Discover the story of the song > Dancing In The Moonlight It S Caught Me In Its Spotlight – Alt J

The lyrics are about a guy who sees a girl and is immediately attracted to her. He asks her to dance, even though he should have been going home. They start dating and go to the movies together, but he always ends up getting chocolate stains on his pants. The guy's father thinks he's too obsessed with the girl and says that he's living in a trance. Later, it's three o'clock in the morning and the guy is out on the streets again, despite disobeying a warning to come home by ten. He won't be able to leave until Sunday and will have to say he stayed with friends. Even though it's a bad habit, he thinks it's worth it if he gets to be with the girl. The song talks about the guy dancing in the moonlight on a hot summer night, and how it feels like the spotlight is on him. The lyrics repeat this idea a few times.