Epic Iii Hadestown

 
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King of shadows, king of shades 
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Hades was king of the underworld 

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Oh, it's about me. Go on 

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But he fell in love with a beautiful lady 
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Who walked up above in her mother's green field 
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He fell in love with Persephone 
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Who was gathering flowers in the light of the sun 

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And I know how it was because he was like me 
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A man in love with a woman 
 

 
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Singing la la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la (Where'd you get that melody?) 
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La la la la la la (Let him finish, Hades) 
 

 
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And you didn't know how and you didn't know why 
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But you knew that you wanted to take her home 
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You saw her alone there against the sky 
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It was like she was someone you'd always known 
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It was like you were holding the world when you held her 
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Like yours were the arms that the whole world was in 
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And there were no words for the way that you felt 
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So you opened your mouth and you started to sing 
 

 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la 
 

 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la 

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La la la la la la la (la la la la la) 
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La la la la la la la (la la la la la) 
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La la la la la la la (la la la la la) 
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La la la la la la la (la la la la la) 
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La la la la la la la (la la la la la) 
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La la la la la la la (la la la la la) 
 

 
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And what has become of the heart of that man (ah) 
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Now that the man is king? (ah) 
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What has become of the heart of that man 
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Now that he has everything? 
 

 
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The more he has, the more he holds 
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The greater the weight of the world on his shoulders 
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See how he labors beneath that load 
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Afraid to look up and afraid to let go 
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So he keeps his head low, he keeps his back bending 
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He's grown so afraid that he'll lose what he owns 
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But what he doesn't know is that what he's defending 
N.C. 
Is already gone 
 

 
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Where is the treasure inside of your chest? 
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Where is your pleasure? 
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Where is your youth? 
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Where is the man with his arms outstretched 
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To the woman he loves with nothing to lose? 
 

 
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Singing la la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la la 
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La la la la la la