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Road to Hell (Reprise)

So, I have to wear tights a lot for dance, and the entire outfit looks really good, but I hate actually wearing tights.

[HERMES]
A'ight
It's an old song
It's an old tale from way back when
It's an old song
(spoken)
And that is how it ends
(sung)
That's how it goes

"I wish it went differently." Eurydice stated sadly, still wrapped in a tight embrace with Orpheus. 

[HERMES]
Don't ask why, brother, don't ask how
He could have come so close
The song was written long ago
(spoken)
And that is how it goes
(sung)
It's a sad song
It's a sad tale
(spoken)
It's a tragedy

"It really is." Persephone murmured. 

[HERMES]
(sung)
It's a sad song
(spoken)
But we sing it anyway
'Cause here's the thing
To know how it ends
And still begin to sing it again
As if it might turn out this time
I learned that from a friend of mine
See, Orpheus was a poor boy

"It's like the beginning." Orpheus said, remembering the beginning of the musical. 

[EURYDICE, spoken]
Anybody got a match?

[HERMES, spoken]
But he had a gift to give

[EURYDICE, spoken]
Gimme that

"It is, isn't it." Hades said. Elizabeth smiled, she liked musicals that ended the way they started.

[HERMES]
(spoken)
He could make you see how the world could be
(sung)
In spite of the way that it is
(spoken)
Can you see it?
Can you hear it?
(sung)
Can you feel it like a train?
(spoken)
Is it coming?
Is it coming this way?

"You guys really like trains." Elizabeth said, Hades just nodded. 

[HERMES]
(sung)
On a sunny day, there was a railroad car
And a lady steppin' off a train
Everybody looked and everybody saw
That spring had come again
With a love song

"Thank  you." Persephone said to Orpheus for at least the 5th time. 

[PERSEPHONE]
With a love song

[COMPANY]
With a love song

[HERMES]
With a tale of a love from long ago

"How long has it been?" Hermes asked.

"2551 years." Elizabeth said. 

[HERMES]
It's a sad song

[COMPANY]
It's a sad song

[PERSEPHONE]
It's a sad song

[HERMES]
But we keep singin' even so
It's an old song

"At least it's good music." Orpheus said, still sad about the ending. 

[EURYDICE]
It's an old song

[ORPHEUS]
It's an old song

[COMPANY]
It's an old song

[HERMES]
It's an old tale from way back when
And we're gonna sing it again and again
We're gonna sing, we're gonna sing

"Thank you." Eurydice said to Hermes. He nodded. 

[ALL]
It's a love song
It's a tale of a love from long again
It's a sad song
We keep singing even so
It's an old song
It's an old tale from way back when
And we're gonna sing it again and again

[HERMES]
We're gonna sing it again

"It really is two different love stories." Persephone said softly.

"Okay, last song." Elizabeth said.

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