“Connaissais de Face” is the third track on Khruangbin’s third album, Mordechai, released on June 26, 2020. A crowd favorite during their live shows, it is probably one of their most popular non-singles. Thematically, the lyrics attach memory to people and places.
Before Khruangbin formed, all thre...
[Spoken Word: Mark Speer & Laura Lee]
M: "It makes me think of that place."
L: "I remember. We used to listen to that song for days on end."
M: "I couldn't get it out of my head."
L: "Oh, well it brings back memories."
M: "Have you heard from Josephine?"
L: "She was always running."
M: "And I was always swimming."
L: I would have loved to swim, but I had to work
Who do you remember?
M: "I remember John and Dario."
L: "He asked me to marry him."
M: "I'm not surprised."
[Chorus]
Te nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom
Te nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom
[Spoken Word 2: Mark Speer & Laura Lee]
L: "Do you remember Lou?"
M: "Well, of course. She took care of everything."
L: "She was very much like my grandfather."
M: "She knew how to enjoy life."
L: "Shouldn't we all? What about the hurricane?"
M: "When the whole city shut down."
L: "Yes, but, my lights were still on."
M: "They always were."
L: "I didn't know it at the time."
M: "Time changes everything."
[Chorus]
Te nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom
Te nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom
[Spoken Word 3: Mark Speer & Laura Lee]
L: "I have lived at least nine lives."
M: "So, are you a cat?"
L: "A tiger is a... (Te nous connaissais de face)
Kind of cat."
M: "Have you earned your stripes?"
(Te nous connaissais de face)
L: "I like to go where I choose to go."
(Te nous connaissais de face)
M: "So you have?
L: "Maybe you do too."
(Te nous connaissais de face)
[Outro]
(Te nous connaissais de face)
Connaissais de Face was written by Ochoa & Speer & Khruangbin & Laura Lee (Khruangbin) & Mark Speer & Donald Johnson Jr..
Connaissais de Face was produced by Khruangbin & Steve Christensen.
Khruangbin released Connaissais de Face on Fri Jun 26 2020.