Anais Mitchell - Epic iii - hadestown
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AmHeavy and hard is the Emheart of the king
AmKing of iron,Em king of steel
AmThe heart of the king Emloves everything
Like the Amhammer Dloves the Amnail
CBut the heart of a manD is a simple one
CSmall and soft,D flesh and blood
And Call that it lovesD is a woman
CA woman is Dall that it loves
And CHades is King of the Dscythe and the sword
CHe covers the world in the Dcolor of rust
CHe scrapes the skyD and scars the earth
CAnd he comes down heavy and hardD on us
CBut even that hardest of Dhearts unhardened
CSuddenly, when he Dsaw her there
CPersephone in her Dmother’s garden
CSun on her shoulders, Dwind in her hair
CThe smell of the flowers she Dheld in her hand
CAnd the pollen that fell from her Dfingertips
CAnd suddenly Hades was Donly a man
CWith a taste of nectar upDon his lips, singing:
CLa la la lDa la la lEma…
CLa la la lDa la la lEa… oh singing
CLa la la Dla la la Emla…
CLa la la Dla la la
AmAnd what has become of the Emheart of that man,
AmNow that the man is KEming?
AmWhat has become of the hEmeart of that man,
AmNow that he Dhas everyAmthing?
CThe more he has,D the more he holds,
CThe greater the weight of the Dworld on his shoulders
CSee how he labors beDneath that load
CAfraid to look up, and afDraid to let go
CAnd he keeps his head low, and he Dkeeps his back bending
CHe grows so afraid that he'll Dlose what he owns
CBut what he doesn't know is that Dwhat he's defending
CIs already Dgone
CWhere is the treasure inDside your chest?
CWhere is your pleasure? DWhere is your youth?
CWhere is the man with his hDat in his hands?
Who Cstands in the garden with nothing to lose, singing:
CLa la la Dla la la Emla…
CLa la la Dla la la Ela… oh singing
CLa la la Dla la la Emla…
CLa la la Dla la la E