Ether

Puma Blue's 'Ether' is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of longing, memory, and the ethereal nature of love. The song's lyrics paint a vivid picture of a past relationship, filled with delicate and poignant imagery. The opening lines, 'She used to see you in the lights / Like a lotus in blossom, glittering,' evoke a sense of admiration and beauty, comparing the subject to a lotus flower, a symbol of purity and enlightenment. This sets the tone for a song that delves deep into the emotional and spiritual connections between the narrator and the subject.

The lyrics continue to weave a tapestry of metaphors and symbols, such as 'Soft opossum dog hopeless in want / Searching, skin like a queen,' which suggests a sense of vulnerability and desire. The imagery of 'Her silhouette hurts me though / Under the glove of recent moons' conveys a sense of pain and longing, as the narrator grapples with the memories of the past. The 'waxy glow and silk cut jaws / All smothered by her charcoal snow' further emphasize the ghostly and ephemeral nature of these memories, as if they are fading away like smoke.

The chorus, 'If I could take this ghost into me / Pulling inside tenderly, I could not,' highlights the narrator's struggle to hold onto these memories and the love they represent. The 'beating bird inside its lonely iron cage' symbolizes the narrator's heart, trapped and unable to fully embrace the past. The song concludes with a sense of melancholy and resignation, as the narrator reflects on the fleeting nature of these moments: 'So alone this nocturne goes / Frail fluttering moments seeping out / Drink them in / Greedily as prose.' The final lines, 'Before they are out of the reach of lips / And tumbling sweetly into the close,' capture the bittersweet essence of the song, as the narrator comes to terms with the inevitable passage of time and the fading of memories.