Matthew Sheridan Cardle (born 15 April 1983) is an English singer-songwrite… Read Full Bio ↴Matthew Sheridan Cardle (born 15 April 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to fame after winning the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. He received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music by winning and his debut single When We Collide was released immediately after he won. It sold 439,000 copies in its first week to become the UK Christmas number one.

Before applying to The X Factor, he was the frontman, lead vocalist and acoustic guitar player of the band Seven Summers and also Darwyn. Seven Summers released a self-titled debut rock album Seven Summers on 22 January 2010. The band performed live on Sue Merchant's BBC radio program on 8 December 2009. Darwyn released two albums entitled When You Wake, and Little Sunlight between 2005 and 2009 as well as playing Sue Marchants BBC radio programme. He also still plays the occasional acoustic gig with former Darwyn band mate Ali McMillan.

He auditioned for The X Factor with "You Know I'm No Good". After Cardle made it through the bootcamp stages, he was sent to Australia and was put into Dannii Minogue's group (in the Boys category). There he began to form a bromance with fellow contestant Aiden Grimshaw. Minogue mentored Cardle throughout the whole show until he won the final on December 12, 2010. After coming second in week one (Final 16 round) of public voting, Matt Cardle consistently came first from week 2 onwards until week 10, the competition final held on 11-12 December 2010.

On week 1 he sang When Love Takes Over by David Guetta & Kelly Rowland, on week 2 he sang Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars, on week 3 he sang ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, on week 4 he sang Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis, on week 5 he sang The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack, on week 6 he sang Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, on week 7 he sang Come Together by The Beatles, on week 8 he sang I Love Rock N' Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts & Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues, on week 9 he sang You've Got The Love by Florence + The Machine & She's Always a Woman by Billy Joel and on week 10 (the final) he sang Here With Me by Dido, Unfaithful (duet with Rihanna) by Rihanna, Firework by Katy Perry & When We Collide by Biffy Clyro.

Cardle is a former painter and decorator living in Little Maplestead in Essex. Born to parents David and Jennifer Cardle, he was diagnosed with Wilms' tumour, a form of cancer when he was a toddler. He recovered after one of his kidneys was removed at age 2. He is now in a serious bromance with Aiden Grimshaw and together they have a massive fanbase supporting them every step of the way.

Pull Me Under
Matt Cardle Lyrics

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Truth, dares, girls for which I never really cared
Affairs to forget
A search for ends that never really met

If I could only find this feeling
And find a love beyond this dream
It’s never been so clear that

I need someone to pull me under
I need someone, I start to wonder
Will I ever stop skipping like a stone
My heart keeps skipping like a stone
On the calmest river keep on
And I’ll never break the surface
‘Till it feels like home

Truth, dares, lust, affairs, girls for which I never cared
Success, deceit, lies, defeat making ends that never meet
I’ve been found, lost, paid the cost, a skipping stone that gathered moss
Trying to keep my heart above the water

If I could only find this feeling
And find a love beyond this dream
It’s never been so clear that

I need someone to pull me under
I need someone, I start to wonder
Will I ever stop skipping like a stone
My heart keeps skipping like a stone
On the calmest river keep on
And I’ll never break the surface
‘Till it feels like home
‘Till it feels like home

I need someone to pull me under
I need someone, I start to wonder
Will I ever stop skipping like a stone
My heart keeps skipping like a stone
On the calmest river keep on

And I’ll never break the surface
‘Till it feels like home

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Matt Cardle's song Pull Me Under seem to be about his struggles with finding true love, being caught up in various fleeting or unfulfilling relationships, and feeling like a skipping stone on the calmest river. He talks about truth, dares, and affairs that he wants to forget, as well as a search for ends that never really met. Throughout the song, he is looking for a feeling of home that he has yet to find, expressing that he needs someone to pull him under in order to stop skipping along the surface and truly feel a sense of belonging.

It seems as though Cardle is yearning for a deeper connection, a love beyond his current dreams and desires. He has tried to keep his heart above water, but it seems that he needs someone to help him dive deeper into his emotions and find a deeper sense of love and home.

Overall, this song speaks to the universal experience of searching for a place of belonging and true love, and the struggle of feeling like you're just skipping along the surface of life without ever truly diving deep into your emotions and experiences.

Line by Line Meaning

Truth, dares, girls for which I never really cared
I have been playing with girls on dares without really caring for them.

Affairs to forget
I have had affairs that I want to forget.

A search for ends that never really met
I am searching for something that I have not yet found, but the ends have never met.

If I could only find this feeling
If only I could find this feeling that I have been searching for.

And find a love beyond this dream
And find a love that is beyond my dreams.

It’s never been so clear that
It has never been so clear to me before that I need someone.

I need someone to pull me under
I need someone to help me forget about my past and start anew.

I need someone, I start to wonder
I wonder if someone could help me with what I need.

Will I ever stop skipping like a stone
Will I ever stop feeling lost and not belonging?

My heart keeps skipping like a stone
My heart keeps feeling lost and not belonging.

On the calmest river keep on
Even on the calmest days, I still feel lost and not belonging.

And I’ll never break the surface
I will never be able to be truly happy until I find the feeling I am searching for.

‘Till it feels like home
Until I find what makes me feel like I belong somewhere, like home.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ELIOT JAMES, JAMES WALSH, MATTHEW CARDLE

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