Baby, get up
Open your eyes now
the world's waking up
you realize we'll walk to the beat so suddenly
while we make believe
that this will last forever
We won't sleep 'til 3 in the morning
this song speaks and it's saying the real thing
it feels like we're living a dream
but tonight
we're gonna make this one right
We'll set the stage
and let the records play
on a Saturday
and we can dance forever
we'll burn the light that makes the city sway
when we set the stage
and we can dance forever
(forever X7)
and we can dance together
We're crazy enough
to feel alive now
you've got the stuff
when we arrive we'll walk to the beat so suddenly
and then you tell me
that we could stay together
We won't sleep 'til 3 in the morning
this song speaks and it's saying the real thing
it feels like we're living a dream
but tonight
we're gonna make this one right
We'll set the stage
and let the records play
on a Saturday
and we can dance forever
we'll burn the light that makes the city sway
when we set the stage
and we can dance forever
(forever X7)
and we can dance together
Turn around
just move it
with your feet on the ground
you'll prove it when you hear the sounds
we'll both lose it
then we'll make the rounds to dance forever
And when the music stops
And we can't wait for another day
Well, we'll just dance forever
We'll hold on tight and think of Saturdays
if you say my name
Then we can dance forever
We'll set the stage
and let the records play
on a Saturday
and we can dance forever
we'll burn the light that makes the city sway
when we set the stage
and we can dance forever
(forever x7)
and we can dance forever
Its a fun, catchy song, but I feel it has a deeper meaning. Its about two people whose relationship is not really working out. The guy knows that this will probably not work out, as indicated when he says "while we make believe this will last forever." This also shows that he wants it to work out, as also evidenced by: "and then you tell me we will stay together."
Dance and music seems to be what brought the two people together - a common interest. They enjoy dancing together, and the guy is yearning for those times when they would dance and have fun together, and wishes they can just dance forever without worrying about other things that are hindering their relationship.
my favorite part:
And when the music stops
And we can't wait for another day
Well, we'll just dance forever
We'll hold on tight and think of Saturdays
if you say my name
Then we can dance forever
This part of the song, in my opinion, is the most important bit: this part doesn't have the same catchy upbeat melody as the rest of the song - it is more him saying rather than singing, and it has a hopeful, confident tone to it. It is a very metaphorical part of the song: music represents the harmony in their relationship, and he is anticipating it will end, and they will leave each other. He doesn't want this, so he proposed that they 'dance forever', as in think about the happy parts in their time together. The last line means that if she 'says his name', or acknowledges that he is her love, and keeps it that way, then they will dance forever - they will stay together.
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Baby, get up Open your eyes now the world's waking up you realize we'll walk to the beat so suddenly while we make believe that this will last forever
We won't sleep 'til 3 in the morning this song speaks and it's saying the real thing it feels like we're living a dream but tonight we're gonna make this one right
We'll set the stage and let the records play on a Saturday and we can dance forever we'll burn the light that makes the city sway when we set the stage and we can dance forever (forever X7) and we can dance together
We're crazy enough to feel alive now you've got the stuff when we arrive we'll walk to the beat so suddenly and then you tell me that we could stay together
We won't sleep 'til 3 in the morning this song speaks and it's saying the real thing it feels like we're living a dream but tonight we're gonna make this one right
We'll set the stage and let the records play on a Saturday and we can dance forever we'll burn the light that makes the city sway when we set the stage and we can dance forever (forever X7) and we can dance together
Turn around just move it with your feet on the ground you'll prove it when you hear the sounds we'll both lose it then we'll make the rounds to dance forever
And when the music stops And we can't wait for another day Well, we'll just dance forever We'll hold on tight and think of Saturdays if you say my name Then we can dance forever
We'll set the stage and let the records play on a Saturday and we can dance forever we'll burn the light that makes the city sway when we set the stage and we can dance forever (forever x7) and we can dance forever
got these lyrics from http://www.elyrics.net/read/a/allstar-weekend-lyrics/dance-forever-lyrics.html, slightly modified them too.
Anyways, my interpretation of its meaning:
Its a fun, catchy song, but I feel it has a deeper meaning. Its about two people whose relationship is not really working out. The guy knows that this will probably not work out, as indicated when he says "while we make believe this will last forever." This also shows that he wants it to work out, as also evidenced by: "and then you tell me we will stay together."
Dance and music seems to be what brought the two people together - a common interest. They enjoy dancing together, and the guy is yearning for those times when they would dance and have fun together, and wishes they can just dance forever without worrying about other things that are hindering their relationship.
my favorite part:
And when the music stops And we can't wait for another day Well, we'll just dance forever We'll hold on tight and think of Saturdays if you say my name Then we can dance forever
This part of the song, in my opinion, is the most important bit: this part doesn't have the same catchy upbeat melody as the rest of the song - it is more him saying rather than singing, and it has a hopeful, confident tone to it. It is a very metaphorical part of the song: music represents the harmony in their relationship, and he is anticipating it will end, and they will leave each other. He doesn't want this, so he proposed that they 'dance forever', as in think about the happy parts in their time together. The last line means that if she 'says his name', or acknowledges that he is her love, and keeps it that way, then they will dance forever - they will stay together.