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2016 stage musical adaptation of a folk opera by Anaïs Mitchell
HADESTOWN the Musical - Epic (Part II) Lyrics
ORPHEUS
King of diamonds, king of spades
Hades was king of a kingdom of dirt
Miners of mines, diggers of graves
They bowed down to Hades who gave them work
And they bowed down to Hades who made them sweat
Who paid them their wages and set them about
Digging and dredging and dragging the depths of the earth
To turn its insides out, singing:
La la la la la la la…
King of mortar, kings of bricks
The river Styx was a river of stones
And Hades laid them high and thick
With a million hands that were not his own
And a million feet that fell in line
That stepped in time with Hades’ step
And a million minds that were just one mind
Like stones in a row,
And stone by stone,
Row by row,
The river rose up, singing:
La la la la la la la…
2016 stage musical adaptation of a folk opera by Anaïs Mitchell
HADESTOWN the Musical - Chant Lyrics
COMPANY
Low, keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
Keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta keep your head --
PERSEPHONE
In the coldest time of year,
Why is it so hot down here?
Hotter than a crucible
It ain't right and it ain't natural
HADES
Lover, you were gone so long
Lover, I was lonesome
So I built a foundry
In the ground beneath your feet
Here, I fashioned things of steel
Oil drums and automobiles
Then I kept that furnace fed
With the fossils of the dead
Lover, when you feel that fire,
Think of it as my desire
Think of it as my desire for you!
ORPHEUS
I'll sing a song of a love gone wrong
HERMES (spoken)
A love gone wrong, all right! Every year they have this fight!
ORPHEUS
La la la la la la la…
COMPANY
Low, keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
Keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head-
EURYDICE
Lover, while you sing your song
Winter is a-comin' on
See, I'm stacking firewood
See, I'm putting by some food
Orpheus, all the pretty songs you sing
Ain't gonna shelter us
From the wind, the wind, the wind
PERSEPHONE
In the darkest time of year,
Why is it so bright down here?
Brighter than a carnival
It ain't right and it ain't natural
HADES
Lover, you were gone so long
Lover, I was lonesome
So I laid a power grid
In the ground on which you stood
And wasn't it electrifying
When I made the neon shine!
Silver screen, cathode ray
Brighter than the light of day
Lover, when you see that glare
Think of it as my despair
Think of it as my despair for you!
ORPHEUS
I'll sing a song of a love gone wrong
HERMES (spoken)
And when the gods are having a fight,
Everybody else better hold on tight!
ORPHEUS
La la la la la la la…
COMPANY
Low, keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
Keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head-
EURYDICE
While my lover sings his song
Everything I've saved is gone
Nothing left upon the shelf
Fire ain't gonna light itself
Now I see all the pretty songs he sings
Ain't gonna harbor me
From the wind, the wind, the wind
COMPANY
Oooh...
PERSEPHONE
Every year, it's getting worse
Hadestown, hell on Earth!
Did you think I'd be impressed
With this neon necropolis?
I recall there was a time
We were happy, you and I
In the garden where we met
Nothing was between us yet
Back before your factories
Before your electricity
Back before you built the wall
It ain't right and it ain't natural
HADES
Lover, everything I do
I do it for the love of you
If you don't even want my love,
I'll give it to someone who does
Someone grateful for their fate
Someone who appreciates
The comforts of a gilded cage
And doesn't try to fly away
The moment Mother Nature calls
Someone who can love these walls
That hold her close and keep her safe
And think of them as my embrace
ORPHEUS
Singing: la la la la la la la...
COMPANY
Low, keep your head, keep your head low
EURYDICE
Shelter us
HADES
Think of them as my embrace
ORPHEUS
La la la la la la la...
COMPANY
Low, keep your head, keep your head-
EURYDICE
Harbor me
HADES
Think of them as my embrace of you
Other Album Songs: Hadestown the Musical Songs Lyrics
Chant Lyrics Hadestown the Musical
HADESTOWN the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Any Way the Wind Blows
Road to Hell
Come Home With Me
Wedding Song
Epic 1
Living It Up On Top
All I've Ever Known
Way Down Hadestown
Epct 2
Epic (Part II) / Chant
Hey Little Songbird
When the Chips are Down
Gone, I'm Gone
Wait For Me
Why We Build the Wall
Our Lady of the Underground
Way Down Hadestown II
Flowers
Come Home With Me II
Papers
Nothing Changes
If It's True
How Long
Chant II
Epic (Part III)
Word to the Wise
His Kiss, The Riot
Promises
Wait For Me II
Doubt Comes In
Road to Hell II
I Raise My Cup
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