{"id":509,"date":"2026-09-24T09:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottbevill.net\/HVA\/?p=509"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:22:18","slug":"good-riddance-and-lament-of-orpheus-from-hades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottbevill.net\/HVA\/archives\/509","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Good Riddance&#8221; and &#8220;Lament of Orpheus&#8221; from HADES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hades - Good Riddance Solos and Eurydice\/Orpheus Duet\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e05ClTDW9F4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Good Riddance&#8221;<br>Eurydice&#8217;s Song from <em>Hades<\/em>, performed by Ashley Barrett (written by Darren Korb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farewell<br>To all the earthly remains<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No burdens<br>No further debts to be paid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atlas<br>Can rest his weary bones<br>The weight of the world<br>All falls away<br>In time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goodbye<br>To all the plans that we made<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No contracts<br>I\u2019m free to do as I may<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No hunger<br>No sleep except to dream<br>Mild and warm<br>Safe from all harm<br>Calm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good riddance<br>To all the thieves<br>To all the fools that stifled me<br>They\u2019ve come and gone<br>And passed me by<br>Good riddance<br>To all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farewell<br>To all the \u0435arthly remains<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No burdens<br>No further d\u0435bts to be paid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atlas<br>Can rest his weary bones<br>The weight of the world<br>All falls away<br>In time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hades - Lament of Orpheus\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oll7pr4JVTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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