Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Everything I own
Is not enough to get in the door
It's not enough to get in anywhere
Anywhere, anywhere at all
They're trying to stop us from dancing
You're telling me to go home
I am telling you there's no chance, no chance
You can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Cause nobody gets it
Not one of them understand
When we start singing it
It's the beginning, it's not the end
Cause nobody gets it
Not one of them comprehend
When we start singing it
It's the beginning, it's not the end
Ooh, ooh
No chance, no chance at all
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
You can't stop us from dancing (no chance, no chance at all)
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Is not enough to get in the door
It's not enough to get in anywhere
Anywhere, anywhere at all
They're trying to stop us from dancing
You're telling me to go home
I am telling you there's no chance, no chance
You can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Cause nobody gets it
Not one of them understand
When we start singing it
It's the beginning, it's not the end
Cause nobody gets it
Not one of them comprehend
When we start singing it
It's the beginning, it's not the end
Ooh, ooh
No chance, no chance at all
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
You can't stop us from dancing (no chance, no chance at all)
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
You can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Oh, you can't stop us from dancing
Lyrics submitted by jamminxo
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