The title of this song comes from a French expression, "tu m'étonnes", which means, "it's obvious", although literally it sort of means "you surprise me". We found it so weird that we just started using that expression to name the song and we ended up putting it like that on the EP.
lyrics
We could sit tonight on the porch,
and then watch the city sleep.
Tonight is bitter cold
and we sink deep into what we blame.
We do sit tonight on the porch,
the snow and the stars are starting to meld.
We won't have more blank conversations,
so we will get out and take the streets.
It is snowing as we watch the stars
and we make a(n unbreakable) pact.
Then we take our bikes and ride the streets
and we sing our (favorite) songs.
"Let's not care about what they all think...
we'll just listen to our hearts".
Introspective, homespun folk tunes from John Donne that feel informed by the sugary bleakness of '80s and '90s indie pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 1, 2023