Así Era Ella

Matisse (MX)'s song 'Así Era Ella' is a poignant ballad that delves into the themes of love, loss, and regret. The lyrics tell the story of a person who has lost a love that they now realize was extraordinary and transformative. The song begins with the narrator describing how this love arrived like a divine force, bringing light into their life and warming them during their coldest moments. This love is personified as an angelic presence, a source of warmth, and a beacon of hope.

As the song progresses, the narrator admits to not having reciprocated this love fully, not understanding its value until it was too late. The use of contrasting imagery, such as the narrator describing themselves as 'gray' and their lost love as 'white,' symbolizes the purity and brightness of the love they received compared to their own inability to return it. The repeated references to celestial bodies like the moon and stars underscore the idea that this person was something out of this world, a rare and beautiful phenomenon in the narrator's life.

The song's emotional weight is carried by the realization of the mistake the narrator made by letting this love slip away. The pain of this realization is palpable as they acknowledge that with the departure of their love, their entire life seems to have lost its meaning. 'Así Era Ella' is a lamentation over a love that was not fully appreciated until it was gone, and the enduring impact of that love on the narrator's life.