Janne Pahlsonn - Echoes of Strangers Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In the old dance hall on Friday night
Faces I don't recognize in the soft light
They move to our music, but something's changed
The steps are different, yet somehow strange
Been dancing here since I was young
Now different voices, a different tongue

[Chorus]
We're dancing through the evening haze
Like shadows passing in this maze
Echoes of strangers in our town
Moving up, moving down
Round and round we go tonight
Nobody wrong, nobody right

[Verse 2]
My father taught me these dance steps here
Polka rhythms crystal clear
Now there's new songs in the summer breeze
New stories crossing foreign seas
The accordion plays our old refrain
But nothing ever stays the same

[Bridge]
Some folks say we should turn away
Keep things like they were yesterday
But when I see them dance with grace
I see myself in every face
Just trying to find a place to be
Like my grandfather crossing the sea

[Chorus]
We're dancing through the evening haze
Like shadows passing in this maze
Echoes of strangers in our town
Moving up, moving down
Round and round we go tonight
Nobody wrong, nobody right

[Verse 3]
The dance floor holds a thousand tales
Of hearts that soar and dreams that sail
Some came here from distant lands
Now they're reaching out their hands
Maybe music's all we need
To plant this wild and precious seed

[Outro]
So let the old hall fill with sound
Let every soul here spin around
In this dance we're all the same
More than faces, more than names
Just hearts beating through the night
Under these same northern lights