The Bitter Suite III: Embrace

The Bitter Suite III: Embrace
Darkness, hesitation
I fell into her arms
Breathe in, this is amazing
Breathe out, this is amazing
She removed her clothes, and all of the world shined
Now that we’re alone, all of the world shines

First hot breath, then cold hands
Intrusion, but aware
The fire inside was all light, and she bloomed
And I never knew life could ever be this good
The distant sighs, the clothes on the floor
The bedding a mess, she sings for more

We fall beneath the sea in the back of our hearts
And fail to breathe until we resurface again

She had the summer’s smile with winter’s skin
And all along, with words beyond me, she welcomed me in

We fall beneath the sea in the back of our hearts
And fail to breathe until we resurface
We fall beneath the sea in the back of our hearts
And fail to breathe until we resurface again

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What happens?
In Ms Leading’s room at the Dime, Hunter and Ms Leading have sex. Being Hunter’s first time, the experience leaves him euphoric, and he falls in love with Ms Leading.

What’s in a name?
It’s some intense cuddles.

Whose viewpoint?
Hunter.

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>Darkness, hesitation / I fell into her arms
Most of the lyrics here are pretty self explanatory about what’s going on, to the point that trying to un-lyric them into a flat description of what’s happening makes this intimate moment turn into some raunchy plain ol’ coitus (my voice here doesn’t help), but. I continue.

Hunter and Ms Leading are in Ms Leading’s room now, the lights low. Ms Leading has guided Hunter to tumble upon the bed, where they are now, with Hunter over her. He’s hesitating, but…

>Breathe in, this is amazing / Breathe out, this is amazing
‘Breathe in / Breathe out’ has been established as a sex motif; here I read it as Hunter’s strokes literally in and out, very even and slow. Hunter’s still discovering what this sex business is all about but so far it’s incredible, presently casting out all the doom and gloom Hunter’s been dealing with up to meeting Ms Leading.

>She removed her clothes, and all of the world shined / Now that we’re alone, all of the world shines
Hunter recounts how he came to be in this situation: Ms Leading removed her clothes! Gosh. Hunter was not expecting it, but he’s happy she did. Very happy. Maybe overselling how much of a momentous thing this was, type of happy.

You get a sense of how innocent Hunter is by his reverence for this first experience of sex. He’s especially glad to be having it with this nice lady, Ms Leading, specifically.

>First hot breath, then cold hands
Hot breath from Ms Leading’s summer smile, cold hands from her winter skin, both on Hunter’s body. The rhythm here picks up a bit, and Hunter sounds more confident in how to proceed with what’s going on.

>Intrusion, but aware
He goes inside her. You think this could be uncomfortable, or objectionable, but she’s happy with it and welcomes it, turning this into an intimate thing. She’ll let him intrude, like this…!

>The fire inside was all light, and she bloomed
‘Magnify and maximise your inner fire’. I guess the Pimp wasn’t lying for once. Well, being fair, Hunter’s been marked with ‘the fire’ since birth, and it happens that Ms Leading works to ignite that fire into its brightest form: a euphoric, happy fire that is not damaging, but nourished as a beacon of love. Kind of a hokey way to phrase that, but fundamentally this is a ‘bright’ or ‘light’, happy form of the Fire. That it’s being invoked here is our reminder that the core of Hunter’s character was/is founded on love, the selfless love of Ms Terri, and convey that Hunter is approaching Ms Leading with that kind of familiar love.

In response to this warmth emanating from Hunter, Ms Leading ‘blooms’ — you can question how accurate of a narrator Hunter is right here, and how reliable Ms Leading’s actions in the bedroom are as a marker of her real feelings, but I think there is some sincerity in Ms Leading’s reaction to Hunter’s approach.

>The bedding a mess, she sings for more
The pair have been going at it and move to ramp it up further. “More, more, more, more!” goes Ms Leading… not sure I’d call that singing, but however you want to say it went, Hunter. She’s encouraging him (as a good prostitute might), and he obliges.

>We fall beneath the sea in the back of our hearts / And fail to breathe until we resurface again
Interesting lines. Basically, conveying that the sex that happens here isn’t aggressive or exploitative in the way Ms Leading is used to, but carries them both in such a great tide, that they collaboratively become immersed in the intimacy of the act. Proper love-making, as it were. The boundaries between them disappear for a moment, and in that moment they’re one, drowning in genuine love.

Rather, the genuine love’s coming from Hunter’s end, and Ms Leading’s riding and getting to feel it. (Though in turn, I can imagine her responding to a feeling of genuine love with genuine love of her own, since she seems to value love and sees it to be rare. This is also the kind of experience she needs to be selling to her clients, and having Hunter match her wavelength probably catches her off-guard). When they ‘resurface’ (separate back into awareness as their individual selves), she’s left with a flicker of that love still within her chest. Hunter for his part is full-on ‘iloveheriloveheriloveheriloveher’.

>And all along, with words beyond me, she welcomed me in
Hunter still doesn’t really know what Ms Leading was trying to communicate to him, but this time is voicing his appreciation that Ms Leading trusted him to love her in this intimate way, which renders the miscommunication irrelevant.

>4:45 – 5:54 Instrumental
Unsure but interesting — sounds pretty sweet though.

>5:55 – 6:39 Instrumental
Not as sweet, still pretty gentle.

>6:40 – 7:46 Instrumental
Higher energy. Bit with the ‘ooo’s sounds almost prophetic but lol basically for all these verses I’m struggling to envision any specific actions. Hunter falls asleep and Ms Leading leaves the room sometime after they’re done with their business here.

The Bitter Suite I & II: Meeting Ms. Leading/Through The Dime | Act II | Smiling Swine