Cavalier
McMorrow James Vincent Lyrics
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Settles in the same specific place
Light refused to go
Drink it from a cast and iron plate
Instead of cold milk
Was offered unripe
Instead of silence
Considered craven
Nothing made it seem
Hidden where the aging soil was pure
Pressed against the crease
Mountains become fragrant at the source
How can you stand this
Exotic angle
I read it somewhere
That they would lie still
I remember how cloth hung
Flexing with the forest clung
Half waist and high raised arms
Kicking at the slightest form
I remember my first love
I remember my first love
Unrelied I was called
Missing teeth out of favour
Nickel beach it was all
Gathering by the sundial
I woke hard
I woke heavy
For the half way stop
Five whole hours in
When I woke hard
I woke heavy with the live or parts
I remember how cloth hung
Flexing with the forest clung
Half waist and high raised arms
Kicking at the slightest form
I remember my first love
I remember my first love
I remember how cloth hung
Flexing with the forest clung
Half waist and high raised arms
Kicking at the slightest form
I remember my first love
I remember my first love
I remember my first love
The song "Cavalier" by James Vincent McMorrow is a beautiful, dreamy and poetic song that seems to deal with themes of lost love, memories and regrets. The first verse talks about speaking until the dust settles in a specific place, perhaps suggesting an unwillingness to let go of something or someone, and the refusal of light, perhaps symbolizing a sense of darkness or sadness. The use of an iron plate to drink from instead of cold milk suggests a desire for something more substantial, while the lines "instead of silence, considered craven" suggest perhaps an inability or unwillingness to communicate one's feelings.
The second verse talks about hidden things, aging soil and fragrant mountains, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for the passing of time and the beauty that remains. The lines "How can you stand this exotic angle, I read it somewhere, that they would lie still" suggest a sense of disorientation, perhaps representing a certain sense of loss or regret. The chorus, repeating the lines "I remember how cloth hung, flexing with the forest clung, half waist and high raised arms, kicking at the slightest form, I remember my first love" suggests a longing for the past, a desire to relive lost love and memories.
Overall, the song seems to be a poignant meditation on memory, loss and longing, with richly symbolic lyrics that encourage interpretation and reflection.
Line by Line Meaning
Speak until the dust
Communicate until everything settles down
Settles in the same specific place
Settles in a familiar spot
Light refused to go
Darkness remained
Drink it from a cast and iron plate
Consume it from a rustic vessel
Instead of cold milk
In place of a traditional beverage
Was offered unripe
Provided with something not fully developed
Instead of silence
In place of quietness
Considered craven
Viewed as cowardly
Nothing made it seem
Nothing gave the impression
Hidden where the aging soil was pure
Concealed where the fertile earth was ancient
Pressed against the crease
Pushed against the fold
Mountains become fragrant at the source
The origin of mountains is where their aroma emanates
How can you stand this
How do you endure this
Exotic angle
Unusual perspective
I read it somewhere
I came across it in literature
That they would lie still
That they would be motionless
I remember how cloth hung
I recall the way fabric was suspended
Flexing with the forest clung
Bowing with the trees it was attached to
Half waist and high raised arms
At the midpoint of the torso with arms extended upward
Kicking at the slightest form
Reacting to the most minor stimulus
I remember my first love
I recall my initial romantic attachment
Unrelied I was called
I was known as unreliable
Missing teeth out of favour
Having lost teeth that were unpopular
Nickel beach it was all
It was merely a cheap shore
Gathering by the sundial
Meeting at the timepiece
I woke hard
I woke up intensely
I woke heavy
I woke up with a burden
For the half way stop
For the midpoint rest
Five whole hours in
After five complete hours
When I woke hard
When I woke up vigorously
I woke heavy with the live or parts
I woke up burdened with liveliness or fragments
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAMES MCMORROW
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@DanteAppling
Jaime Evade Watch Cavalier, Glaciers, and Red Dust..
The actors from the first two make an appearance.
It soon will become clear that they all lost someone. The man here is using sex and drugs to comfort him for his loss. The woman in the second video "Glaciers" feels lost. She takes a walk down the road to find herself, and ends up back home. She dances trying to feel some sort of memory or something. I'm not sure. She then goes into the trailer home, and makes breakfast for two, despite that she's alone.
In the last video "Red Dust" the actors from the other two videos are outside the trailer home. Both of them are wearing all black(as if they attended a funeral) Approaching is a new actor. When she reaches the trailer, the man confronts her, he tries to tell her something but she just wants to get inside and ignores him. He gets pretty aggressive, and starts yelling at her(perhaps reprimanding her for missing the funeral), the second actor from "Glaciers then grabs the girl and takes her into the trailer. When she gets inside she locks herself in a room. She begins shuffling through porn magazines, then takes a gun a takes aim at the wall.
It seemed she was reminiscing about something. She then dresses up in men's clothes and shaves her hair, but not before drinking from one of the many liquor bottles in the room. She smokes a cigarette after
then goes to lay down in bed.
I'm thinking the first actor and the last actor are brother and sister(in the videos) and the second actor is their mother. The person they lost was their father. Probably liked to do "manly" things like shoot guns, watch porn/have sex, maybe drugs, he clearly drank.
Which could explain why the boy in Cavalier was drinking and going from girl to girl. He may have been coping by doing what his old man taught him.
I could be wrong about this, but it's all there. And it's leading enough.
@kamrynbailey852
Speak until the dust
settles in the same specific place
Light refused to go
Drink it from a cast and iron plate
instead of cold milk
was offered unripe
Instead of silence
considered craven
Nothing made it seem
hidden where the aging soil was pure
Pressed against the crease
Mountains become fragrant at the source
how can you stand this
exotic angle
I read it somewhere
that they would lie still
I remember how cloth hung
flexing with the forest clung
Half waist and high raised arms
kicking at the slightest form
I remember my first love
I remember my first love
Unrelied I was called
missing teeth out of favour
Nickel beach it was all
gathering by the sundial
I woke hard
I woke heavy
for the half way stop
Five whole hours in
when I woke hard
I woke heavy with the live or parts
I remember how cloth hung
flexing with the forest clung
Half waist and high raised arms
kicking at the slightest form
I remember my first love
I remember my first love
I remember my first love
@i4eto946stz
If you don't understand this video you've never been broken-hearted, wanting to forget everything, trying to drown the pain any way possible so long as you just don't feel any more.
@leonardoromero9591
+kk petrovna Or just dont speak english but still like the music xD
@aprilsmiles3741
It's so hard to find people with a similar music taste to me. Where are you all hiding!?
@ArnoldTheHobbit123
HeyGuys
@Kt-gu6ih
You should listen to RY X
@autumn100495
You'd prob like Jack Garratt too
@prankinc.1337
listen to DVSN insane falsetto. The song the line in particular. the entire album is dope
@FelixHrnt
Same here
@Celtic_Iron
Song came out same year I got clean from drink and drugs. 7 years later and still holding in there.
@jeanwagner1977
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