Don't Dance

Break Free: Defying Conformity in Erasure's 'Don't Dance' Message
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Lyrics

Anything you want, everything you need

Encouraging the listener to pursue desires and necessities.

Every time you take what's on offer

When you accept or receive what's available.

You can step on out

It's possible to step away or move out.

You can do without

You can manage without something.

You don't have to be like every other

You're not obliged to conform to everyone else.


Don't dance to the rhythm (Do something 'bout it)

Resist conforming or acting according to a set rhythm and instead take action.

Don't dance to the rhythm (You can do without it)

Emphasizes the ability to exist without adhering to the rhythm.

Don't dance to the rhythm (Do something 'bout it)

Advocates for taking action rather than following a set pattern.

Don't dance to the rhythm

Reiteration of not following a rhythm.


Always stay in line, fool you every time

Caution against always obeying rules; they deceive.

Wonder why it ends up in sorrow

Questioning why things often end sadly.

You don't have to go

You're not obliged to leave or go along.

All you say is no

Simply refusing or rejecting.

There's no rhythm that you have to follow

No set rhythm dictates your actions.


Don't dance to the rhythm (Do something 'bout it)

Reiteration of resisting a fixed rhythm.

Don't dance to the rhythm (You can do without it)

Highlighting independence from the rhythm.

Don't dance to the rhythm (Do something 'bout it)

Encouraging action over conformity.

Don't dance to the rhythm

Insistence on not following a rhythmic pattern.


Don't dance to the rhythm (Do something 'bout it)

Encouraging action rather than conformity.

Don't dance to the rhythm

Reiteration of not adhering to a rhythm.

Everywhere you go, everything you do

The way you act and what you engage in must strive for improvement.

Got to make the best, just that bit better

Striving to make things slightly better than they are.

You can step on out

Possible to move away or distance oneself.

You can do without

You can manage without something.

You don't have to be like every other

Reiteration of not needing to conform.


Don't dance to the rhythm (Do something 'bout it)

Encouragement to take action instead of following a set pattern.

Don't dance to the rhythm (You can do without it)

Highlighting the possibility of existing without the rhythm.

Don't dance to the rhythm (Do something 'bout it)

Urging action instead of conforming to a rhythm.

Don't dance to the rhythm

Reiteration of not conforming to a rhythmic pattern.

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