Ocean's song.

— John Green, Looking for Alaska

“Human?’ The boy cocks his head the other way. You can catch a glimpse of blue gills under his chin. ‘My sisters told me stories of humans. They said they sometimes sing to them to lure the men underwater.’ He grins, showing off his sharp needle-teeth. 'I’ve been practicing. Want to hear?”

mythological creature that lures sailors to their inevitable death. most would call it fate, because a siren’s call is irresistible. when you hear the call you can’t run, you can’t swim, just accept the fate that the ocean is about to swallow your lungs.