I once read an interpretation of this song as being about "when you take the sex out of disco." In other words, you keep dancing all night and you're not going home with anyone. Given PSB's sexuality, and the era in which this song was made, I wonder if AIDS, and preventing it, is the broader context here.
"When you dance with me we dance forever"
All we're going to ever do is dance.
"All night long til you're desperate"
You want sex, but you can't have it. It's too risky.
I once read an interpretation of this song as being about "when you take the sex out of disco." In other words, you keep dancing all night and you're not going home with anyone. Given PSB's sexuality, and the era in which this song was made, I wonder if AIDS, and preventing it, is the broader context here.
"When you dance with me we dance forever"
All we're going to ever do is dance.
"All night long til you're desperate"
You want sex, but you can't have it. It's too risky.
"We all need love and we want protection"
"Protection" being the operative word.