In Stromae's song Alors On Danse, he reflects on the struggles of life and how they can be overwhelming. He acknowledges the difficulties of studying, working, and dealing with money, debt, love, loss, and global crises. He suggests that the only way to cope with these issues is to dance and sing, and to keep going even when it feels like there is no end in sight.
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Who says study says work
Who says work says money
Who says money says expenses
Who says credit says debt
Who says debt tells you bailiff
Who says you sit in shit
Who says love says children
Says forever and says divorce
Who says loved ones says mourning
Because the problems don't come alone
Who says crisis tells you world
Says famine says third world
Who says tiredness says awakening
Still deaf from the eve
So we go out to forget all the problems
So we dance
So we dance... (x8)
And there you tell yourself that it's finished
Because worse than that would be death
When you believe finally that you're getting out
When there is more
And there's more still
Is it the music or the problems?
The problems or the music
It grips your guts
It grips your head
And then you pray for it to end
But it's your body it's not heaven
So you unplug your ears
And you shout even louder
And it persists
Chorus
So we sing
So we sing
And then only when it’s over
So we dance
So we dance... (x8)
And there's more still (x8)
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