Top Songs By Amber Gray
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Amber Gray
Vocals
Patrick Page
Vocals
Liam Robinson
Piano
Robinson Morse
Bass
Marika Hugues
Cello
Michael Chorney
Guitar
Dana Lyn
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anaïs Mitchell
Composer
Liam Robinson
Vocal Arranger
Michael Chorney
Orchestrator
Todd Sickafoose
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Anaïs Mitchell
Producer
Brandon Chevere
Assistant Engineer
Matt Soares
Assistant Engineer
Neal Shaw
Assistant Engineer
Mara Isaacs
Co-Producer
David Lai
Producer
Alan Douches
Mastering Engineer
Todd Sickafoose
Producer
Isaiah Abolin
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
What are you afraid of?
What?
He's just a boy in love
Have a drink, why don't you?
No, I've had enough
He loves that girl, Hades
Well, that's too bad
He has the kind of love for her that you and I once had
The girl means nothing to me
I know, but she means everything to him
So?
Let her go
[Verse 1]
Hades, my husband, Hades, my light
Hades, my darkness
If you had heard how he sang tonight
You'd pity poor Orpheus
[Chorus]
All of the sorrow won't fit in his chest
It just burns like a fire in the pit of his chest
And his heart is a bird on a spit in his chest
How long? How long? How long?
[Verse 2]
How long? Just as long as Hades is king
Nothing comes of wishing on stars
And nothing comes of the songs people sing
However sorry they are
[Verse 3]
Give them a piece, they'll take it all
Show them a crack, they'll tear down the wall
Lend them an ear and the kingdom will fall
The kingdom will fall for a song
[Verse 4]
What does he care for the logic of kings?
The laws of your underworld?
It is only for love that he sings
He sings for the love of a girl
[Chorus]
You and your pity don't fit in my bed
You just burn like a fire in the pit of my bed
And I turn like a bird on a spit in my bed
How long? How long? How long?
[Verse 5]
How long? Just as long as I am your wife
It's true the earth must die
But then the earth comes back to life
And the sun must go on rising
[Chorus]
And how does the sun even fit in the sky?
It just burns like a fire in the pit of the sky
And the earth is a bird on a spit in the sky
How long? How long? How long?
Written by: Anaïs Mitchell