Threads Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Wallamanage 

Cover art for Threads lyrics by Portishead

The Fates in Greek mythology govern the destinies of all living things, by a mystical thread. The first, Clotho, spins the thread; the second, Lachesis, measures its length and thus the length of a life; the third, Atropos, severs it when a life is to cease.