its about someone who has had a near death expeirience. firstly the everglades is filled with nasty animals and diseases, second "I'd one drink but no more" suggests that he was drunk. then something "rushed him from the trees", could be an alligator or something attacking him. then he went to a place of the dead.
"As I danced with the dead
My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me
Below my undead body
Just danced the circle of dead"
this means he could see his dead body, there are reports of people that have had near death expeiriences have seen themselves flaoting above there body.
"Until the time came to reunite us both
My spirit came back down to me"
he then regains concoiseness.
then the dead started being distracted and he runs away.
"When you know that your time has come around
You know you'll be prepared for it
Say your last goodbyes to everyone
Drink and say a prayer for it"
he warns people to take care of this life and what you do, and when you do know your going to die- make sure you say goodbye.
"To this day I guess I'll never know
Just why they let me go
But I'll never go dancing no more
'Til I dance with the dead"
he saying that he is not ganna do anymore stupid things in his life until he dies.
its about someone who has had a near death expeirience. firstly the everglades is filled with nasty animals and diseases, second "I'd one drink but no more" suggests that he was drunk. then something "rushed him from the trees", could be an alligator or something attacking him. then he went to a place of the dead.
"As I danced with the dead My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me Below my undead body Just danced the circle of dead"
this means he could see his dead body, there are reports of people that have had near death expeiriences have seen themselves flaoting above there body.
"Until the time came to reunite us both My spirit came back down to me"
he then regains concoiseness.
then the dead started being distracted and he runs away.
"When you know that your time has come around You know you'll be prepared for it Say your last goodbyes to everyone Drink and say a prayer for it"
he warns people to take care of this life and what you do, and when you do know your going to die- make sure you say goodbye.
"To this day I guess I'll never know Just why they let me go But I'll never go dancing no more 'Til I dance with the dead"
he saying that he is not ganna do anymore stupid things in his life until he dies.