(2) Cadet - A four piece Alternative/Shoegaze band from Philadelphia. After putting out a 3 song Demo in 2013, Cadet went back in the studio with Vince Ratti (Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer) to record their "Disconnect" EP released in early 2015 by Harvcore Records . Look for them on tour throughout the US during 2015.
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(3) The band, Cadet is made up of four guys from Eugene/Springfield, OR. Ryan Smith plays guitar, sings and writes about 95.7% of the songs. Chad Basom plays the drums and sings background vocals. Jason Kennedy plays bass and has been known to occasionally yell from stage. Matt Lenhart is the newest member of Cadet and he plays keyboards, guitars, sings and has been seen using a tambourine once or twice.
While leading worship for Campus Crusade for Christ at Oregon State University, Ryan felt the call to pursue ministry through music. He also thought it would be cool to do music for a living. Duh! He then turned to his friend and former drummer, Chad. Both he and Chad originally played together in the band, Narrowgate. Most of you won't remember Narrowgate. They never had a hit song and their album was only 16 minutes long. (Rumor has it, you can find their self-titled CD at various west coast, used record stores for the bargain basement price of one U.S. dollar.) Chad and Ryan then called on Jason to join the group after his band, Pillar broke up. (Jason was the only bass player left in Eugene who did not have a mullet.) Now, if you thought Narrowgate was obscure, they were a super group compared to Pillar. And that is no knock on Pillar. You can only be so big when you play music in the great state of Oregon. Now, please don't make the mistake of confusing this Pillar with the Dove award-winning group Pillar, who resides on Flicker Records. The band that Jason played for was split up before the Pillar that you now know and love even started to practice. But is this a history of the band, Pillar? I think not.
Soon after, the guys began working on the songs that Ryan had written and before they knew it, they were playing two shows every three months. After a year of playing youth groups and church camps, the guys tried to get a demo together to see if they had what it took to "be a real band." Anyway, they worked with their new friend and producer, Chris Stevens and recorded a 10 song demo which they peddled at various concerts and festivals. BEC Recordings founder, Brandon Ebel got word of Cadet through his younger brother, Seth who at the time was attending OSU with Ryan. After Brandon heard the demo, he was thoroughly impressed.
In September of 2000, the group signed a record deal with BEC Recordings and went into a Vancouver, B.C. studio that same month. There, they spent almost a month with producer Neill King (Green Day, Elvis Costello, O.C. Supertones, The Undecided) and recorded their self-titled debut. But before they released that to stores, they returned to Eugene and teamed up once again with Chris Stevens to record their worship album, Any Given Day: Earth to Heaven. Both albums released in the Spring of 2001 while the band was touring.
Fast forward to the winter of 2002 where the band called on Matt to join the group. Matt had long hair and dressed much cooler than the other guys so they thought it would be good for their image to add a fourth member. After touring for a few months, they decided to actually teach Matt the songs to make the concert experience "tighter." (That last part was a joke.) Soon after, they began working on their 3rd studio album, The Observatory. They returned to Fabmusic Studios to once again call on Chris Stevens to produce. After four months, the guys finished the eleven song album.
Fast forward even further and you get to today where the guys are awaiting the release of The Observatory.
(4) A future funk artist from Brady, Texas.
High Tide
Cadet Lyrics
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Leave the sand behind and I wont resist
All ths time you've never lost it
And nor will I
If I tried to hide it from you
My heart would tell the truth
I want you, I know you want me, too
You're a midight, balancing yesterday and tomorrow
I dont feel lonely here
If I tried to hide it from you
Oh, if I tried to keep it from you
Love would break through the foolishness
And it would grant my wish for happiness
If I stood in your arms
The lyrics of Cadet's "High Tide" exude positivity and love. In the song, we see the singer who is deeply in love with someone whom he considers a high tide that keeps carrying him away. He is completely enamored by this person, and he relishes the moments he shares with them. The singer believes that he cannot hide his feelings as his heart would give away the truth. He acknowledges that the person he is in love with feels the same way and that they both want each other.
The song's message encourages individuals to embrace their emotions and not hide them from the person they love. The lyrics give assurance that love would overcome any foolishness that might arise and ultimately bring happiness.
In the second verse, the singer refers to the person they are in love with as a 'midnight' that balances yesterday and tomorrow. He stresses that the world may exist outside, but he doesn't feel lonely whenever they are together. He opines that if he tried to hide his feelings, love would still find its way and grant him his wish for happiness, as long as he is in the arms of the individual he yearns for.
Overall, Cadet's "High Tide" is a beautiful love song that teaches the importance of being honest with oneself and allowing love to take its course.
Line by Line Meaning
You're a hightide, you keep carrying me away
Just like a high tide carries everything away with it, you are so powerful and captivating that you keep pulling me towards you.
Leave the sand behind and I wont resist
I am so attracted to you that I am willing to leave everything behind and surrender myself to you without any resistance.
All ths time you've never lost it
Despite the ups and downs that we have gone through, you never lost your power over me and I am still drawn towards you.
And nor will I
I will always be under your spell because I cannot resist your charm and beauty.
If I tried to hide it from you
Even if I try to keep my true feelings hidden from you, my heart will always reveal the truth as it beats for you.
My heart would tell the truth
My heart beats only for you, and it reveals my deepest desire to be with you always.
I want you, I know you want me, too
I have an intense desire to be with you, and I know that you feel the same way about me.
You're a midight, balancing yesterday and tomorrow
You are like a midnight, with the power to balance the past and the future, and you represent a new beginning in my life.
The world's outside, but there's no lonliness
Despite being in a world full of people, I feel content and complete only in your presence, and I never feel alone with you beside me.
I dont feel lonely here
With you by my side, I feel like I have everything I need in this world, and I don't feel lonely anymore.
If I tried to hide it from you
Even if I try to keep my love for you hidden, it will eventually break through as it is too strong to be suppressed.
Oh, if I tried to keep it from you
If I were to try and hide my true feelings from you, my love for you would eventually break through my defenses and be exposed.
Love would break through the foolishness
True love can break through any obstacle or foolishness and conquer all, and my love for you is no exception.
And it would grant my wish for happiness
If love were to conquer all and bring us together, it would fulfill my deepest wish for happiness in life.
If I stood in your arms
If I were to stand in your arms, I would feel safe, protected, and loved, and my heart would be at peace.
Contributed by Addison H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.