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Song Layout:

Verse 1

Verse 2

Verse 3

Interlude - no solo

Interlude - w/ solo

Interlude - no solo

Interlude - w/ solo

Verse 4

Verse 5

Lyrics:

A river, where many people, have

..heard, have heard of Its name,

A river, where many people, don't

..know, don't know from where it

..came.

A river, which parts, the world of

..the living to the realm of the

..dead,

A river, which winds round and

..round, nine times down into

..Hades.

It's thought, that Charon, the old

..ferry man who takes you to

..Hades,

Crosses, the river, where a

..dragon-tailed dog, called

..Cerberus guards,

Buried, with an obol in your

..mouth, the ferry man just wants

..his money,

Slowly, around and around, the

..boat slips through the foul

..water.

Chorus -  The skeletal hand,

..waitng for coins,

          Waiting with eternal

..patience,

          The gold crosses hands,

..the boat starts to move,

          You wind down the river,

..the River Styx.

The mist, keeps hold, keeps hold

..of your gaze as the water breaks

..behind you,

You see, your life, in front of

..you eyes and then gone with a

..blink,

You stare, at the ferryman,

..eternally shipping dead souls

..into Hell,

His gaze, emotionless, no anger,

..no fear, no love or no hate.

You close, your eyes and pray, to

..Zeus for forgivness, redemption,

..not this,

You're scared, your heart in your

..throat, you'll be face to face

..with Pluto,

The fear, you're scared, scared to

..open your eyes, and face what

..awaits,

You think, you tell yourself,

.."it's not real, I'll wake up in

..no time."

The boat, it grinds to a halt, the

..ferry man turns and stares at

..you,

Slowly, you slowly get up, your

..hands cold as ice, your face

..white as snow,

Deep down, you feel something

..strange, something you've not

..felt before,

Trying, trying to scream, but no

..words have come out, and you

..accept your fate.