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
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