Vincent Lima - Charon Retires (Official Music Video)

Scarred by centuries of grief and a long lost love, the aging ferryman Charon refuses to cross the River Styx. Eurydice, trapped in the Underworld but determined to reunite with her love, steals his boat and sails off to find Orpheus. Listen to ‘To Love A Thing That Fades’ out now: https://VincentLima.lnk.to/ToLoveAThi... Follow Vincent Lima: Instagram:   / vincentlimamusic   TikTok:   / vincentlimamusic   Website: https://www.vincentlimamusic.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7AB7b... Credits: Charon: Rob Burns Eurydice: Naomi Devine Orpheus: Emerson Ramage Directed by: Vincent Lima Written by: Vincent Lima Co-Directed by: McKenzie Whitney Produced by: Mariya Miloshevych Executive Producer: Dallas Sauer Director of Photography: Noah Parry Edited by: Noah Parry Art Director: Danny So-Chea Special Effects: Travis Paraninfi Hair & Makeup Artist: Travis Paraninfi Production assistant: Nicolas Nino Water Safety: Haley Fleury Commissioner: Steven J Gottlieb Special Thanks: Gearbase Camera Rentals Lyrics: I met a man out by the river His eyes were sunk from some defeat His boat had washed up on the beachhead The oar was broken at his feet He told me he’s no longer sailing There’s too much love he couldn’t keep I’m tired of taking out a full boat And coming back with only me Keep your eyes out on the distance, my boy You can live in just the outline, you know You think that things are changing But they’re really moving on You can chase them on this river But you can’t catch what is gone Just turn around and run Run, run I walked right past and pushed the boat in And grabbed the oar next to his feet I’m not here searching for advice now Your ship is everything I need I’m gonna take this broken ferry I’ll make it float with parts of me I’ll never rescue the whole forest But I can save a single leaf I know that things are changing I know they’re moving on That’s why I’m at the river I can’t catch what is gone But I’ll chase them as they go I’ll chase them as they go The Ferryman was left in silence With water leaking through the hull A sense of purpose spoke first softly Until it shouted from the boat If I can learn to take this journey I’ll finally navigate my grief I’ll catch a glimpse of what‘s still left here And finally tell her she’s been seen And if I fail to reach the shoreline Or if I break beneath the breeze Let it be known I offered something I gave up all the love in me So then the boat hit the horizon As Charon sat there on the beach For the first time in recent memory He smiled and stared out at the sea #VincentLima #CharonRetires #ToLoveAThingThatFades Music video by Vincent Lima performing Charon Retires.© 2025 Blue Shutters Music LLC, under exclusive license to Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.