In “Hou Van Mij”, Dutch rockers 3JS fuse driving guitars with raw emotion as the singer pleads for his lover to stay—he hears terror in her voice, senses a storm on the horizon, and clings to the memory of how her love once healed all his wounds. Vivid beach-side images swirl around him: water scrawls words in the sand, a lone gull cries out, and the wind threatens to erase everything, mirroring his fear of losing her. Torn between diving beneath the tempest or screaming for salvation, he repeats the desperate refrain “Hou van mij, blijf bij mij” (“Love me, stay with me”), insisting that every living creature knows he cannot survive without her. The song’s power comes from this dramatic tug-of-war between looming heartbreak and unwavering devotion, turning a rock track into a soaring declaration that love is his only anchor.