Lyric discussion by sidburn 

Cover art for High School Dance lyrics by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The

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...

@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).