[Intro]
After all (we’ll fall)
… into a deep sleep
(A deep, deep, deep)
… sleep….
[Verse 1]
Thanatos
(… than he knows)
How man comes and goes
(Will your scene be serene)
Thanatos
(… than he knows)
[Bridge]
Do you know what I mean
At the very least
… if I’m gonna cease…
(Bring on the peace)
[Chorus]
After all (we’ll fall)
… into a deep sleep
(A deep, deep, deep)
… sleep….
[Verse 2]
Thanatos
(… the rest he knows)
As man’s to n’ fro’s
(Are deemed seen)
Thanatos
(… head to toes)
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
It’s not a lie
(Everybody’s gonna die)
Sooner or later
A deeper layer
(A deep, deep, deep)
… sleep….
ABOUT THE SONG
In Greek mythology, Thanatos (Ancient Greek: Θάνατος, “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.
Key Characteristics and Mythology
Family: 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.
Role: While his sisters, the Keres, personify violent or painful deaths, Thanatos is often characterized as the bringer of peaceful, non-violent death.
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.
Myths
Sisyphus: 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.
Heracles: In the play Alcestis by Euripides, the hero Heracles wrestles Thanatos and defeats him to save the life of Alcestis.
From the album “Sisyphus“