Original subtitles

- Hello. - Hello.

Are you lot getting ready?

- Yeah. - Right.

- There she is. - There she is, honey.

Slow and steady. Calm and ready.

Slow and steady. Calm and ready.

Company, this is your act one, beginners call.

Beginners to the stage, please.

First breath is for community.

- Okay. - Last looks.

- Lead the way, baby. - Let's go.

Second breath is for being in the moment.

And the final breath is love.

Alright?

Alright.

Alright?

Alright.

Alright!

Mmmm

- Ah-haaaa - Mmmm

Chucka, chucka Chucka, chucka

Once upon a time there Was a railroad line

Mmmm

Don't ask where, brother Don't ask when

Mmmm

There was a road to hell

It was hard times

It was the world of Gods

And men!

- It's an old song - It's an old song

It's an old tale From way back when

- It's an old song - It's an old song

And we're going To sing it again

Gods and men, alright?

We've got some gods in the house tonight.

See on the road to hell There was a railroad line

And there were three old women All dressed the same

And they was always singing In the back of your mind

Everybody meet the Fates!

And on the road to hell There was a railroad line

And a lady stepping Off a train

With a suitcase full of summertime.

Persephone by name.

- And if you ride that rain - Ride that train

- If you ride that train - Ride that train

If you ride that train To the end of the line

Where the sun don't shine And it's always shady

It's there you'll find The King of the mine

Almighty, Mister Hades!

We got any other gods?

Oh, yeah, almost forgot.

On the road to hell There was a railroad station

And a man With feathers on his feet

Who could help you To your final destination

Mister Hermes,

That's me.

See, someone's got To tell the tale

Whether or not It turns out well

Maybe it will Turn out this time

On the road to hell On the railroad line

- It's a sad song - It's a sad song

It's sad tale, it's a tragedy.

- It's a sad song - It's a sad song

We're gonna sing it anyway

Hey, hey, hey.

Now, not everyone gets to be a god.

And don't forget that times are hard.

Hard times in the world of men.

Let me introduce you to a few of them.

You can tip your hats and your wallets.

Give 'em your pennies. Give 'em your pearls.

They're the hardest-working Chorus

in the God's almighty world!

And working just as hard for you,

let's see what this crew can do.

Alright.

Alright.

On the railroad line On the road to hell

Mmmm

There was a poor boy Working on a song

Laaa la la la la la

His mama was A friend of mine

And this boy was A muse's son

On the railroad line On the road to hell

Mmmm

You might say the boy was "touched."

Laaa la la la la laaa

'Cos he was touched by the gods themselves.

Give it, give it, give it, give it up for Orpheus.

Orpheus.

There was one more soul on this road.

Girl, come on in from the cold.

On the railroad line On the road to hell

Mmmm

There was a young girl Looking for something to eat

Mmmm

And brother Thus begins the tale

Of Orpheus and Eurydice!

- It's a love song - It's a love song

It's a tale of love From long ago

- It's a sad song - It's a sad song

But we gonna sing it even so

- It's the old song - It's the old song

It's an old tale From way back when

And we're gonna sing We're gonna sing

We're gonna sing it again Yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Again!

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Eurydice was a hungry young girl.

- A runaway. - Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

From everywhere She'd ever been

She was no stranger to the world.

No stranger to the wind.

Weather ain't the way it was before

Ain't no spring or fall At all anymore

It's either blazing hot Or freezing cold

Any way the wind blows

- And there ain't a thing - That you can do.

- When the weather takes - A turn on you

'Cept for hurry up and hit the road

Any way the wind blows

Wind comes up Ooh

Do you hear that sound?

- Wind comes up - Move to another town

Ain't nobody gonna stick around

When the dark clouds roll

Any way the wind blows

You met the Fates.

- Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh - Remember them?

Anybody got a match?

Always singing in the back of your mind.

Give me that.

Whatever it was this young girl went,

The Fates were close behind.

People turn on you Just like the wind

Everybody is A fair weather friend

In the end You're better off alone

Any way the wind blows

- When your body aches to - Lay it down

When you're hungry and

There ain't enough To go around

Ain't no length To which a girl won't go

Any way the wind blows

Wind comes up Ooh

And sometimes you think

Wind comes up

You would do anything

Just to fill your belly Full of food

Find a bed That you could fall into

Where the weather Wouldn't follow you--

Wherever you go

Any way the wind blows

Now, Orpheus was the son of a muse.

And you know how those muses are.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Sometimes they abandon you

And this poor boy,

he wore his heart out on his sleeve.

You might say he was naive to the ways of the world.

But he had a way With words

And the rhythm And the rhyme

And he sang just like A bird up on the line

And it ain't because I'm kind.

But his mama was A friend of mine

And I like to hear him sing.

And his way Of seeing things

So, I took him underneath my wing.

And that is where he stayed.

Until one day.

You want to talk to her?

- Yes. - Go on.

Orpheus.

Yes.

Don't come on too strong.

Come home with me

Who are you?

The man who's Gonna marry you

I'm Orpheus

Is he always like this?

Yes.

I'm Eurydice.

Your name Is like a melody

A singer, is that what you are?

I also play the lyre.

Oh, a liar, and a player too.

I've met too many men like you.

Oh, no, I'm not like that.

He's not like any man you've met.

Tell her what you're working on.

I'm working on a song

It isn't finished yet

But when it's done And when I sing it

Spring will come again

- Come again? - Spring will come.

When? I haven't seen a spring or fall since

I can't recall.

That's what I'm working on.

A song to fix What's wrong

Take what's broken Make it whole

A song so beautiful

It brings the world Back into tune

Back into time

And all the flowers will bloom

- When you become my wife. - Oh, he's crazy.

Why would I become his wife?

Maybe because he'll make you feel alive.

Alive...

That's worth a lot.

What else you got?

Lover, tell me If you can

Who's gonna buy the wedding bands?

Times being what they are

Hot and getting hotter All the time

Lover, when I Sing my song

All the rivers will sing along

And they're gonna break Their banks for us

And with their gold Be generous

All a-flashing in the pan

All to fashion for your hand

The river's gonna give us The wedding bands

Lover, tell me If you're able

Who's gonna lay The wedding table?

Times being what they are

Dark and getting Darker all the time

Lover, when I sing my song

All the trees Gonna sing along

And they're gonna bend Their branches down

To lay their fruit Upon the ground

The almond and the apple

And the sugar from the maple

The trees gonna lay The wedding table

So when you sing your song.

The one you're working on.

Spring will come again.

- Yes. - Why don't you sing it, then?

It isn't finished.

Sing it!

You want to take me home?

- Yes. - Sing the song.

Laaa la la la la la laaa

Laaa la la la la la laaa

- Laaa la la la la laaa - Laaa la la la la laaa

Laaa la la la la la laaa

La la la laaa laaa laaa

Laaa la la la la laaa

- How'd you do that? - I don't know.

The song's not finished, though.

Even so, it can do this.

I know.

You have to finish it.

Lover, tell me When we're wed

Who's gonna make The wedding bed?

Times being what they are

Hot and getting hotter All the time

Lover, when I Sing my song

All the birds Gonna sing along

And they'll come flying From all around

To lay their feathers On the ground

And we'll lie down In eiderdown

A pillow 'neath our heads

The birds gonna make The wedding bed

And the trees gonna lay The wedding table

And the river's gonna give Us the wedding bands

- Mmmm - Mmmm

Where'd you get that melody?

I don't know It came to me

As if I'd known it all along

You have.

It's an old song

A song of love From long ago

Long time since I heard it, though

You've heard that melody before?

- Sure. - Tell me more.

Remember the tale I told you once about the gods?

- Which ones? - Hades and Persephone.

Remember how it used to be.

Their love that made the world go round.

Yeah, I remember now. But that was long ago.

Tell it again, though.

King of shadows

King of shades

Hades was King Of the Underworld

But he fell in love With a beautiful lady

Who walked up above In her mother's green field

He fell in love With Persephone

Who was gathering flowers In the light of the sun

And he took her home To become his queen

Where the sun never shone

On anyone

Go on.

The lady loved him And the kingdom they shared

But without her above Not one flower would grow

So King Hades agreed That for half of each year

She would stay With him there

In his world down below

But the other half She could walk in the sun

And the sun in turn Burned twice as bright

Which is where The seasons come from

And with them the cycle Of the seed and the sickle

And the lives of the people

And the birds in their flight

Singing...

Laaa la la la la la laaa

Down below and up above.

Laaa la la la la la laaa

In harmony and rhythm.

- Laaa la la la la la laaa - The gods sang a song of love

Laaa la la la la la

and the world sang it with them.

But that was long ago

Before we were on this road

And on the road to hell There was a lot of waiting

Mmmm, waiting

Everybody waiting on a train

Mmmm, waiting on the lady With the--

Waiting on the train To bring that lady

Mmmm, lady!

With the suitcase back again

She's never early always late

Waiting, waiting

These days she never Stays for long

But good things come To those who wait

Mmmm

Here she comes!

Well, it's like he said I'm an outdoor girl

And you're late again.

Married to the King Of the Underworld

She forgot a little thing called "spring."

Are you wondering Where I've been?

- Yeah! - Where you been?

I'm wondering.

Been to hell And back again

But like my mama Always said

Brother, when you're down You're down

And when you're up You're up

If you ain't six feet Underground

You're living it up on top

Let's not talk About hard times

Pour the wine It's summertime

'Cos right now We're living it

- How are we livin' it? - Livin' it, livin' it up

Oh, brother, right here We're livin' it

- Where are we livin' it? - Livin' it up on top

Who makes the summer sun shine bright?

That's right, Persephone!

Who makes the fruit Of the vine get ripe?

- Persephone! - That's me!

Who makes the flowers bloom Again in spite of her man

You do!

Who is doing The best she can?

Persephone, that's who.

Now, some may say the weather Ain't the way it used to be

But let me tell you something That my mama said to me

You take what you can get And you make the most of it

- So right now we're livin' in - How are we livin' it?

Livin' it, livin' it up Oh, brother, right here

- we're livin' it - Where are we livin' it?

Livin' it up on top

It was summertime on the road to hell.

Mmmm

There was a girl who had always run away.

Mmmm

You might say that it was in spite of herself.

Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm

That this young girl decided to stay.

There was a poor boy With a lyre

Who says times are hard?

Flowers bloom, the fruit got ripe.

And brother, for a moment there.

Anybody want a drink?

the world came back to life.

Ooh!

Hey.

- Hey! - Hey!

- Hey! - Ho!

Come on, now!

Whoo!

Hey, hey. Hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Up on top We ain't got much

But we're livin' it Livin' it up

Just enough to fill our cups

Livin it up on top

Brother, Pass that bottle around

'Cos we're livin' it Livin' it up

Let the poet bless this round.

Yeah!

- Orpheus! - Orpheus.

To the patroness Of all of this

Persephone!

- Hear, hear! - Hear, hear!

Who's finally returned to us With wine enough to share

Uh-huh!

Asking nothing in return

'Cept that we should live

And learn to live as Brothers in this life

And to trust She will provide

Alright.

And if no one takes too much.

There will always be enough.

- She will always fill our cups. - I will!

And we will always

raise 'em up.

To the world we dream about...

and...

the one we live in now.

'Cos right now We're livin' it

How are we livin' it?

Livin' it, livin' it up

Brother, right here We're livin' it

- Where are we livin' it? - Listen here, I'll tell you

Where we're livin' it Up on top

Up on top!

Livin' it up And we ain't gonna stop

- Livin' it, livin' it - Livin' it, livin' it

- How are we livin' it? - Where are we livin' it?

Livin' it, livin' it Livin' it up on top

Orpheus was a poor boy.

But he had a gift to give.

He could make you see how the world could be.

In spite of the way That it is

And Eurydice was a young girl.

But she'd seen how the world was.

When she fell, she fell in spite of herself

in love with Orpheus.

I was alone so long

I didn't even know That I was lonely

Out in the cold so long

I didn't even know That I was cold

Turn my collar to the wind

This is how it's always been

All I've ever known is How to hold my own

All I've ever known is How to hold my own

But now I wanna Hold you too

You take me in your arms

And suddenly there's Sunlight all around me

Everything bright and warm

And shining like it Never did before

And for a moment I forget

Just how dark and cold it gets

All I've ever known is How to hold my own

All I've ever known is How to hold my own

But now I want to hold you

Now I want to hold you Hold you close

I don't wanna ever have To let you go

Now, I wanna hold you Hold you tight

I don't want to go back To the lonely life

I don't know how or why

Or who am I that I should Get to hold you

But when I saw you all alone Against the sky

It's like I'd known you All along

I knew you before we met

And I don't even know you yet

All I know's you're someone I have always known

All I know's you're someone I have always known

And I don't even know you Now I want to hold you

Hold you close

I don't wanna ever Have to let you go

Suddenly there's sunlight Bright and warm

Suddenly I'm holding The world in my arms

Say that you hold me forever

Say that the wind Won't change on us

Say that we'll stay With each other

And it will always Be like this

I'm gonna hold you forever

The wind will never Change on us

As long as we stay With each other

Then it will always

Be like this

On the road to hell There was a railroad track

Mmmm

Oh, come on!

There was a train coming up From way down below

- Mmmm - That was not six months.

Better go get Your suitcase packed

Guess it's time to go

- She gonna ride that train - Ride that train

She's gonna ride that train To the end of the line

Mmmm

'Cos the King of the mine Is a-coming to call

Mmmm

Did you ever wonder what it's Like on the underside?

Way down under

- On the yonder side - Way down yonder!

On the other side of his wall?

Follow that dollar For a long way down

Far away from The poorhouse door

You either get to hell Or to Hadestown

Ain't no difference anymore

Way down, Hadestown

Way down under the ground

Hound dog howls And the whistle blows

Train come a-rollin' Clickety-clack

Everybody tryna Get a ticket to go

But those who go They don't come back

Going way down, Hadestown Way down under the ground

Boo!

Winter's nigh And summer's o'er

Hear that high And lonesome sound

Of my husband coming for To bring me home to Hadestown

Way down, Hadestown Way down under the ground

Down there It's a bunch of stiffs

Brother, I'll be bored to death

Gonna have to import Some stuff

Just to entertain myself

Give me morphine in a tin

Give me a crate Of the fruit of the vine

Takes a lot of medicine

To make it through The winter time

Way down, Hadestown Way down under the ground

Every little penny In the wishing well

Every little nickel On the drum

All them shiny Little heads and tails

Where do you think they come from?

- They come from - Way down, Hadestown

Way down under the ground

Everybody hungry Everybody tired

Everybody slaves By the sweat of the brow

The wage is nothing And the work is hard

It's a graveyard in Hadestown

Way down, Hadestown Way down under the ground

Mister Hades Is a mean old boss

With a silver whistle And a golden scale

An eye for an eye

- And he weights the cost - A lie for a lie

- And your soul for sale - Sold!

To the King On the chromium throne

- Thrown! - To the bottom

Of a Sing-Sing cell

Where the little wheels squeal And the big wheel groans

And you better forget About your wishing well

Way down, Hadestown Way down under the ground

On the road to hell There was a railroad car

Mmmm

And the car door opened And a man stepped out

Mmmm

Everybody looked and everybody saw

it was the same man they'd been singin' about.

You're early.

I missed you.

Mister Hades Is a mighty King

Must have been making Some mighty big deals

Seems like he owns Everything

Kind of makes you wonder How it feels

All aboard!

Ah, one, a two, a one, two, three, four!

Way down, Hadestown Way down under the ground

Way down under the ground

Way down under the

Ground!

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

With Persephone gone, the cold came on.

He came too soon

He came for her too soon

It's not supposed to be like this.

Well, till someone brings the world back into tune.

This is how it is.

Orpheus had a gift to give.

Hey, where are you going?

Touched by the gods is what he was.

I have to finish the song.

Finish it quick!

The wind is changing.

There's a storm coming on.

Wind comes up Ooh

We need food.

Wind comes up Ooh

We need firewood.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Do you hear me, Orpheus?

Poor boy working on a song

Orpheus!

A young girl looking For something to eat

Okay, finish it.

Under a gathering storm

King of silver

King of gold

And everything glittering Under the ground

Hades is King Of oil and coal

And the riches that flow Where those rivers are found

But for half of the year With Persephone gone

His loneliness moves in him Crude and black

He thinks of his wife In the arms of the sun

And jealousy fuels him And feeds him

And fills him with doubt That she'll ever come

Dread that she'll never come

Doubt that his lover

Will ever come back

King of mortar King of bricks

The river Styx Is a river of stones

And Hades lays them High and thick

With a million hands That are not his own

With a million hands He builds a wall

Around all the riches He digs from the earth

The pickax flashes The hammer falls

And crashing and pounding His rivers surround him

And drown out the sound of the song he once heard

- Laaa la la la la la laaa - Huh, kkh

- Laaa la la la la la laaa - Huh, kkh, huh, kkh

- Laaa la la la la la - Huh, kkh, huh, kkh

Huh, kkh, huh, kkh Huh, kkh, huh, kkh

Huh, kkh, huh, kkh

Oh, keep your head Keep your head low, kkh

Oh, you gotta keep Your head low, kkh!

If you wanna keep your head

Huh, kkh!

Oh, you gotta keep Your head low

Keep your head Keep your head low, kkh!

Oh, you gotta Keep your head low, kkh!

If you wanna keep your head Huh, kkh!

Oh, you gotta keep your head

In the coldest time of year

Why is it so hot down here?

Hotter than a crucible

It ain't right And it ain't natural

- Lover, you were gone so long - Kkh!

Lover, I was lonesome

So I built a foundry

In the ground Beneath your feet

Here I fashioned Things of steel

Oil drums and automobiles

Then I kept that furnace fed

With the fossils of the dead

Lover, when you feel that fire

Think of it as my desire For you

La la la la La la la la la laaa

La la la la la laaa

La la la la la laaa la

La la la la la la laaa

La la la la la la la la

- Laaa la la la la la la la - Oh, keep your head

- Keep your head low - Kkh!

- Is it finished? - You gotta keep your head low

- La la la la - If you wanna keep your head

Huh, kkh!

Not yet.

You gotta keep your head low

- La la la la la laaa - Keep your head, keep your head

Is he always like this?

- You gotta keep your head low - Laaa la la la

Looking high And looking low

For the food and firewood I know we need to find

And I am Keeping one eye on the sky

- And try to trust - Ooh, ooh, ooh

That the song He's working on

Is gonna shelter us

From the wind, the wind

- A-ooh! - The wind

- A-ooh! - Huh!

Kkh!

In the darkest time of year

Why is it so bright down here?

Brighter than a carnival

It ain't right And it ain't natural

Lover, you were gone so long

Lover, I was lonesome

So I laid a power grid

In the ground On which you stood

And wasn't it electrifyin' When I made the neon shine

Silver screen Cathode ray

Brighter than the light of day

Lover, when you see that glare

Think of it as my despair For you

- They can't find the tune - Orpheus.

- They can't feel the rhythm - Orpheus!

King Hades is deafened By a river of stone

Poor boy, working on a song.

And Lady Persephone's blinded By a river of wine

Living in an oblivion

He did not see the storm coming on.

His black gold flows In the world down below

And her dark clouds roll In the one up above

- Look up. - Keep your head low

And that is the reason We're on this road

And the seasons are wrong

And the wind is so strong

That's why times are so hard It's because of the gods

The gods have forgotten The song of their love

- Singing, laaa la la la - Oh, keep your head

- La la la laaa - Keep your head low, kkh!

Oh, you gotta keep Your head low, kkh!

If you wanna Keep your head, huh, kkh!

Oh, you gotta keep Your head low

Keep your head Keep your head low, kkh!

Oh, you gotta keep Your head low

Laaa la la la la!

Looking low And looking high

There is no food left to find

It's hard enough To feed yourself

Let alone somebody else

I'm trying to believe

That the song He's working on

Is gonna harbor me

- From the wind - The wind

Eurydice was a hungry young girl.

Give that back.

She was no stranger to the wind.

It's everything we have.

But she had not seen nothing.

- Orpheus - Ooh, ooh, ooh

Like the mighty storm she got caught in.

Orpheus!

- Shelter us - Ooh, ooh, ooh

Only took a minute.

Harbor me

But the wrath of the gods was in it.

Every year it's getting worse Hadestown, hell on earth!

Did you think I'd be impressed

With this neon necropolis?

Lover, what have you become?

Coal cars and oil drums

Warehouse walls And factory floors

I don't know you anymore

And in the meantime Up above

The harvest dies And people starve

Oceans rise and overflow

It ain't right And it ain't natural

- A-ooh! - Lover, everything I do

- Kkh! - I do it for the love of you

If you don't even want my love

I'll give it to Someone who does

Someone grateful for her fate

Someone who appreciates

The comforts of a gilded cage

And doesn't try to fly away

The moment Mother Nature calls

Someone who would Love these walls

That hold her close And keep her safe

And think of them as my embrace

- Singing, la la la la la la la - Keep your head

- Keep your head - Shelter us

Think of them as my embrace

- Laaa la la la la - Keep your head

- Keep your head - Harbor me!

Think of them as my embrace

Of you

Hey, little songbird Give me a song

I'm a busy man And I can't stay long

I got clients to call

I've got orders to fill

I've got walls to build I got riots to quell

And they're giving me hell Back in Hades

Hey, little songbird Cat got your tongue

Always a pity for one So pretty and young

When poverty comes

To clip your wings

And knock the wind Right out of your lungs

Hey, nobody sings On empty

Strange is the call Of this strange man

I wanna fly down And feed at his hand

I want a nice Soft place to land

I want to lie down forever

Hey, little songbird You got something fine

You'd shine like a diamond Down in the mine

And the choice is yours If you're willing to choose

Seeing as you've got Nothing to lose

And I could use a canary

Suddenly nothing is as it was

Where are you now Orpheus?

Wasn't it gonna be The two of us?

Weren't we birds Of a feather?

Hey, little songbird Let me guess

He's some kind of poet And he's penniless

Give him your hand

He'll give you his Hand-to-mouth

He'll write you a poem When the power is out

Hey, why not fly south For the winter?

Hey, little songbird Look all around you

See how the vipers And vultures surround you

And they'll take you down They'll pick you clean

If you stick around Such a desperate scene

See, people get mean When the chips are down

Songbird versus rattlesnake.

Mmmm

What is it?

Eurydice was a hungry young girl.

- Mmmm - Your ticket.

And Hades gave her a choice to make.

Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm

A ticket to the Underworld.

- Life ain't easy - Life ain't fair

A girl's gotta fight For her rightful share

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

- Help yourself - To hell with the rest

Even the one Who loves you best

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

What you gonna do when the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

Oh, my aching heart

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

Come here.

No.

- Take if you can - Give if you must

Ain't nobody But yourself to trust

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

- Aim for the heart - Shoot to kill

If you don't do it Then the other one will

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

And the first shall be first And the last shall be last

Cast your eyes to heaven

You get a knife in the back

Nobody's righteous

Nobody's proud Nobody's innocent

Now that the chips are down

Now that the, now that the Now that the, now that the

Now that the chips Are down

Orpheus My heart is yours

Always was and will be

It's my gut I can't ignore

Orpheus

I'm hungry

Oh my heart It aches to stay

But the flesh Will have its way

Oh, the way Is dark and long

I'm already

Gone

I'm gone.

Go ahead and lay the blame

Talk of virtue

Talk of sin

Wouldn't you Have done the same?

In her shoes

In her skin

You can have Your principles

When you've got a belly full

But hunger has a way with you

There's no telling

What you're gonna do

When the chips Are down

Now that the chips Are down

What you gonna do When the chips are down?

Now that the chips Are down

- Mister Hermes. - Hey, the big artiste.

Ain't you working on your masterpiece?

- Where's Eurydice? - Brother, what do you care?

You'll find another muse somewhere.

- Where is she? - Why you wanna know?

Wherever she is, is where I'll go.

And what if I said she's down below?

- Down below? - Down below.

Six feet under the ground below.

She called your name before she went.

But I guess you weren't listening.

No!

So, just how far

would you go for her?

To the end of time

To the end of the earth

You got a ticket?

- No. - Yeah,

I didn't think so.

Of course, there is another way, but--

Nah, I ain't supposed to say.

- Another way? - Around the back.

But that ain't easy walking, Jack.

It ain't for the sensitive of soul.

So do you really want to go?

With all my heart.

With all your heart.

Well...

that's a start.

How to get to Hadestown

You have to take The long way down

Through the underground Under cover of night

Laying low Staying out of sight

Ain't no compass, brother Ain't no map

Just a telephone wire And a railroad track

Keep on walking And don't look back

Till you get to the bottom land

Wait for me

I'm coming

Wait

I'm coming with you

Wait for me!

I'm coming too I'm coming too

River Styx is high and wide

Cinder bricks and razor wire

Walls of iron and concrete

Hound dogs howling Round the gate

Those dogs'll lay down And play dead

If you got the bones If you got the bread

But if all you got Is your own two legs

Just be glad you got 'em

Wait for me

I'm coming

Wait, I'm coming with you

Wait for me

I'm coming too I'm coming too

Who are you?

Where do you think You're going?

Who are you?

Why are you all alone?

- Who do you - Think you are?

- Who are you - To think that you

Can walk a road that no one Ever walked before?

Laaa la la la la la laaa

- Laaa la la la la la - Laaa la la la la

Laaa la la la la la

- Laaa la la la la la - La la la la la la

La la la la la la la--

You're on the lam You're on the run

Don't give your name You don't have one

And don't look No one in the eye

That town'll try To suck you dry

They'll suck your brain They'll suck your breath

They'll pluck the heart Right out your chest

They'll truss you up In your Sunday best

And stuff your mouth With cotton

Wait for me, I'm coming

Wait, I'm coming with you

Wait for me

I'm coming too I'm coming

- I'm coming, wait for me - Wait!

I hear the walls are repeating

- Wait! - The falling of my feet and

It sounds like drumming

- Wait! - And I am not alone

- Wait! - I hear the rocks and stones

- Wait! - Echoing my song

- I'm coming - Coming

Coming

Why do we build the wall?

My children, my children

Why do we build the wall?

Why do we build the wall?

We build the wall To keep us free

That's why We build the wall

We build the wall To keep us free

How does the wall Keep us free?

My children, my children

How does the wall Keep us free?

How does the wall Keep us free?

The wall keeps out The enemy

And we build a wall To keep us free

That's why We build the wall

We build the wall To keep us free

Who do we call the enemy?

My children, my children

Who do we call the enemy?

Who do we call the enemy?

The enemy is poverty

And the wall keeps out The enemy

And we build the wall To keep us free

That's why We build the wall

We build the wall To keep us free

Because we have And they have not

My children, my children

Because they want What we have got

Because we have And they have not

Because they want What we have got

The enemy is poverty

And the wall keeps out The enemy

And we build the wall To keep us free

That's we build the wall

We build the wall To keep us free

What do we have That they should want?

My children, my children

What do we have That they should want?

What do we have That they should want?

We have a wall to work upon

We have work And they have none

And our work is never done My children, my children

And the war is never won

The enemy is poverty

And the wall keeps out The enemy

And we build the wall To keep us free

That's why we build the wall

We build the wall To keep us free

We build the wall

To keep us

Free

Then Hades told Eurydice...

There are papers to be signed.

Step into my office.

And he closed the door behind.

Now a lot can happen behind closed doors.

That's for sure, brother. That's a fact.

But a lot can happen on the factory floor

when the foreman turns his back.

Anybody want a drink?

Step into my office.

I don't know about you boys...

But if you're like me Been hanging around

This old manhole Is bringing you down

Six feet under Getting under your skin

Cabin fever is a-setting in

You're stir crazy Stuck in a rut

You could use A little pick-me-up

I can give you What it is you crave

A little something From the good old days

I got the wind Right here in a jar

I got the rain on tap At the bar

I got sunshine Up on a shelf

Allow me To introduce myself

Brother, what's my name?

My name is

Our Lady of the Underground

Whoo! Brother, what's my name?

Our lady of ways

Our lady of means

Brother, what's my name?

My name is

Our Lady of the Upside Down

Wanna know my name? I'll tell you my name

Persephone!

Come here, brother Let me guess

It's the little things you miss

Spring flowers

Autumn leaves

Ask me, brother And you shall receive

Or maybe these Just ain't enough

Maybe you're looking For some stronger stuff

I got a sight For the sorest eye

When was the last time You saw the sky?

Wipe away your tears, brother

Brother, I know how you feel

I can see you're blinded

By the sadness of it all

But look a little closer

And everything will be revealed

Look a little closer and

There's a crack in the wall

Whoo!

Whoo!

Ladies and gentlemen, Daniel Higham, on the trombone!

David Kadumukasa on the cello!

Ros Stepen on the violin!

Brad Webb on drums!

Beth Symmons on the bass!

On the guitar, David Delarre!

And Tarek Merchant on the keys!

Whoo!

You want stars?

I got a skyful

Put a quarter in the slot You'll get an eyeful

You want the moon? I got her, too

She's right here waiting In my pay-per-view

How long's it been?

A little moonshine Ain't no sin

Tell my husband To take his time

What the boss don't know The boss won't mind

Ha!

- The deal is signed. - Yes.

- About time. - Get on the line.

I did what I had to do.

That's what they did too.

Now, in Hadestown There were a lot of souls

Oh, keep your head Keep your head

Working on the wall With all their might

Huh, kkh! Oh, you gotta keep your head

Ya see, they kept Their heads down low

Huh, kkh! If you wanna keep your head

You couldn't quite See their faces, right

But you can hear Them singing

Oh, keep your head Keep your head

Swinging their hammers In the cold hard ground

You can hear the sound Of the pickax ringing

Huh, kkh! If you want to keep your head

And they called it "freedom"

I'm Eurydice.

Doesn't anybody hear me?

- They can hear. - But they don't care.

No one has a name down here.

Mister Hades set you free

To work yourself Into the ground

Free to spend eternity

- In the factory - And the warehouse

Where the whistles scream

And the foremen shout

- And you're punching in - And punching in

And punching in

And you can't punch out

And you're way down Hadestown

Way down, Hadestown

Way down under the ground

Why won't anybody look at me?

- They can look. - But they don't see.

- You see? - It's easier that way.

Your eyes will look like that someday.

Down in the river of oblivion

You kiss your life goodbye

And Hades laid His hands on you

And gave you everlasting life

And everlasting overtime

- In the mine - In the mill

In the machinery

Your place On the assembly line

Replaces all your memories

Way down, Hadestown

Way down under the ground

What do you mean I'll look like that?

That's what it looks like to forget.

- Forget what? - Who you are.

And everything that came before.

- I have to go! - Go, where?

- Go back. - Oh, and where is that?

So, what was your name again?

You've already forgotten.

You see, it's like I said before,

a lot can happen behind closed doors.

Eurydice was a hungry young girl.

But she wasn't hungry anymore.

What she was instead was dead.

Dead to the world anyway.

You see, she went behind those doors and signed her life away.

A-ooh!

Saw that wheel up in the sky

- Huh! - Heard the big bell tolling

A-ooh!

A lot of souls have got to die

To keep the rust belt rolling

A-ooh! A lot of spirits gotta break

To make the Underworld Go round

Way down, Hadestown

Huh!

Way down under the

Ground

What I wanted was To fall asleep

Close my eyes and disappear

Like a petal on a stream

A feather on the air

Lily white

And poppy red

I trembled When he laid me out

"You won't feel a thing" He said

"When you go down"

Nothing gonna wake you now

Now

Dreams are sweet

Until they're not

Men are kind

Until they aren't

Flowers bloom

Until they rot and fall apart

Is anybody listening?

I open my mouth And nothing comes out

Nothing gonna wake me

Now

Flowers

I remember fields of flowers

Soft beneath my heels

Walking in the sun

I remember someone Someone by my side

Turned his face to mine

And then I turned away

Into the shade

You

The one I left behind

If you ever walk this way

Come and find me

Lying in the bed

I made

Come home with me

- It's you. - It's me.

Orpheus

Eurydice

I called your name before--

I know. You heard?

No.

Mister Hermes told me so.

Whatever happened I'm to blame

No, no.

You called my name

You came

But how'd you get here?

On the train?

No, I walked a long way

How'd you get beyond the wall?

I sang a song so beautiful

The stones wept And they let me in

And I can sing us Home again

No, you can't.

Yes, I can.

No, you don't understand.

Young man!

I don't think we've met before.

You're not from around here, son.

I don't know who the hell you are

but I can tell you don't belong.

These are working people, son.

Law-abiding citizens.

Go back to where you came from.

You're on the wrong side of the fence.

Hades, I know this boy.

One of the unemployed.

- His name is Orpheus. - You stay out of this.

Orpheus was a poor boy.

Do you hear me, son?

You might say he was naive.

You better run!

This poor boy raised up his voice

with his heart out on his sleeve.

No, Orpheus, you should go.

I'm not going back alone.

I came to take her home.

Who the hell do you think you are?

Who the hell do you think you're talking to?

She couldn't go anywhere even if she wanted to.

You are not from around here, son.

If you were, then you would know

that everything and everyone in Hadestown, I own!

But I only buy

what others choose to sell.

Oh, you didn't know?

She signed the deal herself.

- And now she - It isn't true.

- belongs to me. - It isn't true!

What he said--

- Eurydice! - I did!

I do.

As for you...

Everybody gather round!

Everybody look and see!

What becomes of trespassers with no respect for property.

Why the struggle? Why the strain?

Why make trouble? Why make scenes?

Why go against the grain?

Why swim upstream?

It ain't, it ain't It ain't no use

You're bound, you're bound You're bound to lose

What's done, what's done What's done is done

That's the way the river runs

So why get wet? Why break a sweat?

Why waste your precious breath?

Why beat your handsome brow?

Nothing changes

Anyhow

If it's true what they say

If there's nothing to be done

If it's true that it's too late

And the girl I love is gone

If it's true what they say

Is this how the world is?

To be beaten and betrayed

And then be told That nothing changes

It'll always be like this

If it's true what they say

I'll be on my way

Huh!

And the boy turned to go.

Huh!

'Cos he thought no one could hear.

Huh!

But everybody knows

that walls have ears.

- And the workers heard him - Kkh!

- If it's true what they say - Huh!

- With their hammer swinging - Kkh!

- What's the purpose of a man? - Huh!

- And they quit their working - Kkh!

Just to turn his eyes away

- When they heard him singing - Kkh

Just to throw up Both his hands

No hammer swinging

What's the use Of his backbone?

No pickax ring

If he never stands upright

And they stood and listened

If he turns his back On everyone

To the poor boy sing

That he could have Stood beside

If it's true what they say

I'll be on my way

But who are they to say

What the truth is anyway?

Ask the ones Who tell the lies

Ahh

Are the solemnest to swear

And the ones Who load the dice

Hmm

Always say the toss is fair

And the ones Who deal the cards

Deal the cards

Are the ones Who take the tricks

Ahh

With their hands Over their hearts

Mmmm

While we play the game they fix

And the ones Who speak the word

Speak the word

Always say it is the last

Mmmm

And no answer Will be heard

To the question no one asks

So I'm asking if it's true!

I'm asking me and you

And you And you

I believe our answer matters

More than anything they say

We stand and listen

We stand

I believe if there is Still a will

Then there is still a way

We're standing with him

I believe there is a way

I believe in us together More than anyone alone

We're standing near him

Near him

I believe that with each other

We are stronger than we know

We hear him

I believe we're stronger Than they know

I believe that we are many

I believe that they are few

- We're standin' - We're standin'

And it isn't for the few

To tell the many what is true

We understand him

So I ask you

If it's true what they say

Standin'

I'll be on my way

Standin'

Tell me what to do?

Standin'

Is it true?

Is it true what they say?

What are you afraid of?

What?

He's just a boy in love.

Have a drink, why don't you?

No, I've had enough.

He loves that girl, Hades.

Well, that's too bad.

He has the kind of love for her that you and I once had.

The girl means nothing to me.

I know, but she means everything to him.

So?

Let her go.

Hades, my husband

Hades, my light

Hades, my darkness

If you had heard How he sang tonight

You'd pity poor Orpheus

All of his sorrow Won't fit in his chest

It just burns like a fire In the pit of his chest

And his heart is a bird On a spit in his chest

How long How long, how long

How long?

Just as long As Hades is King

Nothing comes Of wishing on stars

And nothing comes Of the songs people sing

However sorry they are

Give them a piece And they'll take it all

Show them a crack They'll tear down the wall

Lend them an ear And the kingdom will fall

The kingdom will fall For a song

What does he care For the logic of kings?

The laws of your Underworld

It is only for love That he sings

He sings For the love of a girl

You and your pity Don't fit in my bed

You just burn like a fire In the pit of my bed

And I turn like a bird On a spit in my bed

How long How long, how long?

How long?

Just as long As I am your wife

It's true The earth must die

But then the earth Comes back to life

And the sun Must go on rising

And how does the sun Even fit in the sky?

It just burns like a fire In the pit of the sky

And the earth is a bird On a spit in the sky

How long, how long

How long?

Now everybody knows that walls have ears.

- Is it true? - Is it true?

What's that noise?

And the walls had heard what the boy was sayin'.

- Is it true? - Is it true?

It's the boy.

A million tons Of stone and steel

- Is it true? - Is it true?

Echoed his refrain

Oh, keep your head Keep your head low, kkh!

Oh, you gotta keep Your head low, kkh!

If you wanna keep your head Huh, kkh!

Oh, you gotta keep Your head low

Keep your head Keep your head low

Oh, you gotta Keep your head low, kkh!

If you wanna keep your head Huh, kkh! Oh, you gotta--

Why do we turn away When our brother is bleeding?

Oh, keep your head

Why do we build a wall And then call it freedom?

Oh, keep your head

If we're free

Tell me why

I can't look In my brother's eye

- Keep your head-- - Young man!

Got to hand it to ya

Guess you don't scare easy Do ya?

Are you brave or stupid, son?

Doesn't matter which one

'Cos it seems your song made

Quite a strong impression On my wife

But it takes more Than singing songs

To keep a woman in your arms

Take it from a man No longer young

If you want To hold a woman, son

Hang a chain Around her throat

Made of many karat gold

Shackle her From wrist to wrist

With sterling silver bracelets

Fill her pockets full of stones

Precious ones, diamonds

Bind her with a golden band

- Take it from an old man - Ooh

If I raised my voice

- If I raised my voice - If I raised my--

Keep your head low

- If I raised my head - If I raised my head

- If I raised my head - Keep your head low

Could I change my fate?

- Could I change - Could I change my fate?

Keep your head low

If I raised my voice? Could I

Could I change The way it is?

Why do we turn away 'stead Of standin' with him?

Oh, keep your head

Why are we digging Our own graves for a livin'?

Oh, keep your head

If we're free, tell me why

We can't even stand upright

If we're free, tell me when

We can stand With our fellow man

- Keep your head-- - Young man!

I was young once too

Sang a song of love like you

Son, I too was left behind

Turned on one Too many times

- A-ooh! - Now I sing a different song

Kkh! One I can depend upon

- A-ooh! - A simple tune

- Huh! - A steady beat

- Kkh! - The music of machinery

- A-ooh! - You hear that

Heavy metal sound?

- Kkh! - The symphony of Hadestown

- A-ooh! - And in this symphony of mine

Are power chords And power lines

- A-ooh! - Young man!

- You can strum your lyre - Kkh!

I have strung The world in wire

- A-ooh! - Young man!

- Huh! - You can sing your ditty

I conduct the Electric City!

I tell you what, young man

Since my wife is such a fan

And since I'm gonna Count to three

And put you out Of your misery

One!

Give me one more song

One more song Before I send you

Two!

To the great beyond

Where nobody Can hear you singing

Three!

Sing a song for me

Make me laugh Make me weep

Make the King Feel young again

Sing!

For an old man

King of shadows

King of shades

Hades was King Of the Underworld

Oh, it's about me, huh?

Go on.

But he fell in love

With a beautiful lady

Who walked up above

In her mother's green field

He fell in love With Persephone

Who was gathering flowers In the light of the sun

And I know how it was because

He was like me

A man

In love with a woman.

Singing laaa

La la laaa la la laaa

Laaa la laaa la la la laaa

Where'd you get that melody?

Laaa la la la la la laaa

Let him finish, Hades.

Laaa la la la la la

You didn't know how

And you didn't know why

But you knew that you wanted To take her home

You saw her alone there Against the sky

It was like she was someone You'd always known

Ooh

It was like you were Holding the world

When you held her

Ooh

Like yours were the arms

That the whole world was in

And there were no words For the way that you felt

So you opened your mouth And you started to sing

Laaa la la la la la laaa

No!

Laaa la la la la la laaa

Laaa la la la la la

- Laaa la la la la la la - La la la la

Laaa la la la la la laaa

- Laaa 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 - La la la la

La la la la la laaa

Laaa la la la la la laaa

La la la la la laaa

La la la la la la

- La la la la la la - La la la la la la

Laaa la la la la la

Laaa la la la la la la

And what has become

Of the heart of that man?

La

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

So he keeps his head low

He keeps his back bending

He's grown so afraid That he'll lose what he owns

But what he doesn't know Is that what he's defending

Is already gone

Where is the treasure Inside of your chest?

Where is your pleasure?

Where is your youth?

Where is the man

With his arms outstretched

To the woman he loves

With nothing to lose?

Singing laaa la la la

La la laaa

Laaa la la la la la la--

Laaa la la la la la laaa

Laaa la la laaa la la

Orpheus was a poor boy,

but he had a gift to give.

This poor boy brought the world back into tune, is what he did.

And Hades and Persephone,

they took each other's hands.

And, brother, you know what they did?

They danced.

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

Laaa

La la la la la la laaa

La la la la la

Orpheus?

Yes?

You finished it.

Yes.

Now what do I do?

You take me home with you.

Let's go.

Let's go right now.

- Okay, let's go. - Yeah.

How?

We'll walk.

You know the way.

We'll just go back The way you came

It's a long road It's a long walk

Back into the cold and dark

Are you sure you want to go?

Take me home.

I have no ring for your finger

I have no Banquet table to lay

I have no bed of feathers

Whatever promises I made

I can't promise you Fair sky above

Can't promise you Kind road below

But I'll walk Beside you, love

Any way the wind blows

I don't need gold Don't need silver

Just bread when I'm hungry Fire when I'm cold

Don't need a ring For my finger

Just need A steady hand to hold

Don't promise me Fair sky above

Don't promise me Kind road below

Just walk beside me, love

Any way the wind blows

What about him?

He'll let us go.

Look at him.

He can't say no.

What about them?

We'll show the way.

If we can do it, so can they.

I don't know Where this road will end

But I'll walk it with you Hand in hand

I can't promise you Fair sky above

Can't promise you Kind road below

But I'll walk Beside you, love

Any way the wind blows

And do you let me walk with you?

- I do. - I do.

I do.

And keep on walking Come what will?

- I will - I will

We will

And so the poor boy asked the King.

Can we go?

And this is how he answered him.

I don't know.

- Gotta think quick - Gotta save face

Caught 'tween a rock And a hard place

What you gonna do? What you gonna do?

What you gonna do? What you gonna do now?

- If you tell 'em no - Oh

You're a heartless man

And you're gonna have A martyr on your hands

- If you let him go - Oh

You're a spineless King

And you're never gonna Get 'em in line again

Damned if you don't Damned if you do

Whole damn-nation's Watching you

What you gonna do? What you gonna do?

What you gonna do? What you gonna do now?

Here's a little tip

Word to the wise

Hmm, here's a little Snippet of advice

Men are fools

Oh, men are frail

Give them the rope

And they'll hang themselves

The devil take this Orpheus.

And his belladonna kiss.

Beautiful.

Poisonous.

Lovely.

Deadly.

Dangerous this Jack of Hearts

With his kiss

The riot starts

All my children Came here poor

Clamoring for bed and board

Now what do they clamor for?

Freedom

Freedom

Have I made myself their lord

Just to fall upon the sword

Of some pauper's minor chord

Who will lead them?

Who lays all The best-laid plans?

Who makes work For idle hands?

Only one thing to be done

Let them go

But let there be some term

To be agreed upon

Some condition

Orpheus, the undersigned

Shall not turn to look behind

She's out of sight And he is out of his mind

Every coward seems courageous

In the safety of a crowd

Bravery can be contagious

When the band is playing loud

Nothing makes a man so bold

As a woman's smile And a hand to hold

But all alone His blood runs thin

And doubt comes

Doubt comes in

What is it?

Well, the good news is,

he said that you can go.

- He did? - He did?

He did?

He did...

There's bad news, though.

What is it?

You can walk,

but it won't be like you planned.

- What do you mean? - Why not?

Well, you won't be hand in hand.

You won't be arm in arm, side by side, and all of that.

He said that you have to walk in front

and she has to walk in back.

Why?

And if you turn around

to make sure she's coming too,

then she goes back to Hadestown and ain't nothing you can do.

But why?

Why build walls?

Make folks walk single file?

Divide and conquer's what it's called.

- It's a trap? - It's a trial.

Do you trust each other?

- Do you trust yourselves? - We do.

Well, listen, brother, if you want to walk out of hell,

you're gonna have to prove it before gods and men.

Can you do that?

We can.

Alright, time to go.

Mister Hermes.

Yes.

It's not a trick?

No!

It's a test.

The meanest dog You'll ever meet

He ain't the hound dog In the street

He bares some teeth And tears some skin

But, brother That's the worst of him

Now the dog You really gotta dread

Is the one that howls Inside your head

It's him whose howling Drives men mad

And a mind to its undoing

Wait for me

I'm coming

Wait, I'm coming with you

Wait for me

I'm coming too I'm coming too

Show me the way So we can see

Show the way The world could be

If you can do it, so can she

If she can do it, so can we

Show the way The world could be

Show the way so we believe

We will follow Where you lead

We will follow if you Show the way

- You think they'll make it? - I don't know.

Show the way

Hades, you let them go.

Show the way

I let them try.

- And how about you and I? - Show the way

- Are we gonna try again? - Show the way

It's time for spring.

We'll try again next fall.

- Wait for me. - I will.

Wait for me

I'm coming

Wait, I'm coming with you

Wait for me

I'm coming too I'm coming too

Who are you?

Who do you think you are?

Who are you?

Who are you telling her?

Who are you to lead them?

- Who are you - To think that you can

Hold your head up higher Than your fellow man?

You got A lonesome road to walk

And it ain't along The railroad track

And it ain't along The blacktop tar

You've walked A hundred times before

I'll tell you Where the real road lies

Between your ears Behind your eyes

That is the path To Paradise

Likewise the road to ruin

- Wait for me, I'm coming - I'm coming

Wait, I'm coming with you

- Wait for me, I'm coming too - I'm coming

Wait for me

- I'm coming - I'm coming

- I'm coming - Wait, I'm coming with you

- I'm coming - Wait, I'm coming

Show the way

- I'm coming, wait from me - Show the way

- I hear the wall repeating - Show the way

The falling of our feet and

- It sounds like drumming - Show the way

- And we are not alone - Show the way

- I hear the rocks and stones - Show the way

Echoing our song

- I'm coming - Coming, coming

Laaa la la la la laaa

Laaa la la la la laaa

Doubt comes in

The wind is changing

Doubt comes in

How cold it's blowing

Doubt comes in

And meets a stranger

Walking on a road alone

Where is she?

Where is she now?

Doubt comes in

Who am I?

- Where do I think I'm going? - Doubt comes in

Who am I?

- Why am I alone? - Doubt comes in

Who do I think I am?

Who am I to think That she would follow me

Into the cold And dark again?

Where is she?

Where is she now?

Orpheus

- Are you listening? - Are you listening?

- I'm right here - We are all right here

- And I will be till the end - Will be till the end

- And the coldest night - Coldest night

- Of the coldest year - Coldest year

Comes right before the spring

Laaa la la la la la laaa

Laaa la la la la laaa

Who am I?

Who am I against him?

Who am I?

Why would he let me win?

Why would he let her go?

Who am I to think That he wouldn't deceive me

Just to make me leave alone

- Doubt comes in - Is this a trap

- The wind is changing - that's being laid for me?

Doubt comes in

Is this a trick...

- How dark it's growing - ...that's being played on me?

Doubt comes in

I used to see...

- And meets a stranger - ...the way the world could be

- Walking on the road alone - But now the way it is

Is all I see and--

Where is she?

Where is she now?

Orpheus

You are not alone

I am right behind you

And I have been all along

And the darkest hour

Of the darkest night

Comes right before

It's you.

It's me.

Orpheus

Eurydice

Alright.

It's an old song

It's an old tale

From way back

When

It's an old song

And that is how it ends.

That's how it goes

Don't ask why, brother Don't ask how

He could have come so

Close

The song was written long ago

And that is how it goes.

It's a sad song

It's a sad tale

It's a tragedy.

It's a sad song

But we sing it anyway.

'Cos here's the thing.

To know how it ends

and still begin to sing it again

as if it might turn out this time.

I learned that from a friend of mine.

Mmmm

See, Orpheus was a poor boy.

Anybody got a match?

- But he had a gift to give. - Give me that.

He can make you see how the world could be

In spite of the way That it is

Can you see it?

Mmmm

Can you hear it?

Mmmm

Can you feel it, like a train?

Is it coming?

Is it coming this way?

On a sunny day There was a railroad car

And a lady Stepping off a train

Everybody looked And everybody saw

That spring had come again

- With a love song - With a love song

With a love song

With a tale of love

From long ago

- It's a sad song - Sad song

It's a sad song

But we keep singing Even so

It's an old song

- Old song - Old song

It's an old tale From way back when

And we're going to sing it

Again and again

We're gonna sing We're gonna sing

- It's a love song - It's a love song

It's a love song

It's a tale of love From long ago

It's a sad song

- It's a sad song - It's a sad song

But we keep singing Even so

- It's an old song - It's an old song

It's an old, old, old song

From way back when

And we're going to sing it

Again and again

We're going to sing it again

Pour the wine And raise a cup

Drink up, brothers You know how

And spill a drop for Orpheus

Wherever he is now

Some birds sing When the sun shines bright

Our praise is not for them

But the ones who sing

In the dead of night

We raise our cups to them

Wherever he is wandering

Alone upon the earth

Let all our singing follow him

And bring him comfort

Some flowers bloom Where the green grass grows

Our praise is not for them

But the ones who bloom

In the bitter snow

We raise our cups to them

We raise our cups

And drink them up

We raise them high

And drink them dry

To Orpheus

And all of us

Good night, brothers

Good night

Swing it back and--

Wait for me, I'm coming

Wait, I'm coming with you

Wait for me

I'm coming too

I'm coming Wait!

Wait

Maybe not quite as big?

Wait

Wait

- On the fourth one, - Uh-huh.

we stop it.