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
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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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