first time reading it after listening to it like a thousand times- the parallels that mitchell draws between death and capitalistic greed have aged like a fine wine. why we build the wall was written like a decade ago- pre orange president and…. art imitates life and life imitates art huh. definitely recommend looking up the lyrical changes through the history of the show- especially for the epics, i have a DEEP love for those songs. the connections drawn between eurydice and persephone are really powerful in the text. absolutely listen to the music though don’t just read- this musical BANGS