Thank to [@OgingerO] for the lyrics assistance. Thanks to Richard I. and Shirley RC for the editing and word choice suggestions.

Israel’s Harel Skaat has taken the thoughts that gathered in this head throughout 2020 and put them into his new song “חזק על הרצפה” (Hard to the floor). It’s an emotional pop track with some traditional Israeli instrumentation in the background of the chorus. The Eurovision 2010 star discusses how it’s a bad decision to run away from the challenges that face you in life: “At the end of the day / You are in front of the mirror / Choose to live / For better or for worse”. In a note to fans on social media, Harel explained more:

“Hard to the floor. This is what I felt happened to everything I knew until this last, strange and challenging year. Now that we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, these are the words and conclusions I’ll take with me from this year. Never be afraid to look myself in the eye. Never run away, because there is simply nowhere. And G-d, who accompanies me in many texts, always there to talk for a second before falling hard, on the floor.”
https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/02/28/new-music-from-jamala-harel-skaat-conn...