Anaïs Mitchell - Epic (Part II) Lyrics

2010 Folk Opera
Anaïs Mitchell HADESTOWN - Epic (Part II) Lyrics


ORPHEUS
Heavy and hard is the heart of the king
King of iron, king of steel
The heart of the king loves everything
Like the hammer loves the nail

But the heart of a man is a simple one
Small and soft, flesh and blood
And all that it loves is a woman
A woman is all that it loves

And Hades is king of the scythe and the sword
He covers the world in the color of rust
He scrapes the sky and scars the earth
And he comes down heavy and hard on us

But even that hardest of hearts unhardened
Suddenly, when he saw her there
Persephone in her mother’s garden
Sun on her shoulders, wind in her hair

The smell of the flowers she held in her hand
And the pollen that fell from her fingertips
And suddenly Hades was only a man
With a taste of nectar upon his lips, singing:
La la la la la la la…

[Thanks to Gavin for lyrics]


Other Album Songs: Anaïs Mitchell HADESTOWN Songs Lyrics
Epic Part 2 lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell from Hadestown


Anaïs Mitchell HADESTOWN Lyrics

Wedding Song
Epic (Part I)
Way Down Hadestown
Hey, Little Songbird
Gone, I'm Gone
When The Chips Are Down
Wait For Me
Why We Build The Wall
Our Lady Of The Underground
Flowers (Eurydice's Song)
Nothing Changes
If It's True
How Long?
Epic (Part II)
His Kiss, The Riot
Doubt Comes In
I Raise My Cup To Him