Song Description
Cassandra warned her fellow Trojans about the folly of war and the folly of taking the giant wooden horse that held the Greek army into her city. This song sympathizes with her horror and frustration.
| Song Length |
3:49 |
Genre |
Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Violence |
| Similar Artists |
Tori Amos |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Cassandra, Cassandra
No one loves a know it all
And you had no late night toll free line
No tarot cards or crystal ball
So no one believed you
They wanted to live the dream
That giant horse?
A gift of peace
After years of dark and bloody siege.
Cassandra, Cassandra
You had a friend in Laacoon
When he supported your opinion
He was ?suppressed? by King Neptune.
So no one believed you
It was just Apollo?s curse
You blew him off, girlfriend
And hell hath no fury like a god who?s spurned.
Close your eyes and all you see
Is nightmare made reality
The truth is not a gift
If it can?t set you free.
Cassandra, Cassandra
I have no gift of prophecy
And I have not turned down a god
I can?t claim solidarity
Close your eyes and all you see
Is nightmare made reality
The truth is not a gift
If it can?t set them free.
Cassandra, Cassandra
I have no gift of prophecy
And I have not turned down a god
Still I claim solidarity
Cause I hear these trumpets
Praising senseless war and pain
And those of us who cry for peace
Are shouted down and held to blame.
Close your eyes and all you see
Is nightmare made reality
The truth is not a gift
If it can?t set you free.