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Epic III Verified
Original Cast of Hadestown
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Orpheus sings about how Hades has changed from a young man in
love with Persephone to a hard-hearted tyrant, afraid of losing the
happiness that he has already lost.
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Epic III Lyrics
[ORPHEUS]
Heavy and hard is the heart of the king
King of iron, king of steel
The heart of the king loves everything
Like the hammer loves the nail
But the heart of a man is a simple one
Small and soft, flesh and blood
And all that it loves is a woman
A woman is all that it loves
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And Hades is King of the scythe and the sword
He covers the world in the color of rust
He scrapes the sky and scars the earth
And he comes down heavy and hard on us
But even that hardest of hearts unhardened
Suddenly, when he saw her there
Persephone in her mother’s garden
Sun on her shoulders, wind in her hair
The smell of the flowers she held in her hand
And the pollen that fell from her fingertips
And suddenly Hades was only a man
With a taste of nectar upon his lips, singing:
La la la la la la la…
[COMPANY]
La la la la la la la…
[ORPHEUS]
And what has become of the heart of that man
Now that the man is King?
What has become of the heart of that man
Now that he has everything?
The more he has, the more he holds
The greater the weight of the world on his
shoulders
See how he labors beneath that load
Afraid to look up, and afraid to let go
And he keeps his head low, and he keeps his
back bending
He grows so afraid that he'll lose what he owns
But what he doesn't know is that what he's
defending
Is already gone
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Where is the treasure inside your chest?
Where is your pleasure? Where is your youth?
Where is the man with his hat in his hands?
Who stands in the garden with nothing to lose,
singing:
La la la la la la la…
[HADES]
La la la la la la la…
[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la la…
[BOTH]
La la la la la la la…
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Orpheus sings about how Hades has changed from
a young man in love with Persephone to a hard-
hearted tyrant, afraid of losing the happiness that
he has already lost.
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When did Original Cast of Hadestown release
“Epic III”?
Who wrote “Epic III” by Original Cast of
Hadestown?
Hadestown: The Myth.
The Musical. (Live
Original Cast Recording)
(2017)
Original Cast of Hadestown
1. Any Way the Wind Blows
(Non-Album Track) 18. Flowers (Non-Album
Track)
2. Road to Hell
19. Come Home With Me II
(Non-Album Track)
3. Come Home With Me
(Non-Album Track)
20. Papers (Non-Album
Track)
4. Wedding Song (Non-
Album Track)
21. Nothing Changes (Non-
Album Track)
5. Epic I (Non-Album Track)
22. If It’s True (Non-Album
6. Livin’ It Up on Top
Track)
7. All I’ve Ever Known
23. How Long? (Non-Album
Track)
8. Way Down Hadestown
24. Chant II
9. Epic II
25. Epic III
10. Chant
26. Word to the Wise
11. Hey, Little Songbird
27. His Kiss, the Riot
12. When the Chips Are
Down
28. Promises
13. Gone, I’m Gone
29. Wait for Me II
14. Wait for Me
30. Doubt Comes In
15. Why We Build the Wall
31. Road to Hell II
16. Our Lady of the
32. I Raise My Cup (Non-
Underground
Album Track)
17. Way Down Hadestown II
Credits
Featuring Writer
Patrick Page & Damon Anaïs Mitchell
Daunno
Release Date Epic III Is A Remix Of
October 6, 2017 Epic (Part II)
by Anaïs Mitchell
(Ft. Justin Vernon)
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