by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

ORPHEUS Heavy and hard is the heart of the king King of iron, king of steel The heart of the king loves everything Like the hammer loves the nail But the heart of a man is a simple one Small and soft,

by Vashawn Mitchell on album Promises

You're always there* When no one else cares, I can depend on you, To guide me through. [2x:] I worship you, For the rest of my life I will, I yearn for you, For the rest of my life I will, My lo

by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

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 the

by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

PERSEPHONE 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

by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

ORPHEUS & FATES Doubt comes in And strips the paint Doubt comes in And turns the wine Doubt comes in and leaves a trace Of vinegar and turpentine Where are you? Where are you now? Doubt comes in A

by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

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 alr

by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

FATES 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

by Joni Mitchell on album Miscellaneous

Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons they go round and round And the pain

by Chad Mitchell Trio on album At The Bitter End

Oh we're meeting at the courthouse at eight o'clock tonight* You just come in the door and take the first turn to the right Be careful when you get there, we'd hate to be bereft But we&

by Joni Mitchell on album Miscellaneous

My old man He's a singer in the park He's a walker in the rain He's a dancer in the dark We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall Keeping us tied and true My old man Keeping away my blues

by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

EURYDICE 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?

by Chad Mitchell Trio on album At The Bitter End

There once was a lawyer they called Mr Clay* He had but two clients and they wouldn't pay At last, of starvation, he grew so afraid That he courted and married a wealthy old maid At the wedding t

by Mitchell Joni on album Both Sides Now

Mitchell Joni Both Sides Now Both Sides Now Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way But now they only block th

by Roscoe Dash on album Miscellaneous

How dey let me go and get a beat from Kane I swear these 808s and snares make me go insane Ay hold up baby girl I really wanna know your name And let me be your Superman and you be Lois Lane It's sho

by Chad Mitchell Trio on album At The Bitter End

Nje slyshný fsadú dázhe sharakhjí* Fsjo zdjesj zamjirló da utrá Jésljip ználji vy kak mnje daragjí Padmaskóvnyje vjechirá J

by Joni Mitchell on album Miscellaneous

The wind is in from Africa, last night I couldn't sleep Oh you know it sure is hard to leave here Carey, but it's really not my home My fingernails are filthy, I've got beach tar on my feet And I miss

by Anais Mitchell on album Hadestown

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by Elizabeth Mitchell on album You Are My Sunshine

Irene good night Irene good night Good night Irene Good night Irene I'll see you in my dreams Last Saturday night I got married Me and my wife settled down Now me and my wife have parted I'm gonna ta

by Lisa Mitchell on album Bless This Mess

Wait We Wait We wait to find our place Our place Our place Our sacred place We Wait I I'm young, I'm old, I look, I climb the trees, I can't tell Him from me, It's hard, I know! I searc

by Vashawn Mitchell on album Promises

Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly* Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than you can image It may not seem like it now Your situation is turning around God specialize