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The Throne - Blue Edition (feat. Anthony Rapp, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn & Laura Bailey)

from Stray Gods by Austin Wintory, Tripod & Montaigne

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I wouldn’t touch that
Way too much for you
Overload you
Blow a fuse
Every story
Every memory
Winds up here
In the water

I used to dream
That this river would rise
Swallow the anger
Tears in my eyes
Then suddenly
I was found alone
I destroyed Hades
But was denied his throne

It really is dead here isn’t it?

Everything here is fading away. She needs her Queen.

Uh, we’re here for Freddie too.

I killed the king fair and square. They had no right to take it from me.

I don’t know much about suffering
You’ve seen your life disappear
I lost a friend
If I could find her again
That’s why I’m here
That’s why I’m here

Someone’s coming
There’s music floating through
Someone’s coming
And it has me singing too
We have visitors!
I think we all know what to do
To the Throne Room
This bard’s about to meet a muse

There’s someone singing with us.

That would be Orpheus.

Is he a muse?

Oh, he’s so much more than that.

Someone’s coming (You better be ready)
A wolf is waiting in the tune (He’s a master of his craft)
Someone’s coming (We have to take back)
I can feel them howling at the moon (What is mine)

Don’t forget why we came here
There’s a name here (I won’t forget)
That reeks of enemy (But you can bet he knows)
Someone’s coming

It’s about time Persephone.

Orpheus I’ve been…What happened to the music?

(Oh! So cool!)

I have been waiting for you, Persephone, for so long.
And you brought a muse.
Hi... lovely tune by the way.
Can’t remember the last time I collaborated with someone so talented —no offence, Benny. (hey!)
Welcome to my Underworld.
Let me treat you to a song.
A welcome gift.
I have the floor. It is mine, after all.
Muse, any requests?
Questions?

Are you really that good?

Dun, dow dow!

Loop it!

I wouldn’t say that I’m good
I wouldn’t say that I’m great
I wouldn’t say that my timing’s perfect
I wouldn’t say that I’m…late

But you can say that he’s
The best that’s ever been (The best that’s ever been)
The best you’ve ever seen (The best you’ve ever seen)
The best you’ve ever heard (The best you’ve ever heard)
And I haven’t even really sung a single word (No, he hasn’t even sung a single word)

I think I chose poorly.

Okay! Just getting a gauge.
Not your thing? Try again. Another request?

My friend is dead. Can you help me?

Mm hmm. Loop!

Mm hmm.

The river keeps secrets deep in the water
How far do you sink till you’re buried below?
I challenged the Fates and found my Eurydice
But you had to kill her and I won’t let it go

You’re asking the wrong person.

I hear your torment and your suffering
They made your love disappear
I lost a friend
If I can find her again
That’s why I’m here (That’s why I’m here)
That’s why I’m here

Orpheus, you’re here, for you are stubborn

This is when you say you’re certain
You had no control
But I saw you smiling
When your husband condemned my soul!

The throne was stolen
After I murdered the king
You should be grateful
And thank me for everything
And yet you scream
Like a boy, you kick the ground
I was a slave!

Eurydice is gone because you did nothing!

Orpheus, there was nothing I could do!

I saw your whispers
Poison behind your king (It wasn’t me!)
If I cannot have my revenge
You’re the next best thing

Hades abused you
Drove you mad
Persephone
Why do you want this so bad?
This is some homecoming

I refuse to walk away with nothing.

And no price is too high to pay for that, yes?

You have no idea.

I’ve spent millennia wondering
If I hadn’t tried to interfere (You’d be with her now)
But how?
I made a young and stubborn vow
That’s why I’m here
That’s why I’m here

I think Orpheus should stay right where he is.

We throw all our secrets
Into the water
It doesn’t take long
Till they spill out to sea
Yet there are some things
That even kings can never know
And my heart still sinks
For Eurydice
No, nothing has changed
And I won’t let it go

credits

from Stray Gods, released August 10, 2023
Cowritten by Austin Wintory & Tripod
Produced by Austin Wintory & Joris Hoogsteder

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