Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon
Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon
Anaïs Mitchell & Ani DiFranco & Ben Knox Miller & Justin Vernon
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Anaïs Mitchell & Greg Brown
Anaïs Mitchell & The Haden Triplets
Anaïs Mitchell & The Haden Triplets
Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon & Ben Knox Miller
Anaïs Mitchell & Greg Brown
Anaïs Mitchell & Ani DiFranco
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell & The Haden Triplets
Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell & Greg Brown & Ani DiFranco
Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell & Greg Brown
Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon
Anaïs Mitchell & Ani DiFranco
Orpheus sings about how Hades built his empire, how he hires- or enslaves, exploits rather, and brainwashes the citizens of Hadestown to do his bidding without question.
[ORPHEUS]
King of diamonds, king of spades
Hades was king of the 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 stones
And Hades laid 'em high and thick
With a million hands that were not his own
And a million feet that fell in line
Stepped in time with Hades' step
And a million minds that were just one mind
Like stones in a row
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
Epic, Pt. 1 was written by Anaïs Mitchell.
Epic, Pt. 1 was produced by Todd Sickafoose.
Anaïs Mitchell released Epic, Pt. 1 on Tue Mar 09 2010.