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His Kiss, the Riot

👤 Anaïs Mitchell 🎼 Hadestown ⏱️ 4:02
🎵 1001 characters
⏱️ 4:02 duration
🆔 ID: 2332746

📜 Lyrics

HADES
The devil take this Orpheus
And his belladonna kiss
Beautiful and poisonous
Lovely! Deadly!
Now it thickens on my tongue
Now it quickens in my lung
Now I? m stricken! Now I? m stung!
It? s done already!
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 think that they have won
Let them leave together
Under one condition
Orpheus, the undersigned
Shall not turn to look behind
She? s out of sight!
And he? s out of his mind!
Every coward seems courageous
In the safety of the 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

⏱️ Synced Lyrics

[00:02.62] HADES
[00:51.42] The devil take this Orpheus
[00:54.95] And his belladonna kiss
[00:58.72] Beautiful and poisonous
[01:03.26] Lovely! Deadly!
[01:10.10] Now it thickens on my tongue
[01:13.79] Now it quickens in my lung
[01:17.35] Now I? m stricken! Now I? m stung!
[01:20.88] It? s done already!
[01:25.79] Dangerous this jack of hearts
[01:32.35] With his kiss the riot starts
[01:41.64] All my children came here poor
[01:44.94] Clamoring for bed and board
[01:47.64] Now what do they clamor for?
[01:50.34] Freedom! Freedom!
[01:53.58] Have I made myself their Lord
[01:57.24] Just to fall upon the sword
[01:59.91] Of some pauper? s minor chord?
[02:02.47] Who will lead them?
[02:07.22] Who lays all the best laid plans?
[02:12.83] Who makes work for idle hands?
[03:01.44] Only one thing to be done
[03:04.76] Let them think that they have won
[03:07.57] Let them leave together
[03:09.29] Under one condition
[03:14.18] Orpheus, the undersigned
[03:16.72] Shall not turn to look behind
[03:20.52] She? s out of sight!
[03:22.88] And he? s out of his mind!
[03:27.78] Every coward seems courageous
[03:30.80] In the safety of the crowd
[03:34.50] Bravery can be contagious
[03:37.86] When the band is playing loud
[03:41.43] Nothing makes a man so bold
[03:44.76] As a woman? s smile and a hand to hold
[03:48.72] But all alone his blood runs thin
[03:54.25] And doubt comes, doubt comes in
[04:01.05]

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