Handsome Poets, known for their classy fashionable looks on stage, sound as… Read Full Bio ↴Handsome Poets, known for their classy fashionable looks on stage, sound as a mixture of Simple Minds, U2 and Coldplay. The band was established in the summer of 2009. In January 2010 they recorded their song Blinded with producer Erik Schurman at one of the bandmembers’ homes. A few months later the song made its national radio debute on 3FM. Not much later the song reached rank 15 in the iTunes Musicstore top 50. On the 10th of October they played as a support act for the English band Hurts in Paradiso Amsterdam. At the end of that month their new single Dance (the war is over) was dropped at 3FM and got directly adopted in their playlist. One week later it was 3FM Megahit.

In the meantime Handsome Poets decided to write and record a new song every three weeks. This process will finally lead to the release of their debute album in January 2011. In august 2012 the scored their first great hit with "Sky On Fire". This song was used in a Dutch sport program about the Olympics and soon they were on top of the download charts of iTunes.

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Strangers
Handsome Poets Lyrics

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The hotel bar is closing down
Is there a place we can go in this town
A bedroom view and a ???
Vision of a private mascaraed

I hear your heart in distance sound
An empty jukebox is all what I found
Is crashing down, ones you where there, when there was no-one around

Ow where are you now
I'm a stranger in this town, dancing around, dancing around.
Dancing around, dancing around.
Ow turn on the lights, ow strangers in the night.

For a while
This hero is in need of a new style

Stars in the lonely night
Ow where are you now
I'm a stranger in this town, dancing around, dancing around.
Dancing around, dancing around.
Ow turn on the lights, ow strangers in the night.

Overall Meaning

The song "Strangers" by the Dutch band Handsome Poets tells the story of a lonely traveler who finds himself in a new town, searching for a place to go and someone to share the night with. He longs for a bedroom view and the company of someone who he can be himself with, free from pretense or masks. The lyrics speak to the universal experience of feeling out of place and searching for connection, especially in a world where strangers can be both exhilarating and frightening.

The song's verses depict a man adrift in a strange place, listening to his own heartbeat as he searches for a connection. He hears the sound of an empty jukebox and feels his world crashing down, until he remembers the times when he had someone to turn to. The chorus repeats the line "I'm a stranger in this town, dancing around" as a mantra, expressing both the singer's confusion and the sense that he is trying to find his way through a new environment. The song's bridge introduces the idea of a "hero in need of a new style", suggesting that the singer is attempting to redefine himself in the face of hardship and uncertainty.

Line by Line Meaning

The hotel bar is closing down
The place where we were sitting and drinking is shutting down for the night.

Is there a place we can go in this town
Do you know any other place where we can go and hang out in this town?

A bedroom view and a ???
I am not sure what this line means as it has a missing word in it.

Vision of a private mascaraed
I have a dream of a secret event where everyone wears masks and their identities are hidden.

I hear your heart in distance sound
Even though you are not with me physically, I can still feel your presence emotionally.

An empty jukebox is all what I found
The only thing that has not shut down yet is a jukebox but it is empty and not playing any songs.

Is crashing down, ones you where there, when there was no-one around
The feeling of being alone and missing someone is overwhelming and makes everything seem like it is collapsing even if it was fine before.

Ow where are you now
I am wondering where you are right now.

I'm a stranger in this town, dancing around, dancing around.
I feel like a stranger in this town, and to cope with that feeling, I am dancing aimlessly.

Dancing around, dancing around.
I am continuously dancing without any set path or purpose.

Ow turn on the lights, ow strangers in the night.
I want some light in this dark town and to acknowledge those who are strangers to me.

For a while
I need a break from things for a bit.

This hero is in need of a new style
I need to change myself and my ways, like a hero who gets a new look in the movies.

Stars in the lonely night
There are stars shining in the sky in this lonely night.

Ow where are you now
I am still searching for you, wondering where you are now.

I'm a stranger in this town, dancing around, dancing around.
I am still feeling like an outsider in this town and coping with it by aimlessly dancing.

Dancing around, dancing around.
Again, I am continuing to dance aimlessly without any sense of direction.

Ow turn on the lights, ow strangers in the night.
Once again, I am asking for some light in this dark town and acknowledging the presence of strangers.

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