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Cassandra

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The speaker describes a relationship that feels deeply real and comforting, even though he cannot quite explain the feeling. He values Cassandraโ€™s faithfulness and the love she gives him throughout the day, especially when he feels lonely. The repeated encouragement to โ€œride onโ€ gives the song a warm, buoyant feeling, as if he is urging her to keep goingโ€”or celebrating their relationship as it continues.

โ€œSomething deep down insideโ€ suggests an emotion felt strongly but difficult to put into words; โ€œcannot tieโ€ may mean he cannot define or explain it. Feeling โ€œblueโ€ is an idiom for feeling sad, so the speaker says Cassandraโ€™s affection keeps loneliness from turning into sadness. The morning-and-evening image emphasizes that her care is steady and present at different times, rather than occasional.

The song presents love through simple claims of trust, comfort, and constancy, not through a detailed story. โ€œRide onโ€ could be a cheerful refrain, a wish for Cassandra to carry on, or a broader image of moving forward together; the lyrics do not settle on one meaning. His confidence that she has โ€œnever been unfaithfulโ€ is also qualified by โ€œas far as I can see,โ€ leaving a small note of uncertainty beneath his gratitude.