Careless Whisper
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics


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I feel so unsure
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies, something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all those sad goodbyes

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool

Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Time can never mend
The careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool

Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste this chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say

We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
Please stay

So I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool

Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I've been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you





What I did is so wrong, so wrong
That you had to leave me alone?

Overall Meaning

In "Careless Whisper," Ivete Sangalo sings about a feeling of uncertainty and regret as she takes her partner's hand and leads them to the dancefloor. The music dies down and she is reminded of the melancholic endings of classic films as she looks into her partner's eyes. She then confesses that she will never dance again the way she used to, with "guilty feet" that have lost their rhythm. She acknowledges that it's easy to pretend, but she knows that her partner is not a fool. She should have known better than to cheat a friend and waste the opportunity she was given.


The chorus repeats the central theme of the song: "I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm, though it's easy to pretend, I know you're not a fool. Should've known better than to cheat a friend and waste the chance that I've been given, so I'm never gonna dance again, the way I danced with you." Ivete Sangalo sings about how time cannot heal the careless whispers of a good friend, and how ignorance can be a kind but painful thing for the heart and mind. The music is so loud that she wishes they could escape the crowd, but she knows that doing so would only lead them to hurt each other with the things they want to say. The song ends on a poignant note as Ivete Sangalo regrets what she did wrong and asks whether her partner had to leave her alone because of it.


Line by Line Meaning

I feel so unsure
I'm nervous and uncertain


As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
I lead you to the dance floor while holding your hand


As the music dies, something in your eyes
As the music ends, I notice something in your eyes


Calls to mind a silver screen
It reminds me of the movies


And all those sad goodbyes
Where people say goodbye in a sad way


I'm never gonna dance again
I won't dance again


Guilty feet have got no rhythm
I feel guilty and I can't dance properly


Though it's easy to pretend
It's easy to fake it


I know you're not a fool
I know you are not stupid


Should've known better than to cheat a friend
I shouldn't have betrayed you, my friend


And waste the chance that I've been given
I messed up the opportunity I had


So I'm never gonna dance again
So I won't dance again


The way I danced with you
Like I danced with you before


Time can never mend
Time won't fix


The careless whispers of a good friend
The secret whispered by a close friend


To the heart and mind
In one's emotions and thoughts


Ignorance is kind
Not knowing is better


There's no comfort in the truth
The truth is not comforting


Pain is all you'll find
You'll only find pain


Tonight the music seems so loud
The music is very loud tonight


I wish that we could lose this crowd
I wish we could be alone without this crowd


Maybe it's better this way
It's probably better like this


We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
We would hurt each other with the things we really want to say


We could have been so good together
We would have been great together


We could have lived this dance forever
We could have enjoyed dancing together forever


Please stay
Don't leave me


What I did is so wrong, so wrong
What I did was really bad


That you had to leave me alone?
Is that why you left me alone?




Lyrics © Piranha Arts AG, BMG Rights Management, Broma 16, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew J. Ridgeley, George Michael

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