After graduating from UCLA in 2002, Bareilles performed at local bars and clubs. She issued two demos of mostly live tracks in 2003: The First One in April and The Summer Sessions in October.
In January 2004, Bareilles released her first studio album, Careful Confessions. She signed a contract with Epic Records' A&R executive Pete Giberga on April 15, 2005. The remainder of the year and early 2006 was spent writing and reworking songs for her upcoming album.
Her debut major-label album Little Voice came out on July 17, 2007.
Cassiopeia
Sara Bareilles Lyrics
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Long ago and so many years before we
Ever were, ever dreamed we even could be
There was her and her very first heartbeat
All alone in the corner of the night sky
Spiral bones of a supernova starlight
Fell in love with another burning bright she
Tonight
Come on, come on collide
Break me to pieces, I
I think you're just like heaven why
Come on, come on collide
Let's see what a fire feels like
I bet it's just like heaven
Just like heaven
Just like heaven
Such a shame
nowhere near, even the near mist light years away
From the hope of being sun-kissed anchored home
in her interstellar sea but, poor lonely Cassiopeia
So she sighs and she burns with desperation
Learns to cry over love of constellations
Then the spark from a star shooting too close
They both smiled what a day to explode, she said
Tonight
Come on, come on collide
Break me to pieces, I
I think you're just like heaven why
Come on, come on collide
Let's see what a fire feels like
I bet it's just like heaven
Just like heaven
Just like heaven
Long ago in a sky built before us
A supernova grew up to be stardust
The song Cassiopeia by Sara Bareilles is a poetic and celestial tale that speaks about the emotions of the constellation Cassiopeia. The song starts with the singer inviting the listener to come closer and listen to a story that happened many years before humans even existed. The story is about Cassiopeia, a constellation in the night sky, who fell in love with another burning star. Cassiopeia dreamed of a way to ignite her love and the singer sings the chorus inviting the stars to collide and break Cassiopeia to pieces, to see what a fire feels like.
As the song progresses, the singer tells the story of how Cassiopeia is so far away from the hope of being sun-kissed anchored home in her interstellar sea. She is lonely and burns with desperation for love. Cassiopeia cries over the love of constellations until the spark from a star shooting too close sets off an explosion, which Cassiopeia describes as "just like heaven." The singer then ends the song with a message that Cassiopeia's love story is still shining in the vastness of the universe.
Line by Line Meaning
Come in close now, it's time to tell a story
The singer invites the listener to pay attention as she tells a story about Cassiopeia.
Long ago and so many years before we
The story happened a long time ago, before we even existed.
Ever were, ever dreamed we even could be
The story happened so long ago that we hadn't even dreamed of existing yet.
There was her and her very first heartbeat
The story revolves around Cassiopeia and her first love.
All alone in the corner of the night sky
Cassiopeia was alone in the vastness of space.
Spiral bones of a supernova starlight
Her surroundings were made of the remnants of a supernova explosion.
Fell in love with another burning bright she
Cassiopeia fell in love with another star shining brightly.
Dreamed of a way to ignite she said,
She dreamed of finding a way to be with her true love.
Tonight
The story reaches a crucial moment.
Come on, come on collide
Here, Cassiopeia is urging her lover to come closer to her.
Break me to pieces, I
She wants her lover to merge with her and become one.
I think you're just like heaven why
She compares this feeling of becoming one with heaven, which suggests that it's a very positive and spiritual experience.
Let's see what a fire feels like
Cassiopeia wants to experience the intensity of love, much like the heat of a fire.
I bet it's just like heaven
She believes that this experience will be heavenly.
Just like heaven
She repeats her belief that becoming one with her lover is like being in heaven.
Such a shame
Something unfortunate happened.
nowhere near, even the near mist light years away
Her lover is light years away, and she can't be with him.
From the hope of being sun-kissed anchored home
Her hope of being with her lover is far from being fulfilled.
in her interstellar sea but, poor lonely Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is alone in an immense and endless space.
So she sighs and she burns with desperation
Cassiopeia is deeply frustrated and longs for her lover.
Learns to cry over love of constellations
She learns to grieve for her unfulfilled love, much like other constellations in the universe.
Then the spark from a star shooting too close
Suddenly, a shooting star comes very close to Cassiopeia.
They both smiled what a day to explode, she said
Cassiopeia and the shooting star merge in a bright explosion, both happy to be together.
Just like heaven
She repeats her belief that this feeling of being one with her lover is like being in heaven.
Just like heaven
She repeats again that this feeling is heavenly.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SARA BAREILLES
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Jessica Dubois
she said in the commentary album how this song is about the constellation Cassiopeia and how she personified it in this song by making the supernova fall in love with another star that was beyond light years away. I think that is absolutely amazing how she did that and made it into such a powerful song, this is why I love Sara, she puts so much meaning into her music.
Rebekah Cox
Sara has a way of writing love songs. Love Song was a prime example of that, but as she's grown as an artist and a woman, she's continued to write amazing works and this one is just as, if not better (in my opinion) than, Love Song
Erik Galindo
This song is perfect!
Perfect tune, perfect lyrics, perfect harmonies and perfect voice.
Eru Chitanda
Fell in love with another burning bright.
She dreamed of a way to ignite.
Sara writes lovely lyrics! As someone like me who is interested in Greek mythology, I'm pleased to know that she would write a song about it.
The song and title itself is very meaningful and not pointless at all.
Mazana Boerboom
I just found this song while looking for inspiration for a character of mine named Cassiopeia who is a princess born from a star. This song fits her so well I’m gonna be listening to it over and over. It’s just so pretty!!!
Kaelin Lor
All of her songs are so addicting! I can't stop listening to them!
cello addict
Exactly
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Sara is so good
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Cinnamon Boy
Initially thought it was a strange song but now I LOVE it! The lyrics, Sara's voice, the music is all beautiful!!! One of my faves from the album
Endrian TheEndergirl
WHY DO I ALWAYS START TO CRY WHEN SHE SAYS "Poor lonely Cassiopeia"