| James Vincent McMorrow – Cavalier Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I really don't see it the same way. Although I found the mother/child interpretation beautiful. Speak until the dust Settles in the same specific place Light refused to go Drink it from a cast and iron plate Instead of cold milk Was offered unripe Instead of silence Considered craven ( To me this first part is about repetition. The first two phrase make me think of someone going through the same experience over and over again. And he/she craves something that he/she is not getting.There is a yearning that isn't met. A search for something which can lead to growth, through which one is catered (reference to milk). "light refused to go" is to me the memory of a loved one which he/she can"t escape from) Nothing made it seem Hidden where the aging soil was pure Pressed against the crease Mountains become fragrant at the source How can you stand this Exotic angle I read it somewhere That they would lie still ( For me this part is about the beginning of a relationship as well as the changes it goes through. First two lines make me think of the innocence that can lead you into a relationship even if deep down you know its not worth it. "exotic angle" to me is about trying something new, Daring yourself to look in different places to find what you're looking for. "They would lie still" Is to me about sex and intimacy I remember how cloth hung Flexing with the forest clung Half waist and high raised arms Kicking at the slightest form I remember my first love I remember my first love ( First three lines are about intimacy and how the two lovers held each other. "Kicking at the slightest form" to me is about recognition, reciprocity. "I remember my first love" Is self explanatory) Unrelied I was called Missing teeth out of favour Nickel beach it was all Gathering by the sundial ( To me this part is about dreaming about this first love. "Missing teeth out of favour" In a dream losing a tooth is often associated with loss. So he/she has lost this person, but the "favour" is being able to see the loved one in dream. "Gathering by the sundial" is to emphasize the limited time to the "favour".) I woke hard I woke heavy For the half way stop Five whole hours in When I woke hard I woke heavy with the live or parts ( This last bit is to me about waking up."I woke heavy with the live or parts" , accepting the time waisted (with the temporary lovers) and moving on (forgetting the first love). Having a hard time to cope. Its like the whole experience starts all over again. Craving, search, realization. A vicious circle that leaves he/she empty The song to me is about a person haunted by the memory of a loved one and searching for them in other people over and over again. The title also makes me think of solitude. |
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