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Road to Hell II Lyrics Hadestown

Road to Hell II Lyrics

Hermes, Company
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[HERMES]
[mumbles and sighs]
Alright, alright
It’s an old song
It’s an old tale from way back when
It’s an old song
And we’re gonna sing it again and again

We’re gonna sing it again

There was a railroad line on a road to Hell
There was a young man down on bended knee
And that is the ending of the tale
Of Orpheus and Eurydice

It’s a sad song
It’s a sad tale, it’s a tragedy
It’s a sad song
But we sing it anyway

[sighs]
[spoken]
Cause, 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

See, 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

Can you see it?
Can you hear it?
Can you feel it like a train?
Is it coming?
Is it coming this a-way?

[sung]
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 tale of a love that never dies
With a love song
For anyone who tries.

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Hadestown Lyrics: Song List

  1. Act 1
  2. Road to Hell
  3. Any Way the Wind Blows
  4. Come Home With Me
  5. Wedding Song
  6. Epic I
  7. Living It Up On Top
  8. All I've Ever Known
  9. Way Down Hadestown
  10. Epic II
  11. Chant
  12. Hey, Little Songbird
  13. When the Chips are Down (Intro)
  14. When The Chips Are Down
  15. Gone, I'm Gone
  16. Wait For Me
  17. Why We Build the Wall
  18. Why We Build the Wall (Outro)
  19. Act 2
  20. Our Lady of the Underground
  21. Way Down Hadestown II
  22. Flowers
  23. Come Home With Me II
  24. Papers
  25. Nothing Changes
  26. If It's True
  27. How Long
  28. Chant II
  29. Epic III
  30. Promises
  31. Word to the Wise
  32. His Kiss, The Riot
  33. Wait For Me (Reprise)
  34. Doubt Comes In
  35. Road to Hell II
  36. I Raise My Cup
  37. Wait for Me (Intro)

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