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Cardinal Song Lyrics
never look her in the eyes
never tell the truth
if she knows your paper
you know she'll have to burn you
never tell the one you want that you do
save it for the deathbed
when you know you kept her wanting you
and do everything she'd never do
fall asleep with stranger's wives
the wild wives of unknown men
good for you, you've just become
just another one of them
never say you miss her
never say a word
and do everything she'd never do
don't let her see your cardinal eyes
don't let her see your cardinal eyes
let her treat you like a criminal
so you can treat her like a priest
girls forgive my human mind
girls forgive me one more time
never tell the one you love that you do
save it for the deathbed
and do everything she'd never do
don't let her see your cardinal eyes
don't let her see your cardinal eyes
jesus christ you have confused me
cornered, wasted, blessed and used me
forgive me girls i am confused
stiff and pissed and lost and loose
jesus christ you have confused me
cornered, wasted, blessed and used me
forgive me girls i am confused
stiff and pissed and lost and loose
never tell the truth
if she knows your paper
you know she'll have to burn you
save it for the deathbed
when you know you kept her wanting you
the wild wives of unknown men
good for you, you've just become
just another one of them
never say a word
don't let her see your cardinal eyes
so you can treat her like a priest
girls forgive my human mind
girls forgive me one more time
save it for the deathbed
don't let her see your cardinal eyes
cornered, wasted, blessed and used me
forgive me girls i am confused
stiff and pissed and lost and loose
cornered, wasted, blessed and used me
forgive me girls i am confused
stiff and pissed and lost and loose
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Cardinals (the bird) mate for life. I think that this song is kind of about the "principle of least interest." The party least interested in a relationship has the most power. "If she knows you're paper, you know she'll have to burn you." If she figures out how much he really loves her, he fears that she'll lose interest in him. I've experienced this myself. By acting cold, distant and selfish, he's insuring that she'll stay around. A really sad but beautiful song.
"don't let her see your cardinal eyes"
Cardinal is also a shade of red (where the bird gets the name from), so you could have cardinal eyes from crying or being upset.
ending of this song is so good.
isn't it "don't let her see your cardinal lie" ?
@yanquiUXO You cannot "see" a lie, you do however see an "eye"
@yanquiUXO You cannot "see" a lie, you do however see an "eye"
I think that instead of 'cardinal eyes', it's 'cardinal lines'. The Cardinal Lines are north, south, east, and west. By not showing your cardinal lines, you're not showing your direction or your layout. You're not letting anyone map you.
here's my take - the person of this song put themselves out there for the one they love. told them how much they meant all the time and really went for it. she ends up leaving him and this song is the opposite of how he went about things and he offers "advice" on how to keep the one you love (dont tell the person you care, cheat on her, etc.). it's a very cynical song. as twisted as it is though, you see this a lot with relationships and couples. playing games, in it for the chase, playing hard to get, etc. Cardinal refers to direction and "don't let her see your cardinal eyes" means don't let her see all those things on your mind. If she knows your cardinal direction, she knows exactly where you're at and where you're going. by revealing everything about yourself, he feels you will drive that special person away. in the end, he's confused and angry as to why so many people and relationships work like this. it doesn't make sense.
cardinal can also be defined as a very dark and deep red,
cardinal can also be defined as a very dark and deep red,
"don't let her see your cardinal eyes"
"don't let her see your cardinal eyes"
basically ties into what I see as the entire theme, don't show any pain that you have within the relationship, ie don't let her see your red eyes, being tears... A very simplistic way to keep a woman interested but you then turn out to be the "bad guy" because the good guys never close themselves off like that
basically ties into what I see as the entire theme, don't show any pain that you have within the relationship, ie don't let her see your red eyes, being tears... A very simplistic way to keep a woman interested but you then turn out to be the "bad guy" because the good guys never close themselves off like that
I guess lyrics "never look her in the eyes never tell the truth if she knows your paper you know she'll have to burn you
never tell the one you want that you do save it for the deathbed when you know you kept her wanting you"
tells that there is always the one "leader" in relationships" and the one who depends. like victim. And you should never tell the person how much do you love her not to become this one who is leaded
the sad truth
hardly sexist. its about a lie. how is that sexist.
here's my take - the person of this song put themselves out there for the one they love. told them how much they meant all the time and really went for it. she ends up leaving him and this song is the opposite of how he went about things and he offers "advice" on how to keep the one you love (dont tell the person you care, cheat on her, etc.). it's a very cynical song. as twisted as it is though, you see this a lot with relationships and couples. playing games, in it for the chase, playing hard to get, etc. Cardinal refers to direction and "don't let her see your cardinal eyes" means don't let her see all those things on your mind. If she knows your cardinal direction, she knows exactly where you're at and where you're going. by revealing everything about yourself, he feels you will drive that special person away. in the end, he's confused and angry as to why so many people and relationships work like this. it doesn't make sense.