just not the focus of the song; the focus is the conformity part.
Either way あなた interpret the dancer part it comes down to basically the same thing, someone is control あなた または あなた are doing what someone else told あなた to do. Either way あなた aren’t being a free thinker so あなた aren’t human. あなた are dancer.
The song is asking if we think for ourselves または is someone controlling us または we’re giving into what someone wants us to do and conforming.
Now I’m going to try to interpret the meaning of each section. I’m going to write “you” not “he” または “it” like あなた are 歌う it; I think it might help with understanding the 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
I don’t know what the first two lines mean. Going up to the platform of surrender is for the actual dancer interpretation of “dancer”. You’re going up to a stage and surrendering your humanness, あなた don’t think for yourself and あなた dance the moves someone else told あなた to. I’m not sure for the last line but I think it means even if あなた go to the platform of surrender unwilling (you were brought) あなた should still be kind and try to have human emotion, that’s just a guess. I’m really not sure
and sometimes I get nervous
when I see an open door
close your eyes, clear your heart
cut the cord
This is talking about making your own decisions. When あなた see an open door it’s an opportunity and a choice for you. If あなた are dancer あなた don’t make a choice. If you’re nervous it means あなた aren’t sure if あなた can make a choice and if it will be right. You’re doubting if you’re human または dancer.
Close your eyes, clear your ハート, 心 is just preparing yourself, getting ready to make your choice. Like when あなた close your eyes and take a deep breath before something important. あなた should have a clear ハート, 心 and mind when あなた make the choice.
Cut the cord is the choice. It means あなた made the choice, and あなた choose to be human. This has to do with the puppet interpretation of “dancer”. If あなた cut the cord the puppet is free and it doesn’t have to do what someone else makes it do. The way of control is gone.
Are we human または are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human または are we dancer?
I don’t know what my sign is vital means. My hands are cold might be about being a puppet, no blood means あなた would always be cold.
I’m on my knees looking for the answer just means you’re desperately trying to figure out if you’re human または 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
The first three lines is acknowledging human emotions and values and saying that they are respected. The last line means that the emotions and values always did the best they could. When あなた say someone did they best they could you’re saying they always tried hard but it wasn’t good enough. あなた are saying that the emotions and values of human weren’t enough in the end.
And so long to devotion
あなた taught me everything I know
Wave goodbye, wish me well
you’ve gotta let me go
The first line is あなた saying goodbye to devotion, which is like loyalty. あなた are not longer devoted to the ones controlling you, あなた are a free thinker, a human. The 秒 line means that this person taught あなた everything あなた know, but you’re still going to become free of them.
Are we human または are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human または are we dancer?
Will your system be alright
when あなた dream of ホーム tonight?
There is no message we're receiving
let me know, is your ハート, 心 still beating?
At this point あなた are talking to someone else .The first two lines are asking if they’ll be alright when they think back to the one または ones they became free of. When the song says system it’s referring to a robot system, if あなた have a system あなた are like a robot so あなた are dancer not human. It’s saying the other person is still dancer または not yet entirely human even though they’ve made the choice to be a free thinker, human.
The last two lines are saying あなた haven’t received a message from this person and aren’t sure if they went back to conformity and being dancer. The last line is あなた asking if this person is still human. If this person is dancer they don’t really have a heartbeat.
Are we human または 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 または are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human または are we dancer?
Are we human または are we dancer?
Are we human または are we dancer?
Are あなた human または dancer? Are あなた a free think または are あなた a puppet? Are あなた doing what you’ve been told によって someone else and abandoning your free will?
