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Composer: Ed Hooke
Date of Composition/Copyright: 1994-
Commentary
An open letter from me to Cassandra.
Musically this song features a couple of “nods” to Pink Floyd & to Gang of 4.
Whatever happened to you?
Were you really mad?
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Were you feared and hated?
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Were you frightened?
You seemed so brave.
You
seemed so wise
but Time has woven you a cloak of political lies
so I can't reach you.
I
search but I can't find you.
Oh Cassandra, where are you?
What did you foresee?
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Who was that tortured priestess
snatched from the Goddess?
Did the so-
and did you bear him sons?
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Why
are they looking at me?
There is one with an axe,
a soldier with a sword,
a family in
tatters wailing.
From princess to slave
you knew life & loss & death & truth
so I thought
you'd understand.
Can you see why I call to you?
If you were made then I'm mad also.
If
only I could talk with you
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What are these spectres?
Why are they looking at me?
There is one with an axe,
a soldier
with a sword,
a family in silence waiting.
Over sea and terrain
but I can't travel back through time.
I'm still searching for
clues
from the ruins of your ancient home
to the City of Gold where the sun went down
on you
but even if amongst these crumbling stones
I should stumble upon your bones
I wouldn't
know -
(The dust escapes between my fingers.)
Empty
vessels.
Déjà vu.
to Athena, to Apollo and to Hecate.
Am I the one with the axe?
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Another Mad Message