"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" is a song performed by Ke$ha. It serves as the twelfth track on Ke$ha's debut album Animal.
Critical reception[]
The Guardian opined:
"There's no doubting the hooky allure of tunes like "TiK ToK" and "Take It Off", but over 16 tracks, sameyness intrudes, while earnest ballads "Hungover" and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" betray the conventional soul lurking beneath the controversy-baiting trappings."[1]
Pluggedin opined:
"Only on one song here do we see a very human sense of longing and self-awareness. “Dancing With Tears in My Eyes” talks about partying after a painful breakup, and we see Ke$ha soldiering on in her own alarmingly Ke$ha-fied way when—perhaps—deep down inside, she’d rather just go home, make some soup and cry. “On the floor, I’m just a zombie,” she sings. “Who I am is not who I want to be. I’m such a tragedy.”
Maybe these are genuine whispers of humanity from the depths of her animalistic persona. Or maybe not."[2]
Lyrics[]
Here we go, welcome to my funeral
Without you, I don't even have a pulse
All alone, it's dark and cold
With every move, I die
Here I go, this is my confessional
A lost cause, nobody can save my soul
I am so delusional
With every move, I die
I have destroyed our love, it's gone
Payback is sick, it's all my fault
I'm dancing with tears in my eyes
Just fighting to get through the night
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
I'm faded, I'm broken inside
I've wasted the love of my life
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
When did I become such a hypocrite?
Double life, lies that you caught me in
Trust me, I'm paying for it
With every move, I die
On the floor, I'm just a zombie
Who I am is not who I wanna be
I'm such a tragedy
With every move, I die
I have destroyed our love, it's gone
Payback is sick, it's all my fault
I'm dancing with tears in my eyes
Just fighting to get through the night
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
I'm faded, I'm broken inside
I've wasted the love of my life
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
(Oh)
This is it and now you're really gone this time (Oh)
Never once thought I'd be in pieces, left behind
I'm dancing with tears in my eyes
Just fighting to get through the night
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
I'm faded, I'm broken inside
I've wasted the love of my life
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
Here we go, welcome to my funeral
Without you, I don't even have a pulse
All alone, it's dark and cold
With every move, I die
Here I go, this is my confessional
A lost cause, nobody can save my soul
I'm so delusional
With every move, I die
I have destroyed our love, it's gone
Payback's a bitch, it's all my fault
I'm dancing with tears in my eyes
Just fighting to get through the night
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
I'm faded, I'm broken inside
I've wasted the love of my life
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
When did I become such a hypocrite?
Double life, lies that you caught me in
Trust me, I'm paying for it
With every move, I die
On the floor, I'm just a zombie
Who I am is not who I wanna be
I'm such a tragedy
With every move, I die
I have destroyed our love, it's gone
Payback's a bitch, it's all my fault
I'm dancing with tears in my eyes
Just fighting to get through the night
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
I'm faded, I'm broken inside
I've wasted the love of my life
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
This is it and now, you're really gone this time
Never once thought I'd be in pieces, left behind
I'm dancing with tears in my eyes
Just fighting to get through the night
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
I'm faded, I'm broken inside
I've wasted the love of my life
I'm losin' it (Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it)
With every move, I die
Official versions[]
- Album version - 3:29
- Instrumental version - 3:29
- Demo version - 3:29
Trivia[]
- Why is unknown but Kesha never sang this song, "Hungover", "Kiss n Tell" and "Blind" in a live.
Videos[]
References[]
- ASCAP Work ID: 880934833
- BMI | Repertoire
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