Way Down Hadestown song by Hadestown Original Broadway Company from Primary Album Hadestown-original-broadway-cast-recording. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Theatre, Musicals, Broadway music. The Record company is unknown. Released on June 4, 2019.
Way Down Hadestown Meaning
| [[HERMES] On the Road to Hell there was a railroad track [PERSEPHONE, spoken] Oh, come on! [HERMES] There was a train comin’ up from way down below [PERSEPHONE, spoken] That was not six months! [FATES] Better go and get your suitcase packed, guess it’s time to go [HERMES] She’s gonna ride that train [COMPANY] Ride that train… [HERMES] She’s gonna ride that train [COMPANY] Ride that train! , [HERMES] She’s gonna ride that train ’til the end of the line ‘Cause the King of the Mine is coming to call Did you ever wonder what it’s like on the underside? [COMPANY] Way down under [HERMES] On the yonder side? [COMPANY] Way down yonder [HERMES] On the other side of his wall Follow that dollar for a long way down Far away from the poorhouse door You either get to hell or to Hadestown Ain’t no difference anymore! Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Hound dog howl and the whistle blow Train come a-rollin, clickety-clack Everybody tryin’ to get a ticket to go But those who go they don’t come back They goin’ , [HERMES and COMPANY] Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground [HERMES, spoken] Ha! [PERSEPHONE] Winter’s nigh and summer’s o’er Hear that high, lonesome sound Of my husband coming for To bring me home to Hadestown [COMPANY] Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground [PERSEPHONE] Down there, it’s a bunch of stiffs Brother, I’ll be bored to death Gonna have to import some stuff Just to entertain myself Give me morphine in a tin Give me a crate of the fruit of the vine Takes a lot of medicine To make it through the wintertime , [COMPANY] Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground [FATES] Every little penny in the wishing well Every little nickel on the drum [COMPANY] On the drum! [FATES] All them shiny little heads and tails Where do you think they come from? They come from [COMPANY] Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground [HERMES] Everybody hungry Everybody tired Everybody slaves by the sweat of his brow The wage is nothing and the work is hard It’s a graveyard in Hadestown [COMPANY] Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground As the band plays, you can hear HERMES, PERSEPHONE, the FATES, and COMPANY exclaiming in the background. They seem to be having a party [HERMES] Mr. Hades is a mean old boss [PERSEPHONE] With a silver whistle and a golden scale [COMPANY] An eye for an eye! [HERMES] And he weighs the cost [COMPANY] A lie for a lie! [HERMES] And your soul for sale [COMPANY] Sold! [PERSEPHONE] To the king on the chromium throne [COMPANY] Thrown! [PERSEPHONE] To the bottom of a Sing Sing cell [HERMES] Where the little wheel squeals and the big wheel groans [PERSEPHONE] And you better forget about your wishing well [COMPANY] Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground [HERMES, spoken] On the Road to Hell, there was a railroad car And the car door opened and a man stepped out Everybody looked and everybody saw It was the same man they’d been singin’ about [PERSEPHONE, spoken] You’re early! [HADES, spoken] I missed you [FATES] Mr. Hades is a mighty king Must be making some mighty big deals Seems like he owns everything [EURYDICE] Kind of makes you wonder how it feels [HERMES] All aboard… A-one, A-two A-one, two, three, four [COMPANY] Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Way down Hadestown Way down under the ground Way down under the ground Way down under the ground] |
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Common queries
- What is the name of the producer of the lyrics for Way Down Hadestown?
This lirics prodiucer by Todd Sickafoose, David Lai & Anaïs Mitchell.
- Who is the songwriter behind this hit single? Way Down Hadestown
Way Down Hadestown lyrics is written by Anaïs Mitchell
- What is the name of the Mixing Engineer for this song
Way Down Hadestown song lyrics mixing Engineer by Todd Sickafoose
- Who is the recording engineer for the music?
Way Down Hadestown lyrics recording Engineer is Isaiah Abolin
- Who is responsible for mastering the lyrics?
Way Down Hadestown lyrics song mastering engineer is Alan Douches
- Who is the vocalist behind the track?
The Way Down Hadestown track vocalist is Afra Hines, Ahmad Simmons, Amber Gray, André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, Jessie Shelton, Jewelle Blackman, John Krause, Kay Trinidad, Khaila Wilcoxon, Kimberly Marable, Patrick Page, Reeve Carney, T. Oliver Reid, Timothy Hughes & Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
