[Verse 1] He said “Cassandra’s way too much” Smiled like my name was out of touch So he kissed me once and called me Cass Like I was fast and built to crash [Verse 2] Cass drinks bourbon, stays up late Laughs too loud and flirts with fate Wears red lipstick just to dare And tells herself she doesn’t care [Pre-Chorus] And maybe for a while it worked But “Cass” was stitched into his shirt [Chorus] (Cass is wild, Cass is free (Cass is not Cassandra, not me She loves hard, and she runs fast She’s the spark that doesn’t last He didn’t want the whole of me Just the smoke, not what it means Cass... She’s not who I need to be [Verse 3] He played Springsteen, burned CDs Told me love was gasoline Lit a match and watched me burn Said “I like girls who never learn” [Pre-Chorus] And I laughed and leaned right in But Cass was paper over skin [Chorus] (Cass is fire, Cass is flash (But she disappears in ash He loved the storm, not the sky And left before he saw me cry I danced the part, I wore the name But it never fit the same Cass... She was built from blame [Bridge – slow it down] I don’t hate her, not at all She showed me how to take the fall But now I need a softer frame And someone who will learn my name [Final Chorus – quieter, resolved] (Cass was fun, Cass was flight) (Cass was never meant for night) I’m more than sparks and fading thrills I want the love that lingers still He called me Cass, but never stayed And that’s the price of love misnamed Cass... I let her go today [Outro – slow fade, soft guitar] Goodbye, wild thing I need a name that stays
