Today, June 20, 2025, Ego Dance by Tovan was released as a form of his consistency who is ready to release a song every week for Dimulti Music as a hip hop producer.
Ego Dance by Tovan was released as his third single with Dimulti Music, after two weeks in a row of previously released Swim in the Dark and Midnight Drive.
Still dark and gloomy, but this time Ego Dance by Tovan appears a little different from the previous two singles. As the title implies, this song can move your head or even your body a little to the rhythm of the music.
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Through Ego Dance, Tovan invites us to dance with our ego, which is like a wolf in silence that moves when the world is disturbed by the truth of your loud words.
Opening with a chorus that is quite striking, without an intro Tovan immediately makes a statement about how time continues to move in circles without being able to stop and wait, but the spin is not what we want.
“Time, waiting always on your side / It can always let you down / And just keeps on going, round, round, round”
The chorus is sweetly sung, until 15 seconds later you are given a fairly fast beat with a trap rhythm accompanied by Balinese gamelan notes that provide a different ambiance. In this song, Tovan embeds elements of Indonesian culture, by playing Balinese gamelan notes from the beginning of the song.
Listening to Ego Dance by Tovan provides a different experience, you will be invited to dance up and down with dynamics that are quite interesting to enjoy.
Not only is the song accompanied by music that can make you dance but it is also accompanied by beautiful words that are in sequence.
What steals the show is when Tovan includes Shakespeare in his lyrics. He writes with weight, lingering lines, and lines that go deep like poetry.
“Quote me like Shakespeare, vibe like Blade / Sharp in the shade”
In the Ego Dance song lyrics by Tovan, there are several characters other than Shakepere, namely Tony Montana from Scarface and Chris Tucker.
Tovan depicts a desperate confidence, loud, brave, full of ego and danger like Tony. His fast, flashy, and unpredictable self is portrayed by Chris’ flashy moves, especially his Rush Hour energy.
The song will surprise you again before it gets to the end. Tovan writes Arabic poetry that alludes to dualism, truth, and the human ego.
Tovan’s Arabic lyrics mean “Good and evil are two paths in one eye, which does not see the light before it enters the shadow. Truth does not shout but burns everything that cannot receive its light. He who considers himself holy forgets that mud is the basis of all living creation.”
According to Tovan, the lyrics are inspired by the understanding and culture he learned between non-dualistic (Advaita) philosophy, Eastern spirituality, and Sufism.
Ego Dance by Tovan is a Hip-hop/R&B song straight from the world of the mind with no filters and no frontin’. The song according to Tovan is a tension between power and peace, ego and essence.
This song is perfect for those of you who have been idle for too long, you can dance to it by imagining the lights of a midnight city.
Have a listen to Ego Dance by Tovan and have a good dance for your ego. Also, stay tuned for a new single from Tovan next week!
