The Dancers
Rose Cousins Lyrics


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All those nights I held your hands in mine
And I lead you to the center of the floor
We glided round the room to an old familiar tune
Without care and without clue to passing time

We laughed over tea and pie
I looked up into your eyes
Like I knew I would till we draw nigh

I'll care for you always and I know you'll do the same
And we'll lean into whatever's left to come

If you're to leave me first
We'll just do as we rehearsed
And you'll meet me I the middle wearing shiny dancing shoes

We will laugh and we will cry
It will keep this love alive
On and on side by side, hands entwined




We will glide
We will glide

Overall Meaning

In Rose Cousins's song, The Dancers, the singer reminisces on the beautiful moments she shared with her partner on the dance floor. The song's beautiful melody and lyrics evoke a nostalgic feeling of precious moments shared with loved ones. Throughout the verses, the singer describes her and her partner's beautiful dance moments, expressing her deep care and love for her partner. She promises to always care for her partner and to embrace whatever the future holds for them. Even when death comes to separate them, they will meet on the dance floor, wearing shiny dancing shoes, and continue to glide together, side by side, hands entwined, and hearts beating as one.


The song's beautiful lyrics are quite relatable to people, especially couples who share beautiful moments on or off the dance floor, expressing their love and care for one another, promising to glide through life, side by side, through thick and thin. The song's chorus, "We will laugh, and we will cry, it will keep this love alive, on and on, side by side, hands entwined, we will glide" speaks to the hope that regardless of what the future holds, they will maintain their love, laughter and relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

All those nights I held your hands in mine
I treasure each and every memory of holding your hands late into the night


And I lead you to the center of the floor
I always led you to the center where we could dance under the spotlight of our love


We glided round the room to an old familiar tune
We danced with grace and ease to a sound that is familiar, yet forever fresh and new


Without care and without clue to passing time
We lived in the moment, free from worry and unaware of time slipping away


We laughed over tea and pie
We shared good times and good food, and our joy was infectious


I looked up into your eyes
When I looked into your eyes, I found the reflection of my soulmate


Like I knew I would till we draw nigh
I always knew that we were meant to be together, until the day we say goodbye


I'll care for you always and I know you'll do the same
I vow to always be there for you, and I trust that you will do the same for me


And we'll lean into whatever's left to come
We'll face the future with confidence and strength, knowing that we have each other


If you're to leave me first
If life takes you away from me before I'm ready to say goodbye


We'll just do as we rehearsed
We'll rely on our memories of dancing together to help us through this difficult time


And you'll meet me I the middle wearing shiny dancing shoes
When we meet again in the afterlife, we'll be ready to dance once more


We will laugh and we will cry
We'll share every emotion that life has to offer, good or bad


It will keep this love alive
Our shared memories and experiences will keep our love alive forever


On and on side by side, hands entwined
Through thick and thin, we'll stick together, holding hands and hearts


We will glide
We'll keep on dancing, gliding through life with grace and love




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