I got excited when I saw just the name of this song because I knew the story of Orpheus and Eurydice and made the connection... In the Greek myth the enchanting musician Orpheus falls in love with Eurydice, but their happiness is cut short when Eurydice is lured to her death into a viper pit. Orpheus uses his musical talent to gain access to the underworld and makes a deal with Hades and Persephone. Eurydice is allowed to accompany him back to the above world, on the condition that Orpheus trust that she is behind him, and not turn to look at her until they have both returned to the world above. At the last second Orpheus loses faith that his love is behind him, and fatefully looks back causing her to vanish and be taken back as a soul of the underworld.
I got excited when I saw just the name of this song because I knew the story of Orpheus and Eurydice and made the connection... In the Greek myth the enchanting musician Orpheus falls in love with Eurydice, but their happiness is cut short when Eurydice is lured to her death into a viper pit. Orpheus uses his musical talent to gain access to the underworld and makes a deal with Hades and Persephone. Eurydice is allowed to accompany him back to the above world, on the condition that Orpheus trust that she is behind him, and not turn to look at her until they have both returned to the world above. At the last second Orpheus loses faith that his love is behind him, and fatefully looks back causing her to vanish and be taken back as a soul of the underworld.