We Dance the Same Line
Written as a tango, the track landed closer to a gypsy-jazz waltz, and this take adds brush percussion and a bigger finish.
The stories behind We Dance the Same Line
- Liner Notes: The Ballroom Behind "We Dance the Same Line" — Written as a tango, the track landed closer to a gypsy-jazz waltz, and this take adds brush percussion and a bigger finish.
- "We Dance the Same Line" Turns Smart-Pump Interoperability Into a Tango — The song imagines an infusion pump and an electronic chart as dance partners who never have to double-check each other's steps.
Lyrics
I hold the order,
I hold the dose
Let's not retype what the record already
knew
No more keying the same four numbers twice
The chart leads soft, the pump reads it precise
One small wire, one silent request
A dance with no room for a guess
We dance the same line, no missteps allowed
The order moves quiet, it never speaks aloud
Your hand on the screen, my hand on the key
We dance the same line
Safe as can be
Used to be the numbers changed hand to hand
A nurse at the bedside meeting the demand
Now the record just leads and the pump just replies
Fewer overrides, fewer alerts, fewer sighs
We dance the same line, no missteps allowed
The order moves quiet, it never speaks loud
Your hand on the screen,
my hand on the key
We dance the same line
Safe as can be
Not every dance needs a brand new step
Sometimes the oldest one's the safest bet
The same four numbers
Sung only once
That's the whole romance
We dance the same line, no missteps allowed
The order moves quiet, it never speaks loud
Your hand on the screen, my hand on the key
We dance the same line, safe as
can be
We dance the same line
Step for step No retype number
Nothing left to guess
