Hadestown Original Broadway Cast - Wait For Me II - Lyrics 

4:24 FREE EVA NOBLEZADA TIMESTAMP

That “it sounds like drumming” is a religious experience now

I LOVE how Hades says “it’s time for spring” in this version, instead of the original “it’s almost spring”. It may not seem like much of a difference, but the original version, he’s passive to Persephone’s departure - he doesn’t want her to go, he wants to keep her close even though it hurts her, but it’s the terms of their agreement. By saying “it’s time for spring”, though, he actively acknowledges that she must go and pushes her to leave, although it hurts him. He finally puts her needs above his own, and nudges her leave because he knows it’s what she needs. Such a small change, but it has SUCH an impact!

I honestly don’t blame him. If I heard the “it sounds like drumming” sung by Eva I would turn around 100%.

THE WAY SHE SINGS "I'm coming" AT THE END I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT I LITERALLY SQUEALED

For some reason I LOVE the way Persephone says, “Hades, you let them go”

the hades and persephone exchange will never not make me sob,,,,,,, they deserve a happy ending,,,,,,

When Orpheus says "It's not a trick?" he sounds so afraid and hopeful at the same time. It tugs my heartstrings every time.

The thing that gets me most about the ending is that Eurydice isn't singing, she's screaming, as if she hopes that Orpheus can hear her and that he'll trust her voice to follow. It's as if she believes that in some way or another, her singing will come through and keep his hopes up, and then when it's so quiet at the end, you'll know that he's scared, and that he doesn't trust anymore, and that he'll inevitably fail.

Sweet lil Orpheus, still calling him Mr. Hermes after all the shit he's been through.

I love Hades and Persephone’s dialogue. After everything they’ve been through and all the issues they’ve had, there’s hope that they’ll have a happy ending. Considering Hades usually isn’t a villain in Greek mythology and Persephone usually loves Hades in most interpretations, I like to think it worked out between the two of them.

Orpheus and Eurydice talking in sync I'm SOBBING

hermes confirms it is not a trick and the guy still turns around! oh this story frustrates me.

I love that even though Hades is technically the villain of this musical, he isn’t evil: he’s just. He gives them a fair second chance at love that ultimately fails because of Orpheus’ curiosity and distrust.

Hades said he let them "TRY". He knew that Orpheus would look back for her because he is associated with the Fates. If u didn't know, well, the Fates can tell the past, present and future. Hades knew they wouldn't make it out.

The ending with Eurydice singing is so ICONIC and one of my favorite parts of the musical, but I can’t lie... when Orpheus and Eurydice first sang the chorus and he sang so softly I started tearing up. It’s like listening to angels

The EMOTION in Hades's voice as he tells her it's almost spring. And the fates part. All the choruses too... This song gets me every time.

"hades you let them go" is so underrated. just the quiet joy and surprise in her voice, like she hadnt seen the man she loved in years and just now was able to see him in hades again 🥲

The "Doubt Comes In" theme that plays when the Fates speak at the back of Orpheus' mind at 3:10 before Hermes cautions him about doubt in the next verse is my favourite thing

THAT NOTE CHANGE MADE ME DESEASED !!!! I NEVER KNEW I COULD DIE

That "I'm coming" I'M DECEASED

I love how orpheus starts off as an optimist in the beginning, and eurydice starts as a pessimist, but as the story progresses they change, orpheus becomes pessimistic, and eurydice becomes optimistic.

This musical, despite saying "this is a tragedy, a failed love", and being a huge fan of Greek mythology since a child, I was still so fucking disappointed and heartbroken and like WHAT???? NO, HE HAD TO MAKE IT!!! AND THAT IS GOOD STORY TELLING

"Wait for me?" "I will." *I'm not crying, you're crying.*

OMG I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE DROPPED WITH THE ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE SONGS WTF OMG I WS CAUGHT OFF GUARD *happiness noises but also confused screaming*

You know, considering Hermes' speech at the beginning of the play, about how this is a tragic tale with a bitter end, but even though they will continue to tell it in the hope it will turn out better someday, it would be amazing if, when the time will come for the last performance, they actually were to do an alternative ending where Orpheus and Eurydice make it through the final trial without yielding to doubt and temptation. Like, I don't know, maybe when Orpheus is about to look back, at the last second, the characters decide that, no, it's not going to go like that this time around, Eurydice jumps behind her lover and put a hand on each side of his head to prevent him from committing the irreparable and help him keep his eyes on the road ahead. Thus, with the Fates having finally been checkmated, the play would have fulfilled its purpose, and the curtain would fall, for the first and last time, without any regret on their story and on the coming spring...

Eva on the 'Im coming' had me sHOOK IN THE BEST WAY

Orpheus and Eurydice's lines in synch at the start sound kind of like the doubled Orpheus from the concept album!

"The meanest dog you'll ever meet, he ain't the hound dog in the street. He bears some teeth and tears some skin, but that's the worst of him. No, the dog you really got to dread is the one that howls inside your head. It's him whose howling drives men mad and a mind to its undoing." The weight in these words.... Damn...

Is it weird that the worker’s verse is my favorite? 🙈

The way Reeve says "Mr. Hermes" just makes me want to hug and shelter him from the cruel world.

So I've been memeing in the comments of the last songs from this drop but Hermes' advice in this song is genuinely so impactful and helpful to me, I don't have any jokes here. "The meanest dog you'll ever meet He ain't the hound dog in the street. He bares some teeth and tears some skin, But brother, that's the worst of him. No, the dog you really got to dread is The one that howls inside your head. It's him whose howling drives men mad And a mind to its undoing."

I went to high school with Eva! Not gonna lie and say we were close, but she was nice! I didnt know she was in Hadestown! Thats super cool! Im proud of her!

3:12 First seeds of Orpheus' failure are here: The first time the Fates sang "Who are you?" to Orpheus, he had a rebuttal all set to go: the tune Hades sang when he met Persephone, a tune Orpheus plucked out of thin air. That's who he is - a bringer of kindness and beauty, whom the workers of Hadestown follow like flowers follow sunlight. But now the Fates are singing "Who are you?" again, and Orpheus has no answer.

It's sad how it shows frow the beggining of the song that orpheus is gonna turn around because he doesn't really trusts it's a trial, the doubt that hermes warn him grow from him since then.

2:48 These lines hit different when you realize that Hadestown closed in the Spring of 2020 and came back next fall... September 🤧

the opening notes sound like a more optimistic version of “flowers” I CAN’T

Y’all I literally CRIED when I saw these songs were out. Like actual fucking tears. Its how much this musical means to me. I just cant wait for the Epic I, II, and III

we've waited sO long for this masterpiece

Look, I'm not saying the chorus after Hades' "I will" makes me get misty eyes every time, but I'm totally saying it makes me get misty eyes every time.

I'm happy Hades and Persephone's story is a happy ending.

Imagine getting a hadestown ad on a hadestown video because I did 😂

"Wait for me" "I will" Gods I can't wait to see this

2:42 “And how about you and I? Are we gonna try again?” “It’s time for spring.. we’ll try again next fall” “Wait for me?” “I will” MY FUCKING HEART- BYE

i didnt think any version of this song could make me cry more than the live recording but ive been proven wrong

Oh my lord all my favourites coming out today.

*me during this entire song* UGH YEEEEES BEAUTIFUL SLAAAAAAAY QUEEN THIS. IS. A. MASTERPIECE!!!!!

ladies and gentlemen, this next stop is the most *iconic* part in the musical. Please try not to enjoy it too much, some people have fallen off of the train. Enjoy.

Eva's "I'm coming" gave me chills AND I DO NOT GET CHILLS FROM SONGS OFTEN and man I didn't expect this for this drop (I thought the Orpheus and Eurydice one) but I'm not complaining!!!

This might just be me but Orpheus gives off so many Peter Parker vibes throughout this musical

"do you trust yourselves? we do" and he fucking diDNT

Obviously, Eurydice's belt is amazing and gets a lot of attention here, but I need to talk about Hades and Persephone's exchange. It's so short and sweet, but it's the ultimate payoff of Wait For Me and their whole arc. It's easily one of my favorite parts of the entire musical.

I ship Hades and Persephone so bad and this song kills me.... like they’re going to try!

4:24 ICONIC!!

"Mr. hermes its not a trick?" "No! its a test" Dude legit got confirmation from a god and ya still looked back

HADES AND PERSEPHONE'S PART MADE ME CRY DAAAAAMMNN I LOVE 'EM 😩💗 HSJSKKD AND HADESTOWN DESERVE ALL THE LOVE AND RECOGNITION AAAAAAAAAAAA

Reeve Carney's voice is the sweetest thing I have ever heard

I've listened to the album SO many times but only recently have I realized that the notes of Doubt Comes In can be heard during the Fates' parts in Wait For Me and Wait For Me II

My acting class is using this song as our showcase piece, so this is such a great help! (we get cast next week, I’ll update y’all on how it goes) Update: I’m a worker (aka the chorus)

i can't find my weave

I have a love\hate relationship with this song

That riff was NOT in the promotional material and I was NOT READY

4:22 this is for me but it’s the part before Eurydice sings her little solo I love it.

You're only here for 4:24, admit it

Oddly enough, Every time I hear "it sounds like drumming", something gets in my eyes..Every.Single.time.

The ending of this song gets me every time I just want to blow up at how good it sounds

eva noblezada as jesus? more likely than u think

All these people having a emotional breakdown I'm just like Hades's voice Y E S

"ANd how about you and I?" This part is EVERYTHING

Hermes reminds me by voice of Shadow weaver from She-ra and it's making me feel all kinds of way

I’m literally dying I’ve been waiting so long for this song to be released

For those who somehow don't know the myth, or have watched this with no clue what's going to happen, er, Orpheus does indeed look back and Euridice ends back in the underworld.

"Wait for me?" "I will." This might be the most romantic exchange totaling five words that has ever been conceived. It's definitely a contender.

CHILLS... literal chills

MA GURL Eva just out there being a GODDESS

Miss Eva Noblezada did the damn thing once again

Me: *Knowing the myth as anyone but feeling dread at this musical* Orpheus pls don't ruin this! 😭😭👌 #ilovethissong

Hades gave him a challenge that Hades knew he wouldn't be able to complete himself. Hades would absolutely have turned to look for Persephone

This sends me into a higher plane of existence

This is the only song I've really listened to on the soundtrack and this still almost makes me cry :(

No matter how many times I hear it, this song always gives me chills

This song makes me cry every damn time

I'm learning about myths and I found this on tik tok and heard him yell Eurydice and I was like "ahh dope"

Persephone has to come and go from hell using the train because hades and her couldn’t prove they trusted one another.

I like how the original cast and broadway cast is completely. It has such a different feeling and I love them both so much.

Thank you very much for making this available on RU-vid. Please notice that a critical typo is at 1:55 where it says "drives men man" it should be "drives men mad".

THIS SONG GETS ME HYPED AND ALSO EMOTIONAL

Ok but why does no one acknowledge the spiritual experience you get when you hear 4:08?

the end was everything i’ve ever wanted oH MY LORD

The “Wait for me” “I will” makes me tear tf up

4:23 *i need this replay button*

Chills. Every. Single. Time.

I'mma seriously need for this musical to stop coming for my heart like this...

EVA’S RUN AT THE END IS NEW I GOT CHILLS

I wouldn’t turn around. If she wasn’t coming, me turning around would do nothing. But if she was and I turned around I would lose her. Either way if I turned around I wouldn’t have her. But if I kept walking their was a chance she would be there, and that’s as much as I need.

I accidently clicked on this instead of Wait for Me and I wasn't ready

I have LITERAL chills

Okay forever I thought too it was "show the way" but recently found that it's actually "show her the way" at least the lyrics on Apple music state it and I can actually here it if you listen closely.

god the riff...i have chills

Hermes has such a satisfying voice