[Verse 1]
G#m F#
Heavy and hard is the heart of a king
G#m F#
King of iron, king of steel
G#m F#
The heart of the king loves everything
G#m F# C#
like the hammer loves the nail
B C#
but the heart of a man is a simple one
B C#
small and soft, flesh and blood
B C#
and all that it loves is a woman
B C#
a woman is all that it loves
B C#
And Hades is king of the scythe and the sword
B C#
he covers the world in the colour of rust
B C#
he scrapes the sky and scars the earth
B C#
and he comes down heavy and hard on us
B C#
But even that hardest of hearts unhardened
B C#
suddenly when he saw her there
B C#
Persephone in her mother\’s garden
B C#
sun on her shoulders, wind in her hair
B C#
the smell of the flowers she held in her hand
B C#
and the pollen that fell from her fingertips
B C#
And suddenly Hades was only a man
B C#
with a taste of nectar upon his lips, singing
[Chorus]
B C# G#m
La la la la la la la
B C# D#
La la la la la la la
B C# G#m
La la la la la la la
B C# D#
La la la la la la (la)
(…)
[Verse 2]
G#m F#
What has become of the heart of that man,
G#m F#
Now that the man is king
G#m F#
What has become of the heart of that man,
G#m F#
Now that he has everything
B C#
The more he has, the more he holds,
B C#
The greater the weight of the world on his shoulders
B C#
See how he labors beneath that load
B C#
Afraid to look up, and afraid to let go
B C#
And he keeps his head low, and he keeps his back bending
B C#
He grows so afraid that he\’ll lose what he owns
B C#
But what he doesn\’t know is that what he\’s defending
B C#
Is already gone
B C#
Where is the treasure inside your chest?
B C#
Where is your pleasure? Where is your youth?
B C#
Where is the man with his hat in his hands?
B C#
Who stands in the garden with nothing to lose, singing:
[Chorus]
B C# G#m
La la la la la la la
B C# D#
La la la la la la la
B C# G#m
La la la la la la la
B C# D#
La la la la la la la
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