Tanzen Lyrics in English Clueso

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tanzen by Clueso from German to English.

You're standing in front of the mirror, lookin' hot

You work yourself up

Casually ask how you look

As if I were yours

And when the door clicks shut

And the movie in my head tortures me

All the rooms get flooded

I fight for air in the whirlpool till I'm paralyzed

No, nothing's okay at all

For me it's sitting up late

For you it's disco reality

I'm waiting for you to say something, but

You gotta dance

When we met, I only knew the world you're living in

Just from your stories

I stumble through my day

Run bleeding in circles, Colosseum

Just yesterday by the Tiber

Holding hands on the plane

That I'm feeling now the same as the guy before

Scratches at my ego

No, nothing's okay at all

For me it's sitting up late

For you it's disco reality

I'm waiting for you to say something, but

You gotta dance

The light caresses your body

You don't think

You move gently through the room

With a drink in your hand, everybody checks you out

Your sequin dress is glittering

You leave the club wearing almost nothing

I'm sitting at home like behind bars

You let that w*nker drive you home

You gotta dance

Bridge

Suddenly everything fits together

All together, like Lego

It'll never be like it was

Never like it was, take care

No, nothing's okay at all

Don't kid yourself, it hurts

I packed everything, wanted to tell you

I wanted to talk to you, but

You're dancing

You're

You're dancing

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Thomas Huebner, Daniel Flamm, Tobias Kuhn, Kevin Kozak

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SONG MEANING

Tanzen spins a bittersweet story of two lovers who have drifted onto completely different dance floors. While one partner glows under club lights, living for the pulse of the night, the other sits at home with nothing but thoughts and jealousy for company. The song paints vivid contrasts: glittering sequins versus four silent walls, swirling bodies on a dance floor versus a mind spiraling in anxiety. Every chorus of "Du musst tanzen" feels like both an invitation and a wall, showing how the need to escape through music can leave someone else feeling locked away.

As the beat keeps pumping, the gap between them widens. The narrator’s inner cinema replays painful scenes of being ignored, imagining the moment his partner leaves the club with someone else. By the end, he has packed his bags, ready to talk, ready to leave, yet she is still out dancing. Clueso uses this simple word tanzen to explore themes of escapism, miscommunication, and heartbreak—a reminder that when two hearts move to different rhythms, even the brightest nightclub glow can cast a very long shadow.

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Clueso Tanzen Lyrics