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This is the tragedy |
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Of the son of Calliope |
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She taught him to sing and |
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Gave him golden guitar strings |
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Never was a sound so curious |
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Even the trees would follow Orpheus |
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Even the furies were not furious |
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His heart only beat |
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For the nymph Eurydice |
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But on their wedding day |
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She stepped upon a deadly snake |
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He set off to the underworld alone |
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There he found Hades sitting on his throne |
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He said, \"There's just one way to |
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let her go.\" |
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Never was a sound so curious |
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Even the hounds bow down to Orpheus |
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Hades laughed, \"There's just one catch; |
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Don't look back.\" |
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But he couldn't resist |
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When looked, she turned to mist |
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Murmuring farewell |
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Forever, she returned to hell |
