Yannis Philippakis described the song in NME:
It’s trying to deal with somebody being two-faced or, even to the extreme, someone having a split personality. The reason for why it’s called Cassius – Cassius Clay who became Muhammad Ali, it’s almost like there’s two people in one and Cassius, the con...
[Verse 1]
Cassius, it's over, Cassius away
Cassius, these daydreams, these daydreams, okay
Cassius, an accident, Cassius, an accident
Accident, accident, accident
Cassius, it's over, Cassius, away
Cassius, these daydreams, these daydreams, okay
The lighthouse is an accident, the lighthouse is an accident
Accident, accident, accident
[Chorus]
I wish we'd gone, I wish we'd gone away
And what you've got, and what you've got is always gone away
Cassius, Cassius at best
It's all that we could do, it's all that we could do
The wind is in, the wind is in my heart
The wind is in, now what you've got is always gone away
Cassius, Cassius at best
It's all that we could do, it's all that we could do
[Verse 2]
Cassius, it's over, you're second best
Cassius, it's over, you're second best
It's over, you're second best
Second best, second best, second best
Cassius, it's over, Cassius away
Cassius, these daydreams, these daydreams, okay
The lighthouse is an accident, the lighthouse is an accident
Accident, accident, accident
[Chorus]
I wish we'd gone, I wish we'd gone away
And what you've got, and what you've got is always gone away
Cassius, Cassius at best
It's all that we could do, it's all that we could do
The wind is in, the wind is in my heart
The wind is in, now what you've got is always gone away
Cassius, Cassius at best
It's all that we could do, it's all that we could do
[Verse 3]
Cassius, it's over, you're second best
Cassius, it's over, you're second best
It's over, you're second best
Second best, second best, second best
[Chorus]
I wish we'd gone, I wish we'd gone away
And what you've got, and what you've got is always gone away
Cassius, Cassius at best
It's all that we could do, it's all that we could do
The wind is in, the wind is in my heart
The wind is in, now what you've got is always gone away
Cassius, Cassius at best
It's all that we could do, it's all that we could do
Cassius was written by Jimmy Smith (UK) & Yannis Philippakis & Walter Gervers & Jack Bevan & Edwin Congreave.
Cassius was produced by David Andrew Sitek.
In an interview for Gigwise, Yannis Philippakis commented on the fact that many people interpreted Cassius and whether or not it felt unconfortable having so many points of view:
No, it never feels like that for me really. Obviously, when I was younger I did spend a lot of time puzzling out other p...