LISSA · NEUMAHN RECORDS
The Fever Step
A single from Lissa.
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Behind the song
Liner Notes
In the summer of 1518, a remarkable episode of dancing mania spread through Strasbourg. Historical accounts describe people dancing for days; the cause of the outbreak and the number of fatalities remain subjects of debate.
The Fever Step reimagines the dancers not just as sufferers, but as people claiming a moment of freedom. That sense of rebellion belongs to the song’s dramatic interpretation, not to an established historical explanation.
Historical Background
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Words & meaning
Lyrics
Lyrics by Douglas Petercsak
One two they are stepping in the street
Strasbourg woke with a fire in the stone A little bit of fever in the marrow of the bone Did not ring the bell did not ask to pray Just stepped into the square and I danced it away Kneel down never Bow my head whatever
One by one the shadows rise No more sleep behind our eyes Watch the stone begin to crack Once you start there is no going back
Spin till the heels give out That is what the fever is about Spin Spin till the cobblestone breaks Take back the breath that they take Spin They call it a sickness we call it a flame None of our feet will remember their shame
Thirty pairs of shoes ribbons on the ground Whole town spinning to an underground sound Priests brought oil doctors brought a blade Could not stop the rhythm that the fever made Sun goes down but the street stays bright Forty more stepping with me into the night
One by one the shadows rise No more sleep behind our eyes Watch the stone begin to crack Once you start there is no going back
Spin till the heels give out That is what the fever is about Spin Spin till the cobblestone breaks Take back the breath that they take Spin They call it a sickness we call it a flame None of our feet will remember their shame
They built a cage of stone and prayer So we danced
Spin till the heels give out That is what the fever is about Spin Spin till the cobblestone breaks Take back the breath that they take Spin