Dance Away
Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music Lyrics

Yesterday, well it seemed so cool
The past was once comfortable, but now it feels distant and unattainable.

When I walked you home, kissed goodnight
The singer recalls an intimate moment where he said 'I love you' to his partner.

I said 'it's love' you said 'all right'
The singer expressed his feelings to his partner, but their response lacked emotion and was only accepting.

It's funny how I could never cry
The artist reflects on their inability to express their emotions prior to the current moment.

Until tonight and you pass by
Seeing his partner with another man brings forth tears in the artist.

Hand in hand with another guy
The image of his partner holding hands with another man causes the singer emotional pain.

You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying?
The singer notices his partner's attractive appearance and acknowledges that it's causing him pain.

Dance away the heartache
The artist encourages others to dance away their emotional pain and find a moment of happiness.

Dance away the tears
The artist continues to encourage the act of dancing as a way to avoid emotional pain and sadness.

Dance away
The chorus encourages dancing as a way to ease emotional pain and escape reality.

Loneliness is a crowded room
Though surrounded by many people, the singer feels an overwhelming sense of isolation.

Full of open hearts turned to stone
The artist identifies that many people around him have experienced emotional pain and have become numb from it.

All together all alone
Despite being in a crowded room, the singer feels entirely alone in their emotional pain.

All at once my whole world had changed
The singer acknowledges that their reality has dramatically shifted and they must face the situation head-on.

Now I'm in the dark, off the wall
The singer finds himself in a mentally confusing and emotionally vulnerable place.

Let the strobe light up them all
The artist is distracted by the lights and is attempting to escape the situation by losing himself in music and dancing.

I close my eyes and dance till dawn
The artist is fully immersed in the moment of dancing, shutting off his conscious thoughts and letting the music take over.

Now I know I must walk the line
The singer realizes he must tread carefully in future relationships and avoid making the same mistakes.

Until I find an open door
The singer acknowledges that finding love and emotional fulfillment won't come easily, but he continues to search for it.

There was I, many times a fool
The artist now understands that he's made mistakes in the past when it comes to love and relationships.

I hope and pray, but not too much
The artist has hope for finding love again, but he's wary of getting his hopes up too high.

Out of reach is out of touch
The artist knows that a relationship that's out of reach is one he shouldn't obsess over.

All the way is far enough
The singer knows that there must be boundaries in love and that going too deep can lead to heartache.

Dance away
The chorus repeats, encouraging the act of dancing as a way to distract oneself from emotional pain and to escape reality.