some of my favourite lines from HADESTOWN: THE MYTH, THE MUSICAL.
( feel free to edit tense / pronouns / etc as required to suit your muse! )
“ it was a world of gods and men. ”
“ it’s a tale of love that never dies. ”
“ when the sun is high, so am i. ”
“ i was alone so long i didn’t even know that i was lonely. ”
“ suddenly there’s sunlight all around me. ”
“ the wage is nothing and the work is hard. ”
“ fire ain’t gonna light itself. ”
“ people get mean when the chips are down. ”
“ you’d shine like a diamond down in the mine. ”
“ aim for the heart. shoot to kill. ”
“ she called your name before she went, but i guess you weren’t listening. ”
“ when’s the last time you saw a sky? ”
“ i can see you’re blinded by the sadness of it all. ”
“ you want the moon? i got her too. ”
“ but there ain’t no rest for your weary soul. ”
“ love is not a gilded cage. ”
“ here’s a little snippet of advice: men are fools. men are frail. ”
“ every coward seems courageous in the safety of the crowd. ”
“ you said the birds would blanket us. ”
“ you said the world was generous. ”
“ the darkest hour of the darkest night comes right before the dawn. ”
“ everybody looked and everybody saw that spring had come again. ”
“ only the gods can change the world. ”
“ are you always this confident? ”
“ dreams are sweet until they’re not. ”
“ men are kind until they aren’t. ”
“ flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart. ”
“ i remember fields of flowers. ”
“ it’s true that the earth must die. ”
“ the sun just goes on rising. ”
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