Epic - part I lyrics

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Epic - part I lyrics

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...

King of mortar, king of bricks

The River Styx was a river of stones

And Hades laid them high and thick

With a million hands that were not his own

And a million feet that fell in line

And stepped in time with Hades' step

And a million minds that were just one mind

Like stones in a row

And stone by stone

And row by row

The River rose up, singing

La la la la la la la...

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  • Languages:English
  • Genre:Folk, Singer-songwriter
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