Stop De Tijd Lyrics in English Marco Borsato

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Stop De Tijd by Marco Borsato from Dutch to English.
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Verse 1
Stop time
I don't want tonight to turn into tomorrow again
For this moment to ever belong to the distant past
I never want to lose it again, stop time
Life brought us together at this point tonight
I've dreamed of it but I never expected
That every step and every decision I've taken so far
Would lead me here
Chorus 1
With you, tonight
All the stars seem to be in the right place
So close to you, until the sun comes
I never want to lose this again
Stop time, tonight
Verse 2
Hold me
Make sure this moment can never disappear
That with every scent or glance it can appear again
How you smell now, how you laugh, and how I feel now
Etch it in my mind, and press it on my heart
Chorus 2
With you, tonight
All the stars seem to be in the right place
So close to you, until the sun comes
I never want to lose this again
Stop time, tonight
Bridge
And I push with all my strength
Against the hands of the clock
Bridge
But I can't slow them down
And the sand slips without effort
Through all my fingers
Chorus 3
So close to you, until the sun comes
I never want to lose this again
Stop time, tonight
Tonight
Outro
Look at me
Know I'll never forget this moment
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SONG MEANING

Imagine you could hit the pause button on life the instant everything feels absolutely perfect. That is exactly what Stop de Tijd ("Stop the Time") is all about. In this tender Dutch pop ballad, Marco Borsato finds himself wrapped in a magical night with someone he loves. Every choice, every twist of fate has guided him to this single, shining moment, and now he wants nothing more than to freeze it forever. The stars seem aligned, their laughter is fresh in the air, and even the sunrise feels like an unwelcome intruder.

As the clock’s hands keep ticking and the hourglass sand slips through his fingers, the singer battles the inevitable flow of time. He begs to lock every scent, smile, and heartbeat into his memory so the feeling will never fade. The song is a poetic reminder to savor those rare nights when everything clicks—with love so strong that even time itself feels like the only thing standing in the way of pure happiness.

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