Cassiopeia Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kaytilu 

Cover art for Cassiopeia lyrics by Joanna Newsom

this song makes me smile. cassiopoeia is my constellation. :)

This song is about an abusive lover who is killed in their sleep by the one they have been abusing. The first stanza talks about feathers, the mattres flexing as if someone is a wake and moving. This will defeat the plan to kill the abuser if they do in fact wake up. " The hexes heat covertly" This is done in secret, "His meaty mitts cant hurt Me". Her will is compounded meaning she has summed up the courage to go through with it. The steel string being used to strangle the abuser is unwound only when it...

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