Safety Dance
Embrace Freedom: Dance, Explore, and Defy Conformity
Lyrics
We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
We have the freedom to dance and can choose to leave conservative friends behind.
'Cause your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance
Because our friends are not dancers, and if they refuse to dance,
Well they're no friends of mine
They are not considered friends anymore.
Say, we can go where we want to, places they can never find
We can go to places they cannot discover or understand.
And we can act like we come from out of this world
We can pretend to be from a different, fantastical world and leave reality behind.
Leave the real world far behind
Leaving the real world far behind.
We can go if we want to, night is young and so was I
We can go out freely because the night is young, and so am I.
And we can dress real neat from our heads to our feet
We can dress stylishly from head to toe and surprise others with a triumphant shout.
And surprise them with a victory cry
Expressing confidence and enthusiasm.
I said, we can act if we want to, if we don't nobody will
We can pretend without inhibition because if we don't, nobody else will.
And you can act real rude and totally removed
You can behave impolitely and be completely detached from societal norms.
I can act like an imbecile
The speaker can act foolishly or playfully.
We can dance, we can dance, everything is under control
We can dance freely, and everything is in control.
We can dance, we can dance, doing it from pole to pole
Dancing from one extreme to another.
We can dance, we can dance, everybody look at your hands
Encouraging everyone to look at their hands while dancing.
We can dance, we can dance, everybody's taking the chance
Everyone is taking the chance to dance freely.
The safety dance
Introducing the "safety dance" as a metaphor for the liberated and carefree dancing.
Whoa, safety dance, yeah, the safety dance
Reiterating the safety dance as a joyful and carefree activity.
We can dance if we want to, we got all your life to find
We can dance freely throughout our lives.
As long as we have music, never gonna lose it
As long as there is music, everything will work out positively.
Everything will work out right
Expressing optimism and confidence in the future.
We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Repeating the freedom to dance and leave non-dancing friends behind.
'Cause your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance
Emphasizing that friends who don't dance are not true friends.
Well they're no friends of mine
Reiteration that non-dancing friends are not considered friends.
We can dance, we can dance, everything is under control
Repeating that everything is under control while dancing freely.
We can dance, we can dance, doing it from pole to pole
Continuing to dance from one pole to another.
We can dance, we can dance, everybody look at your hands
Encouraging everyone to look at their hands during the dance.
We can dance, we can dance, everybody's taking the chance
Everyone is taking the chance to participate in the safety dance.
Safety dance
Repeating the term "safety dance" as a mantra for carefree dancing.
Oh, safety dance, yeah, safety dance
Reiteration of the joy and freedom associated with the safety dance.
Safety dance, safety dance
Repeating the term "safety dance" for emphasis.
Oh, safety dance, safety dance
Final repetition of the term "safety dance" to conclude the song.
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