Mina Tindle is a young Parisian musician who, over the last few years, has … Read Full Bio ↴Mina Tindle is a young Parisian musician who, over the last few years, has lent her voice to a wide range of different musical projects. She has sung with The National on Boxer, with J.P. Nataf on Claire (and her own debut album) and with Toy Fight on Peplum. Gaetan Roussel invited her to sing Talking Heads songs with him on acclaimed French music television show Taratata and she worked with Sergio Dias from Os Mutantes and the Palmtree Family to recreate the rich vocal harmonies of Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell.

A self-confessed latecomer as a musician, she didn’t start making music until her early twenties when she moved to New York. Developing her own sound and mixing with the local scene and artists like Beirut, who’s Ben Laz contributes Trombones to her album, Grizzly Bear and The National, which lead to her singing on their acclaimed album Boxer.

“I had been singing, as had my entire family forever so music had always been around,” she remembers. “My mother is an amazing singer but she never did anything other than a couple of shows, and singing other peoples’ songs. But for me it was nothing professional,” she continues “so I guess it was not an option or I did not think it was something I could do for a living.”

Her debut album Taranta was released by Believe Recordings in May 2012 and was written with acclaimed
frontman of French pop/new wave icons The Innocents, JP Nataf.
The singles from the album include To Carry Many Smalls Things and Bells (out 27th August).
Mina Tindles debut 7’’ was released June 13th 2011 on Sauvage Records.

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Demain
Mina Tindle Lyrics

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Fierté quand
Fierté quand je vois
Le livre des morts
Le livre des corps je crois
Oui mais alors
Quel inconfort cette croix
Oh, oh, je suis indolente
Échine tordue, pas moi

Je dormirai bien
Me languirai moins
Ivre d'efforts, je livre mon corps au tien
Et mes quelques mirages sont tout aussi bien loin
Oui mais encore quel est mon nord ou est ma fin?
Oh, oh, je fuis mon âge d'or
Ma peau a le goût des miens
Je m'en irai loin
Me languirai loin
Je dormirai bien
Je dormirai moins
Demain c'est toi, demain c'est dit
Demain c'est toi, demain c'est dit
Là-bas ou le froid est moins froid qu'ici

Demain demain c'est toi
Demain c'est dit

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mina Tindle's song Demain are complex and thought-provoking. At the beginning of the song, she sings about looking at the "book of death" and "book of bodies," which suggests a preoccupation with mortality and perhaps a feeling of disconnect from her own physical self. She then goes on to describe herself as "indolent," with a twisted spine, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for feeling directionless and uncertain in life.

As the song continues, Tindle sings about giving herself over to someone else, but not without a sense of ambiguity and unease. She mentions "mirages" that are far away, and asks herself where her North or end is. It seems as though she is searching for some kind of meaning or direction, but is unable to find it. In the end, she repeats the phrase "tomorrow it's you" several times, which could be interpreted as a kind of resignation or acceptance that the future is uncertain and out of her control.

Overall, the lyrics of Demain are open to many different interpretations, but seem to revolve around a sense of uncertainty and searching for meaning in life.

Line by Line Meaning

Fierté quand
Pride when

Fierté quand je vois
Pride when I see

Le livre des morts
The book of the dead

Le livre des corps je crois
The book of bodies, I believe

Oui mais alors
Yes, but then

Quel inconfort cette croix
What discomfort this cross

Oh, oh, je suis indolente
Oh, oh, I am lazy

Échine tordue, pas moi
Twisted spine, not me

Je dormirai bien
I will sleep well

Me languirai moins
I will long less

Ivre d'efforts, je livre mon corps au tien
Drunk on efforts, I give my body to yours