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| Name = The Dance<br />
| Cover = AMC-Golden.jpg<br />
| Caption = ''The Golden Age'' cover<br />
| Artist = [[start|American Music Club]]<br />
| Album = [[The Golden Age]]<br />
| Released = 2008<br />
| Format = CD<br />
| Length = 3:17<br />
| Label = [[Merge Records]] (US) / [[Cooking Vinyl]] (UK)<br />
| Writer = [[Mark Eitzel]]<br />
| Producer = [[Dave Trumfio]]<br />
| Tracks = <br />
# "[[All My Love]]"<br />
# "[[The John Berchman Victory Choir]]"<br />
# "[[The Decibels And The Little Pills]]"<br />
# "[[Sleeping Beauty|The Sleeping Beauty]]"<br />
# "[[The Stars]]"<br />
# "[[All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco]]"<br />
# "[[Who You Are]]"<br />
# "[[Windows On The World]]"<br />
# "[[One Step Ahead]]"<br />
# '''"The Dance"'''<br />
# "[[I Know That's Not Really You]]"<br />
# "[[On My Way]]"<br />
# "[[The Grand Duchess Of San Francisco]]"<br />
}}<br />
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'''"The Dance"''' is the 10th song on [[start|American Music Club]]'s 9th album, 2008’s ''[[The Golden Age]]''. <br />
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==Lyrics==<br />
When she first saw him<br><br />
In her blood she knew her role<br><br />
He'd be king of the castle<br><br />
She'd be the riches he stole<br><br />
Some can only stumble through<br><br />
The empty rooms of their soul<br><br />
And it takes ashes<br><br />
To make them whole<br><br />
She looks in his eyes<br><br />
When he brings out his gun<br><br />
His uniform is open<br><br />
He has a great buzz on<br><br />
He says, "Bitch, dance with me<br><br />
I'm sick of the sun"<br><br />
He shakes his money maker<br><br />
Without the safety on<br><br />
She tells herself,<br><br />
"Don't ever act afraid<br><br />
This is not how my<br><br />
Sins are weighed"<br><br />
And she never wants<br><br />
His good time to fade<br><br />
When hatred starts to flash<br><br />
Twilight from his blade<br><br />
He holds the gun loose and free<br><br />
Like it's a toy<br><br />
Like an orchestra conductor who<br><br />
Surrenders to the joy<br><br />
He feels his destiny<br><br />
Feels it like a boy<br><br />
That it's too important<br><br />
For anyone to destroy<br><br />
So around and around they go<br><br />
On the rug by the bed<br><br />
He's pulling out his best moves<br><br />
Soft as Wonder Bread<br><br />
And the gun goes off<br><br />
And paints her face all red<br><br />
When she was dancing with him<br><br />
He was dancing with the dead<br><br />
You can forget your shadow<br><br />
You can forget your dreams<br><br />
But if you say the right words<br><br />
Your uniform is clean<br><br />
He loves those cop sunglasses<br><br />
Loves what they mean<br><br />
They show the world<br><br />
Who's on the winning team<br />
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==Video==<br />
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== Personnel ==<br />
*[[Mark Eitzel]] - vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional production & editing<br />
*[[Vudi]] - guitars, accordion, keyboards<br />
*[[Sean Hoffman]] - bass guitar, backing vocals, guitar<br />
*[[Steve Didelot]] - drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar<br />
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==Also appears on==<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|2}}<br />
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