Lyric discussion by ggregd 

Cover art for Cassandra lyrics by Emmy the Great

Cassandra was a mythological prophet in Ancient Troy during the Trojan war who was gifted by the gods with perfect knowledge of the future but also cursed that one would listen to her. She tried to warn the Trojans about the danger of the horse the Greeks left them but we all know what happened.

There are many situations in life when someone tries to warn others that they're headed for disaster (e.g. in relationships). They won't know someone was right until it's too late.

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