Justin Vernon - Epic (Part I) lyrics

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Justin Vernon - Epic (Part I) lyrics

[Justin Vernon/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 them sweat Who paid them their wages and set them about Digging and dredging and dragging the depths Of the earth to turn its insides out, singing La la la la la la la... King of mortar, king of bricks The River Styx was a river of stones And Hades laid them high and thick With a million hands that were not his own And a million feet that fell in line And stepped in time with Hades' step And a million minds that were just one mind Like stones in a row Stone by stone Row by row The river rose up, singing La la la la la la la...