Groves grew up in a family of seven kids in a tiny town just over seven square miles near the Southern border of the state. At the age of seven she heard Frank Sinatra on the radio and told her mom "I want to write things down that I have to say, and I want to sing them real loud so everyone can hear me."
Cady graduated high school early, and then went to culinary school when she was 16. She was in a few casual music projects, but had problem finding other people who wanted to make music their life, and not just a hobby. In the search for such a person she came to southwestern Oklahoma where she signed up for college at SWOSU.
Groves' first independent EP was 2009's A Month of Sundays. Another EP, The Life of a Pirate, followed in 2010. In May 2015, Groves self-released the single "Crying Game". Groves released her EP Dreams for free download in October 2015.
Phoenix
Cady Groves Lyrics
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Phoenix was a bust
Everything I left my life for
Just blew up
The door just literally closed
On you, on me
And the person that you chose to be
Waiting all summer
For you to come back
From california and
Make the move to
Seal the deal on you and me
We made it one month till you started pushing
On the part of your life
You really know you shouldn't it
Was clear you regretted coming here with me
You left me closed eyed so I wouldn't see
And soon after I was swallowed by the city and
Spit out
Spit out
I had invested all of my trust
It was never if,
It was when you were gonna leave
This heart just wants to go back
To you, to me
To us, before we went to AZ.
You left me wide eyed
Waiting all summer
For you to come back
From california and
Make the move to
Seal the deal on you and me
We made it one month till you started pushing
On the part of your life
You really know you shouldn't it
Was clear you regretted coming here with me
You left me closed eyed so I wouldn't see
And soon after I was swallowed by the city and
Spit out
Spit out
Cady Groves's "Phoenix" is a song about heartbreak, disappointment, and regret. It tells the story of a woman who moved to Phoenix with her partner in the hopes of building a life together, only to be left behind when that partner suddenly realized that they had made a mistake. The title of the song refers to Phoenix, Arizona, the city where the singer's relationship fell apart.
In the first verse, the singer describes how everything she had left her life for "just blew up" when her partner chose to leave her. The door literally closed on both of them, and the singer is left to reflect on the person that her partner chose to be. She had waited all summer for her partner to come back from California and make the final move to be with her, but it all fell apart when her partner started pushing on a part of their life that they knew they shouldn't have. The singer realizes that her partner regretted coming to Phoenix with her, and that she was left behind to be swallowed up by the city, spit out and left to deal with the aftermath of their failed relationship.
The chorus of the song is where the singer expresses her desire to go back to the time when things were good between them. She had invested all of her trust into this person, and it was always a matter of when, not if, they were going to leave. All the singer wants is to go back to the way things were, before they moved to Arizona and everything fell apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Phoenix was a bust
Moving to Phoenix did not meet my expectations
Everything I left my life for
Just blew up
The door just literally closed
On you, on me
And the person that you chose to be
Everything I sacrificed for this move was ruined when our relationship ended abruptly, affecting both of us and the person you became
You left me wide eyed
Waiting all summer
For you to come back
From california and
Make the move to
Seal the deal on you and me
I was eagerly waiting for you to return from California to solidify our relationship and commit to each other
We made it one month till you started pushing
On the part of your life
You really know you shouldn't it
Was clear you regretted coming here with me
Our relationship had trouble when you began prioritizing certain aspects of your life that you knew would cause conflict, indicating your regret for moving with me
You left me closed eyed so I wouldn't see
And soon after I was swallowed by the city and
Spit out
Spit out
You kept secrets from me, and I was later abandoned by the city after the relationship ended abruptly
I had invested all of my trust
It was never if,
It was when you were gonna leave
This heart just wants to go back
To you, to me
To us, before we went to AZ.
I trusted you fully, but I always knew that you would eventually leave. My heart yearns to go back to the time when we were happy together before moving to Arizona
Contributed by Alexis J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.