In 1980, they recorded and released their first 7" single, "Clock," on their own newly-formed record label, Society Records. The Seduction was their first independent album released on Society Records in 1982, a six-track album containing the live favourites "Godsend", "Ambition" and "Danse Move" as well as the atmospheric classic "In Heaven Everything is Fine". They recorded several Radio 1 sessions including a released John Peel session 'Woman's Own" and "Were So Happy" and topped the Independent Charts with the single "Somewhere".
Their most well known album, Heaven is Waiting, was released in December, 1983 by Arista. The album contained the singles "Wake Up" and "Heaven is Waiting" and a cover of The Rolling Stones song, "2000 light years from home", released in 1984 as a 12" single and as a limited edition double single. They released two further singles under Arista "Say it Again' and "Hold On". In 1986, after releasing their final album "Looking Through" back on their own label again, the band split from Rawlings and the other band members left to form Johnny In The Clouds.
Rawlings later reappeared in 1987 as Society with the single, "Saturn Girl". After 1987, Rawlings continued to pursue his path in music in America with Meridian Dream.
At the end of 2009, former members Paul Nash, Paul Gilmartin and David Whitaker met up for the first time in 24 years and decided to reform the band with the initial agreement of Steve Rawlings also re-joining the band. Over the next 9 months instrumental tracks were recorded and Steve briefly met the band in the UK in Oct 2010 but returned to America after recording just one vocal track. Plans changed when after that initial meeting, the band lost contact with Steve.
In January 2011 founder of Blooding Mask vocalist Maethelyiah joined the band and recorded vocals on all 13 tracks and the official news was revealed in May 2011. Since then the album Change of Skin has been refined and mixed and was released in July 2011.
2 official video clips were produced ("Revelation" and "God Cry") and a new one for the track "Vatican" is in the making.
A new EP is soon to be released.
2012 will see the The Danse Society back on stage again for new live shows.
Heaven Is Waiting
The Danse Society Lyrics
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Too many times
Looking through distorted eyes
So many things try to learn
But it's a feeling I despise
Lose all sense
Sense of reason
Sense of pain
So many things to try to learn
Help me break, break this chain
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Lose myself in words of steel
This sensation I can't hide
So many things to try to learn
Still the feeling burns inside
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Watching the same things
Too many times
Watching the same things
Watching the same things
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
The Danse Society's song Heaven is Waiting is a melancholic and reflective piece that explores the themes of monotony, disillusionment, and hope. The lyrics suggest that the singer has been watching the same things too many times and that their perception of the world has become distorted. The feeling of wanting to break free from this monotonous existence is palpable, but the singer feels trapped in a cycle of learning things that they despise. The loss of sense, reason, hurt, and pain suggests that the singer is experiencing emotional and mental distress as a result of being trapped in this cycle.
The chorus of the song, "Heaven is Waiting," brings a sense of hope and possibility to the otherwise bleak lyrics. The singer is searching for something, and this search leads to a longing for a better life or a better version of themselves. The repetition of the lines "losing everything" and "waiting is hell" suggests that the singer is aware of the cost of making changes and that the waiting can be equally torturous.
Overall, the song explores the feeling of being stuck in a cycle of monotony and the desire to break free from it. The hope for a better life or a better version of oneself is present, but there is also an acknowledgment of the cost and difficulty of making those changes.
Line by Line Meaning
Watching the same things
Being stuck in a monotonous routine, living the same things over and over again
Too many times
The repetition has been going on for too long and it's getting boring
Looking through distorted eyes
Perceiving the world with an altered lens, not seeing things as they really are
So many things try to learn
There are so many things to discover and understand
But it's a feeling I despise
But the thought of trying to learn all those things fills me with disgust
Lose all sense
The singer feels completely lost and disoriented
Sense of reason
The ability to think logically and rationally
Sense of hurt
The recognition of emotional pain
Sense of pain
The awareness of physical pain
So many things to try to learn
There are so many things to understand and comprehend
Help me break, break this chain
The singer is asking for help to escape the cycle of monotony and confusion
Searching for something
The artist is seeking a purpose or a meaning in their life
Heaven is waiting
The singer believes that there is something better waiting for them
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
The singer is impatient and wants to experience the better things immediately
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
The singer is willing to give up everything they have in order to obtain what they believe is waiting for them
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
The process of waiting and uncertainty is incredibly difficult for the artist
Lose myself in words of steel
The artist becomes completely absorbed and consumed by something that feels cold and unyielding
This sensation I can't hide
The singer is unable to conceal the feeling of being trapped and lost inside themselves
Still the feeling burns inside
Despite efforts to suppress it, the singer's desire for something more persists
Contributed by Caden M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
mussette and drums
HEAVEN IS WAITING
Watching the same things
Too many times
Looking through distorted eyes
So many things try to learn
But it's a feeling I despise
Lose all sense
Sense of reason
Sense of hurt
Sense of pain
So many things to try to learn
Help me break, break this chain
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Lose myself in words of steel
This sensation I can't hide
So many things to try to learn
Still the feeling burns inside
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Watching the same things
Too many times
Watching the same things
Watching the same things
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
mussette and drums
HEAVEN IS WAITING
Watching the same things
Too many times
Looking through distorted eyes
So many things try to learn
But it's a feeling I despise
Lose all sense
Sense of reason
Sense of hurt
Sense of pain
So many things to try to learn
Help me break, break this chain
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Lose myself in words of steel
This sensation I can't hide
So many things to try to learn
Still the feeling burns inside
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
Watching the same things
Too many times
Watching the same things
Watching the same things
Searching for something
Heaven is waiting
Wanting it all now (heaven is waiting)
Losing everything (heaven is waiting)
Waiting is hell (heaven is waiting)
faye
thank you 🤧🤧
Southern Man
Decades ahead of their time..What a tune!!! Sounds actual
Moises Ivan Castillo Villa
Excellent song. Excellent music!!!. I love the 80's
33 RPM
One of my favourite bands ever.
Andrew Foster
Saw them live a few times in the early 1980's, once with Artery. Great band.
XAVIER GRAU PONS
Me too in London...Great
Jeff Richards
Artery, loved them.
Konstantinos Koutsogiannis
Pure 80s....great band
faye
cara impossivel eu achar uns cara q tocam tudo, esse tipo de música faria mto sucesso hj em dia se fosse lançada. os caras são tão fodas q anteciparam oq seria bom de ouvir.