Epic, Pt. 1

by Ana茂s Mitchell

From the album: Hadestown

Track 2 of 20 on Hadestown (2010).

Duration: 2:22

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Lyrics for Epic, Pt. 1

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 La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la King of mortar, king of bricks The river Styx was a river of stone And Hades laid them high and thick With a million hands that were not his own And a million feet that fell in line And 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 La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la

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More from Hadestown

  1. Wedding Song
  2. Epic, Pt. 1
  3. Way Down Hadestown
  4. Songbird Intro
  5. Hey, Little Songbird
  6. Gone, I'm Gone
  7. When the Chips Are Down
  8. Wait for Me
  9. Why We Build the Wall
  10. Our Lady of the Underground
  11. Flowers (Eurydice's Song)
  12. Nothing Changes
  13. If It's True
  14. Papers (Hades Finds Out)
  15. How Long?
  16. Epic, Pt. 2
  17. Lover's Desire
  18. His Kiss, The Riot
  19. Doubt Comes In
  20. I Raise My Cup to Him