Rapture
Erasure/Andy Bell Lyrics

Toe to toe, dancing very close
Dancing intimately with someone

Body breathing almost comatose
Breathing as if barely conscious

Wall to wall people hypnotized
Crowd in a trance-like state

And they're stepping lightly
Dancing with grace and ease

Hang each night in rapture
Spend each night in ecstasy

Back to back, sacroiliac
Dancing with someone back to back

Spineless movement and a wild attack
Dancing with both fluidity and vigor

Face to face sightless solitude
Being alone together without making eye contact

And it's finger popping
Snapping fingers to the beat

Twenty- four hour shopping in rapture
Being in a state of elation all day and night

Fab Five Freddy told me everybody's fly
The popular celebrity credited with introducing hip-hop to mainstream American audiences shared how everyone is cool

DJ spinning I said "My My"
Reacting positively to the music the DJ is playing

Flash is fast flash is cool
Appearance and demeanor of those present were exciting and fashionable

'Francois c'est pas flashe non due'
French language for 'Francois is not quick or cool'

And you don't stop sure shot
Continuing at the current high-energy pace

Go out to the parking lot
Leaving the building

And you get in your car and drive real far
Driving long distance

And you drive all night and then you see a light
Seeing a light in the distance after traveling far

And it comes right down and it lands on the ground
A UFO landing nearby

And out comes a man from Mars
Alien contacting the artist

And you try to run but he's got a gun
Attempting to flee but threatened by the extraterrestrial's firearm

And he shoots you dead and he eats your head
Being killed and consumed by the Martian

And then you're in the man from Mars
The victim becomes one with the alien

You go out at night eating cars
The man from Mars survives by consuming vehicles

You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns, too
The alien consumes any type of car

Mercury's and Subaru
Additional car brands eaten by the extraterrestrial

And you don't stop
The man from Mars continues this behavior

You keep on eating cars
The alien never tires of this behavior

Then when there's no more cars you go out at night
The creature moves on to eating other objects

And eat up bars where the people meet
Going to places where people gather for socialization and consumption

Dance cheek to cheek, one to one, man to man
Dancing and socializing intimately with fellow humans

Dance toe to toe, don't move too slow
Dancing energetically and without holding back

'Cause the man from Mars is through with cars
The extraterrestrial has stopped its previous behavior

He's eating bars, yeah wall to wall
The creature has moved on to consuming buildings

Door to door, hall to hall
The creature consumes every part of the structure

Rapture, be pure
The experience of elation should be authentic

Take a tour through the sewer
Venturing into less desirable or less glamorous areas

Don't strain your brain, paint a train
Don't overthink, create art instead

You'll be singing in the rain
Overcoming obstacles and feeling relieved

Said don't stop to the punk rock
The message for punk rockers is to not give up

Well now you see what you want to be
The artist has gained understanding of their desired path in life

Just have your party on TV
It's possible to achieve fame and success via television

'Cause the man from Mars won't eat up bars where the TV's on
The extraterrestrial has opted out of consuming structures with televisions

And now he's gone back up to space
The alien has passed on

Where he won't have the hassle with the human race
The creature has left Earth to avoid conflict with humanity

And you hip hop, and you don't stop
Urging others to partake in hip-hop culture and not stop dancing

Just blast off, sure shot
Continue at full force and with confidence

Because the man from Mars stopped eating cars
The extraterrestrial ceases to consume vehicles

And eating bars and now he only eats guitars
The creature now consumes musical instruments

Get up! Get up! Get up!
Urging listeners to dance and move their bodies

Rapture, rapture, rapture
Emphasizing the experience of being consumed by intense ecstasy