Cancer & Virgo
Lyrics and music by Alex Waters
The way that you suffered has taught me so well
The decades of longing inside of your shell
But can you forgive yourself?
Heaven awaits you ‘cause this life is hell
The darkness surrounding, you’ll soon ring the bell
We all have to face ourselves
Laced with the memory before our farewells
You tore me to pieces, still under your spell
I searched for a meaning as everything fell (apart!)
Was there any life left inside your eyes?
(When I kissed you for the last time)
When pain becomes Master and love becomes Ghost
You made me a Giver, then I overdosed
Still chasing the echoes of what I want most
Now under the mountains and under the coast
I cried out for someone to hear what I wrote
You played the parasite, I played the host
Was there any life left inside your eyes
When I kissed you for the last time?
Was there any depth in the words you said
When you left me for the dead?
The way that you suffered has taught me so well
The decades of longing inside of your shell
But can you forgive yourself?
It’s not my fault
It’s not my fault
It’s not my fault
It’s not!
(It’s not my fault)
Was there any life left inside your eyes
When I kissed you for the last time?
(When I kissed you for the last time)
Was there any depth in the words you said
When you left me for the dead?
(It’s not my fault)
Was there any life left inside your eyes
When I kissed you for the last time?
(When I kissed you for the last time)
Was there any depth to the words you said
When you left me
When you left me
When you left me for the dead?
Case File: ES02 or AW01
This track is often regarded by fans of the group as Circa 1996's strongest lyrical showing. But the title has remained a topic of debate, as an independent source verified Waters' birthday as 14 March, 1996, and thus a Pisces. Given that the project would only increase in its autobiographical voice, it seems as though the song is about two individuals, unusually told from a perspective besides Waters' own. Repeated attempts to determine their identities have been unsuccessful.
The imagery combines both a variety of views: Christian ("Heaven awaits you..."), pagan ("under your spell"), and scientific ("parasite" and "host") to weave a mythos that seems close to Omnism. However, that label has been repeatedly rejected by our subject.
Musically, the song introduces what would soon become a tell-tale sign of Waters' guitar work: pick scrapes and other "non-fretboard" sounds. Later, as concertgoers would note, Waters became more confident in his six-string abilities, leading to more experimentation.
Status: Fragmented
Origin: 9 October, 2025, 2:56pm MST
See also: Cancer & Virgo compatibility, Omnism