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Orpheus

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Sing me a song
To bring Hades to tears,
A song not meant
For a mortal with fears.
Sing me a song
That makes Persephone cry,
And bring back the soul
Of the love lost in time.

Bring me your lyre
Brave Orpheus heart,
And I'll let you see
What time forced apart.
Gaze not you backwards,
Keep strong with your faith
Or you will lose her again
To Death's cold embrace.

Sing me a song
To make Cerberus tame,
A song made for life
Brought to the god of the dead.
Sing me a song
To make Styx freeze her course,
So you may discover
What you had lost before.

Bring me your lyre
Brave Orpheus heart,
And to you shall return
What time forced apart.
Gaze not you backwards,
Keep strong with your faith
Or lose love again
To Death's cold embrace.
Random song, inspired by the legend of Orpheus.

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The most famous story in which Orpheus figures is that of his wife Eurydice (sometimes referred to as Euridice and also known as Agriope). While walking among her people, the Cicones, in tall grass at her wedding, Eurydice was set upon by a satyr. In her efforts to escape the satyr, Eurydice fell into a nest of vipers and suffered a fatal bite on her heel. Her body was discovered by Orpheus who, overcome with grief, played such sad and mournful songs that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, Orpheus travelled to the underworld and by his music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone (he was the only person ever to do so), who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. He set off with Eurydice following, and, in his anxiety, as soon as he reached the upper world, he turned to look at her, forgetting that both needed to be in the upper world, and she vanished for the second time, but now forever. - Wikipedia article excerpt
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Contradictory55's avatar
I love Greek myths, though this is the one that made me so scared to turn around now. I think this just perfectly describes him, it's glorious and sad and I believe from the point of view of Eurydice. I really do love this part of the chorus,
"Gaze not you backwards,
Keep strong with your faith
Or lose love again
To Death's cold embrace."<--:love: