Anaďs Mitchell
Epic (part one)
ORPHEUSKing of diamonds, king of spades!Hades was king of the kingdom of dirtMiners of mines, diggers of gravesThey bowed down to Hades who gave them workAnd they bowed down to Hades who made them sweatWho paid them their wages and set them aboutDigging and dredging and dragging the depthsOf the earth to turn its insides out, singingLa la la la la la la...King of mortar, king of bricksThe River Styx was a river of stonesAnd Hades laid them high and thickWith a million hands that were not his ownAnd a million feet that fell in lineAnd stepped in time with Hades’ stepAnd a million minds that were just one mindLike stones in a rowAnd stone by stoneAnd row by rowThe River rose up, singingLa la la la la la la...
From Letras Mania