Flutter
Lost Echoes: Nostalgia, Love, and Drifting in 'Flutter' by THE OUIJA BOARDS
Lyrics
Ohhhhhhh...
An expressive beginning, possibly indicating a deep emotional experience.
I lost you on an idle afternoon
Refers to losing someone in a casual or uneventful setting, suggesting an unexpected separation.
In the chlorinated June
Describes a specific time in June, possibly with a pool or water reference.
Swimming just out of reach
Suggests a desire or attempt to connect, but the person is just out of reach.
Her smile dwindled to a memory
The person's smile has become a distant memory.
On the end of a telephone, asking...
A metaphorical connection through a telephone, asking a question about fluttering.
Do you flutter?
Possibly a metaphor for emotional turbulence or uncertainty.
Like how you used to
Asking if the person still experiences emotions or reactions as they used to.
Do you flutter?
Repeating the question about fluttering, expressing doubt about experiencing it personally.
I don't think that I do
Denial of personal fluttering, indicating a change or loss of certain emotions.
In the nothing of Summer
Describing a period of emptiness or lack of significant events during summer.
We hid from my sister and your mother
Recalling a shared experience of hiding, possibly suggesting a secretive or intimate connection.
You were the sweetest thing that had occurred to me
The person was a significant and positive presence in the speaker's life.
But you were also the most grizzly
Despite the positive aspects, there were challenging or difficult qualities in the person.
Do you flutter?
Repeating the question about fluttering, indicating a longing for the past.
Like how you used to
Asking if the person still experiences emotions as they used to.
Do you flutter?
Repeating the doubt about personal fluttering, reinforcing a sense of change.
I don't think that I do
Denial of personal fluttering, emphasizing the perceived emotional disconnect.
We were eye to eye
Describing a past closeness, possibly in a relationship.
Now we drift away in space
Expressing a current state of drifting apart, possibly in a metaphorical "space."
Slipped away across the void
Suggesting a gradual separation and loss of distinct characteristics in the person.
And dulled the features from your face
Describing a fading of features, possibly indicating a fading memory or connection.
Fear I'd smell you in the air
Expressing fear of sensing the person's presence, even when they are not there physically.
And spin around as if you're there
Describing a reaction to an imagined presence, highlighting the impact of the separation.
But I'll never be the same
Stating a profound change in the speaker, possibly due to the separation.
I don't need to flutter
Asserting that the speaker has moved beyond the need to flutter, suggesting acceptance or closure.
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