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Killers' Brandon Flowers Frustrated By Fans' Reaction To 'Human' Lyrics

Fans keep getting it wrong...

November 19, 2008 by Jason Gregory | Photo by Carsten Windhorst
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The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has admitted he is frustrated by fans' inability to grasp the lyrics to their new single 'Human'.

The words in the song's chorus - “Are we human?/ Or are we dancer?” - have left critics and fans bemused since the song debuted last month.

While some have argued that Flowers lyrics aren't grammatically correct, others have claimed that he actually sings “denser” instead of “dancer”.

Although Flowers has already confirmed that he sings “dancer”, he told the Daily Star he was upset by the confusion the song has caused.

"That sucks a bit. I don't like, 'Are we denser?' as an alternative,” he said. “I really care what people think but people don't seem to understand Human.

"They think it's nonsense. But I was aching over those lyrics for a very long time to get them right."

In an interview with MTV last month, Flowers said the lyrics was taken from the Hunter S. Thompson quote - 'We're raising a generation of dancers'.

'Human' is the first track from the band's new album 'Day And Age', which is released next week.

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  • you suck

    ~ by bob 11/30/2008 Report

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  • the killers d best brandon grow bak ur tash u look more like a rock star with it

    ~ by Ryan Terpstra 12/3/2008 Report

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  • Not bad for a bunch of muppet americans, but one of the better tracks

    ~ by Lee 12/6/2008 Report

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  • if this is your idea of "getting it right"... just ****ing stop. nobody wants to hear this bullshit and i will punch you in the face should i ever come across you.

    ~ by fuckthisbullshitsong 12/10/2008 Report

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  • Hey, The Killers r the best thing since U2, they r the ultimate rock band and their lyrics have depth and quality.

    ~ by RARA 12/15/2008 Report

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