I want to start this comment by saying that I agree with all of you in that this is a beautiful song. Deep, passionate, and (obviously) thought-provoking. However, I'm going to take it a different way with my interpretation of the song. I look at the lyrics and hear pain in his voice.
Take "I Remember My First Love" as the overarching theme and think darkly about every lyric. After that tell me what you think. Watch the music video that James McMorrow put out for the song:
When I watched that music video I was paralyzed with chills running down my spine and along every limb of my body. To me, this song is about love being lost in a tragic accident or by a horrible breakup or betrayal. The drinking, recklessness, and "Cavalier" manner of the main character in the music video really resonate with what I think this song is about. "I Remember My First Love" but I'm trying to forget her. Or, "I Remember My First Love" and I want to feel that way again not matter what I have to do to get there. Or "I Remember My First Love" and I can't stand not having it, so I'll numb myself. I strongly believe the imagery in the video tells the tale of a wounded, once-loved-now-lost, bright-but-now-dark individual and presents a different meaning of this song.
I love this song no matter the meaning. And it's open to everyone's interpretation. I only wish we could find out from the artist.
For some reason you can't post links on this site, but just search "Cavalier" James Vincent McMorrow Music Video on google and it should be the first video.
For some reason you can't post links on this site, but just search "Cavalier" James Vincent McMorrow Music Video on google and it should be the first video.
I want to start this comment by saying that I agree with all of you in that this is a beautiful song. Deep, passionate, and (obviously) thought-provoking. However, I'm going to take it a different way with my interpretation of the song. I look at the lyrics and hear pain in his voice.
Take "I Remember My First Love" as the overarching theme and think darkly about every lyric. After that tell me what you think. Watch the music video that James McMorrow put out for the song:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/10/31/241894445/first-watch-james-vincent-mcmorrow-cavalier
When I watched that music video I was paralyzed with chills running down my spine and along every limb of my body. To me, this song is about love being lost in a tragic accident or by a horrible breakup or betrayal. The drinking, recklessness, and "Cavalier" manner of the main character in the music video really resonate with what I think this song is about. "I Remember My First Love" but I'm trying to forget her. Or, "I Remember My First Love" and I want to feel that way again not matter what I have to do to get there. Or "I Remember My First Love" and I can't stand not having it, so I'll numb myself. I strongly believe the imagery in the video tells the tale of a wounded, once-loved-now-lost, bright-but-now-dark individual and presents a different meaning of this song.
I love this song no matter the meaning. And it's open to everyone's interpretation. I only wish we could find out from the artist.
OK, this one should work:
OK, this one should work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0DvjgagJko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0DvjgagJko
For some reason you can't post links on this site, but just search "Cavalier" James Vincent McMorrow Music Video on google and it should be the first video.
For some reason you can't post links on this site, but just search "Cavalier" James Vincent McMorrow Music Video on google and it should be the first video.