Cassiopeia - Reina del Cid

Top o’ the Sunday to ya! Here’s a brand new song, fresh out of the oven (or maybe still a little bit in the oven?). I’ll probably be adding more to this one eventually, but wanted to share the rough demo version of this new tune with you. Lyrics below!



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Lyrics to Cassiopeia

It’s a pretty good view on the moon tonight
As the sun’s going down on the satellite
And the earth hangs around, my old friend in the sky
‘Cause she knows I’m an old castaway

I weep to think what I’ve become
Since I crashed landed down in the calcium
I had reached for the stars
but I couldn’t choose one
So it’s here I am bound to remain

I was looking for Cassiopeia
I was searching for gold in the sky
Through my telescope I hope to see her
If only to wish her goodnight

It’s dinner time on the moon again
But the candles won’t light without oxygen
So I eat by the glow of the world that I left
And wonder it’s still the same

Now that’s not to say I’m alone out here
There are hunters and archers and charioteers
They’re flung through the night
Like I’m flung through the years
I hear them all calling my name

I’m still searching for old Ursa Minor
I’ve been tracking her prints in the sky
Through my telescope I hope find her
If only to wish her goodnight

Yes and where’d you go, Cassiopeia?
All I found were your tears in the sky
In my dreams I know I’m gonna meet ya
If only to tell you I tried

ABOUT:
Reina del Cid is a singer songwriter and leader of the eponymous folk rock band based in Los Angeles and Minnesota. Her song-a-week video series, Sunday Mornings with Reina del Cid, has amassed a devoted and diverse following made up of everyone from jamheads to college students to white-haired intelligentsia. In 2011 she began collaborating with Toni Lindgren, who is the lead guitarist on all three of Del Cid’s albums, as well as a frequent and much beloved guest on the Sunday Morning videos. The Sunday Morning videos also feature a rotating cast of bandmates, special guests, and occasional random bystanders.

Physical mailing address (send us a book for our shelves!):

Reina del Cid
PO Box 251705
Los Angeles, CA 90025

[GregXia]

I listened more than 20 times during the last 7 days. Thank you. Elle.

[patrickdodson]

We recently lost a dearly departed friend and astronomer, and I'll be using this song as a tribute to her. This is a person who loved to do astronomy outreach. She loved the story of Cassiopeia and had a lot of joy in showing people the night sky. The lyrics are perfect, almost as if they were written with her in mind. Thank you!

[ClubMonchhichi]

I absolutely love this song. It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. First, my late father woulda loved it as much as I do, and if it had existed when I was a baby, he woulda sang it to me.
Second, my last cat, I called Anu. She's the Irish/Celtic goddess who occupies the same constellation as the song's namesake. So every time I think of Cassiopeia, I fondly remember my dear and departed kitty.
Thank you.

[gabrielburgos]

I have come across Reina del Cid on YouTube when I was looking for a Jambalaya Rice recipe, I completetly forgot about the rice. Since that day, I follow her and I enjoy her exceptional talent and voice. Greetings from Paraguay!

[albertbatfinder]

Hints of Irish folk or even Australian bush ballad. A fine campfire song for a night of stargazing. (Though the real star, a supernova in fact, is right here!)

[Spontaneousrder]

To my ear, Elle's very best solo.

[a.duncan]

Second time around - new thought...
If parents could learn this song, they could sing it to their children at bedtime. It has that gentle melody, attainable range, and the lyrics could only increase a child's desire to hasten dreams. Hunters, archers, and charioteers, oh my!

[kristieroybal]

Aw Reina - That was treasure and I was moved. It was beautiful.

[ivanayankertitsov]

Incalculable the number of times I have reached for the stars but crash landed on the moon. A lot of thought behind this song.

[skopox]

I'm sixty five years old and all of your songs remind me the music I loves when I was still a teenager.

[laurenceramsay]

Thank you for bringing your light into the world - it's help kept me sane through this crazy time. Arohanui.

[ThubanDraconis]

For what it's worth, a lot of talented people never hit the big time in showbusiness while a lot of people with little talent do. Reina, you are easily more talented than a lot of the people who do make it big and I think you rank up there one of the better singer/songwriters out there. From the way you and Toni conduct yourselves in your videos I'm pretty sure that you are more interested in putting out good music than in getting noticed. If that's the case then you can be very proud of your career so far. You are writing and performing some great music and it is appreciated.

[howardtreesong]

I have been enamored by this young woman since the first time I saw one of her shorts. She's an exquisite delight of a talent I envy the people in her orbit.

Thank you for this wonderful song.

[robertrussell]

I love your music so much Elle. This song in particular is one of my favorites to put on repeat at bedtime. It's so relaxing and paints a beautiful picture to imagine while drifting off. Never stop being amazing!

[VideoSaySo]

What a lovely song! The folks at Blue Cactus Dairy Goats have a gorgeous doe named Cassiopeia and she's very laid back so this song would also suit her well as it does the constellation!

[lhartatt]

A great piece. I just found you today. I will be listening more to this song. Stay around for a long, long time.

[luckydog-]

There is nothing better out there. Amazing work! Complete masterpiece of a song. Can't be understated.

[nankerphelge]

That was heavenly. I am going outside now to look at the stars.

[dalefavier]

I love how complicated and nuanced this song makes the ... exile? shipwreck? ... of trying to make something. "If only to tell you I tried." Lovely song.

[JustinCase]

Beautiful tune, beautiful lyrics, beautiful singing. This song should be #1 in the charts.