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« The Ether » is the very first song born out of the collaboration between French guitarist Jean-Pascal Boffo and singer-songwriter Florent Simon.

The result is a really moving and intimate song with a certain pop feeling. Bathed in Jean-Pascal's soothing electric guitars is Florent's pure and melancholy voice, reaching unaccustomed colours for the French singer who usually evolves in a more acoustic/folk register. On the other hand, this new song is further proof that, for the past 25 years, Jean-Pascal Boffo's musical path has been driven by eclecticism and a belief in instinctive artistic encounters.

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It lingers in the colour of the night
treading softly, weighing less than a ray of light
on a wall of withered flowers
fainting like a broken heart

Hear this in the echo of my fist
pounding hard on the shadow of my fears
like the humming of the breeze
in the foaming wake of my dreams

If only I had seen
the invisible wires
pulling you up
dancing like fire
I'd have stayed on the quay
frozen in time

So long, I have everything I need
to set for smaller deeds
and be one with the sand
back to square one

Pausing for a brief second of doubt
heart-breaking radars from a former life
a flicker and a nod
and the day will be done

If only I had seen
the invisible wires
pulling you up
dancing like fire
I'd have stayed on the quay
frozen in time

But there is no door to enter the ether

So I'll try to forget what I have learnt

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released April 16, 2021
Florent Simon (lyrics, vocals)
Jean-Pascal Boffo (Guitar, composition)

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Florent Simon is a French singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who sings songs in English, as his musical heart clearly reaches across the Channel and the Atlantic.
His latest project "The birds are back" takes you on a highly emotional journey, both nostalgic and hopeful. ... more

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