Oh, it's this-- [He gives a loud yawn.] It's an old Greek story. Myth. Whatever.
So Eurydice kicks the bucket for some reason, I don't remember why. And her boyfriend Orpheus, he's like- the best musician in all the world, puts the gods to shame. So he travels all the way to the bottom of the Underworld, charming his way down with the power of sick beats, and when he gets to the king and queen down there, he plays them such a sad melody that the king's like-- [And he puts on a stupid surfer bro voice ] "Yo, kid, that music was gnarly. You can have your girlfriend back, but only if you don't look back the rest of the way, right? Otherwise we keep her for good."
And he does, you know? He does a super good job, he keeps playing music so her ghost doesn't get lost, and they make it aaaaaall the way back to the tunnel entrance. And our boy Orph, he can see the light, right, and he's so happy and in love that he turns around to check on Eurydice.
[He lets that hang a little, and when he continues his voice is a bit softer. Melancholic.]
Sometimes you can do everything right, but it's the one little mistake at the end that ruins everything.
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So Eurydice kicks the bucket for some reason, I don't remember why. And her boyfriend Orpheus, he's like- the best musician in all the world, puts the gods to shame. So he travels all the way to the bottom of the Underworld, charming his way down with the power of sick beats, and when he gets to the king and queen down there, he plays them such a sad melody that the king's like-- [And he puts on a stupid surfer bro voice ] "Yo, kid, that music was gnarly. You can have your girlfriend back, but only if you don't look back the rest of the way, right? Otherwise we keep her for good."
And he does, you know? He does a super good job, he keeps playing music so her ghost doesn't get lost, and they make it aaaaaall the way back to the tunnel entrance. And our boy Orph, he can see the light, right, and he's so happy and in love that he turns around to check on Eurydice.
[He lets that hang a little, and when he continues his voice is a bit softer. Melancholic.]
Sometimes you can do everything right, but it's the one little mistake at the end that ruins everything.