EPIC: The Ithaca Saga Musical Album Lyrics

[PENELOPE]
I'm supposed to choose a suitor to wear the crown
I said I would choose as soon as I weave this shroud
They don't know
That every night
I unthread all the work I've done
Cause I'd rather lie Than allow them to think they've won
Though I never thought I would resort to this
Just know I'll be here

Though I don't know how much longer I'll last
Since we saw that storm
And though it was so close to our kingdom
It was far from the norm
Unless
Oh, could it be some kind of sign
That my world is all about to change?
Is it finally time for the challenge I arranged?
Though I never thought that it would come to this
Just know I'll be here buying you time

[THE SUITORS]
Time is fleeting, it's running out
Time to be the man of the house (Penelope)

[PENELOPE]
Oh! Buying you time

[THE SUITORS]
Time is fleeting, it's running out
Time to be the man of the house (Penelope)

[PENELOPE]
Whoever can string my husband's old bow
And shoot through 12 axes cleanly
Will be the new king, sit down at the throne
And rule with me as their queen

Let the arrow fly
Once you know that your aim is true
Cause I'd rather die than grow old without the best of you
Though I never thought that these would be the lengths we'd go for love
I would not have it any other way

And though I never thought that it would end like this
Just know, I'll be here
Waiting, waiting

[SUITORS]
Penelope

[PENELOPE]
Waiting, waiting
[SUITORS]
Penelope

[PENELOPE]
Waiting, waiting
Oh

[SUITORS]
Whoever can string the old king's bow
And shoot through twelve axes cleanly
Will be the new king, sit down at the throne
Penelope as his queen
Where is he?
Where is the man who can string this bow? Woah...

[ANTINOUS]
Screw this competition, we've been here for hours
None of us can string this, we don't have the power
Screw this damn challenge, no more delays
Can't you guys see we're being played?
This is how they

[ANTINOUS, SUITORS]
Hold us down while the throne gets colder
Hold us down while we slowly age
Hold us down while the boy gets bolder
Where the hell is our pride and our rage?
Here and now, there's a chance for action
Here and now, we can take control
Here and now, burn it down to ashes
Channel the fire inside your soul

[ANTINOUS]
Haven't you noticed who's missing?
Don't you know the prince is not around
I heard he's on a diplomatic mission
And I heard today he comes back to town, so
I say we gather near the beaches
I say we wait 'til he arrives
Then, when he docks his ship, we can breach it
Let us leave now, today we can strike and

[ANTINOUS, SUITORS, ALL]
Hold him down 'til the boy stops shaking
Hold him down while I slit his throat
Hold him down while I slowly break his pride, his trust, his faith, and his bones
Cut him down into tiny pieces
Throw him down in the great below
When the crown wonders where the prince is
Only the ocean and I will know

[ANTINOUS]
And when the deed is done
The queen will have no one to
Stop us from breaking her bedroom door
Stop us from taking her love and more

[ANTINOUS, SUITORS, ALL]
And then we'll
Hold her down while her gate is open
Hold her down while I get a taste
Hold her down while I share her spoils
I will not let any part go to waste
Here and now, there's a chance for action (Chance for action!)
Here and now, we can take control (Take control!)
Here and now, burn it down to ashes
Channel the fire inside your soul and
Hold 'em down, hold 'em down (Hold him down! Oh!)
Hold 'em down, hold 'em down
Hold 'em down, hold 'em down (Hold 'em down!)
Channel the fire inside your soul, and-!

[ODYSSEUS]
For twenty years I've suffered every punishment and pain
From the wrath of gods and monsters
To the screams of comrades slain
I come back and find my palace desecrated, sacked like Troy
Worst of all, I hear you dare to touch my wife and hurt my boy!

[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
I... have had.... enough...

[ENSEMBLE (slowly)]
Odysseus
Odysseus
Odysseus
Ody-

[SUITOR]
In the heat of battle at the edge of of the unknown...

[SUITOR]
Somewhere in the shadows lurks an agile, deadly foe...

[SUITOR]
We have the advantage. We've the numbers and the might.

[SUITOR]
No... You don't understand it;
This man plans for every fight!

[An arrow strikes the last SUITOR, killing him.]

[ENSEMBLE]
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus

[SUITOR]
Where is he?
WHERE IS HE?!

[SUITOR]
Keep your head down!
He's aiming for the torches!

[SUITOR]
Our weapons... they're missing!

[SUITOR]
He's using the darkness to hide his approaches!

[SUITOR]
We're empty-handed
Up against an archer
Our only chance is to strike him in the darkness.

[SUITOR]
We know these halls!
The odds can be tilted!

[ODYSSEUS]
You don't think I know my own palace?
I BUILT IT!

[ODYSSEUS slaughters all six SUITORS]

[ENSEMBLE]
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus

[EURYMACHUS]
Old king, our leader is dead
You've destroyed the serpent's head
Now the rest of us are no longer a threat
Old king, forgive us instead
So that no more blood is shed
Let's have open arms instea-

[ODYSSEUS shoots EURYMACHUS]

[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
No...

[ENSEMBLE]
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus
Ody-sseus!

[AMPHINOMUS]
Damn, he's more cunning than I assumed
While we were busy plotting, he hid our weapons inside this room

[MELANTHIUS]
I find it hard to believe that the sharpest of kings
Left his armory unlocked

[AMPHINOMUS]
So what?
Now that we have armed ourselves
Let's make the bastard rot

[MELANTHIUS, spoken]
Behind you!

[TELEMACHUS stabs AMPHINOMUS]

[Instrumental break]

[TELEMACHUS]
Throw down those weapons
And I'll ensure you'll be spared

[MELANTHIUS]
After seeing what the king will do to us
We wouldn't dare

[TELEMACHUS]
I don't want to hurt you
But trust me, I've come prepared

[MELANTHIUS]
Ha! Your very presence has doomed the king, young prince
We don't fight fair

[TELEMACHUS, spoken]
Stop!

[MELANTHIUS]
Brothers, we have company, and he's made a grave mistake
Left the weapons room unlocked, and now they're ours to take
Brothers, come and arm yourselves
There's a chance for us to win
We can still defeat the king if we all attack the prince!

[SUITORS]
Where is he? Where is he?

[MELANTHIUS]
Capture him, he's our greatest chance!

[TELEMACHUS]
Get off me! Get off me!

[MELANTHIUS]
Fight 'til the prince can barely stand!

[SUITORS]
HOLD HIM DOWN! HOLD HIM DOWN!

[MELANTHIUS]
Make the king obey our command

[SUITORS]
HOLD HIM DOWN! HOLD HIM DOWN!

[MELANTHIUS]
'Cause if he won't, I'll break the kid's hands

[MELANTHIUS, spoken]
Got him!

[ODYSSEUS stabs MELANTHIUS]

[MELANTHIUS, spoken]
Mer...mer...

[ODYSSEUS]
Mercy? MERCY?!
My mercy has long since drowned
It died to bring me home
And as long as you're around
My family's fate is left unknown
You plotted to kill my son...
You planned to RAPE MY WIFE!
ALL OF YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!!

[ENSEMBLE]
Odysseus

[ODYSSEUS]
You filled my heart with hate
All of you who've done me wrong
THIS WILL BE YOUR FATE!

[ODYSSEUS beheads MELANTHIUS' corpse. The remaining SUITORS scream in terror as ODYSSEUS kills them all]

[ENSEMBLE, (slowly)]
O-dy-sse-us
O-dy-sse-us

[TELEMACHUS, spoken]
Father?

[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
Son...

[TELEMACHUS]
All my life, I'd have died to meet you
Thought about your name so much it hurts
For twenty years, I'd dreamt of how I'd greet you
Oh, and now you're here
I can't find the words

All my life I'd have died to know you
Days and nights I wish that I could show you
For twenty years I never could outgrow you
Oh, and now you're here

I can't help but wonder
What your world must be
If we're like each other
If I have your strength in me
All this time I've wondered
If you'd embrace me as your own
Twenty years I've wandered
For so long I've felt alone

[ODYSSEUS]
Oh my son, look how much you've grown
Oh my boy, the sweetest joy I've known
Twenty years ago I held you in my arms
How time has flown, oh

Used to say I'd make the storm clouds cry for you
Used to say I'd capture wind and sky for you
Held you in my arms prepared to die for you, oh
How times has flown

I can only wonder
What your world has been
Things you've had to suffer
And the strength you hold within
All I've ever wanted
Was to reunite with my own
Twenty years we've wandered
But today you're not alone

My son, I'm finally home!

[TELEMACHUS]
Father, how I've longed to see you!

[ODYSSEUS, ODYSSEUS & TELEMACHUS]
Telemachus, I'm home

[ODYSSEUS]
Go, tell your mother I'm home
I'll be there in a moment

[TELEMACHUS, spoken]
Of course

[ODYSSEUS]
Show yourself
I know you're watching me
Show yourself
You were never one for hellos

[ATHENA]
I can't help but wonder
What this world could be
If we all held each other with a bit more empathy
I can't help but feel like
I led you astray
What if there's a world where we don't have to live this way?

[ODYSSEUS]
If that world exists
It's far away from here
It's one I'll have to miss
For it's far beyond my years
You might live forever
So you can make it be
But I've got one endeavor
There's a girl I have to see

[ATHENA, spoken]
Very well...

[TELEMACHUS, spoken]
Father? She's waiting for you

[ODYSSEUS]
Penelope...

[ODYSSEUS opens the bedroom door]

[PENELOPE]
Is it you? Have my prayers been answered?
Is it really you standing there?
Or am I dreaming once more?
You look different
Your eyes look tired
Your frame is lighter
Your smile, torn
Is it really you, my love?

[ODYSSEUS]
I am not the man you fell in love with
I am not the man you once adored
I am not your kind and gentle husband
And I am not the love you knew before
Would you fall in love with me again
If you knew all I've done?
The things I cannot change
Would you love me all the same?
I know that you've been waiting
Waiting, for love

[PENELOPE]
What kinds of things did you do?

[ODYSSEUS]
Left a trail of red on every island
As I traded friends like objects I could use
Hurt more lives than I can count on my hands
But all of that was to bring me back to you
So tell me
Would you fall in love with me again
If you knew all I've done?
The things I can't undo
I am not the man you knew
I know that you've been waiting, waiting-

[PENELOPE]
If that's true, could you do me a favor?
Just a moment of labor, that could bring me some peace?
See that wedding bed?
Could you carry it over?
Lift it high on your shoulders
And take it far away from here?

[ODYSSEUS]
How could you say this?
I had built that wedding bed with my blood and sweat
Carved it into the olive tree where we first met
A symbol of my love everlasting
Do you realize what you have asked me?
The only way to move it is to it cut from its roots!

[PENELOPE]
Only my husband knew that
So I guess that makes him you!

[ODYSSEUS]
Penelope...

[PENELOPE]
I will fall in love with you
Over and over again
I don't care how, where, or when
No matter how long it's been
You're mine
Don't tell me you're not the same person
You're always my husband
And I've been waiting, waiting

[ODYSSEUS]
Penelope!

[PENELOPE, ODYSSEUS]
Waiting, waiting (Penelope)
Waiting, waiting
Waiting, oh!
For you...

[Instrumental]

[PENELOPE]
How long has it been?

[ODYSSEUS]
Twenty years

[PENELOPE & ODYSSEUS]
I love you...