Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Cassandra is a Greek mythological figure, cursed by Apollo to tell true prophecies that would never be believed. She predicted the fall of Troy, but no one listened.
Talking to Spotify and Radio X, Florence speaks of how her music seems to anticipate future events (e.g. June “Hold on to each other”...
[Verse 1]
I used to see the future and now I see nothin'
They cut out my eyes and sent me home packin'
To pace around the kitchen for scraps of inspiration
Cryin' like Cassandra, I
I used to tell the future, but they cut out my tongue
And left me doin' laundry to think on what I'd done
It wasn't me, it was the song
[Verse 2]
I used to move into the future and bring it all back
Let it bleed through my fingers, a treasure in my hands
Now I creep out when there's no one about
'Cause they put crosses on the doors to try and keep me out
The gardеn's overgrown
And I run in the middle of thе road (Ooh)
[Chorus]
Well, can you see me?
I cannot see you
Everything I thought I knew has fallen out of view
In this blindness I'm condemned to
Well, can you hear me?
I cannot hear you
Every song I thought I knew, I've been deafened to
And there's no one left to sing to
[Verse 3]
All the gods have been domesticated
And Heaven is now overrated
And the churches, they all closed their doors
But you can take your complaints straight to the Lord
I try to still look with wonder on the world
As the roses bloom
And the riot van still plainly in view
[Chorus]
Well, can you see me?
I cannot see you
Everything I thought I knew has fallen out of view
In this blindness that I'm condemned to
Well, can you hear me?
I cannot hear you
Every song I thought I knew, I've been deafened to
And there's no one left to sing to
[Bridge]
(Ooh)
(Ooh)
(Ooh, oh)
Take me back (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh, drunken gods of slaughter (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
You know I've always been your favourite daughter (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
[Chorus]
Well, can you see me?
I cannot see you
Everything I thought I knew has fallen out of view
And if I run fast enough
Could I break apart
As empires crumble and cathedrals flatten in my heart?
Cassandra was written by Kid Harpoon & Florence Welch.
Cassandra was produced by Florence Welch & Jack Antonoff & Kid Harpoon.
Florence + the Machine released Cassandra on Fri May 13 2022.
That song scared me so much I almost didn’t put in the record because I thought it was too much. ‘Cassandra’ was obviously like the Greek myth of the woman condemned to know the truth and tell the truth in prophecy but never be believed. It’s kinda like a bastardization of the myth. […] I just start...