We All Feel Better in the Dark

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First released in 1990, this song was a b-side of the Pet Shop Boys song "Being Boring", the second single from their album Behaviour. This song is about the excitement we feel when dancing with someone we are sexually attracted to. Many people consider this song to be Chris Lowe's masterpiece. The song's lyrics and music both are highly sexual, evocative, and sensual. This song is one of only three Pet Shop Boys songs in which we hear Chris sing. In this particular song, not only does he sing but takes the lead, while Neil is heard only in the background. This is a rare treat for their fans because it is so unusual.

The secrets of sexual attraction
The music's running through me
I'm rushing through the crowd
The sweat is pouring off me
And the beat is dead loud
I want someone to love me
And I know I want it now
These feelings that I'm feeling
Must be satisfied somehow
I want it, I want it, you know I really want it
I want it, I want it, you know I really want it

We all feel better in the dark
We all feel better in the dark

My body surges with energy
Shivers down my spine
I look deep in your eyes
And I know that you'll be mine
And now our time has come
And I'm feeling really horny
You're with me
And together we're in ecstasy

We all feel better in the dark
We all feel better in the dark

The music's running through me
I'm rushing through the crowd
The sweat is pouring off me
And the beat is dead loud
I want someone to love me
And I know I want it now
These feelings that I'm feeling
Must be satisfied somehow
You want it, you want it, you know you really want it
You want it, you want it, you know you really want it

I want it, I want it, you know I really want it

We all feel better in the dark
We all feel better in the dark

Written by Tenant/Lowe

Works Cited

A large part of this song analysis was attained from the Pet Shop Boys fansite Geowayne: Commentary, Interpretation, and Analysis of Every Song by Pet Shop Boys. Retrieved from http://www.geowayne.com/newDesign/alternative/dark.htm

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