Throughout his career, Anastasio has participated in various projects outside of Phish, furthering his reputation as a multifaceted composer, instrumentalist, and vocalist. He continues to thrill fans with powerful live performances, and is by no means close to being finished.
Ether Sunday
Trey Anastasio Lyrics
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Shadows on the shade
Yellow dusted fingers bent
Through day old lemonade
Sounds of breathing
The birds singing in the trees
Beautiful morning
There's no place I'd rather be
I sit right down and I rest awhile
By a shady tree
Golden rows of summer
Stretched as far as I can see
Sounds of music
Are rippling through my head
Harry's in the kitchen
Captain's still in bed
Cause life is just a funny dream
And someday
I'll share this dream with you
Just to be with you
This much I pray
It's true, it's true, it's true, it's true
Life is just a funny dream
And someday
I'll share this dream with you
Just to be with you
This much I pray
It's true, it's true, it's true, it's true, it's true, it's true
Trey Anastasio's song "Ether Sunday" is a beautiful ode to a lazy Sunday morning. The lyrics paint a picture of a serene and peaceful day, with shadows on the shade and yellow dusted fingers from a day-old lemonade. The sounds of nature - birds singing in the trees - and music - rippling through the head - transport the listener into a dream-like state. The singer describes sitting down under a shady tree, marveling at the golden rows of summer that stretch as far as the eye can see. The peaceful scene is interrupted only by the mention of Harry in the kitchen and Captain still in bed. But these interruptions are not jarring, they are part of the calm that surrounds the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Sunday morning
It's a peaceful Sunday morning.
Shadows on the shade
The tree's leaves are creating beautiful shadows.
Yellow dusted fingers bent
Fingers have a layer of dust on them from the grass.
Through day old lemonade
The artist sees remnants of yesterday's lemonade.
Sounds of breathing
The artist is getting lost in his thoughts and is aware of his own breathing.
The birds singing in the trees
The singer hears the birds singing.
Beautiful morning
It's a beautiful morning.
There's no place I'd rather be
The artist is content where he is.
I sit right down and I rest awhile
The artist sits and enjoys the view.
By a shady tree
He's sitting in the shade of a tree.
Golden rows of summer
He sees the beautiful fields of crops.
Stretched as far as I can see
The fields are vast.
Sounds of music
The singer hears music playing.
Are rippling through my head
The music is making an impression on the singer.
Harry's in the kitchen
Someone named Harry is in the kitchen.
Captain's still in bed
Someone who's referred to as the Captain is still in bed.
Cause life is just a funny dream
The artist feels that life seems like a dream.
And someday
One day in the future,
I'll share this dream with you
The singer wants to share his feelings with someone he cares about.
Just to be with you
Being together is all that matters.
This much I pray
The artist hopes for this to come true.
It's true, it's true, it's true, it's true
The artist wants to emphasize the sincerity of these feelings.
Lyrics Ā© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: TREY ANASTASIO
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Christian
This is going to be my first dance at my upcoming wedding.
Jon Edens
Yes!
Singing Sisters
Ikr it's like the best song ever this is me singingšlol
Cory Jarosz
Me as well. Love this song
Chuck Clark
Such a clean composition.
Beautiful, both in it's simplicity, & it's message.
The Angles Music
Awesome song.
Kelly Duda
This was my wedding song!
dccowboys1
Thanks for all these. It was so hard to find this album to download online!
Andrew Valter
Perfect Sunday song.
Matthew Helander
This how I would like to wake up every Sunday as that's the true king happens to be called the sunny queen come back around and ceases to stop burning for the living animals compared to wax darts burning out in a flash of light or a blink of the eye's .. lazy sunday's when have time to play some songs that mean something to you type of thing .. is my kinda of day