John Mamann’s “On Est Tous Comme Ça” is a playful confession of human contradiction. One minute we adore something, the next we outgrow it; sometimes we feel crystal-clear, other times we are a riddle to ourselves. Over a bouncing pop groove, Mamann admits he “moves backward and straight ahead” at once, reminding us that nobody truly knows where life will take them. The chorus, repeating “On est tous comme ça” (We’re all like that), turns these quirks into a shared wink, letting listeners laugh at their own flip-flopping hearts.
Underneath the easy melody lies a gentle pep talk. Mamann urges us to look each other “au fond des yeux” (straight in the eyes), speak only the words we believe, and accept that those words might change tomorrow. After all, the world itself is spinning “as best it can,” so why shouldn’t we? Imperfect yet sincere, contradictory yet hopeful, the song celebrates our collective mission: to keep searching for the right words, to love boldly, to improve little by little. In short, we are all works in progress— and that’s perfectly okay!