6 Meanings
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
High School Dance Lyrics
Hello World
Remember me?
I'm the sad little fuck
That you failed to see
Who you should have recognized
When you had the chance
Hello motherfuckers
Now it's time to dance
Hello mom'n'dad
Is this a bad time?
If it is too bad
See the reason that im
Disturbing you both
I'm settling scores
You fucked me up bad
This dance is yours
I love to make 'em dance
Dance, Dance, Dance
Everybody dance now!
Hello student body!
Hello faculty!
Show of hands how many
Of you here have met me?
Not too many- who am I?
I'll try not to keep you guessin
I'm your fucked up dance instructor
And you're here for your lesson
Dance, Dance, Dance
Hello world
Take a look at me
Well you didnt when you should have
So Im sure you'll agree
Not paying attention
Has cost you greatly
Some other little fucks
Have been dancin lately
Goodbye student body!
So long faculty!
Show of hands how many
Of you here have met me?
Not too many- who am I?
I'll try not to keep you guessin
I'm the fucked dance instructor
Hope you learned your lesson
Dance, Dance, Dance
Remember me?
I'm the sad little fuck
That you failed to see
Who you should have recognized
When you had the chance
Hello motherfuckers
Now it's time to dance
Hello mom'n'dad
Is this a bad time?
If it is too bad
See the reason that im
Disturbing you both
I'm settling scores
You fucked me up bad
This dance is yours
I love to make 'em dance
Dance, Dance, Dance
Everybody dance now!
Hello student body!
Hello faculty!
Show of hands how many
Of you here have met me?
Not too many- who am I?
I'll try not to keep you guessin
I'm your fucked up dance instructor
And you're here for your lesson
Dance, Dance, Dance
Hello world
Take a look at me
Well you didnt when you should have
So Im sure you'll agree
Not paying attention
Has cost you greatly
Some other little fucks
Have been dancin lately
Goodbye student body!
So long faculty!
Show of hands how many
Of you here have met me?
Not too many- who am I?
I'll try not to keep you guessin
I'm the fucked dance instructor
Hope you learned your lesson
Dance, Dance, Dance
Song Info
Submitted by
deadaheademokid On Aug 07, 2002
More The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Impression That I Get
A Jackknife to a Swan
Royal Oil
The Rascal King
Don't Worry Desmond Dekker
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
I'm willing to bet this song is about school shootings.
def abt school shooting the first time i heard this it was so obvious great song but reali sad but
yea its about school shootings, and "dance" is a codeword for "kill"
"The first time I heard this, I thought it was extremely cheesey, and I didn't like it becuase it was too 'different' from MMBs typical stuff. But this song kinda grows on you, and it really does make you wanna dance!" Can anyone explain to me why this song is cheesey, and why ANYONE would want to bust out dancing to such a sad song? I must say, this is taking the song at face value a LOT. Use your brain when listening to music, skacore dude, or start listening to pop. I'm sorry, but I'm very sensitive...
"The first time I heard this, I thought it was extremely cheesey, and I didn't like it becuase it was too 'different' from MMBs typical stuff. But this song kinda grows on you, and it really does make you wanna dance!" Can anyone explain to me why this song is cheesey, and why ANYONE would want to bust out dancing to such a sad song? I must say, this is taking the song at face value a LOT. Use your brain when listening to music, skacore dude, or start listening to pop. I'm sorry, but I'm very sensitive about misinterpreting song lyrics.
Everyone else that commented, thank you for understanding the lyrics of a great (though unconventional song) by a great band.
@sidburn Dance isn't codeword for kill. It is in reference to making the victims run/scurry/flee. The antagonist wants to make them REACT. To recognize that he/she/they exist (and yeah, they are doing this by shooting/killing them).
@sidburn Dance isn't codeword for kill. It is in reference to making the victims run/scurry/flee. The antagonist wants to make them REACT. To recognize that he/she/they exist (and yeah, they are doing this by shooting/killing them).
Yeah, probably about shooting up a school.
very obviously about a school shooting (already said). The "dance" part comes from media culture (when someone tells somebody to dance as he shoots at their feet). The lyrics are like a mix of Alice Cooper-Schools Out and Boomtown Rats- I Don't Like Mondays. It's relate-able and seems more imagined than real.
The first time I heard this, I thought it was extremely cheesey, and I didn't like it becuase it was too 'different' from MMBs typical stuff. But this song kinda grows on you, and it really does make you wanna dance!