[Intro]
\nAfter all (we’ll fall)
\n… into a deep sleep
\n(A deep, deep, deep)
\n… sleep….<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nThanatos
\n(… than he knows)
\nHow man comes and goes
\n(Will your scene be serene)
\nThanatos
\n(… than he knows)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nDo you know what I mean
\nAt the very least
\n… if I’m gonna cease…
\n(Bring on the peace)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nAfter all (we’ll fall)
\n… into a deep sleep
\n(A deep, deep, deep)
\n… sleep….<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nThanatos
\n(… the rest he knows)
\nAs man’s to n’ fro’s
\n(Are deemed seen)
\nThanatos
\n(… head to toes)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\n[Chorus]
\n[Outro]
\nIt’s not a lie
\n(Everybody’s gonna die)
\nSooner or later
\nA deeper layer
\n(A deep, deep, deep)
\n… sleep….<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SONG
\nIn Greek mythology, Thanatos (Ancient Greek: \u0398\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, “Death”) is the personification of death. He is typically distinguished from Hades, who is the ruler of the Underworld, and instead represents the actual transition from life to death. <\/p>\n
Key Characteristics and Mythology
\nFamily: He is the son of Nyx (Night) and sometimes Erebus (Darkness). He is the twin brother of Hypnos (Sleep), which reflects the ancient Greek view of death as a permanent sleep.<\/p>\n
Role: While his sisters, the Keres, personify violent or painful deaths, Thanatos is often characterized as the bringer of peaceful, non-violent death.<\/p>\n
Depiction: In ancient art, he was originally shown as a bearded, winged man or a winged youth carrying a sword. Later Roman depictions often showed him as a beautiful boy (much like Eros) holding an inverted torch, representing a life extinguished.<\/p>\n
Myths<\/b>
\nSisyphus: King Sisyphus famously outwitted Thanatos by tricking him into his own shackles. This caused death to cease across the world until the god of war, Ares, intervened to free him.<\/p>\n
Heracles: In the play Alcestis by Euripides, the hero Heracles wrestles Thanatos and defeats him to save the life of Alcestis.<\/p>\n