Hades, King of the Dead

Verse

Obsidian crown, light on my head

Grave-dust laugh—ha, ha (yeah)

Pomegranate drip on the lip—still red (still red)

Heel-bone drum goes dum-dum, step (step)

Skull-ring tap on the arm of the chair (tap, tap)

Cold-lantern eyes say beware (beware)

Oh-oh—down here we bargain in breath

I don't chase, I count (I count), I weigh your steps

Chorus

Hades, King of the Dead (say it, say it)

Hades, King of the Dead (play it, play it)

Down, down, down—ring the bone bell (ding-ding, brrr)

Come, come to me (come, come), pay your debt (pay it)

Hades, King of the Dead—uh-huh (uh-huh)

Stamp that gravebeat—da-da-da, tread (tread)

Hades, King of the Dead (oh-oh, oh-oh)

Hades, King of the—(shh)—King of the Dead

Verse

Styx in my veins, brine-black flood (yeah)

Two-coin taste, clack teeth—thud (clack)

Cerberus sings—ruff-ruff—no fetch (no)

Door-chain swing, iron neck (check)

I hum low—stone walls sway (sway)

Knee to the floor, then obey (okay)

Na-na, not mercy, not dread

Just balance, baby—steady the dead (steady the dead)

Verse

I don't blink at a god's bright crown (nah)

Gold melts quick in my ground (down)

I talk soft, the mountains nod (nod)

Count it, count it—odds with the odds (count it)

Alright—salt of the ash, I am (I am)

Wham-bam—gavel of bone, slam (slam)

Say my name till your fear turns lead

Hades, Hades—King of the Dead (King of the Dead)