Dance With Me
the nouvelle vague Lyrics

Lets dance little stranger
Inviting someone to dance with the singer, who is addressing the person as a stranger.

Show me secret sins
Asking the person to reveal their secrets, both good and bad.

Love can be like bondage
Comparing love to bondage, implying that it can be both restricting and liberating.

Seduce me once again
Asking to be seduced again, hinting at a past encounter.

Burning like an angel
Comparing the person to an angel on fire, possibly referencing passion.

Who has heaven in reprieve
Describing the person as having heaven in reprieve, meaning they are being spared from punishment.

Burning like the voodoo man
Continuing to describe the person as fiery and possibly supernatural, now comparing them to a voodoo man.

With devils on his sleeve
Saying the voodoo man has devils on his sleeves, which can connote deception and trickery.

Won't you dance with me
Repeating the artist's request to dance.

In my world of fantasy
Emphasizing that the dancing will take place in the artist's imaginative world.

Ritual fertility
Describing the dancing as ritualistic and related to fertility, referencing ancient beliefs about dancing and fertility.

Like an apparition
Comparing the person to a ghostly sight, suggesting that they seem otherworldly or mysterious.

You don't seem real at all
Echoing the previous line and emphasizing the singer's sense of the person being unreal.

Like a premonition
Comparing the person to a premonition, suggesting that they may be a warning of sorts.

Of curses on my soul
Describing the premonition as being related to curses and perhaps hinting at danger.

The way I want to love you
Introducing the artist's desire to love the person in a certain way.

Well it could be against the law
Acknowledging that the way the artist wants to love the person may be illegal, taboo, or forbidden in some way.

I've seen you in a thousand minds
Suggesting that the person is memorable and present in the singer's thoughts.

You've made the angels fall
Saying that the person has caused even angels to fall from grace, indicating their power and allure.

Oh come on little stranger
Used as encouragement to dance and perhaps suggesting a shift in tone towards mystery and urgency.

There's only one last dance
Suggesting that this is the final opportunity to dance.

Soon the music's over
Implying that the end of the dance is near because the music is coming to an end.

Lets give it one more chance
Asking the person to take this last dance as a final chance to be together.

Take a chance with me
Urging the person to take a chance and dance with the artist.