Human

Ok, I'm going to attempt to give you a concise answer to the interpretation and meaning of this song. First let me state that it's a very poetic and beautiful song, and that my interpretation and meaning may be correct, but it obviously has an amazing artistic duality that broadens it's lyrics to great depths.

Let's start with the main line "Are we human or are we dancer?" (yes it's definitely dancer) Are we dancer was inspired by Hunter S Thompson in which he stated he was concerned that America was raising a generation of dancers. What Thompson meant by that was that people are not stepping out of place and following their own beat. He was saying that people were only following the steps they were taught, and were also taught not to change them.

I did my best to notice When the call came down the line Up to the platform of surrender I was brought but I was kind

Here in the beginning of the song you get two elements of the songs main expression. The first half makes the case that he did his best to notice, when the call, meaning the call of life, to make your own beat too, came down the line. Showing a sign of human quality. But the latter half is that of a dancer, where he is surrendering and being brought (guided) rather then going to the call.

And sometimes I get nervous When I see an open door Close your eyes, clear your heart Cut the cord

Here being nervous when seeing an open door is being afraid of trying new things. Again if you here what Thompson was saying about Americans just dancing to the beat, you see how this line makes sense.
the next lines i believe he is attempting to give an answer to the problem. Cut the chord of you trained ideals, and open up.

Are we human or are we dancer? My sign is vital, my hands are cold And I'm on my knees looking for the answer Are we human or are we dancer?

This is self explanatory, and his sign is vital and hands are cold could mean a number of different things that are better left to your imagination.

Pay my respects to grace and virtue Send my condolences to good Hear my regards to soul and romance They always did the best they could

And so long to devotion It taught me everything I know Wave goodbye, wish me well You've gotta let me go

here he is throwing a out a great level of cynicism. This part is expressing everything human, this is what humanism is. And he's waving goodbye to it. cleverly, at this point of the song, the beat picks up, and yes, becomes danceable! so the cynicism is that you are dancing to this idea without recognizing what your dancing to. Capturing the true essense of dancer. But the act of not noticing, which was expressed in the beginning of the song, is in its form, expressing a human quality. All which begs the question, Are we human? Or are we dancer?

Will your system be alright When you dream of home tonight There is no message we're receiving Let me know, is your heart still beating?

Your system is your system of trained beliefs that you've been dancing to for so long. And he's saying were not getting anything beautiful from this, no message. So tell me, are you human ??