“Dansen” is Shary-An’s sparkling reminder that joy is a choice you can make right now. The Dutch singer pictures a world on fire—leaky roofs, falling skies, paradise in ruins—yet her first instinct is to dance. Repeating the wish “Ik wou dat ik kon dansen, blijven dansen” (I wish I could dance, keep on dancing), she turns the dance floor into a shield against chaos. No matter what burns around her, if her loved one stays close, the music keeps playing.
The chorus line “Blijf nog even bij mij” (Stay with me a little longer) reveals the song’s true heartbeat: togetherness. Words create infinite worlds, gossip rolls off their shoulders, and tears are saved for another day. Shary-An invites us to drop our fears, hold our partners tight, and keep moving our feet. Because when you dance through disaster side by side, even a crumbling paradise feels like home.