Cavalier
Vincent James McMorrow 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 Vincent James McMorrow is a deeply introspective piece that explores memory and the passage of time. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song, as McMorrow sings about speaking until the dust settles in the same specific place, and light refusing to go. The use of vivid imagery highlights the ephemeral nature of existence, and the fact that our lives are transitory and fleeting. This sense of impermanence is reinforced by the use of the cast iron plate as a metaphor for the impermanence of life, a reminder that we are all ultimately mortal.
As the song progresses, McMorrow delves into his own memories, recalling his first love and reflecting on the passing of time. He sings about how cloth hung, flexing with the forest clung, and half waist and high raised arms kicking at the slightest form. These verses contain a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time, and a longing for the past.
The final verse of the song sees McMorrow reflecting on his own mortality, as he sings about waking up hard and heavy with the weight of the realization that his time on earth is limited. Ultimately, "Cavalier" is a powerful meditation on the transience of life, and a call to reflect on our own mortality and make the most of the time we have.
Line by Line Meaning
Speak until the dust
Keep talking until everything has been said, and the dust has settled.
Settles in the same specific place
The dust falls in a particular area and stays there, implying that the same thing happens whenever they have a conversation.
Light refused to go
The light won't turn off, meaning there's still more to come out in their conversation.
Drink it from a cast and iron plate
Taking something in from an unbreakable source, implying that whatever is being said must be heard and understood.
Instead of cold milk
Expecting something familiar and getting something different.
Was offered unripe
Being offered something that isn't quite mature, implying that whatever is happening isn't quite ready yet.
Instead of silence
Expecting nothingness and getting something unexpected.
Considered craven
Thought of as a coward for what was said or not said.
Nothing made it seem
There are no signs whatsoever, implying things are uncertain.
Hidden where the aging soil was pure
Something obscured that is located where nothing could taint it, hinting at something valuable and untainted.
Pressed against the crease
Packed tightly together and squeezed into a small space, implying that something is trying to be kept in or out.
Mountains become fragrant at the source
Something beautiful can come from the source, even if it doesn't seem that way at first glance.
How can you stand this
Asking how it's possible to bear or endure this situation.
Exotic angle
A unique perspective, possibly something unexpected.
I read it somewhere
Hearing or learning a rumor or news from someone else.
That they would lie still
That everything would remain quiet and unchanging, possibly referring to a belief or expectation that didn't come to pass.
I remember how cloth hung
Recalling a specific and vivid memory.
Flexing with the forest clung
Sticking to the forest and moving with it, indicating a strong bond with nature.
Half waist and high raised arms
A physical posture or position, possibly indicating excitement or eagerness.
Kicking at the slightest form
Reacting strongly to even the smallest thing, potentially expressing strong feelings.
Unrelied I was called
Being deemed unreliable or untrustworthy in some way.
Missing teeth out of favour
Something is missing or not quite right, possibly pointing to something that is lacking.
Nickel beach it was all
A bleak and uninviting location, implying that things are not going well.
I woke hard
Waking up suddenly and roughly, possibly due to a stressful situation.
I woke heavy
Feeling weighed down, possibly with a sense of foreboding or uncertainty.
For the half way stop
Taking a break or pause in the middle of something, possibly to regroup or reassess.
Five whole hours in
Having already been invested time and energy into something before realizing it might not be the right choice.
When I woke hard
Feeling the full force of whatever situation they are in.
I woke heavy with the live or parts
Feeling a heaviness due to unfulfilled expectations or missed opportunities.
I remember my first love
Continuing to reminisce about a particular memory or feeling.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: JAMES MCMORROW
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@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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