[ORPHEUS]
King of shadows
King of shades
Hades was king of the Underworld
But he fell in love with a beautiful lady
Who walked up above
In her mother's green field
He fell in love with Persephone
Who was gathering flowers in the light of the sun
And I know how it was because
He was like me
A man in love with a woman
Singing la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
[HADES, spoken]
Where'd you get that melody?
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la
[PERSEPHONE, spoken]
Let him finish, Hades
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la
And you didn't know how
And you didn't know why
But you knew that you wanted to take her home
You saw her alone there, against the sky
It was like she was someone you'd always known
It was like you were holding the world when you held her
Like yours were the arms that the whole world was in
And there were no words for the way that you felt
So you opened your mouth and you started to sing:
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS and COMPANY]
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS and COMPANY]
La la la la la la...
[ORPHEUS]
And I know how it is because, he is like me
I know how it is to be left all alone
There's a hole in his arms where a world used to be
When Persephone is gone
His work never done, his war never won
Will go on forever, whatever the cost
'Cause the thing that he's building his wall around
Is already lost
Where is the treasure inside of your chest?
Where is your pleasure? Where is your youth?
Where is the man with his arms outstretched?
To the woman he loves
With nothing to lose
Singing la la la la la la la...
[HADES]
La la la la la la la...
[PERSEPHONE]
La la la la la la la...
[ORPHEUS, HADES, AND PERSEPHONE]
La la la la la la...
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Hadestown Original West End Cast - Epic III Lyrics
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[ORPHEUS]
King of shadows
King of shades
Hades was king of the Underworld
But he fell in love with a beautiful lady
Who walked up above
In her mother's green field
He fell in love with Persephone
Who was gathering flowers in the light of the sun
And I know how it was because
He was like me
A man in love with a woman
Singing la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
[HADES, spoken]
Where'd you get that melody?
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la
[PERSEPHONE, spoken]
Let him finish, Hades
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la
And you didn't know how
And you didn't know why
But you knew that you wanted to take her home
You saw her alone there, against the sky
It was like she was someone you'd always known
It was like you were holding the world when you held her
Like yours were the arms that the whole world was in
And there were no words for the way that you felt
So you opened your mouth and you started to sing:
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS and COMPANY]
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS and COMPANY]
La la la la la la...
[ORPHEUS]
And I know how it is because, he is like me
I know how it is to be left all alone
There's a hole in his arms where a world used to be
When Persephone is gone
His work never done, his war never won
Will go on forever, whatever the cost
'Cause the thing that he's building his wall around
Is already lost
Where is the treasure inside of your chest?
Where is your pleasure? Where is your youth?
Where is the man with his arms outstretched?
To the woman he loves
With nothing to lose
Singing la la la la la la la...
[HADES]
La la la la la la la...
[PERSEPHONE]
La la la la la la la...
[ORPHEUS, HADES, AND PERSEPHONE]
La la la la la la...
King of shadows
King of shades
Hades was king of the Underworld
But he fell in love with a beautiful lady
Who walked up above
In her mother's green field
He fell in love with Persephone
Who was gathering flowers in the light of the sun
And I know how it was because
He was like me
A man in love with a woman
Singing la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
[HADES, spoken]
Where'd you get that melody?
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la
[PERSEPHONE, spoken]
Let him finish, Hades
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la
And you didn't know how
And you didn't know why
But you knew that you wanted to take her home
You saw her alone there, against the sky
It was like she was someone you'd always known
It was like you were holding the world when you held her
Like yours were the arms that the whole world was in
And there were no words for the way that you felt
So you opened your mouth and you started to sing:
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS and COMPANY]
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la
[ORPHEUS and COMPANY]
La la la la la la...
[ORPHEUS]
And I know how it is because, he is like me
I know how it is to be left all alone
There's a hole in his arms where a world used to be
When Persephone is gone
His work never done, his war never won
Will go on forever, whatever the cost
'Cause the thing that he's building his wall around
Is already lost
Where is the treasure inside of your chest?
Where is your pleasure? Where is your youth?
Where is the man with his arms outstretched?
To the woman he loves
With nothing to lose
Singing la la la la la la la...
[HADES]
La la la la la la la...
[PERSEPHONE]
La la la la la la la...
[ORPHEUS, HADES, AND PERSEPHONE]
La la la la la la...
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