Hadestown Original Broadway Cast - Flowers - Lyrics

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[@giomuncal2634]

“I remember someone, someone by my side, turned his face to mine... and then I turned away, into the shade” my foreshadowing senses are tingling holy shit

[@CryptP]

It's also really cool wordplay!! In the original story, when Orpheus turns to face her, she's just a shade - a spirit of the deceased - as opposed to the mortal woman he'd hoped to find when he got out of Hades

[@khloeg1649]

Oh no oh no oh no I didn't Realize until now

[@3_cheers487]

i think she was talking about when she first left.

[@mysticalturtle9889]

@@3_cheers487yes she is, but remember this is a story which everyone knows how it ends, even the people telling it. This was intentional

[@ciararichards4497]

Yea the singing is pretty and all, but holy shit the lyrics. The way flowers are used to represent naivety and the trusting bond set between her and Hades, Orpheus being personified life, while Hades is personified death. Yes the face value of the song is "oh damn I was wrong about death", but when dissected this isn't someone who wanted to die, this is someone who beautified death. Eurydice thought death as a graceful, painless pursuit. However, not only does she live with the guilt of leaving Orpheus behind, but she also lives with the physical pain of the labor work in the underworld. This is someone so easily wooed by the authoritative and pseudo-caring tone of Hades that she just decides to go along with it. Then she realizes a little too late that she fucked up bad. The message of this song is simple yes, but the way it is portrayed is just gorgeous lyrically

[@catherinehindley6378]

This comment was so beautifully written woah...

[@LeilaSomaa]

Bru-bruh

[@jschaeffer3440]

I feel like this would be a great audition song for alto's and mezzo Sopranos

[@scatteringsparksofthoughte9219]

Thanks for the advice

[@leahkelley375]

I'm doing this for my audition next week. I'm hoping everything goes well

[@vl4079]

If only there was sheet music already

[@anyastuart7517]

I agree. I’m honestly excited that there is FINALLY something for altos in musical theatre.

[@poppy.cooper]

I am planning on using this as my audition song this spring

[@nouraghoneim6393]

GIRL WAS ROBBED AT THE TONYS HONESTLY LISTEN TO HER SHES GLORIOUS

[@khalifazman394]

are you saying that stephanie j block didnt deserve that 🔪🔪🔪

[@lonnielibson]

Stephanie j block deserved a Tony just not for that role specifically 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@sunsetskittles2125]

@@khalifazman394 Tbh I'm not a fan of Stephanie. So I would've preferred Eva get the Tony.

[@madysonprem9239]

I love Eva but Stephanie J Block also deserved a Tony. She should have at least been nominated

[@makaya3874]

@@madysonprem9239 She was nominated

[@mialocket8940]

Can I just tell you how stupid I am. As the song started playing I immediately scrolled through the comments to look for the lyrics. And I got a little frustrated because I didn’t find any until I saw the freaking screen.

[@leilaniestrada4180]

You can tell she's not crying like she does when she performs it in the show. It sounds pretty here but I prefer it raw.

[@shl4878]

Agree - especially at "is anybody listening? I open my mouth and nothing comes out" which in the show just sounds so desperate and haunting.

[@greylarkspur]

I think this song is a character study- its a comparison between the promises Orpheus and Hades made to Eurydice. Orpheus promised to keep her safe (love-nothing gonna wake me now) and Hades promised her security (death- nothing gonna wake me now) the chorus changes it's meaning when she remembers vs when she recalls her current reality. she sings that she did something she thought was right and then realized that she regrets because Orpheus was who she loved, but she let security over the uncertainty of being alive fall between her and him. And she also realizes that she is safe the way she is now- dead. But being secure will not make her feel the way Orpheus does- since he loves her without the ornaments Hades offers. But like in real life, she forgets who loved her, and even who she was because she was metaphorically hungry- and do you notice that Hermes says "Eurydice was a hungry young girl. But she wasn't hungry no more. What she was was dead." So by getting what would have supposedly filled her hunger, she is still left empty, since nothing can satisfy her humanity except for the sacrifice of having to live in a cold, hungry world, depending on other people and on love to make it worth having lived. That's not to say Orpheus couldn't have stepped up and helped her so she wouldn't have felt desperate enough to sign her life away- but that's the point. I think this show is about human flaws, even in the "gods" we look up to. We all carry one shared humanity with us until the day we die- so we have to live through cold and hunger and fear so that we love the warmth, the joining of hearts, and the flowers underfoot

[@caytopia1427]

i'm not going to lie, even though you posted this two years ago, reading it brought me to tears. your wording is phenomenal and gets the absolute pure emotion across.

[@greylarkspur]

@@caytopia1427 thank you🥺 two years later and I’m as in love with this musical as ever!

[@erinmckenna605]

We don't deserve Eva Noblezada. What a queen.

[@laylayoung322]

This happened with burn, Michael in the bathroom, breathe, she used to be mine, dead mom... And now this. I’m not complaining.

[@abemolles]

‘Dreams are sweet, until they’re not Men are kind, until they aren’t Flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart’ MYY HEAARRTT POOR EURYDICE 😭😭😭💔

[@redsteak6694]

I was scrolling through the comments and got this as these lyrics came on

[@CeruleanStar13]

One of the amazing things about this song is it makes for a great audition song; It’s great for lower range lady voices as well as getting a bit of the extra flair of acting. Trust me acting a little bit and putting emotion behind any song you sing for an audition gives you a nice edge

[@mar-ui2sr]

I'm a soprano and yet I wanna sing this song on stage for my school's talent show 😂

[@stephpiano2908]

HER VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL I'M WEEPING

[@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395]

Her voice is so hauntingly beautiful, it gives me chills

[@aether413]

This is my favorite song in the show. This is absolutely beautiful. Eva Noblezada owns my heart

[@kaileykrantz]

When you find a quintessential Alto role...❤️❤️😊😊

[@painapple154]

Lyrics because I can't read the ones on screen properly What I wanted was to fall asleep To close my eyes and disappear Like a petal on a stream, a feather on the air Lily white and poppy red I trembled when he laid me out You won't feel a thing, he said, when you go down Nothing gonna wake you now Dreams are sweet until they're not Men are kind until they aren't Flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart Is anybody listening? I open my mouth and nothing comes out Nothing Nothing gonna wake me now Flowers, I remember fields Of flowers, soft beneath my heels Walking in the sun I remember someone Someone by my side Turned his face to mine And then I turned away Into the shade You, the one I left behind If you ever walk this way Come and find me lying in the bed I made

[@mila.smiles6772]

I barely even recognise Eva's voice but... wow.

[@talktalk3932]

I was never a big fan of this song... EVa makes me love it!

[@DontDoSadness91]

My first time hearing a Eurydice singing it. I agree. I've only heard the concept version which I loved.

[@shadowseer07]

Being a fan of this and hearing it evolve and grow over the years is never going to stop being wonderful.

[@MegaAlex576]

My mom and I started to listen to the soundtrack (my mom never listened or heard of this musical before mind you) and when this song came on she said that it's relaxing and I told her that this musical is a tragedy. She replied "yeah, you can hear her regret in this song. " She also mentioned how if she didn't know what the play is about it's relaxing in a sad way. Needless to say she loves the musical and this song

[@enieledam]

Oh gosh, Eva sounds like Mandy Moore here and I am here for it.

[@greylarkspur]

I was just thinking that!

[@tarynmichelleart]

Ironic how Eurydice is like the opposite of Rapunzel. She had freedom and love and traded it away.

[@fayfalc21]

@@tarynmichelleart true but a girl needs to eat

[@tarynmichelleart]

@@fayfalc21 yes! tragic

[@shadowstarblitz9379]

Bless them for bringing back Flowers!

[@dmitrianna]

she sounds a little like lea salonga in some places!

[@alrien536]

This isnt on Spotify yet. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@Darkraifan2009]

It is now. open.spotify.com/track/3nKVSMr4v08gDL7k6mtLom?si=n86Fj87DSBaIpzURlcTf4Q

[@catfeldman3614]

Joey Foster it doesn’t play in Canada haha

[@Stern_Kind]

The three dislikes are the muses 👀

[@morganchamb]

I can't sing this song without sobbing. I just adore this song.

[@sarahellis6703]

Eva's voice on this is so good sjhalkfjdhjs;nklah

[@als5961]

The lyrics are amazing. My daughter showed to me and now I'm addicted.

[@Singyourstyle]

[Eurydice:] What I wanted was to fall asleep Close my eyes and disappear Like a petal on a stream A feather on the air Lily white and poppy red I trembled when he laid me out "You won't feel a thing," he said, "when you go down" Nothing gonna wake you now... Dreams are sweet until they're not Men are kind until they aren't Flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart Is anybody listening? I open my mouth And nothing comes out Nothing, nothing gonna wake me now Flowers I remember fields Of flowers Soft beneath my heels Walking in the sun I remember someone Someone by my side Turned his face to mine And then I turned away Into the shade You, the one I left behind If you ever walk this way Come and find me Lying in the bed I made

[@angelicaschuyler1011]

Thank you I was wondering what the lyrics were

[@HisJoy7]

@@angelicaschuyler1011 LOVE your username.

[@stevede5275]

Eva is my favourite Eurydice!

[@sunflower2187]

I NEED THIS TO BE ON SPOTIFY LIKE NOW. THANK YOU FOR THESE 😭❤

[@Darkraifan2009]

open.spotify.com/track/3nKVSMr4v08gDL7k6mtLom?si=n86Fj87DSBaIpzURlcTf4Q

[@molotovmafia2406]

Eurydice gives me a solid Eponine vibe

[@lyrasyt]

eva played eponine i believe so it makes a lot of sense!

[@chrysanna8896]

Except she actually gets the guy

[@tacrolimus08]

Sucks she didn't win the Tony 😢

[@seishirouhimada9881]

Bless you. I can't thank you enough for uploading most of the releases that were unavailable outside USA.

[@fiona4428]

Eva Noblezada is literally a goddess walking the earth i love her sm

[@boxoftruffles6217]

Why is the kerning of the lyrics so far apart??

[@infinityparks]

Is it a good idea to use this as an audition song or has this lovely musical become too popular and one should avoid?

[@giomuncal2634]

I’d say go for it! I don’t think it’s quite reached Hamilton or Les Miserables levels of popular just yet

[@addisonprather7368]

bruh my dance teacher is using this for our recital... and im honestly amazed wow.

[@fi2245]

i love how we’re all analyzing the lyrics

[@toddm8609]

Her singing style is reminiscent of Anais Mitchell (the composer)!

[@hobbedgoblin10]

i feel like the fact that the song has kind of an ambiguous feel to it adds to the story. if you get rid of the lyrics, the song really doesn’t sound that sad. laments are often in minor keys and gloomy sounding, this just sounds neutral. there’s a weird contrast between the subject matter and tone of voice with the music. basically what i’m getting at here is that eurydice is slowly forgetting and will eventually have no recollection of orpheus or anything from her life, so it makes sense that this song isn’t melodically sad. she’s outwardly working with an empty expression. (spoilers: also this is EXACTLY what she went back to doing after the end. you’re welcome)

[@vinista256]

There are other examples of sad songs in major keys-usually, they are sung by someone remembering a time of great happiness that is gone forever, which is definitely the case here.

[@tres_frayse]

I'd love to sing this for an audition but I can't hit the last note of "Like a feather on the air" AH! It's bothering me so much!

[@hsimone]

Instead of singing that note, I just harmonized with it. Idk if that helps but that's what I do

[@aibha1525]

same omg

[@ellecapone1337]

Took me a lot of practice to hit it .. don’t give up !

[@zackstark24601]

#HadestownfortheTony

[@gigi-sg3hy]

ignore this lol just for me 0:23 What I wanted, was to fall asleep 0:29 Close my eyes, and disappear 0:34 Like a petal on a stream, a feather on the air 0:45 Lily white and poppy red 0:51 I trembled when he laid me out 0:57 You won't feel a thing, he said 1:00 When you go down 1:07 Nothing gonna wake you now 1:29 Dreams are sweet, until they're not 1:34 Men are kind, until they aren't 1:40 Flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart 1:51 Is anybody listening? 1:56 I open my mouth, and nothing comes out 2:02 Nothing, Nothing gonna wake me now 2:23 Flowers, I remember fields of flowers 2:31 Soft beneath my heels 2:34 Walking in the sun 2:37 I remember someone 2:40 Someone by my side 2:43 Turned his face to mine 2:46 And then I turned away 2:49 Into the shade 3:06 You, 3:10 The one I left behind 3:14 If you ever walk this way 3:18 Come and find me 3:20 Lying in the bed I made

[@egyptiansushi]

why ignore it

[@musicprincess9747]

ugh I love this song

[@stinkymiss7867]

new favorite

[@mila.smiles6772]

Big agree

[@sunsetskittles2125]

I'm in love with Eva on god

[@twiceravenpuff]

My sister killed herself and the first couple lines were her suicide note. It was played at her funeral. I don't know why I want to write that here lol Good song though. Even though I'm definitely not going to listen to it on the regular. If you are reading this and you ever have any suicidal thoughts, please ask someone for help! I want you to stay.

[@sunflower2187]

Ugh her voice 😍

[@sierraHAHA...]

this is easy to sing but im a belter and its really hard to get the emotion and the volume out right.

[@HisJoy7]

Me too. That's actually why my music teacher gave me this so I can learn mixed voice better. You're not alone!

[@juliettecoleman8413]

I have never clicked on anything so fast

[@EspaALSC]

that was SO BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLLLLL

[@leilagriffin4782]

WHY ISN'T IT ON SPOTIFY

[@leif5089]

It is! It might have been released a bit later, but it's there for me :D

[@ZarrProductions8]

Here to celebrate that Tony :,)

[@AllThatJazz-93]

Me after I signed a one year lease for an apartment I almost instantly wound up hating

[@mb-sb5ever]

Song: You the one I left behind if you ever walk this way come and find me lying in the bed I made Me: wait The wedding song: who's gonna lay the wedding bed ....the birds are gonna lay the wedding bed Hades: hey little song bird Me:🤔

[@alexandrajay2001]

this was always my favourite song lyrics-wise but i didn’t like the vocals, but Eva’s voice is so beautiful...

[@1969jennyw]

I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. She sings: "Lily white and poppy red I trembled when he laid me out You won't feel a thing, he said, when you go down" I feel like "trembling when he laid me out" as sex.... and at first I thought she was talking about Orpheus. But, then the next line makes me think that Hades told she wouldn't feel a thing as she died and went to Hadestown.... so I'm wondering, as Hermes said "a lot can happen behind closed doors", that part of her "selling herself" (as Hades tells us, he only buys what people sell) was also sex with Hades... He was not happy with Persephone at that time. And my Persephone (at Kennedy Center) seemed really upset to see Eurydice go up there and I'm not sure it was just because Persephone held a special place for them in her heart. What do you think?

[@broadwaybibliophile1802]

This could also be Hyacinthus, just saying.

[@Quackervoltz]

This is a Raeda song now

[@pearlwingdraws682]

I’m,,, crying

[@thedivineintel8007]

My eyes are too stupid to read these lyrics

[@cysolis8]

When you get an ad for Hadestown on this video

[@constantgeeking]

oh my god

[@maripongol195]

*_WHERE DID YOU GET THIS_*

[@luminapontmercy5890]

I pre-ordered the itunes album!! But apparently it isn't available in all regions yet?

[@maripongol195]

@@luminapontmercy5890 ohhh ok that makes sense

[@cryptid6279]

beautiful, but im biased to the og anaiis version

[@emilyannn]

Okay 😭😭😭

[@izzyklein7999]

Does anyone have sheet music for this??

[@jessboo173]

Ah yes the modern day i dreamed a dream

[@justinejustine9130]

Could a soprano sing this? I know a lot of people are mentioning this song for mezzos and altos. But I’m curious

[@leefay4856]

Justine justine I’m a soprano and I can if that helps

[@justinejustine9130]

Marley Fay thank you I love this song as a solo but was iffy on the range of it

[@Astlay]

Soprano here too, and I found the range pretty comfortable, much more than a lot of songs I was thought were supposedly easier (I'm looking at you, Over the Rainbow)...

[@Crystal_daisies]

Should I do this for issma solo 🤔

[@workinprogress94]

Does anybody know the context of this song in the show

[@luminapontmercy5890]

Yup! Basically, it’s Eurydice’s solo in the beginning of Act 2 where she regrets the decision that fate made her choose. She realizes Hades/Hadestown isn’t at all what she thought or wanted, and she misses her life up top with her Orpheus.

[@daxrossel5705]

well that ruined me

[@tarynmichelleart]

No one gonna talk about the sexual and abusive relationship undertones? Yes, going to sleep and death are nice but let's discuss 😁

[@catl4309]

that's kind of the point, Eurydice romanticises death as an escape but then she realises its not all its cracked up to be

[@vinista256]

There’s definitely that. I also think that, just as Mitchell’s lyrics address the crises of late capitalism and climate change, here they are touching on another one that’s been in the news: the opioid crisis. It’s easy to envision this song being sung by an addict about her pusher, a man who lured her in with a promise of sweet oblivion, then, once she was hooked, started demanding sexual favors when she couldn’t pay and, perhaps, forcing her into prostitution. The “lily white and poppy red” really stands out-both water lilies and poppies are a source of narcotics.

[@tarynmichelleart]

@@vinista256 good point!

[@coraa232]

I was literally looking for someone to say this

[@scarletblake2608]

2:23

[@silasfrisenette9226]

I am not completely sure I get it. Does she commit suicide to avoid the pain from dying of hunger/the world's ills or what :)

[@nuhuhitsgreywater]

No hades, the king of the underworld, convinces her to work for him in exchange for food and shelter. She doesn’t realize that working for him also means she can never leave and she’ll forget her past. She basically would have to become one of a ton of slaves for him and by now it’s too late to return. So she’s singing about her past and how she misses it

[@silasfrisenette9226]

@@nuhuhitsgreywater no, I understand it in the musical, on the level of working in mines etc., but I am talking about the myth; she clearly dies, that's the point, so how do we abstract that exchange?

[@IcySpicy_Yeet]

⁠@@silasfrisenette9226I know this is a super old comment and you might not see this, but I believe in the original myth she gets bitten by a snake and dies from that, but I'm not entirely sure cause it's been a while since I read anything about the original-

[@silasfrisenette9226]

@@IcySpicy_Yeet yess, in the original myth she is bitten by a snake! But here it seems the hunger takes her, or that she can't bear the hunger and kills herself. I am just (still) confused about the level of agency she has in this decision, cause he asks her to sign a contract, but also it doesn't sound like she has much of a choice 🤨

[@sarahlebbos4062]

Oh shit Fuck me up

[@nothinggoodstartsinagetawa1510]

0:23

[@fayfalc21]

hey you commented on a slime tutorial and you're also a t swift fan cool

[@nothinggoodstartsinagetawa1510]

@@fayfalc21 we are very rare indeed

[@localdreamer13]

Me, still wondering if this song is referring to Hades uh.... "deflowering" her: 👁👄👁

[@bangbangrogers2750]

No it’s a metaphor for death

[@bookishnewt8468]

Out of context, this really sounds like that is what's happening.

[@nuhuhitsgreywater]

Nah cause in the show, specifically during All I’ve Ever Known, her and Orpheus have sex so she couldn’t be “deflowered”

[@egyptiansushi]

Unreadable font

[@LicoreAlt]

TommyInnit's vibe song rn

[@LadyMythos315]

Someone make the animation

[@LicoreAlt]

@@LadyMythos315 I actually started making one back in the day but stopped because it was too depressing haha

[@Singyourstyle]

[Eurydice:] What I wanted was to fall asleep Close my eyes and disappear Like a petal on a stream A feather on the air Lily white and poppy red I trembled when he laid me out "You won't feel a thing," he said, "when you go down" Nothing gonna wake you now... Dreams are sweet until they're not Men are kind until they aren't Flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart Is anybody listening? I open my mouth And nothing comes out Nothing, nothing gonna wake me now Flowers I remember fields Of flowers Soft beneath my heels Walking in the sun I remember someone Someone by my side Turned his face to mine And then I turned away Into the shade You, the one I left behind If you ever walk this way Come and find me Lying in the bed I made

[@athenac7615]

Thank you i hate the way the lyrics look in this video