Dance This Mess Around Lyrics

Lyric discussion by JohnnyW 

Cover art for Dance This Mess Around lyrics by B-52's, The

The first half is sung from the point of view of someone heart-broken, desperately wanting their man back. "Limburger" is like a smelly person, so she's saying, "there's nothing wrong me (so come back)" and then, "there's something wrong with me", which is her self-doubt coming back.

Song Meaning

@JohnnyW

I think you have this right. It's about sex and unrequited love. "Remember when you held my hand?"

He doesn't do that anymore. They aren't physical any longer.

"Say, remember when you were my man Walk, talk in the name of love Before you break my heart"

Remember how we used to be? Do what we used to do (make love). "Walk and talk in the name of love" Let us do it, you're going to break my heart because we're not physical any more.

Then the song talks about how everybody else...