In 2007, the band played several shows in Europe & South America with its original lineup of Rodney Orpheus, Paul Dillon, and Andy Booth, plus the addition of Volker Zacharias of Girls Under Glass. Their show at WGT Festival in Leipzig will be released as the live album "A Thousand Points of Light". The same lineup will play some more shows in 2010.
Rodney is on last.fm as rodneyorpheus, and Paul is bpaul.
Never
The Cassandra Complex Lyrics
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I lie awake staring at the sky
Crying silently so you wont hear
Invoking succubi that don't appear
Staring at my souvenirs
Dreaming of someone that isn't here
Waiting for the pain to disappear
And I can never change the way I feel
It can never be the same
It will never be the same
You will never be inside my dreams
You can never walk with me
You will never walk with me
And though I love you baby
It will never, never
Never be the same
When we make love I'm never there
I close my eyes and think of her
I feel her body instead of yours
My heart is belongs to her
And I can never change the way I feel
It can never be the same
It will never be the same
You will never be inside my dreams
You can never walk with me
You will never walk with me
And though I love you baby
It will never, never
Never be the same
It will never be the same
As it was with her
As it was with her
Was with her
All you give is all that's mine
When we kiss it's a crime
You tell me that will change in time
But I know it will be forever
The Cassandra Complex's song "Never" is a song that deals with the theme of unrequited love. The song's narrator is in a relationship with someone they care about deeply, but they cannot help how they feel. They are haunted by thoughts and dreams of someone else, and they know that their relationship will never be the same as a result. They cry silently and invoke "succubi" (a type of demon thought to seduce men) in a futile attempt to find relief from their pain.
The lyrics describe how, even when the singer and their partner are physically intimate, the singer is never truly present in the moment because they are always thinking of the person they truly love. They know that they cannot change the way they feel, and that their relationship will never be the same as it was with the person they are dreaming of.
Overall, "Never" is a melancholy and bittersweet song that captures the pain of unfulfilled love.
Line by Line Meaning
There's something wrong and I don't know why
Feeling a sense of unease without understanding the reason behind it.
I lie awake staring at the sky
Having trouble sleeping due to the internal turmoil.
Crying silently so you wont hear
Trying to hide emotions from the partner to avoid hurting them.
Invoking succubi that don't appear
Trying to escape reality by summoning imaginary beings.
Staring at my souvenirs
Revisiting memories of a past partner.
Dreaming of someone that isn't here
Longing for a past partner who is no longer present in their life.
Waiting for the pain to disappear
Hoping that the emotional pain will eventually go away.
And I can never change the way I feel
Recognizing that the emotions towards the past partner are constant.
It can never be the same
Understanding that the current relationship will never match the intensity of the past one.
You will never be inside my dreams
Realizing that the current partner does not hold the same significance as the past one.
You can never walk with me
Feeling a sense of detachment in the current relationship.
And though I love you baby
Acknowledging the love for the current partner.
It will never, never
Understanding that the past cannot be replicated in the present.
When we make love I'm never there
Distracted during intimate moments due to thoughts of the past partner.
I close my eyes and think of her
Mentally escaping the current situation by imagining the past partner.
I feel her body instead of yours
Physically disconnected from the current partner.
My heart is belongs to her
Longing for the past partner and feeling connected to them emotionally.
All you give is all that's mine
Feeling unfulfilled in the current relationship.
When we kiss it's a crime
Feeling guilty for not being fully present in the moment with the current partner.
You tell me that will change in time
Being reassured that the relationship will improve over time.
But I know it will be forever
Knowing that the emotions towards the past partner will remain constant and affect the current relationship indefinitely.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JASON TOOP COOPER, PERRY BAMONTE, ROBERT JAMES SMITH, ROGER O'DONNELL, SIMON GALLUP
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