Chant (Reprise)

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by lorenotfound

by lorenotfound

Thank you all for 1k reads! Also, I was in band today, and we made a whole narrative about a pair of eighth notes, it was great. I'm planing on starting a book, where if I get an idea for a fandom react thingy that I don't feel like writing a full story for, I'll put that there, so wether it's a song or a chapter of a book it's basically going to be a place to put ideas for different fandoms I'm in.

[HERMES, spoken]
Now everybody knows that walls have ears

"I still wanna know how that works." Elizabeth said.

[ORPHEUS]
Is it true?

[COMPANY]
Is it true?

[HADES, spoken]
What's that noise?

[HERMES, spoken]
And the walls had heard what the boy was saying

[ORPHEUS]
Is it true?

[COMPANY]
Is it true?

[HADES, spoken]
It's the boy!

"I mean what did you expect?" Eurydice said, Hades just rolled his eyes.

[HERMES, sang]
A million tons of stone and steel...

[ORPHEUS]
Is it true?

[COMPANY]
Is it true?

[HERMES]
Echoed his refrain

"That's a smart line." Orpheus said

[COMPANY]
Low, keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
Keep your head, keep your head low
Oh, you gotta keep your head low
If you wanna keep your head
Oh, you gotta-
Why do we turn away when our brother is bleeding?
Oh, keep your head-
Why do we build the wall and then call it freedom?
Oh, keep your head-
If we're free
Tell me why
I can't look in my brother's eye?
Keep your head-

"That's different." Persephone observed.

[HADES]
Young man
Got to hand it to you
Guess you don't scare easy, do ya?
Are you brave or stupid, son?
Doesn't matter which one
'Cause it seems your song made quite a strong impression on my wife
But it takes more than singin' songs to keep a woman in your arms

Persephone wasn't surprised that Orpheus' words made an impression on her, they already have made an impression on her.

[HADES]
Take it from a man no longer young
If you want to hold a woman, son
Hang a chain around her throat
Made of many carat gold
Shackle her from wrist to wrist
With sterling silver bracelets
Fill her pockets full of stones
Precious ones, diamonds
Bind her with a golden band
Take it from an old man

"No offense, but that's not really the best way to keep a significant other in your life." said Elizabeth.

[COMPANY]
Ooohhh

[ORPHEUS]
If I raise my voice-

[WORKERS, one-by-one]
If I raise my voice
If I raise my voice
If I raise my-

Hades didn't look happy about basically having a riot to deal with, even if he wasn't dealing with it right now.

[THE FATES and COMPANY]
Keep your head low

[EURYDICE]
If I raise my head-

[WORKERS]
If I raise my head
If I raise my head
If I raise my-

[THE FATES and COMPANY]
Keep your head low

[EURYDICE]
Could I change my fate?

"I don't think you can change your fate, it's been written for a long time already." Elizabeth said, looking over at The Fates for confirmation, they nodded at her.

[THE FATES and COMPANY]
Could I change-
Could I change-
Could I change my fate? Oh, you gotta keep your head low

[ORPHEUS]
If I raise my voice could I-

[COMPANY]
Keep your head low!

[ORPHEUS and EURYDICE]
Could I change the way it is?

"Hopefully." Orpheus said.

[COMPANY]
Why do we turn away instead of standing with him?
Oh, keep your head-
Why are we digging our own graves for a living?
Oh, keep your head-
If we're free
Tell me why
We can't even stand upright?
If we're free
Tell me when
We can stand with our fellow man
Keep your head-

"They have a point." Persephone said, Hades looked at her.

[HADES]
Young man, I was young once too
Sang a song of love like you
Son, I too, was left behind
Turned on one too many times
Now I sing a different song
One I can depend upon
A simple tune, a steady beat
The music of machinery
You hear that heavy metal sound?
The symphony of Hadestown
And in this symphony of mine
Of power cords and power lines
Young man, you can strum your lyre
I have strung the world in wire
Young man, you can sing your ditty
I CONDUCT THE ELECTRIC CITY!

"Well that was dramatic." Elizabeth said, getting some nods of agreement.

[HADES]
I'll tell you what, young man
Since my wife is such a fan
And since I'm going to count to three
And put you out of your misery
One!-- give me one more song
One more song before I send you
Two!-- to the great beyond
Where nobody can hear you singing
Three!-- sing a song for me
Make me laugh, make me weep
Make the king feel young again
Sing for an old man!

"Sing he did." Elizabeth smirked as she said this, making people wonder what the next song was about.

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