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Two Dancers (I) Lyrics
I feel as if I've been where you have been
The snow had piled up knee-high in the street
Apart, apart
And dancing on
The wanderer
The squanderer
Our son was dying and we could hardly eat
They dragged me by the ankles through the street (two hearts)
They passed me round them like a piece of meat
His hairy hands
His falling fists
His dancing cock
Down by his knees
I've seen my children turn away from me
Oh, do you want my bones between your teeth?
They pulled me half-alive out of the sea
Apart, apart
And dancing on
Impossible
Impossible
I feel as if I've been where you have been
I feel as if I've been where you have been
The snow had piled up knee-high in the street
Apart, apart
And dancing on
The wanderer
The squanderer
Our son was dying and we could hardly eat
They passed me round them like a piece of meat
His hairy hands
His falling fists
His dancing cock
Down by his knees
I've seen my children turn away from me
They pulled me half-alive out of the sea
Apart, apart
And dancing on
Impossible
Impossible
I feel as if I've been where you have been
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It's significantly funnier if you imagine a dancing rooster.
Personally I think it's about prostitution, from the prostitues perspective; or more precisely, a prostitute being raped.
"Our son was dying and we could hardly eat" - A reason to start
The second verse then describes how her 'customers' treat her. Her children "Turn away" because they are ashamed of her.
The third verse is similar to the second.
It's late, i'm feeling cynical. Make of it what you will.
The prostitution angle seems to ring true - the second verse is especially telling.
i love this song.
'our son was dying and we could hardly eat' i think it's about a man telling the story of why they empathize with the other person.
'I've seen my children turn away from me' they have both done things by any means to survive.
This one is pretty hard to fathom.
Roosey, I agree that this is a song about prostitution, but why do you assume it's from the point of view of a woman?
Heteronormativity. Duh.
Heteronormativity. Duh.
I agree with Roosey about the prostitution bit. The Dancers (stripper/prostitute) entertaining, getting deeper and deeper in that business to make money for ends meat. But as far as him saying 'I feel as if I've been where you have been' personally I think it's a statement from the singer himself. If you look at the song All The Kings Men, it has the same overall theme, sex addiction. Maybe the singer has been fornicating with every girl that strolls along and he's starting to feel a little ashamed.
I believe you got it quite right - it's about rape, but not prostitution: unfortunately, among rape victims it's pretty often that they feel guilty about what happened, they blame themselves for not being rejective earlier (a quite large percentage of rape and sexual abuse happens between people who know each other - not necessary rather well, but have some relationship beforehand); unfortunately, due to this circumstances, there is an alarmingly high suicide rate among rape victims...
In many Wild Beasts songs they seem very aware of the evil that lives among some men. At the same time there's a lot of play in their lyrics - I suspect this song is a man trying to justify saying "I feel as if I've been where you have been" to a woman who has given everything of herself for her children who also don't actually understand "where she has been". I think the song is somewhat sardonic. I don't think the man has been where she has been and in Two Dancers part II I think he sees her snap back at him and their relationship shatter.
I agree with Roosey about prostitution. I think the third verse is about suicide.
"They pulled me half-alive out of the sea." He/she tried to drown him/herself but was saved before they died.
"I feel as if I've been when you have been." I can imagine this being told to another person who is feeling suicidal, explaining that they are not alone.
Been looking at all the comments. Definitely agreeing with the story of the dancers (stripper/prostitute). Roosey said it most, I just think 'I feel as if I've been where you have been' means that the singer has just been laying himself out and screwing all the girls in his face, and frankly starting to feel ashamed of it all, looking at All the Kings Men as well, that song is in the same lines as this one. Guy's got a sex addiction.
Been looking at all the comments. Definitely agreeing with the story of the dancers (stripper/prostitute). Roosey said it most, I just think 'I feel as if I've been where you have been' means that the singer has just been laying himself out and screwing all the girls in his face, and frankly starting to feel ashamed of it all, looking at All the Kings Men as well, that song is in the same lines as this one. Guy's got a sex addiction.