(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.
Two Stars
Cadet Lyrics
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Lost in the love.
Stuck in a song.
Darling, darling,
Don't lead me on.
It's not your fault.
If you love me or you don't.
Darling, darling.
Darling, whatever you do,
Don't try to keep me if I can't keep you.
Darling, whatever you say,
Don't be a hero if my heart must brake.
Lost in the love.
Stuck in a song.
Darling, darling,
Don't lead me on.
It's not your fault.
If you love me or you don't.
Darling, darling.
Don't lead me on.
Hey now, hey now.
Why do you cry?
Don't you know it's impossible,
That you've lived more than I.
Oh somehow, it'll be for the best.
You'll be my future, or you'll be my past.
Lost in the love.
Stuck in a song.
Darling, darling,
Don't lead me on.
Darling.
Don't lead me on.
Ah-haw!
The song "Two Stars" by Cadet is an emotional track that conveys a message of love and devotion. The lyrics talk about being lost in love and stuck in a song, presumably referring to the feeling of being swept away by emotions and experiences. Throughout the song, the singer addresses their partner, urging them not to lead them on and admitting that it's not their fault if they don't feel the same way. The verses are followed by a chorus that repeats the same lines, emphasizing the singer's vulnerability and longing for honesty in the relationship.
The second half of the song takes a more introspective turn, with the singer acknowledging that the relationship might not work out and the possibility of heartbreak. They encourage their partner not to be a hero if their heart must break and to let go if they cannot keep each other. The final lines of the song express hope and resignation at the same time, with the singer acknowledging the impossibility of changing the past but also looking forward to the future with their partner.
Overall, "Two Stars" is a touching and relatable song that captures the complexity of human relationships and the struggles of navigating emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Now, it's time to rock.
Let's get started and have a good time.
Lost in the love.
I'm deeply in love and completely consumed by it.
Stuck in a song.
Feeling captivated like a beautiful melody.
Darling, darling, Don't lead me on.
Please don't give me false hope or lead me to believe something that's not true.
It's not your fault. If you love me or you don't.
You're not to blame for your feelings, whether they're true or not.
Darling, whatever you do, Don't try to keep me if I can't keep you.
Please don't hold onto me if we can't be together.
Darling, whatever you say, Don't be a hero if my heart must brake.
Don't try to spare my feelings and tell me something untrue to protect me.
Hey now, hey now. Why do you cry? Don't you know it's impossible, That you've lived more than I.
Why are you upset? I know it's impossible for me to have experienced as much as you have in life.
Oh somehow, it'll be for the best. You'll be my future, or you'll be my past.
Somehow things will work out in the end. We'll either be together in the future or we'll just have a past together.
Ah-haw!
An excited vocalization to convey happiness or excitement.
Contributed by Juliana R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.