Zeg me dat het niet zo is — “Tell me it isn’t so” — is a desperate wish whispered again and again. In this song Frank Boeijen paints the scene of two lovers planning a carefree night: a cozy table for two, drinks until sunrise, jokes that make them cry with laughter. All these bright details work like fireflies in the dark, pulling the listener into a magical bubble where pain is postponed and fate is ignored.
Behind the sparkle lies a raw truth: someone they love has gone, or is about to go, and reality feels too cruel to face. By repeating the title line and vowing to “pretend she still lives on,” the singer shows how we sometimes survive grief: we hold each other close, create small moments of joy, and spend a few precious hours acting as if everything is still normal. The song is both a bittersweet celebration of love’s power to shelter us and a reminder that denial, even when temporary, can be a tender act of hope.