[Intro] [Soft string instruments building, with a dark flute melody] (Oh, Hades, King of the Underworld… Listen to this tale…) [Verse 1] [Rap with a slow, dramatic beat, orchestral undertones] It all started in a field, in the light of the day, Persephone picking flowers, not knowing the way, A crack in the earth, black as the night, Hades emerged, pulled her out of sight. The earth trembled, the sky turned black, Ripped from her world, no turning back, Taken to the depths, where the shadows thrive, Where life and death meet, and the dead survive. (Chorus) [Choral echo, ominous tone] Persephone’s descent, to the dark unknown, In the Underworld, where no light is shown. Hades took her, as the shadows fall, Together they reign, the king and the thrall. [Verse 2] [Rap intensifies, with a heavy drumbeat] Demeter cried, the earth felt her pain, Famine and sorrow, nothing was the same. But Hades was patient, his plan was long, He needed a queen to stand strong. Perséfone, in the depths, found a crown, Not a prisoner, but a goddess of renown. A queen of the dead, by his side she’d stay, Reigning in darkness, night and day. (Chorus) [Choral echo] [Sung in unison] Persephone’s descent, to the dark unknown, In the Underworld, where no light is shown. Hades took her, as the shadows fall, Together they reign, the king and the thrall. [Bridge] [Slow instrumental break, haunting strings and wind] A deal was made, a compromise in the dark, For six months, she’d return to the earth’s spark. But in the Underworld, for the rest of the year, Perséfone’s reign would be crystal clear. The seasons change, life and death in line, Hades’ love for her, pure and divine. She’s his queen, but her heart still yearns, For the world above, where the sunlight burns. [Verse 3] [Rap with a reflective tone, building intensity] But don’t call it a curse, don’t call it wrong, For together they’re strong, together they belong. Hades and Persephone, a king and a queen, Their love immortal, in a world unseen. So when you speak of the lord of the dead, Remember his queen, by his side she’s led. In the darkness, their power is grown, The Underworld’s throne, forever their own. (Chorus) [Choral echo, ominous tone] Persephone’s descent, to the dark unknown, In the Underworld, where no light is shown. Hades took her, as the shadows fall, Together they reign, the king and the thrall.
