[Intro]
Ah, ya (Slaying the chimera)
A fire-breathing monster
(Are you sure you wanna go that far)
Led to dead with lead
[Verse 1]
Lion, goat, serpent
(Snake for a tail)
How to circumvent
(Without a wail)
[Chorus]
Ah, ya (Slaying the chimera)
A fire-breathing monster
(Are you sure you wanna go that far)
Led to dead with lead
[Bridge]
(Fire-breathing monster)
Let it register
[Verse 2]
To avoid searing breath
(Fed with lead)
Mythical depth and breadth
(The moral said)
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Outro]
Monster enforcer
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]
Take to the sky
(… and fly)
[Instrumental, Organ Solo, Bass Solo]
ABOUT THE SONG
Slaying the Chimera
Bellerophon was exiled to the court of King Iobates of Lycia, who gave him the “impossible” task of killing the Chimera—a fire-breathing monster with the body of a goat, the head of a lion, and a snake for a tail.
The Chimera (or Khimaira) was one of the most terrifying female monsters in Greek mythology, described by the poet Homer as being of “divine stock, not of men”.
Anatomy and Abilities
While later interpretations sometimes add wings or multiple heads, the classical Greek description of the Chimera is highly specific:
* Physical Hybrid: She possessed the front of a lion, the middle of a she-goat, and the tail of a serpent (or dragon).
* Three Sources of Danger: Most myths describe a goat’s head sprouting from the middle of her back, which was the source of her devastating fire-breathing ability.
* Powers: Along with her searing breath, she had the strength and claws of a lion and a venomous snake tail.
* The Strategy: Because he could fly on Pegasus, Bellerophon avoided the monster’s flames from the air.
* The Kill: He attached a block of lead to his spear and jammed it into the Chimera’s mouth. The creature’s fiery breath melted the lead, which ran down its throat and suffocated it from the inside.
From the album “Sisyphus“