Human
The Killers
Many fans were puzzled by the end of this song’s memorable refrain: “Are we human, or are we dancer,” isn’t grammatically correct. Some have even argued that singer Brandon Flowers really says “denser,” which Flowers vehemently denies. “‘Denser’? I hadn’t heard that one. I don’t like ‘denser,’” he told MTV News.
The “dancer” line draws inspiration from a particular Hunter S. Thompson quote about American youth becoming too soft: “We’re raising a generation of dancers,” Thompson writes. The verses allude to society’s moral decay. Here’s an example: “Pay my respects to grace and virtue/ Send my condolences to good.” “I am very old-fashioned, I guess,” Flowers explained. “And the older I get, the worse it is. But I dunno if that’s what people want to hear!”