(Lyrics by Dmitry Basik & Alena Gornyh)

If you see me dead blind, if you find me insane,
Wildly dancing on ledge of the house in flame.
Will you stay next to me when there's no one around?
Will you dance by my side when the ledge crashes down?
Why have we ever been there? Lent to each other's embrace,
Just helpless puppets we've been dragged from quite different plays.
When she looked deep - he looked high... them someone tried to unite.
Two blind birds in the sky told they would see the sun light.
So close and so strange, so far and so dear,
Too false to be true, so wrong to be real.
Why did we say? Why did we pray each other
Fly, fly Bonny!
Together apart, with the love we would treat,
Or was it the love that deserved to be bred?
To hear it sound, hear it resound to us
Die, die Bonny!
(Chorus:)
Dancing on the ledge
Like dancing on the ledge
Did not we know from the start? Who did we try to deceive?
Or did we cherish that hope? Say, did we really believe?
Say we would need it so much just having nothing to choose...
...It was so easy to dream when we had nothing to lose.
Too false to be true while being so real,
Too far and so close while feeling so weird,
Why did we say? Why did we pray each other
Fly, fly, Bonny!
But losing it all, will we ever regret?
Losing that "something" we never had.
Can hear it sound, hear it resound to us
Die, die Bonny!
(Chorus.)
Say, will you be there when the ledge crashes down?
Dancing with me till we fall to the ground?
Will I hear you say, hear you pray me
Fly, fly Bonny!
Never so close to the last time we part,
Never so true being wrong from the start.
Let's hear it sound, hear it resound to us
Die, die Bonny!
(Chorus.)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vicious Crusade's "Dancing On The Ledge" tells the story of two people who are united in a love that is both close and strange, real and false. The song explores the question of whether this love is worth risking everything for, even if it means dancing on the edge of a building engulfed in flames. The opening verses speak of a wild dance on the ledge of a burning building, with the singer questioning whether their partner will stand by them in the face of danger.

The lyrics then shift to explore the nature of the love between the two people. They are described as "helpless puppets", pulled together from different plays, yet united in their blindness and their desire to see the sun. The chorus speaks of the exhilaration and danger of dancing on the ledge, while the verses ask whether this love is worth it, whether it is too far and too close, too wrong to be real. The final verse asks whether the pair will stay together as they fall to the ground.

The song is a powerful exploration of the nature of love, and the risks we take in pursuing the things we desire. It asks whether love is worth it, even when it feels too strange, too false, too far away. Ultimately, it leaves the question unanswered, leaving the listener to reflect on their own experiences of love and risk-taking.

Line by Line Meaning

If you see me dead blind, if you find me insane,
If you see me losing my sanity and struggling, will you stay with me and help me until I am fine?

Wildly dancing on ledge of the house in flame.
Amidst all the chaos and destruction, will you stand by me, as I am wildly dancing on the burning ledge of a house?

Will you stay next to me when there's no one around?
Will you still support me and stand by me when there is no one else around?

Will you dance by my side when the ledge crashes down?
Will you continue to stand by me and embrace life with me, even when things completely fail?

Why have we ever been there? Lent to each other's embrace,
How did we end up here, supporting and embracing one another?

Just helpless puppets we've been dragged from quite different plays.
We are both being controlled and influenced by different factors, yet we are both here - together.

When she looked deep - he looked high... them someone tried to unite.
Although we are completely different, someone attempted to bring us together.

Two blind birds in the sky told they would see the sun light.
Despite the challenges we face, both of us have faith in a brighter future.

So close and so strange, so far and so dear,
Our bond is so complicated and difficult to understand, yet it is so near and dear to us.

Too false to be true, so wrong to be real.
Our situation and relationship is so crazy and unrealistic that it shouldn't exist, yet here we are.

Why did we say? Why did we pray each other
We longed for each other, yet we never understood how we got here.

Fly, fly Bonny!
Escape to freedom, Bonny!

Together apart, with the love we would treat,
Although we are together, we are still physically and emotionally divided from each other.

Or was it the love that deserved to be bred?
Was our love worth pursuing and growing?

To hear it sound, hear it resound to us
Let us listen to love as it vibrates around us.

Die, die Bonny!
Let go, and be at peace, Bonny.

(Chorus:) Dancing on the ledge, Like dancing on the ledge
Our life together is unpredictable, dangerous, and uncertain.

Did not we know from the start? Who did we try to deceive?
We should have known from the beginning how impossible this relationship was, who are we trying to fool?

Or did we cherish that hope? Say, did we really believe?
Or were we secretly hoping for something better despite knowing the reality of our love?

Say we would need it so much just having nothing to choose...
We needed each other so much that we chose to be together, even if it wasn't the best decision.

...It was so easy to dream when we had nothing to lose.
It was easier to make choices and think about the future when there were no real-life consequences involved.

But losing it all, will we ever regret?
Despite everything, if we lose everything, we will look back and wish we had done things differently.

Losing that 'something' we never had.
Despite everything, we still wish we had gained the love we never really had together.

Say, will you be there when the ledge crashes down?
If everything falls apart, will you still be there, standing by me?

Dancing with me till we fall to the ground?
Will we continue to live our lives fully and embrace each other even in the face of catastrophe?

Will I hear you say, hear you pray me, Fly, fly Bonny!
Will you encourage me to let go and start anew if things get worse?

Never so close to the last time we part, Never so true being wrong from the start.
Our love may be ending soon, but we can always be true and cherish the times we shared together despite the circumstances.

Let's hear it sound, hear it resound to us
Let us listen to love, let it surround and uplift us.

Die, die Bonny!
Release and let go, Bonny.

(Chorus.)
Our lives together hang precariously, like dancing on the edge of a burning building.

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