Here is another song originally slated for the defunct 2013 album. This is also a song that appeared both on this record and later on the Pieces of the Past compilation and frankly, I like both versions. They’re just different enough to justify having both in existence.
Lyrically the song is about the ancient Greek character from The Iliad, which had a specific power in curse where she would always speak truth and never be believed which I find as a fascinating combination. It seems to afflict some of us. The song did not change at all between its inception in 2013 and the recording of this version in 2022 however, some lyrical changes were made for the updated version on Pieces of the Past in 2026.
Composed by Ric Albano between March 10, 2013 and August 19, 2022
From the album Another Rock to Roll by Ric Albano
Released November 9, 2022
Runtime: 5:07
Ric Albano – piano, acoustic & electric guitars, organ, bass, drums, vocals
Listen to the Song:
Lyrics
Cleanse your ears and hear the future
And tell the world the bitter truth
The second most beautiful woman in the universe
Was drenched in madness
Through the odyssey of her youth
Cry in vain while no one will choose to hear you,
Character stained and no one will congregate near you
Cassandra will they ever see the light?
An endless, agonized frustration
Of knowing “x” but observing “y”
Wouldn’t life have been much easier if you had only just
If you had just learned how to lie
The sky is falling but none will believe you
Night is calling and one dissolves without you
Cassandra, will this be that fateful night?
I believe that springtime will start earlier this year
And if I assume as much, will I resume my touch to…
Navigate my ship through rock infested waters?
Guided by ancient stars,
The world in which we are looks quite the same
So much the same…
I declare that wintertime is over now
Ten days earlier than it was ever supposed to be
Or was it meant to be?
Revealed as riddles and vague, disjointed statements
Cast in the middle of rain for the gods’ entertainment
The world is crumbling to dust but no one believes you
Your peers have withdrawn their trust and will no longer receive you
Cassandra, will we ever get this right?
© 2013-2022 Ric Albano & Cygnus Wave Records. All Rights Reserved.
Track 10 of 13 from Another Rock to Roll by Ric Albano (2022)
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