Way Down Hadestown (Reprise) Lyrics by André De Shields, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Eva Noblezada, Timothy Hughes, Malcolm Armwood, Jessie Shelton, Kimberly Marable, Khaila Wilcoxon, Ahmad Simmons, Afra Hines, T. Oliver Reid, John Krause
Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
2019
[FATE, spoken] The deal is signed? [EURYDICE, spoken] Yes [FATE, spoken] About time [FATE, spoken] Get on the line [EURYDICE, spoken] I did what I had to do [FATE, spoken] That's what they did too [HERMES] Now in Hadestown there were a lot of souls [WORKERS] Low, keep your head, keep your head [HERMES] Working on the wall with all their might [WORKERS] Oh, you gotta keep your head [HERMES] You see, they kept their heads down low [WORKERS] If you wanna keep your head [HERMES] You couldn't quite see their faces right But you could hear them singing: [WORKERS] Low, keep your head, keep your head [HERMES] Swinging their hammers in the cold, hard ground You can hear the sound of the pickaxe ringin' [WORKERS] If you wanna keep your head [HERMES] And they called it-- [HERMES & WORKERS] “Freedom.” [EURYDICE, spoken] I’m Eurydice Doesn't anybody hear me? [FATE, spoken] They can hear [FATE, spoken] But they don't care [FATE, spoken] No one has a name down here [FATES] Mr. Hades set you free To work yourself into the ground Free to spend eternity [FATE] In the factory [FATE] And the warehouse [FATES] Where the whistles scream [FATE] And the foreman shouts [FATE] And you're punchin' in [WORKERS] Hoo [FATE] And punchin' in [WORKERS] Hoo [FATE] And punchin' in [FATE] And you can't punch out, and you’re- [FATES (WORKERS)] Way down Hadestown (Oh, keep your head, keep your head low) Way down Hadestown (Oh, you gotta keep your head low) Way down Hadestown (If you wanna keep your head) Way down under the ground! (Keep your head low) [EURYDICE, spoken] Why won't anybody look at me? [FATE, spoken] They can look [FATE, spoken] But they don't see [FATE, spoken] You see, it's easier that way [FATES, spoken] Your eyes will look like that someday (sung) Down in the river of oblivion [FATE] You kissed your little life goodbye [FATES & WORKERS] And Hades laid his hands on you [FATES] And gave you everlasting life! [FATES & WORKERS] And everlasting overtime [FATE] In the mine [FATE] The mill [FATE & WORKERS] And the machinery [FATES (WORKERS)] Your place on the assembly line (Ohhhh) [FATE] Replaces all your memories [FATES and WORKERS] Way down Hadestown (Oh, keep your head, keep your head low) Way down Hadestown (Oh, you gotta keep your head low) Way down Hadestown (If you wanna keep your head) Way down under the ground! (Keep your head low) [EURYDICE, spoken] What do you mean I'll look like that? [FATE, spoken] That's what it looks like to forget [EURYDICE, spoken] Forget what? [FATE, spoken] Who you are [FATE, spoken] And everything that came before [EURYDICE, spoken] I have to go [FATE, spoken] Go where? [EURYDICE, spoken] Go back! [FATE, spoken] Oh? And where is that? [FATE, spoken] So what was your name again? [FATE, spoken] You've already forgotten [HERMES, spoken] You see, it’s like I said before: A lot can happen behind closed doors Eurydice was a hungry young girl, but she wasn’t hungry anymore What she was instead, was dead-- Dead to the world, anyway You see, she went behind those doors And signed her life away [WORKERS] Ah-ooh [FATE] Saw that wheel up in the sky [WORKERS] Hoo [FATE] Heard the big bell tolling [WORKERS] Ah-ooh [FATE] A lot of souls have gotta die [FATES & WORKERS] To keep the Rust Belt rollin' [WORKERS] Ah-ooh [FATES] A lot of spirits gotta break [FATES & WORKERS] To make the underworld go 'round [FATES] Way down Hadestown [WORKERS] Hoo [FATES & WORKERS] Way down under the ground!
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"Way Down Hadestown (Reprise)" is performed by André De Shields, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Eva Noblezada, Timothy Hughes, Malcolm Armwood, Jessie Shelton, Kimberly Marable, Khaila Wilcoxon, Ahmad Simmons, Afra Hines, T. Oliver Reid, John Krause. from the album "Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2019 This page provides the full lyric text for fans who want to sing along, study the songwriting, or compare versions across releases. Lyrks organizes lyrics by artist and song slug so you can bookmark and share a stable URL.
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"Way Down Hadestown (Reprise)" is credited to André De Shields, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Eva Noblezada, Timothy Hughes, Malcolm Armwood, Jessie Shelton, Kimberly Marable, Khaila Wilcoxon, Ahmad Simmons, Afra Hines, T. Oliver Reid, John Krause. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.
"Way Down Hadestown (Reprise)" appears on "Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2019.
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