His Kiss The Riot

His Kiss The Riot Lyrics

Song His Kiss The Riot
Artist Anaïs Mitchell
Album Hadestown
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[00:50] The devil take this Orpheus
[00:54] And his belladonna kiss
[00:58] Beautiful and poisonous
[01:02] Lovely, deadly
[01:09] Now it thickens on my tongue
[01:13] Now it quickens in my lung
[01:16] Now I'm stricken, now I'm stung!
[01:20] It's done already!
[01:25] Dangerous this jack of hearts
[01:31] With his kiss, the riot starts
[01:41] All my children came here poor
[01:44] Clamoring for bed and board
[01:47] Now what do they clamor for?
[01:50] Freedom! Freedom!
[01:54] Have I made myself their Lord
[01:56] Just to fall upon the sword
[01:59] Of some pauper's minor chord?
[02:02] Who will lead them?
[02:06] Who lays all the best laid plans?
[02:12] Who makes work for idle hands?
[03:01] Only one thing to be done
[03:04] Let them think that they have won
[03:07] Let them leave together
[03:09] Under one condition:
[03:13] Orpheus, the undersigned
[03:16] Shall not turn to look behind
[03:20] She's out of sight
[03:22] And he's out of his mind
[03:27] Every coward seems courageous
[03:30] In the safety of the crowd
[03:34] Bravery can be contagious
[03:37] When the band is playing loud
[03:41] Nothing makes a man so bold
[03:44] As a woman's smile and a hand to hold
[03:48] But all alone his blood runs thin
[03:53] And doubt comes...
[03:56] Doubt comes in
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