Jodymoon tell their story with intensity en authenticity. A personal story … Read Full Bio ↴Jodymoon tell their story with intensity en authenticity. A personal story about love, parting, growing an returning. The extraordinary thing about singer-pianist Digna Janssen and multi-instrumentalist Johan Smeets is that they manage to balance between deep emotion and an energetic live performance. Strings play a significant part on their albums as well as playing live, they create a special blend between singer/songwriter, folk, pop, classical with a touch of roots.

Jodymoon feels like a chamber orchestra and although it’s a quartet, the sound is rich and full. Johan jumps from guitar and dobro to percussion to piano with a striking ease. Violin and cello provide a thick carpet, supporting the compositions and Digna’s powerful voice is dynamic, full of tone and soul. As a listener one has the feeling of being plunged in a warm soothing bath.

Jodymoon have won the public’s choice award of ‘The Grand Price of NL’, played a series of concerts in Canada last year, and have played as supporting act for Joan Armatrading, Damien Jurado, Tom McRae and others. In New York they collaborated several times with producer Bryce Goggin (Antony and the Johnsons, Joan As Police Woman).

Digna Janssen: vocals, piano
Johan Smeets: guitar, dobro, banjo, percussion, vocals
Marie-José Didderen: cello
Wim Spaepen: violin

Not Many Days
Jodymoon Lyrics

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When I am broken
Your love is older
And this house fits no one
It only feels taller
So out of time and place
Memories you can't erase no more
It's over
Waiting for your call

To move out to some small
Apartment in a small town
With angels to sing me down
No future just the past
Not many days to last no plans
It is the end
So out of time and place

Memories you can't replace
Not many days are left

Overall Meaning

The song "Not Many Days" by Jodymoon could be interpreted as a song about coming to terms with the end of a relationship. The singer seems to be addressing a former partner, acknowledging that they are no longer together and there is no future left. The opening lines "When I am broken, your love is older" could suggest that although the relationship has ended, the love they shared existed before and will continue to exist after it.

The singer then goes on to describe how the physical space they shared no longer feels like home - "this house fits no one, it only feels taller". They seem to be feeling lost and out of place, haunted by memories they can't erase. The refrain "so out of time and place, memories you can't replace" repeats this feeling of being stuck in the past and unable to move on.

The second half of the song describes the singer waiting for a call from their former partner, perhaps hoping for reconciliation, but instead deciding to move on alone. They imagine a fresh start in a small town, where they can be surrounded by angels and start anew. The final line - "not many days are left" - brings a sense of urgency to the decision to move on and make the most of the time they have left.

Overall, "Not Many Days" is a poignant and reflective song about the end of a chapter in someone's life, and the difficult decisions that come with it.

Line by Line Meaning

When I am broken
When I feel defeated and helpless

Your love is older
Your love is wiser, more experienced and able to withstand the test of time

And this house fits no one
This house does not feel like home to anyone anymore

It only feels taller
The house seems to loom over me, making me feel smaller in comparison

So out of time and place
Feeling disconnected from the present moment and my surroundings

Memories you can't erase no more
Memories that cannot be forgotten or undone

It's over
The relationship or situation has come to an end

Waiting for your call
Hopeful for communication from the other person to mend things

To move out to some small
To leave this place for a smaller and simpler way of living

Apartment in a small town
A modest and humble living arrangement in a quiet community

With angels to sing me down
With gentle and soothing voices to ease my mind