Great song, obviously based the story of Orpheus descending into the Underworld to rescue his belovèd, Eurydice. Orpheus was a singer and musician, hence "if my voice won't move the ferryman", the ferryman of the river Styx, which led to the land of the dead, was Charon, who would not let people cross for free...Orpheus convinced him with song.
"Persephone argued my case to him"...Persephone was the wife of Hades. After playing his sad song, Persephone was so moved that she convinced Hades to give him a chance. So he made a deal that he could take Eurydice back to the land of the living as long as he did not look back at her until they made it to the entrance to the world above. Orpheus, however, became paranoid that Hades had fooled him, as he could not hear Eurydice's footsteps, and looked back right before he made it to the upper world, only to see Eurydice being taken away from him because of his distrust in Hades' word. Very powerful story, and the Crüxshadows did an excellant job of telling it in song.
Great song, obviously based the story of Orpheus descending into the Underworld to rescue his belovèd, Eurydice. Orpheus was a singer and musician, hence "if my voice won't move the ferryman", the ferryman of the river Styx, which led to the land of the dead, was Charon, who would not let people cross for free...Orpheus convinced him with song.
"Persephone argued my case to him"...Persephone was the wife of Hades. After playing his sad song, Persephone was so moved that she convinced Hades to give him a chance. So he made a deal that he could take Eurydice back to the land of the living as long as he did not look back at her until they made it to the entrance to the world above. Orpheus, however, became paranoid that Hades had fooled him, as he could not hear Eurydice's footsteps, and looked back right before he made it to the upper world, only to see Eurydice being taken away from him because of his distrust in Hades' word. Very powerful story, and the Crüxshadows did an excellant job of telling it in song.