Song Number: 1
Act: 1
Saga: Troy
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Zeus, Soldiers
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Luke Holt
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
Alright, my brothers, listen closely
Tonight, we make the Trojans pay
Ten years of war, they killed us slowly
But now we'll be the ones who slay
Think of your wives and your children
Your families wonder where you've been
They're growin' old, and yet you're still here
Do what I say and you'll see them again
SOLDIERS:
Yes, Sir
ODYSSEUS:
Diomedes will lead the charge
Agamemnon will flank the guards
Menelaus will let our mates through the gates
To take the whole city at large
Teucer will shoot any ambush attack
And Little Ajax will stay back
Nestor, secure Helen and protect her
Neo, avenge your father, kill the brothers of Hector
SOLDIERS:
Yes, Sir
ODYSSEUS:
Find that inner strength now
SOLIDERS:
Huh
ODYSSEUS:
Use that well of pride
SOLDIERS:
Huh
ODYSSEUS:
Fight through every pain now
SOLDIERS:
Huh
ODYSSEUS:
Ask yourself inside
What do you live for? What do you try for?
What do you wish for? What do you fight for?
SOLDIERS:
What do you live for? What do you try for?
What do you wish for? What do you fight for?
ODYSSEUS:
Penelope, Penelope
And Telemachus
I fight for us, I fight for us
SOLDIERS:
What do you live for?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Penelope
SOLDIERS:
What do you try for?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Telemachus
SOLDIERS:
What do you wish for?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
I'm on my way
SOLDIERS:
What do you fight for?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Attack!
[Battle cries and war sounds are heard
A figure approaches ODYSSEUS and stabs him]
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Argh
Who was that?
[Thunder, an eagle cries]
ZEUS:
A vision,
of what is to come,
cannot be outrun
Can only be dealt with right here and now
ODYSSEUS:
Tell me how
ZEUS:
I don't think you're ready
A mission to kill someone's son, a foe who won't run
Unlike anyone you have faced before
ODYSSEUS:
Say no more, I know that I'm ready
ZEUS & GODS:
I don't think you're ready
ODYSSEUS:
It's just an infant, it's just a boy
What sort of imminent threat does he pose
That I cannot avoid?
ZEUS:
This is the son of none other
Than Troy's very own prince Hector
Know that he will grow from a boy to an avenger
One fumed with rage as you're consumed by age
ZEUS & GODS:
If you don't end him now, you'll have no one left to save
ZEUS:
You can say goodbye to
GODS:
Penelope
ZEUS:
You can say goodbye to
GODS:
Penelope
ODYSSEUS:
I could raise him as my own
ZEUS & GODS:
He will burn your house and throne
ODYSSEUS:
Or send him far away from home
ZEUS & GODS:
He'll find you wherever you go
ODYSSEUS:
Make sure his past is never known
ZEUS & GODS:
The gods will make it known
ODYSSEUS:
I'd rather bleed for ya, I'm on my knees for ya
ZEUS & GODS:
We're bringing you down on your knees for ya
ODYSSEUS:
I'm begging please
ZEUS & GODS:
Oh, this is the will of the gods
ODYSSEUS:
Please don't make me do this, don't make me do this
ZEUS:
The blood on your hands is something you won't lose
ZEUS & GODS:
All you can choose is whose
Song Number: 2
Act: 1
Saga: Troy
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Soldiers
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
I look into your eyes and I
Think back to the son of mine
You're as old as he was when I left for war
Will these actions haunt my days? Every man I've slain?
Is the price I pay endless pain?
Close your eyes and spare yourself the view
How could I hurt you?
I'm just a man who's trying to go home
Even after all the years away from what I've known
I'm just a man who's fighting for his life
Deep down I would trade the world to see my son and wife
I'm just a man
But when does a comet become a meteor?
When does a candle become a blaze?
When does a man become a monster?
When does a ripple become a tidal wave?
When does the reason become the blame?
When does a man become a monster?
SOLDIERS:
When does a comet become a meteor?
When does a candle become a blaze?
ODYSSEUS:
Forgive me
SOLDIERS:
When does a man become a monster?
ODYSSEUS:
Forgive me
SOLDIERS:
When does a man become a monster?
ODYSSEUS:
Forgive me
ODYSSEUS:
I'm just a man
Song Number: 3
Act: 1
Saga: Troy
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Eurylochus, Polites, Soldiers
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Armando Julian, Steven Dookie
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
Six hundred men
Six hundred men under my command
With only one goal in mind
SOLDIERS:
Make it back alive to our homeland
ODYSSEUS:
Six hundred men, six hundred miles of open sea
But the problem's not the distance
SOLDIERS:
It's what lies in between
ODYSSEUS:
And Ithaca's waiting
SOLDIERS:
Ithaca's waiting
ODYSSEUS:
My kingdom is waiting
SOLDIERS:
The kingdom is waiting
ODYSSEUS:
Penelope's
SOLDIERS and ODYSSEUS:
waitin'
ODYSSEUS:
for me
So full speed ahead, full speed ahead
EURYLOCHUS:
Captain
SOLDIERS:
(Eurylochus)
EURYLOCHUS:
Six hundred men
SOLDIERS:
Six hundred men
EUROLYCHS:
Six hundred men with big mouths to feed
And we've run out of supplies to eat
SOLDIERS:
Curse the war, our food store's depleted
EURYLOCHUS:
Six hundred men
SOLDIERS:
Six hundred men
ODYSSUES:
Six hundred reasons to take what we can
So Captain, what's the plan?
SOLDIERS:
Captain, what's the plan?
ODDYSEUS:
Watch where the birds fly
SOLDIERS:
Watch where the birds fly
ODYSSEUS:
They will lead us to land
SOLDIERS:
They will lead us to land
ODYSSEUS:
There we'll hunt for food,
ODYSSEUS, EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS:
my second in command
ODYSSEUS:
Now full speed ahead
[EURYLOCHUS, EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS, ODYSSEUS]
EURYLOCHUS:
We're up, we're off, and away we go
EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS:
We're up, we're off, and away we go
ODYSSEUS:
Full speed ahead
EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS:
We're up, we're off, and away we go
POLITES:
Captain!
ODYSSEUS:
Polites!
POLITES:
Look! There in the distance, I see an island
I see a light that faintly glows
Maybe they're people lighting a fire
Maybe they'll share some food, who knows?
ODYSSEUS:
Something feels off here, I see fire but there's no smoke
:EURYLOCHUS:
I say we strike first, we don't have time to waste
So let's raid the place andā
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
No...
ODYSSEUS:
Polites, gear up, you and I'll go ahead
POLITES:
You and I'll go ahead
ODYSSEUS:
We should try to find a way no one ends up dead
EURYLOCHUS:
We don't know what's ahead
ODYSSEUS:
Give me 'til sunrise, and if we don't return
Then six hundred men can make this whole place burn
Now full speed ahead,
ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS, ALL:
full speed ahead
SOLDIERS:
Full speed ahead
We're up, we're off, and away we go
We're up, we're off, and away we go
Full speed ahead
We're up, we're off, and away we go
We're up, we're off, and aā
ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS, ALL:
Full speed ahead
Song Number: 4
Act: 1
Saga: Troy
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Polites, Lotus Eaters
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Steven Dookie
Lyrics: POLITES:
You can relax, my friend
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Huh?
POLITES:
I can tell you're getting nervous
So do yourself a service
And try to relax my friend
ODYSSEUS:
I'm fine, Polites
POLITES:
Think of all that we have been through
We'll survive what we get into
I know that you're tired of the war and bloodshed
Tell me, is this how we're supposed to live?
Look at how you grip your sword enough said
Why should we take when we could give?
You could show a person that you trust them
When you stop and lower your guard
Here we have a chance for some adjustment
Give it a try, it's not that hard
I'm telling you
This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
Whatever we face, we'll be fine if we're leading from the heart
No matter the place, we can light up the world
Here's how to start:
Greet the world with open arms
Greet the world with open arms
LOTUS EATERS, spoken:
Welcome!
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Stay back!
LOTUS EATERS, spoken:
Stay back!
POLITES:
My friend, greet the world with open arms
ODYSSEUS:
We're only here for food
LOTUS EATERS:
Food
ODYSSEUS:
Six hundred friends are waiting
for us to show our faces
LOTUS EATERS:
Food
ODYSSEUS:
Stay back, I'm warning you!
LOTUS EATERS, spoken:
Food! (Om-nom-nom!)
ODYSSEUS:
If we don't get back safely
my men will turn this place into blazes
LOTUS EATERS, spoken:
Here you go!
POLITES:
See? This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
Whatever we face, we'll be fine if we're leading from the heart
No matter the place, we can light up the world
Here's how to start:
Greet the world with open arms
Greet the world with open arms
ODYSSEUS:
My friend, I wish that I could say that I agree
But look at the way this fruit is glowing and filled with glowing seeds
It took me a while to notice what kind of fruit they eat
It's a lotus, it controls your mind and never lets you free
That's what we'd get with open arms
POLITES:
Lotus eaters, I'd like to show my friend that kindness is brave
Could you tell me where there's other food to eat?
LOTUS EATERS, spoken:
The cave (Scary cave)
POLITES:
A cave! You're saying there's a cave where we could feast?
And where do we sail to find this food-filled cave?
LOTUS EATERS, spoken:
East! (That way!)
POLITES:
Thank you!
LOTUS EATERS, spoken:
Welcome!
POLITES:
This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
I see in your face, there is so much guilt inside your heart
So why not replace it and light up the world
Here's how to start:
Greet the world with open arms
Greet the world with open arms
ODYSSEUS:
Greet the world with open arms
POLITES:
You can relax, my friend
Song Number: 5
Act: 1
Saga: Troy
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Athena
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Teagan Earley
Lyrics: ATHENA:
Have you forgotten the lessons I taught you?
ODYSSEUS:
Athena!
ATHENA:
Have you forgotten to turn off your heart? This is not you
I see you changing from how I've designed you
Have you forgotten your purpose? Let me remind you
Goddess of Wisdom, Master of War
My life has one mission, create the greatest warrior
I had a challenge, a test of skill
A magic boar only the best could kill
One day a boy came for the thrill
A boy whose mind rivaled the boar's own will
ODYSSEUS:
Let's go!
ATHENA:
Maybe one day he'll follow me
And we'll make a greater tomorrow, then they'll see
I know he'll change the world
'Cause he is a warrior of the mind
Maybe one day I'll reach him
And we can build his skills as I teach him
If there's a problem, he'll have the answer
He is a warrior of the mind
ODYSSEUS:
Show yourself
I know you're watching me
Show yourself
I can see you
ATHENA:
How can you see through my spell?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Haha! I was lying and you fell for my bluff
Hahahaha
ATHENA:
Well done, enlighten me, what's your name?
ODYSSEUS:
You first, and maybe I'll do the same
ATHENA:
Nice try, but two can play this game
ODYSSEUS
Nah, don't be modest
I know you're a goddess
So let's be honest
You are Athena
ENSEMBLE:
Athena
ODYSSUES:
Badass in the arena
Unmatched, witty, and queen of
The best strategies we've seen
ATHENA:
If you're looking for a mentor, I'll make sure your time's well spent
ODYSSEUS:
Sounds like a plan
Goddess and man
Bestest of friends
ATHENA:
We'll see where it ends
ODYSSEUS:
Okay
ATHENA:
Maybe one day they'll follow me and we'll
ODYSSEUS & ATHENA:
Make a greater tomorrow, then they'll see
I know we'll change the world
'Cause we are the warriors of the mind
Maybe one day we'll reach them
And we can build their skills as we teach them
If there's a problem, we'll have the answer
We are the warriors of the mind
ATHENA:
I still intend to make sure you don't fall behind
Don't forget that you're a warrior of a very special kind
You are a warrior of the mind
Don't disappoint me
Song Number: 6
Act: 1
Saga: Cyclops
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Eurylochus, Polites, Polyphemus
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Armando Julian, Steven Dookie
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Over here!
POLITES:
Look at all this food, look at all these sheep
I can't believe this cave has all this for us to keep
EURYLOCHUS:
I've gotta hand it to you both, this is quite the treat
There are enough sheep here to feed the entire fleet
ODYSSEUS:
It's almost too perfect, too good to be true
Why would the lotus eaters pass up on all this food?
POLYPHEMUS, spoken:
Who are you?!
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Hey there!
We're just travelers
We come in peace
POLYPHEMUS:
You killed my sheep
My favorite sheep
What gives you the right to deal a pain so deep?
Don't you know that pain you sow is pain you reap?
Time to drink
Your blood over where you stand
Your life now is in my hand
Before I'm done
You will learn that it's not so fun to take
You came to my home to steal
But now you'll become my meal
A trade, you see?
Take from you like you took from me
ODYSSEUS:
There's been a misunderstanding
We never came here to steal
But now that I see we've done some damage
Maybe you and I can make a deal
I'll give you our finest treasure
So long as we leave alive
You can keep the world's best tasting wine
POLYPHEMUS, spoken:
Wine?
ODYSSEUS:
Have a drink
One sip and you'll understand
The power that's in your hands
A wine so fresh
You'd never wanna eat human flesh again
Then we shall be on our way
No bloodshed in here today
A trade, you see?
A gift from you and a gift from me
POLYPHEMUS:
Ah, I'd like to thank you
Stranger, what's your name?
ODYSSEUS:
My name is Nobody, Nobody, Nobody
POLYPHEMUS:
Nobody, for your gift I've one to reply
ODYSSEUS:
I'm so glad we see eye to eye
POLYPHEMUS:
Yes, you shall be the final man to die
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
What?
WATCH OUT!!
Song Number: 7
Act: 1
Saga: Cyclops
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Polyphemus, Eurylochus, Polites
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Armando Julian, Steven Dookie
Lyrics: ENSEMBLE:
Po-ly-phe-mus
Po-ly-phe-mus
ODYSSEUS:
My brothers
The rest of our fleet
They wait at the beach
And if we're defeated, they're good as dead
Straight ahead, that is who we're fighting
ENSEMBLE:
Po-ly-phe-mus
ODYSSEUS:
No backup, no chance for support
So draw out your swords
Our foe must be thwarted right here and now
Show me, how great is your will to survive?
Six hundred lives at stake, it's just one life to take
And when we kill him, then our journey's over
No dying on me now, defeat is not allowed
We must live through this day
So fight, fight, fight
[Battle sounds]
ODYSSEUS:
Surround him!
SOLDIERs:
Surround him!
OPDYSSEUS:
Attack from behind, keep distance in mind
And stay in his blindspot and strike his heels
SOLDIERS:
Strike the heels!
ODYSSUES:
Show him that we're deadly
SOLDIERS:
Ha! Ha!
ODYSSEUS:
Exhaust him
SOLDIERS:
Exhaust him!
ODYSSEUS:
Don't let him get close, he's strong but he's slow
He can't land a blow if we're out of reach
Find a breach
Stand up and fight for your lives
SOLDIERS:
Six hundred lives at stake
It's just one life to take
And when we kill him then our journey's over
ODYSSEUS:
Push forward!
SOLDIERS:
No dying on us now
Defeat is not allowed
We must live through this day so
Fight, fight, fight
[Battle sounds]
POLITES, spoken:
Captainā¦
POLYPHEMUS, spoken:
Enough
SOLDIER, spoken:
He's got a clubā¦
HE'S GOT A CLU-!
SOLDIER, spoken:
What are our orders?
Captain? CAPTAI-!
POLYPHEMUS:
You've hurt me enough
Six hundred lives I'll take
Six hundred lives I'll break
And when I kill you then my pain is over
You're dying here and now
Escape is not allowed
You won't live through this day, now die, di-i-iā
[POLYPHEMUS falls to the ground]
Song Number: 8
Act: 1
Saga: Cyclops
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Eurylochus, Polyphemus, Athena
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans Armando Julian Teagan Earley
Lyrics: URYLOCHUS:
Captain!
Captain!
Captain!
Captain!
ODYSSEUS:
We must move quickly, we don't have much time
He didn't notice I mixed lotus in his wine
Mark my words now, this is not the end
EURYLOCHUS:
But captain, what'll we do with our fallen friends?
ODYSSEUS:
Remember them
When the fire begins to fade
For the fallen and afraid
We are not to let them die in vain
SOLDIERS:
Remember them
We're the ones who carry on
The flames of those who've gone
And our comrades will not die in vain
ODYSSEUS:
I need all our hands on his club
This is how we're getting out of here
Use your swords to sharpen the stub
And turn it to a giant spear
SOLDIERS (spoken):
Let's kill him!
ODYSSEUS:
His body is blocking the path
If we kill him we'll be stuck inside
EURYLOCHUS:
Captain, where do we attack him?
ODYSSEUS:
We gotta stab him in the eye
SOLDIERS (spoken):
Yes, sir!
SOLDIERS:
Remember them
When the fire begins to fade
For the fallen and afraid
We are not to let them die in vain
ODYSSEUS:
Remember them
We're the ones who carry on
The flames of those who've gone
And our comrades will not die in vain
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Now!
[POLYPHEMUS roars as the SOLDIERS stab him in his eye]
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Scatter!
CYCLOPES:
Who hurts you?
EURYLOCHUS (spoken):
There are more of them?!
CYCLOPES:
Who hurts you?
ODYSSEUS (whispered):
Hide!
CYCLOPES:
Who hurts you?
EURYLOCHUS:
Captain, we should run!
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Wait...
CYCLOPES:
Who hurts you?
EURYLOCHUS:
Captain, please!
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Wait!
POLYPHEMUS:
It was Nobody, Nobody
CYCLOPES:
If nobody hurts you, be silent
POLYPHEMUS (spoken):
Don't go!
ODYSSEUS:
Let's grab the sheep and away we go
ATHENA:
Have you forgotten the lessons I taught you?
He's still a threat until he's dead
ATHENA (spoken):
Finish it!
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
No...
ATHENA (spoken):
No?
ODYSSEUS:
What good would killing do
When mercy is a skill more of this world could learn to use
My friend is dead, our foe is blind
The blood we shed, it never dries
Is this what it means to be a warrior of the mind?
ATHENA (spoken):
Don't!
ODYSSEUS:
Hey, Cyclops!
When we met, I led with peace
While you fed your inner beast
But my comrades will not die in vain
Remember them
The next time that you dare choose not to spare
Remember them
Remember us
Remember me
I'm the reigning king of Ithaca
I am neither man nor mythical
I am your darkest moment
I am the infamous...
ODYSSEUS!!!
Song Number: 9
Act: 1
Saga: Cyclops
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Athena
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Teagan Earley
Lyrics: ATHENA:
You are reckless, sentimental at best
That's not a teaching of mine
Youāve grown soft, your dead friends can attest
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Hey!
ATHENA:
Put your emotions aside
You're a warrior meant to lead the rest
I don't know where I went wrong
But I warned you, and you failed the test
So now Iām gone
This way, you'll know what your place is
This way, you can't cross the line
This way, when all is over you'll keep yours and I'll keep mine
This way, you won't disappoint me
This way, you won't waste my time
This way, I'll close the door
Consider this as my goodbye
ODYSSEUS:
Thatās just like you, why should I be surprised?
Selfish and prideful and vain
Unlike you, every time someone dies
Iām left to deal with the strain
What's a title that a goddess could lend if Iāll never sleep at night?
I'll remind you I saw you as a friend
But now we're done
This way, you're out of my head now
This way, you wonāt plague my life
This way, when all is done, you're out of sight and out of mind
This way, you get what you wanted
This way, you can save your time
This way, you close the door and have your damn goodbye
ATHENA:
You're not looking for a mentor
I'm not looking for a friend
I mistook you for a general
What a waste of effort spent
ODYSSEUS:
At least I know what I'm fighting for
While you're fighting to be known
Since you claim you're so much wiser
Why's your life spent all alone?
You're alone!
ATHENA:
One day, you'll hear what I'm saying
One day, you might understand
One day, but not today, for after all you'reā
ENSEMBLE:
Just a man
ATHENA & ENSEMBLE:
This day, you sever your own head
This day, you cut the line
This day, you lost it all
Consider this as my goodbye
Oh-oh-oh
Consider this as my goodbye
Oh-oh-oh
This is my goodbye
Oh-oh-oh
Consider this as my goodbye
Oh-oh-oh
This is my goodbye
Song Number: 10
Act: 1
Saga: Ocean
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Eurylochus, Perimedes, Elpanor
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Armando Julian, Ayron Alexander, Luke Holt
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
These waves and tides have grown in strength and size
Is it nature or divine or a blessing in disguise?
Our home's in sight, this storm's our final fight
There's no time to die
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Comrades!
CREW (spoken):
Sir!
ODYSSEUS:
Brace for a storm
CREW:
Storm
ODYSSEUS:
The likes of which we've never seen before
Brace for a storm
CREW:
Storm
ODYSSEUS:
With home so close, we must keep pushing forward
SOLDIERS:
Full speed ahead!
ODYSSEUS:
Head towards the island but avoid the crashing waves
Tread where the tide is flat and then you will be safe
EURYLOCHUS:
Captain, we will capsize with these waves, our fleet will fail
ODYSSEUS:
Have them follow my ship, I'll ensure that we prevail
Storm
CREW:
Storm
EURYLOCHUS:
We're taking too much damage to survive
ODYSSEUS & CREW:
We'll beat this storm
CREW:
Storm
EURYLOCHUS:
At this rate, we won't make it out alive
PERIMEDES & ELPENOR (spoken):
Captain, look!
ODYSSEUS & EURYLOCHUS:
An island in the sky...
ODYSSEUS:
Eurylochus, grab the harpoons.
As many as you can find.
EURYLOCHUS:
What do you have in mind?
ODYSSEUS:
We're gonna shoot for the sky.
EURYLOCHUS:
What?
CREW:
Storm! Storm!
ODYSSEUS:
Everyone grab a harpoon and aim it high!
CREW:
Storm! Storm!
ODYSSEUS:
We're shooting for the island in the sky!
In the sky!
Song Number: 11
Act: 1
Saga: Ocean
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Eurylochus
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Armando Julian
Lyrics: EURYLOCHUS:
Please don't tell me you're about to do
What I think you'll do
ODYSSEUS:
You've heard theā
legendsā
of the islandā
in the sky
This proves they'reā
true
We're in the home of the wind god
EURYLOCHUS:
We don't know for sure
ODYSSEUS:
How many floating islands have you seen before?
This is the home of the wind god
EURYLOCHUS:
And what's your plan?
ODYSSEUS:
I'm gonna climb to the top and ask him for a hand
EURYLOCHUS:
You could be caught off guard and lose your life
Or piss off this god and infuse us with strife
Don't forget how dangerous the gods are
ODYSSEUS:
Have faith, friend, we've come this far
EURYLOCHUS:
Yes, but
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
how
EURYLOCHUS:
much longer 'til your luck runs out?
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
How
EURYLOCHUS:
much longer 'til the show goes south?
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
How
EURYLOCHUS:
much longer 'til we all fall down?
You rely on wit, and people die on it, woah
ODYSSEUS:
I still believe in goodness
I still believe that we could be kind
Lead from the heart, and see what starts
EURYLOCHUS:
And what will we do when it tears us apart?
ODYSSEUS:
Where is this coming from, my friend?
EURYLOCHUS:
I just don't wanna see another life end
You're like the brother I could never do without
ODYSSEUS:
And suddenly you doubt that I could figure this out?
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
Captain,
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
how
EURYLOCHUS:
much longer 'til your luck runs out?
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
How
EURYLOCHUS:
much longer 'til the show goes south?
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
How
EURYLOCHUS:
much longer 'til we all fall down?
EURYLOCHUS & CREW:
You rely on wit, and people die on it, woah
How much longer 'til the snake breaks free?
How much longer 'til your great days cease?
How much longer 'til your strength takes leave?
You rely on wit, and people die on it, woah
ODYSSEUS:
Thank you for the concern, but brother, I can assure you
Our journey is almost done
I understand that we're tired
I understand that we're fazed
But don't forget how much we've already faced
I took 600 men to war and not one of them died there
In case you needed a reminder
If you'd like to speak more, let me pull you aside then
I need to talk to you in private
I can't have you planting seeds of doubt
I can't have you disagreeing each route
I need you to always be devout and comply with this
Or we'll all die in this
Okay?
EURYLOCHUS (spoken):
Okay...
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Thank you!
Song Number: 12
Act: 1
Saga: Ocean
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Aeolus, Winions, Perimedes, Elpenor, Penelope, Telemachus, Eurylochus, Poseidon
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Kira Beth Stone, Ayron Alexander, Luke Holt, Anna Lea, Miguel Veloso, Armando Julian, Steven Rodriguez
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
Great Wind God Aeolus
I don't know if you know this
But our path to home is blocked by an impenetrable storm
I ask for your assistance
So we at last can go the distance
Can you cast the perfect winds for us and aid our journey home?
AEOLUS:
Ha ha ha
I am the wind, twisting and turning
I give the fire enough to stay burning
Letās play a game
ODYSSEUS:
A game?
AEOLUS:
That's what I'm serving
And if you win, you will get what youāre yearning
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Deal!
AEOLUS:
Take a look right here at this bag
It has the winds of the storm all trapped
All you gotta do is not open this bag
ODYSSEUS:
Sounds too easy, whatās the catch?
AEOLUS:
Ha ha ha!
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
WINIONS:
Never really know who you can trust
AEOLUS:
If they wanna get the bag open, you gotta say "no, sir"
WINIONS:
Sometimes killing is a must
ODYSSEUS:
What?
AEOLUS:
āCause the end always justifies the means
Friends turn into foes in rivalries
So keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Never really know who you can trust
PERIMEDES:
Captain! Whatās happening?
ELPENOR:
Whatās trapped in that bag?
ODYSSEUS:
Something dangerous, friends!
We mustnāt lag!
WINIONS:
Itās treasure!
ODYSSEUS:
What?
WINIONS:
Buh-bye!
PERIMEDES:
Open the bag!
ELPENOR:
Letās see what you got!
ODYSSEUS:
No, do not!
Everybody listen closely
See how the bag is closed?
Thatās how itās supposed to be
This bag has the storm inside!
We cannot let the treasure rumor fly!
PERIMEDES & ELPENOR:
Weāll try!
AEOLUS, CREW & WINIONS:
Keep your friends and your enemies closer!
CREW & WINIONS:
Never really know who you can trust!
AEOLUS:
Now they wanna get the bag open so they can have closure!
CREW & WINIONS:
Sometimes, sneaking is a must!
AEOLUS:
Cause the end always justifies the means
Everythingās changed since Polites, so!
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer!
Never really know who you can trust!
ODYSSEUS:
For nine days, Iāve stayed wide awake
Tryna make it home with no storm or tidal wave
I remain unopposed, the bag is still closed
And Iām getting closer to you...
Penelope
I canāt wait to make some new memories...
Telemachus
Time for me to be the father I never was
PENELOPE & TELEMACHUS:
Just keep your eyes open
ODYSSUES:
Why are my eyes and my heart and my soul so heavy
PENELOPE & TELEMACHUS:
Just keep your eyes open
ODYSSUES:
I keep on trying to embrace you both, why wonāt you let me
PENELOPE & TELEMACHUS:
Just keep your eyes open
ODYSSUES
So much has changed, but Iām the same, yes Iām the same
PENELOPE & TELEMACHUS:
Just keep your eyes open
CREW:
Keep your eyes open
PENELOPE:
Wake up!
Wake up, Odysseus, theyāre opening the bag
Wake up!
ODYSSEUS:
No!
AEOLUS, WINIONS, CREW:
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
CREW:
Never really know who you can trust
WINIONS:
Never really know who you can trust
CREW:
Storm!
WINIONS:
Full speed ahead!
ODYSSEUS:
Whereās the storm taking us?
AEOLUS:
I said to keep the bag closed, but you werenāt compliant
If I had to guess? Youāre heading to theā
AEOLUS & WINIONS:
Land of the giants!
CREW:
Storm, storm!
ODYSSEUS:
Help me close the bag!
EURYLOCHUS:
But sir, itās too late
ODYSSEUS:
We can save whatever wind is left to use another day
Come on!
POSEIDON (spoken):
ODYSSEUS OF ITHACA!!!
Do you know who I aā
Song Number: 13
Act: 1
Saga: Ocean
Characters Heard: Poseidon, Odysseus
Voice Actors: Steven Rodriguez, Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: LAESTRYGONIANS:
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon
ODYSSEUS:
Poseidon
POSEIDON:
In all my years of living
It isn't very often that I get pissed off
I try to chill with the waves
But damn, you've crossed the line
I've been so gracious
And yet, you hurt the son of mine
That's right, the cyclops you made blind, is mine
ODYSSEUS:
No
POSEIDON:
I'm left without a choice
And without a doubt
Guess the pack of wolves is swimming with the shark now
I've gotta make you bleed
I need to see you drown
But before you go, I need to make you learn how
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
LAESTRYGONIANS:
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
POSEIDON:
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ourselves
You are the worst kind of good
Cause you're not even great
A Greek who reeks of false righteousness
That's what I hate
Cause you fight to save lives
But won't kill and don't get the job done
I mean you totally could have avoided all this
Had you just killed my son
But no
You are far too nice
Mercy has a price
It's the final crack we're about to break the ice now
You reveal your name
Then you let him live
Unlike you I've got no mercy left to give cause
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ourselves
And now it is finally time
To say goodbye
Today, you die
Unless, of course, you apologize
For my son's pain
And all his cries
ODYSSEUS:
Poseidon, we meant no harm
We only hurt him to disarm him
We took no pleasure in his pain
We only wanted to escape
POSEIDON:
The line between naĆÆvetĆ© and
Hopefulness is almost invisible
So close your heart
The world is dark and
POSEIDON & LAESTRYGONIANS:
Ruthlessness is mercyā
POSEIDON:
Die
LAESTRYGONIANS:
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourā
CREW:
Captain
LAESTRYGONIANS:
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourā
CREW:
Captain
LAESTRYGONIANS:
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourā
CREW:
Captain
Ruthlessness is
ODYSSEUS:
What have you done?
CREW:
When does a ripple become a tidal wave?
POSEIDON:
Forty-three left under your command
CREW:
When does man become a monster?
POSEIDON:
I am your darkest moment
The monster that always draws near
Any last words?
ODYSSEUS:
All I gotta do is open this bag
POSEIDON:
What?
*Storm Noises*
Remember me
Song Number: 14
Act: 1
Saga: Circe
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Eurylochus, Circe
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Armando Julian, Talya Sindel
Lyrics: EURYLOCHUS:
Captain...
I have something that I must confess
Something that I must get off my chest
Until it is said, I cannot rest
Captain?
ODYSSEUS:
Eurylochus
Go make sure this island is secure
EURYLOCHUS:
But captain...
ODYSSEUS:
There's only so much left we can endure
Whatever you need to say can wait some more
Of that, I'm sure
EURYLOCHUS:
Okay.
Instrumental
ODYSSEUS:
Eurylochus back so soon?
Where's the rest of your crew?
By the gods, what happened to you?!
EURYLOCHUS:
We came across a palace
Inside we heard a voice
It seemed to show no malice
To greet it was our choice, but nothing could prepare us for the power
that awaited inside...
ODYSSEUS:
What did this palace hide?
EURYLOCHUS:
Sir, since we left home we've faced a variety of foes from a wide range of places
Gods, monsters, you know the roster, hostile creatures that we could resist
But this was a hell of a twist, cause we are weak to a power like this
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
What was it?
EURYLOCHUS (spoken):
A woman!
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
What?
EURYLOCHUS (spoken):
She had us in just two words
CIRCE:
Come inside
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Damn
CIRCE:
Welcome to the best part of your lives
Go ahead and rest wherever you like
I got you, don't worry Circe's got you now
EURYLOCHUS (spoken):
Only I stayed outside, but the rest went in
CIRCE, SOLDIERS:
Take a seat Aye!
Let me bring you all something to eat Aye!
I bet you're tired from the years spent on your feet Aye!
I got you, don't worry Circe's got you now
EURYLOCHUS (spoken):
By the time they ate, it was far too late
EURYLOCHUS, CIRCE:
For inside the meal, think of your past
She had cast a spell, and your mistakes
They began to squeal, they'll be the last
And grow snouts and tails, mistakes you'll make
She changed them
CIRCE:
I got all the power, yeah, I got all the power
No, I'm not a player, I'm a puppeteer
No, I don't play, I puppeteer, yeah
EURYLOCHUS, CIRCE:
They transformed, this is the price
And it wasn't quick, we pay to live
She turned our men, the world does not
From men to pigs, tend to forgive
She changed them
CIRCE:
I got all the power, yeah, I got all the power
No, I'm not a player, I'm a puppeteer
No, I don't play, I puppeteer, yeah
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
We have to go save them
EURYLOCHUS:
No we don't
Look at all we've lost and all we've learned
Every single cost is so much more than what we've earned
Think about the men we have left before there are none
Let's just cut our losses, you and I, and let's run
ODYSSEUS:
Of course I'd like to leave now, of course I'd like to run
But I can hardly sleep now knowing everything we've done
There's no length I wouldn't go if it was you I had to save
I can only hope you'd do the same
EURYLOCHUS, CIRCE:
I can hear her still no one will find
And her voice deceives their way between
What if she can't be killed? my nymphs and I,
Will you choose to leave? their loving queen
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
I don't know
CIRCE:
I've got all the power, yeah, I've got all the power
No, I'm not a player, I'm a puppeteer
No, I don't play, I puppeteer, yeah
EURYLOCHUS:
She's a clever witch
CIRCE:
this is the price
EURYLOCHUS:
And she's hard to slay
CIRCE:
we pay to love
EURYLOCHUS:
It's a game of wits
CIRCE:
we draw the line
EURYLOCHUS:
But you don't have to play
CIRCE:
watch from above
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
I have to try
CIRCE:
I've got all the power, yeah, I've got all the power
No, I'm not a player, I'm a puppeteer
No, I don't play, I puppeteer, yeah
Song Number: 15
Act: 1
Saga: Circe
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Hermes
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Troy Doherty
Lyrics: HERMES:
I must say what a brilliant speech you gave
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Who goes there?
HERMES:
Just a friend who could help you save your men
A foe like Circe is not to be messed with
You want to beat her?
You'll need the blessing of a certain god
Divine intervention
Someone who's not afraid to send a message
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Hermes?
HERMES:
Hahahahaha
Wouldn't you like a taste of the power?
Wouldn't you like to use more than words?
Deep in the night the fight lasts for hours
You can be hurt or you can beat her
Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic?
Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred?
Deep in the night the fight can be tragic
I'll help you conquer her
She can turn you into an animal that'll end up on her plate
She can all but make you fall in love like you're on your hundredth date
She can conjure up a monster that'll grind you to the bones
She has all the ways to haunt ya when you take her on alone
HERMES & ENSEMBLE:
Wouldn't you like a taste of the power?
Wouldn't you like to use more than words?
Deep in the night the fight lasts for hours
You can be hurt or you can beat her
Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic?
Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred?
Deep in the night the fight can be tragic
I'll help you conquer her
Oh
HERMES:
Here in the root of this flower
There lies such a power to take her on
You must consume and digest it
Then you'll manifest a being of your creation
All you need's imagination
Though it's only for a moment
Till you've beaten your opponent
HERMES (spoken):
And I call this root: Holy Moly
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Ah
HERMES:
Hahahahahaha!
HERMES & ENSEMBLE:
Wouldn't you like a taste of the power?
Wouldn't you like to use more than words?
Deep in the night the fight lasts for hours
You can be hurt or you can beat her
Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic?
Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred?
Deep in the night the fight can be tragic
I'll help you conquer her
HERMES & ENSEMBLE:
Wouldn't you like a taste of the power?
Wouldn't you like to use more than words?
Deep in the night the fight lasts for hours
You can be hurt or you can beat her
Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic?
Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred?
Deep in the night the fight can be tragic
I'll help you conquer her
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Hermes
Thank you
HERMES:
Don't thank me friend
You very well may die
Haha, good luck
Song Number: 16
Act: 1
Saga: Circe
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Circe
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Talya Sindel
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
Lady of the palace,
Sorry that I ask this
But I hope that Iāve been misinformed.
I sent out some scouts to take a look around through here
And they wound up at your doors.
Through the years we seldom
Get a warm welcome,
So I must ask just to be sure:
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Did you do something to them?
CIRCE:
Who, me? All I did was reveal their true forms.
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
You turned them into pigs.
CIRCE:
Ha!
I donāt know who you are nor why youāre here,
But let me make this one thing clear:
Iāve got people to protect,
Nymphs I canāt neglect. So Iām not taking chances, dear.
If you make one wrong move then you're done for!
Anything I donāt approve, then you're done for!
I could put a spell on you, and you're done for.
Boy, you better run or soon you will be done for.
ODYSSEUS:
I donāt mean to tip your scale
But you will fail at placing any spells on me.
I just ate a flower,
One that claims your power,
So you better cower now and flee.
CIRCE:
You must be a liar!
Mortals canāt acquire Moly without dire consequence.
ODYSSEUS:
Then I must be a god like you
Cause I got this root
From the ground with my bare hands.
CIRCE (spoken):
Hermes gave it to you, didnāt he?
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Okay, fine, yes. But regardless!
ODYSSEUS:
You and I are now evenly matched.
Our fates are intertwined, theyāre attached.
CIRCE and ODYSSEUS:
Iāve got people to protect.
Friends I canāt neglect.
So now there is no turning back.
Youāve made your one wrong move, now you're done for.
I will be the one to prove that you're done for.
Not even a spell saves you cause you're done for.
Oh you better run or soon you will be done for.
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Youāve lost.
CIRCE:
My nymphs are like my daughters, I protect them at all costs.
The last time we let strangers live, we faced a heavy loss.
Youāve given me no reason to bestow you with my trust.
But everyoneās true colors are revealed in acts of lust.
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Iām not sure I follow.
Song Number: 17
Act: 1
Saga: Circe
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Circe
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Talya Sindel
Lyrics: CIRCE:
There are other ways of persuasion
There are other modes of control
There are other means of deceit
There are other roads to the soul
There are other actions of passion
You have so much left to learn
Want to save your men from the fire?
Show me that you're willing to burn, woah
ODYSSEUS, CIRCE:
Who's to say, with all the mistakes I've made
CIRCE:
Don't be afraid
ODYSSEUS:
That they will be the last
CIRCE:
Think of your past
ODYSSEUS:
Mistakes I ever make?
CIRCE:
Don't break when
ODYSSEUS & CIRCE:
There is so much power
So much power
But there's no puppets here
CIRCE:
This is the price
ODYSSEUS:
I'm just a man
CIRCE:
We pay for love
There is the line
ODYSSEUS:
I'm just a man
CIRCE:
Never enough
Circe:
So much power
So much power
ODYSSEUS:
Forgive me
CIRCE:
But there's no puppet here
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
I can't
ODYSSEUS:
Back at home, my wife awaits for me
She's my everything, my Penelope
And she's all my power, all my power
But it's been 12 long years
Oh, 12 long years since I have seen my wife
And now the God of Tides
Is out to end my life
So I beg you, Circe
Grant us mercy
And let us puppets leave
CIRCE (spoken):
Ah, Poseidon, eh?
CIRCE:
There might be a way to evade him
There might be a way to get home
Though this other way's very dangerous
It might be your one final hope
I know of a brilliant prophet
Problem is this prophet is dead
I can't get you home, but I'll get you to the Underworld instead
I'll release your men, and I'll get you to the Underworld instead
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Wait, you're helping us?
CIRCE:
There are many ways of persuasion
There are many modes of control
Maybe showing one act of kindness
Leads to kinder souls down the road
I remember actions of passion
I have been in love once before
Maybe one day, the world will need a puppeteer no more
Or maybe one day, the world will need a puppeteer more
CREW:
So much power, so much power
But there's no puppet here
No she's not a player, she's a puppeteer
No she's not a player, she's a puppeteer
Yeah
Song Number: 18
Act: 1
Saga: Underworld
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Polites, Anticlea
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Steven Dookie, Wanda Herrans
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
Friends, Circe's instructions were clear
No matter what we hear
CREW:
Full speed ahead
ODYSSEUS:
Until we find the prophet
My comrades, this land confuses your mind
So no matter who we find
CREW:
Full speed ahead, until we find the prophet
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Good
ODYSSEUS:
All I hear are screams, every time I dare to close my eyes
I no longer dream, only nightmares of those who've died
Nothing's what it seems
CREW:
Nothing's what it seems
ODYSSEUS:
And here in The Underworld, the past seems close behind
CREW:
This land confuses your mind
FALLEN SOLDIERS:
When does a man become a monster?
558 men who died under your command...
CAPTAIN!
CAPTAIN!
CAPTAIN!
CAPTAIN!
Why would you let the cyclops live when
Ruthlessness is mercy?
ODYSSEUS:
All I hear are screams, every time
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
I dare to close my eyes
ODYSSEUS:
I no longer dream, only night
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
mares of those who've died
CREW:
Nothing's what it seems
ODYSSEUS:
Nothing's what it seems!
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
But in The Underworld, the past seems close behind
ODYSSEUS:
I keep thinking of the infant from that night...
I keep thinking of the infant from that night...
POLITES:
This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Polites
POLITES:
Whatever we face, we'll be fine if we're leading from the heart
No matter the place, we can light up the world
Here's how to start:
Greet the world with open arms
Greet the world with open arms
ODYSSEUS:
Polites...
ANTICLEA:
Waiting
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
That voice, it can't be...
ANTICLEA:
Waiting
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Mom?
ANTICLEA:
Waiting
Odysseus, when you come home I'll be waiting
Even if you're the last thing I see, I'll be waiting
ODYSSEUS:
I'm right here, mom
ANTICLEA:
Waiting
ODYSSEUS: Can't you see? I'm
ANTICLEA & ODYSSEUS:
Waiting
ODYSSEUS:
I took too long
ANTICLEA:
I'll always love you
ODYSSEUS:
And ventured too far
ANTICLEA:
I'll stay in your heart
ODYSSEUS:
While you were
ANTICLEA and ODYSSEUS::
Waiting, waiting, waiting
ODYSSEUS (spoken):
Bye, Mom...
ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS, ALL:
ODYSSEUS:
All I hear are screams
SOLDIERS:
All I hear are screams
ODYSSEUS:
Every time I
ODYSSEUS and SOLDIERS:
dare to close my eyes
ODYSSEUS:
I no longer dream
CREW:
I no longer dream
ODYSSEUS:
Only night
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
mares of those who've died
CREW:
Nothing's what it seems
ODYSSEUS:
Nothing's what it seems
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
But in The Underworld, your past is always close behind
Your past is always close behind
Down in The Underworld
Song Number: 19
Act: 1
Saga: Underworld
Characters Heard: Tiresias, Odysseus
Voice Actors: Mason Olshavsky, Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: TIRESIAS:
I am the prophet with the answers you seek
Time, I've unlocked it
I see past and future running free
There is a world where I help you get home
But that's not a world I know
ODYSSEUS:
What?
TIRESIAS:
I see a song of past romance
I see the sacrifice of man
I see portrayals of betrayals
And a brother's final stand
I see you on the brink of death
I see you draw your final breath
I see a man who gets to make it home alive
But it's no longer you
ODYSSEUS:
This can't be
We've suffered and sailed through the toughest of hells
Now you tell us our effort's for nothing?!
TIRESIAS:
I see your palace covered in red
Faces of men who had long believed you're dead
I see your wife with a man who is haunting
A man with a trail of bodies
ODYSSEUS:
WHO?!?!
TIRESIAS:
I see a song of past romance
I see the sacrifice of man
I see portrayals of betrayals
And a brother's final stand
I see you on the brink of death
ENSEMBLE:
Siren song, Scylla throat
TIRESIAS:
I see you draw your final breath
ENSEMBLE:
Mutiny, Lightning bolt
TIRESIAS:
I see a man who gets to make it home alive
ENSEMBLE:
Hurt Poseidon, Kill all the suitors for love
TIRESIAS:
But it's no longer you
ENSEMBLE:
O-dy-sse-us
O-dy-sse-us
Song Number: 20
Act: 1
Saga: Underworld
Characters Heard: Odysseus
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
How has everything been turned against us?
How did suffering become so endless?
How am I to reunite with my estranged?
Do I need to change?
I'm surrounded by the souls of those I've lost
I'm the only one whose line I haven't crossed
What if the greatest threat we'll find across the sea
Is me?
What if I'm the monster?
What if I'm in the wrong?
What if I'm the problem that's
Been hiding all along?
What if I'm the one who killed you
Every time I caved to guilt?
What if I've been far too kind to foes
But a monster to ourselves?
What if I'm the monster?
Is the cyclops struck with guilt when he kills?
Is he up in the middle of the night?
Or does he end my men to avenge his friend
And then sleep knowing he has done him right?
When the witch turns men to pigs to protect her nymphs
Is she going insane?
Or did she learn to be colder when she
Got older and now she saves them the pain?
When a god comes down and makes a fleet drown
Is he scared that he's doing something wrong?
Or does he keep us in check so we must respect him
And now no one dares to piss him off?
Does a soldier use a wooden horse to kill sleeping Trojans 'cause he is vile?
Or does he throw away his remorse and
Save more lives with guile?
If I became the monster and threw
That guilt away
Would that make us stronger?
Would it keep our foes at bay?
If I became the monster to everyone but us
And made sure we got home again
Who would care if we're unjust?
If I became theā
SOLDIERS:
Monster
ODYSSEUS:
Oh, ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
SOLDIERS:
Monster
ODYSSEUS, CREW, ALL:
And deep down I know this well
I lost my best friend, I lost my mentor, my mom
500 men gone, this can't go on!
I must get to see Penelope and Telemachus
So if we must sail through dangerous oceans and beaches
I'll go where Poseidon won't reach us
And if I gotta drop another infant from a wall
In an instant so we all don't dieā
Then I'll become the
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
monster!
ODYSSEUS:
I'll deal the blow!
And I'll become the
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
monster
ODYSSEUS:
like none they've ever known!
So what if I'm the
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
monster
ODYSSEUS:
lurking deep below?
I must become the
ODYSSEUS and CREW:
monster
ODYSSEUS:
and then we'll make it home!
CREW:
Monster
ODYSSEUS:
Penelope
CREW:
Monster
ODYSSEUS:
Telemachus
CREW:
Monster
ODYSSEUS:
Oh, ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Monster
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
I'll become the monster
Song Number: 21
Act: 2
Saga: Thunder
Characters Heard: Siren (Disguised as Penelope), Odysseus
Voice Actors: Anna Lea, Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: SIRENS:
Penelope
Penelope
PENELOPE?:
Donāt you miss me?
ODYSSEUS:
More than you know
PENELOPE?:
Then jump in the water and kiss me
ODYSSEUS:
Penelope, Iāve told you this before
You know Iām afraid of the water
PENELOPE?:
Iāll make sure that you are safe and sound
Come play with me and our daughter
And letās watch our love leave the ground
ODYSSEUS:
Oh, I would
But Iād be suffering trying to float the whole time
PENELOPE?:
I would take the suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
Oh, as good as it sounds, right here Iām just fine
PENELOPE?:
I could take the suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
You know that I prefer my feet on the ground
PENELOPE?:
I will take the suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
Fine, but only if you answer a question or two
PENELOPE?: (spoken)
Of course!
ODYSSEUS: (spoken)
Okay, so letās say I was on the run or hidingā¦
From, I donāt know, Poseidonā¦
And letās say he blocked the way home with giant waves and giant storms...
PENELOPE?: (spoken)
Oh no!
ODYSSEUS:
How am I to evade him?
How am I to get home?
Which route should I take?
Where am I supposed to go?
PENELOPE?:
He will chase you high and low
So find a place heād never go
The one way you'll get home
Is sailing where he's scared to roam, oh
Itās through the lair of Scylla
ODYSSEUS: (spoken)
No...
PENELOPE?:
This is your only way home
The lair of Scylla
ODYSSEUS:
But Scylla has a cost
PENELOPE?:
Well, you asked and now you know
Now jump in the water!
ODYSSEUS:
Penelope, why?
You know Iām too shy and terrified
PENELOPE?:
I would take the suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
Oh, for you, I would die
But can't you let me stay dry?
PENELOPE?:
I could take the suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
You should come onto the ship
We'll jump at the same time
PENELOPE?:
I will take the suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
Ah, the things I do for you
Song Number: 22
Act: 2
Saga: Thunder
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Sirens
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Anna Lea
Lyrics: [ODYSSEUS grabs his bow and arrow and shoots the SIREN. SIREN screams in pain.]
ODYSSEUS:
Let's cut this charade, you are no wife of mine
You've been tryin' to take my life this whole time
I know underwater, there are packs of you hiding
Yeah, I know exactly what you are: a siren
[SIREN hisses at ODYSSEUS]
ODYSSEUS:
My real wife knows I'm not scared of the water
And my real wife knows I don't have a daughter
But while you were so focused on turning my men into snacks
You didn't notice that your friends got snatched
SIREN:
What?!
ODYSSEUS & SOLDIERS:
We are a different beast now
We are the ones who feast now
No more of us deceased, 'cause we won't take more suffering from you
We are the man-made monsters
We are the ones who conquer
You are a threat no longer
We won't take more suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
We've been away from home for about 12 years or so
First we slayed in our own war
And now, we're here with more foes
While on the run from Poseidon
We found a ship with no crew
I realized nearby, there were sirens
Singing sailors to their dooms
We filled our ears with beeswax
That's how we resist your song
You pretended to be my wife, so I just played along
I read your lips and phrases
Scanning for information
Sirens know about every route and horizon
Now I know how to get back to my island
SOLDIERS:
We are a different beast now
We are the ones who feast now
No more of us deceased, 'cause we won't take more suffering from you
We are the man-made monsters
We are the ones who conquer
You are a threat no longer
We won't take more suffering from you
SIRENS:
Spare us
Oh, spare us please
ODYSSEUS:
Why?
So you can kill the next group of sailors in this part of the sea?
Nah, you wouldn't have spared me
I made a mistake like this and almost cost my life
I can't take more risks of not seeing my wife
Cut off their tails! We're ending this now
Throw their bodies back in the water
Let them drown
SIRENS:
No!
SOLDIERS:
He is a different beast now
He is the one who feasts now
No more of us deceased, 'cause he won't take more suffering from you
He is the man-made monster
He is the one who conquers
You are a threat no longer
He won't take more suffering from you
ODYSSEUS:
Kill them all!
SOLDIERS:
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh
ODYSSEUS:
Kill them all!
SOLDIERS:
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh
ODYSSEUS:
Kill them all!
SOLDIERS:
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh
ODYSSEUS:
Kill 'em all!
SOLDIERS:
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh
Odysseus
Song Number: 23
Act: 2
Saga: Thunder
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Scylla, Eurylochus
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, KJ Burkhauser, Armando Julian
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
The lair of Scylla
This is our only way home
SCYLLA:
Deep down
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
You're quiet today.
SCYLLA:
Deep down
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Not much to say...
Soldiers and SCYLLA:
Deep down
SCYLLA:
You hide a reason for shame
EURYLOCHUS:
I've got a secret I can no longer keep
SOLDIERS and SCYLLA:
Deep down
SCYLLA:
You know that we are the same
EURYLOCHUS:
I opened the wind bag while you were asleep
SCYLLA:
Leaving them feeling betrayed
Breaking the bonds that you've made
EURYLOCHUS:
I'm so sorry
SCYLLA:
There is no price we won't pay
EURYLOCHUS:
Forgive me
SCYLLA:
We both know what it takes to survive
SOLDIERS:
Full speed ahead, full speed, full speed ahead
Full speed ahead
SOLDIERS:
Deep down
SCYLLA:
We only care for ourselves
ODYSSEUS:
Eurylochus, light up six torches
SCYLLA:
Deep down, we're lonely demons from hell
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
Captain! Something approaches!
SCYLLA, spoken:
Hello...
ODYSSEUS:
Row for your lives!
SCYLLA:
Drown in your sorrow and fears
Choke on your blood and your tears
Bleed til you've run out of years
We must do what it takes to survive
Give up your honor and faith
Live up your life as a wraith
Die in the blood where you bathe
We must do what it takes to survive
SCYLLA:
We are the same, you and
SCYLLA & ODYSSEUS:
I, I
Song Number: 24
Act: 2
Saga: Thunder
Characters Heard: Eurylochus, Odysseus, Perimedes
Voice Actors: Armando Julian, Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Ayron Alexander
Lyrics: EURYLOCHUS:
Tell me you did not know that would happen
Say you didn't know how that would end
Look me in the eyes and tell me, Captain
That you did not just sacrifice six men
Use your wits to try and say I'm crazy and mad
That this is all some trick the gods have sent
Tell me you did not miss home so painfully bad
That you gave up the lives of six of our friends
When we fought the cyclops, you were quick to hatch a plan
And when we fought with Circe, it was you who left behind no man
But when we fought this monster, we didn't take a stand
We just ran
Say something!!
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
I can't!!
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
Then you have forced my hand...
SOLDIERS:
Eurylochus
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Lower your weapon!
EURYLOCHUS:
No can do
You miss your wife so bad, you trade the lives of your own crew
ODYSSEUS:
Don't make me fight you, brother, you know you'd have done the same
EURYLOCHUS:
If you want all the power, you must carry all the blame
SOLDIERS:
Eurylochus, Eurylochus, Eurylochus
Odysseus, Odysseus, Odysseus
There is no price he won't pay
:ODYSSEUS:
I am not letting you get in my way
[PERIMEDES stabs ODYSSEUS]
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
My brothers, why?
PERIMEDES:
How are we supposed to trust you now?
SOLDIERS:
Now your time has come, your luck's run out
Now, the time has come to shut you down
You relied on wit and then we died on it
Woah-oh-oh
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Agh, my head...
Where are we?
EURYLOCHUS:
Some island, the first one we found
It's bursting with cows just roaming around
Begging us to eat, so much meat
And hunger is so heavy
This statue
The God of the Sun
Don't know where it's from
But here's where we found all these cows to hunt
Right in front
And hunger is so heavy
SOLDIERS:
Hunger is so heavy
ODYSSEUS:
Please don't tell me you're about to do what I think you'll do
EURYLOCHUS:
Ody, we're never gonna get to make it home
You know it's true
ODYSSEUS:
You don't know that's true
This is the home of the Sun God
EURYLOCHUS:
I'm starving my friend
ODYSSEUS:
But if you kill his cattle, who knows what he'll send?
This is the home of the Sun God
EURYLOCHUS:
I'm tired, my friend
ODYSSEUS:
But we're so close to home, this can't be where it ends
EURYLOCHUS:
How much longer must I suffer now?
ODYSSEUS:
Please don't do this
EURYLOCHUS:
How much longer must I push through doubt?
ODYSSEUS:
I need to get home
EURYLOCHUS:
How much longer must we go about
ODYSSEUS:
Eurylochus
EURYLOCHUS:
My life like this when people die like this?
Woah
EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS:
How much longer must we suffer now?
ODYSSEUS:
Reconsider
EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS:
How much longer must we push through doubt?
ODYSSEUS:
We can get home
EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS:
How much longer must we go about
ODYSSEUS:
Eurylochus
EURYLOCHUS & SOLDIERS:
Our lives like this when people die like this?
Woah
EURYLOCHUS:
I'm just a man!
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Eurylochus, NO!!!
You've doomed us...
YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL, EURYLOCHUS!!!
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
Captain?
ODYSSEUS:
We need to get away from this island now!
Grab an oar with all the strength your arms allow!
These cows were immortal! They were the Sun God's friends!
And now that we've pissed them off, WHO DO YOU THINK HE'LL SEND?!
SOLDIERS:
Full speed ahead
Full speed ahead
ODYSSEUS:
Faster!
SOLDIERS:
Full speed ahead
ODYSSEUS:
Faster!
SOLDIERS:
Full speed ahead
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
...We're too late.
Song Number: 25
Act: 2
Saga: Thunder
Characters Heard: Zeus, Odysseus, Penelope, Eurylochus
Voice Actors: Luke Holt, Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Anna Lea, Armando Julian
Lyrics: ZEUS:
Pride is a damsel in distress
Hiding away where only I can undress her
Try all she can not to confess
In the end, it's all the same once I apply all the pressure
Thunder, bring her through the wringer,
Show her I'm the judgment call
The one who makes her kingdom fall
Lightning, wield her, use and yield her,
Show her what she can't conceal
For true nature will be revealed
Tell me, Odysseus
If I were to make you choose
The lives of your men and crew or your own
Why do I think they'd lose?
Enlighten me, King of Ithaca
Since hunger was far too great
I wonder who'd take the weight of the damned
And suffer a gruesome fate to the
Thunder Bringer, here to ring your
Ears until you're deaf with fear and
Spear you while your death is near
Lighting wielder, here to yield your
Time for you have passed your prime
Sublime you for your act of crime
ZEUS, spoken:
Choose.
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Choose?
ZEUS:
Someone's got to die today
And you have got the final say
You?
Or your crew?
ODYSSEUS:
Please don't make me do this
Don't make me do this
SOLDIERS:
When does a comet become a meteor?
When does a candle become a blaze?
PENELOPE:
I can take the suffering from you
SOLDIERS:
When does a man become a monster?
When does a ripple become a tidal wave?
When does the reason become the blame?
When does a man become a monster?
PENELOPE:
Let me take the suffering from...
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
...Captain?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
I have to see her.
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
...But we'll die.
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
...I know.
ZEUS:
Thunder, bring her through the wringer
Show her I'm the judgment call
The one who makes her kingdom fall
Lightning, wield her, use and yield her
Show her what she can't conceal
For true nature will be revealed
Song Number: 26
Act: 2
Saga: Wisdom
Characters Heard: Telemachus, Antinous
Voice Actors: Miguel Veloso, Ayron Alexander
Lyrics: TELEMACHUS:
It's just me, myself, and I
Stuck in my bedroom, living in this world you left behind
Dreaming of all these monsters that I'll never get to fight
But boy, I wish I could, so I could bring the world some light
Cause I'm stuck with your stories
But no clue who you are
And no idea if you're dead or just too far
Somebody tell me, come and give me a sign
If I fight those monsters, is it you I'll find?
If so, then
Give me sirens and a cyclops
Give me giants and a hydra
I know life and fate are scary
But I wanna be legendary
I'll fight the harpies and chimeras
The Minotaur, even Cerberus
I know life and fate are scary
But I wanna be l-l-l-l-legendary
There are strangers in our halls
Trying to win the heart of my mom
But she is standing tall
108 old faces of men who call me small
They keep taking space and it's not much longer we can stall
Cause they're getting impatient, dangerous too
And I would fight them if I was half as strong as you
Somebody help me, come and give me the strength
Can I do whatever it takes to keep my mom safe?
If so, then
Give me sirens and a cyclops
Give me giants and a hydra
I know life and fate are scary
But I wanna be legendary
I'll fight the harpies and chimeras
The Minotaur, even Cerberus
I know life and fate are scary
But I wanna be legendary
SUITORS:
Where is he?
Where is the man who'll have you to wife? Oh
Where is he? Where is the man with whom you'll spend your life?
Cause it's been 20 years
TELEMACHUS:
20 years
SUITORS:
And we still have no king
TELEMACHUS:
Give me a chance, a single opportunity and
I'll overcome these obstacles and scrutiny and-
ANTINOUS:
Boy!
When's your tramp of a mother gonna choose a new husband?
SUITORS:
Oh
ANTINOUS:
Why don't you open her room so we can have fun with her?
TELEMACHUS:
Don't you dare call my mother a tramp!
SUITORS:
Oh
ANTINOUS, spoken:
I just did!
Whatchu gonna do about it, champ?
TELEMACHUS:
Somebody tell me
Come and give me a sign
If I fight this monster
Is it you I'll find?
Song Number: 27
Act: 2
Saga: Wisdom
Characters Heard: Antinous, Athena, Telemachus
Voice Actors: Ayron Alexander, Tegan Earley, Miguel Veloso
Lyrics: THE SUITORS:
Fight, little wolf, fight
ANTINOUS:
Wanna entertain me?
THE SUITORS:
Bite, little wolf, bite
ANTINOUS:
Let's see how you take this
THE SUITORS:
Strike, little wolf, strike
ANTINOUS:
Wanna be a man? Then
THE SUITORS:
Fight, little wolf, fight, little wolf, fight
ANTINOUS:
You've made your worst mistake here,
might be your last one too
You'll have run out of bones to break
when you and I are through
I'll teach you all the lessons
your daddy never could
This cruel world doesn't give out presents
just for being good, So
THE SUITORS:
Fight, little wolf, fight
ANTINOUS:
Wanna entertain mŠµ?
THE SUITORS:
Bite, little wolf, bite
ANTINOUS:
LŠµt's see how you take this
THE SUITORS:
Strike, little wolf, strike
ANTINOUS:
Wanna be a man? Then
THE SUITORS:
Fight, little wolf, fight, little wolf, fight
ANTINOUS:
Or die, little wolf, die
Don't you know it's fight or
THE SUITORS:
Fly, little wolf, fly
ANTINOUS:
All because you had to
THE SUITORS:
Try, little wolf try
ANTINOUS:
Run away before you
THE SUITORS:
Die, little wolf, die, little wolf, die
ATHENA, spoken:
Need some help?
TELEMACHUS:
What's going on here?
ATHENA:
Is your plan to stand around?
Cause I suggest you fight back
TELEMACHUS:
I don't know how
ATHENA, spoken:
Uppercut him, now.
TELEMACHUS:
Woah, how did I do that?
Is time now moving slow?
ATHENA:
No, I just made your thoughts quick
TELEMACHUS, spoken:
Woah, that is so sick!
ATHENA, spoken:
Alright now, let's try this again.
ATHENA:
I've no respect for bullies
Those who impose their will
I've seen plenty enough to truly understand this kind of filth
Let's teach this dog a lesson
In front of all his kind
One young wolf has a larger heart than all these men combined
Fight, little wolf, fight
Show them that you've got some
Bite, little wolf, bite
Take advantage now and
Strike, little wolf, strike
Don't go down without a
Fight, little wolf, fight, little wolf
Get up and fight
SUITORS:
Fight, little wolf,
ATHENA:
fight
SUITORS:
Wanna entertain us?
ATHENA:
Oh
SUITORS:
Bite, little wolf, bite
Let's see how you take this
ATHENA:
Strike!
Strike, little wolf, strike
Wanna be a man?
ATHENA:
Then Oh
SUITORS:
Fight, little wolf
ATHENA:
Fight
SUITORS:
Fight, little wolf
Fight
ATHENA, spoken:
Ooh, maybe I pushed you a bit too hard!
TELEMACHUS, spoken:
Ow...
ANTINOUS:
Go back and cry in your corner
Make sure your mother hears
If she won't choose a man to adorn her
We'll bring blood and tears
TELEMACHUS:
Tell me, Athena, why you came to my aid?
Song Number: 28
Act: 2
Saga: Wisdom
Characters Heard: Athena, Telemachus
Voice Actors: Teagan Earley, Miguel Veloso
Lyrics: ATHENA:
I had a friend before, and
He was a lot like you
I helped him fight through war, but
He had his demons too
And then we grew apart
Then his light went dark
And so, I thought
Maybe, if I made a different call
Maybe if I hadn't missed it all
Maybe, he'd be fine
Maybe we'd unwind
Maybe, if I help another soul
Maybe, if I helped you reach your goal
Life could be that bright
I could sleep at night
TELEMACHUS:
Athena, I don't know who your friend is
I don't know what he's like, but
My time with you has been splendid
The best day of my life
Cause I got in a fight, and I didn't die
I've never felt strong before
You're my friend, I couldn't ask for more
And so, I think
Maybe, if life wasn't spent as planned
Maybe, it's time that you lend a hand
I don't think he'll mind
If not his friend, then mine
TELEMACHUS & ATHENA:
Maybe, to fall is to learn one way
Maybe, it's all gonna turn out great
I know we'll be fine
I know it's light you'll find
ATHENA:
You're a good kid
TELEMACHUS, spoken:
Thanks!
Song Number: 29
Act: 2
Saga: Wisdom
Characters Heard: Athena, Odysseus, Aeolus, Poseidon, Circe, Tiresias, Scylla, Eurylochus, Calypso, Polites, Anticlea
Voice Actors: Teagan Earley, Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Kira Stone, Steven Rodriguez, Talya Sindel, Mason Olshavsky, KJ Burkhauser, Armando Julian, Barbara Wangui, Steven Dookie, Wanda Herrans
Lyrics: ATHENA:
Old friend
It's been ten years since I last saw you
ODYSSEUS:
Remember me!
I am the infamous Odysseus!
ENSEMBLE:
Oh, woah, woah
ATHENA:
Let's see where you've been
AEOLUS:
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
POSEIDON:
Ruthlessness is mercy upon oursel-
CIRCE:
One wrong move and you're done for
Anything I-
TIRESIAS:
Song of past romance, I see the
SOLDIERS:
We won't take more suffering from you
SCYLLA:
Drown in your sorrow and fears
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
Captain?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
ā¦I have to see her.
EURYLOCHUS, spoken:
ā¦But we'll die.
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
ā¦I know.
ATHENA, spoken:
Odysseus, where did you go?
CALYPSO:
Morning, sleepyhead
You've been resting for a while
I swore that you were dead
When you washed up on my isle
Did you know you talk in your sleep?
Tell me, though, who's Penelope?
ODYSSEUS:
She's my wife
CALYPSO:
Anyways, I've got all you could want here
All you could need here
Just you and me, my dear, my love for life
Soon, into bed we'll climb and spend our time
ODYSSEUS:
I'm not your man
CALYPSO:
I'm what you want here
I'm what you need here
Just you and me, my love in paradise
Now 'til the end of time
From here on out, you're mine, all mine
ODYSSEUS:
Hell no, I could kill you where you stand
I'm no pet, I'm a married man
CALYPSO:
Oh handsome, you may try
But last I checked, goddesses can't die
ODYSSEUS:
Goddess?
CALYPSO:
You're adorable
Bow down now to the immortal Calypso, here to entertain
But fear not, I bring no pain
Cause we've got
All we could want here
All we could need here
Under my spell, we're stuck in paradise
No one can come nor go, my island stays unknown
ODYSSEUS:
No, no
I don't belong here
There's something wrong here
I won't be drawn to love in paradise
Not 'til the end of time, there is no way
CALYPSO:
You're mine, all mine
ATHENA:
Seven years, she's kept you trapped, out of your control
Time can take a heavy toll
CALYPSO, spoken:
Odysseus?
ODYSSEUS:
All I hear are screams
CALYPSO, spoken:
Ody, get away from the ledge!
ODYSSEUS:
You don't know what I've gone through
You don't know what I've sacrificed
Every comrade I long knew
Every friend, I saw them die
And all I hear are screams
CALYPSO:
It will be fine, dear
Come back inside, dear
Love of my life, come back to paradise
ODYSSEUS:
Let me close my eyes
CALYPSO:
I know your life's been hard
I'll stay inside your heart
ODYSSEUS:
All I hear are screams
CALYPSO, ODYSSEUS:
I love you, my dear
I love our time here
Life would be so much worse
Just let me close my eyes
If you had died
Please stay from away from harm
Stay in my open arms
All I hear are...
POLITES:
This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
EURYLOCHUS:
How much longer 'til your luck runs out?
ANTICLEA:
Waiting, waiting, waiting
POLITES:
Whatever we face, we'll be fine if we're leading from the heart
EURYLOCHUS:
How much longer 'til the show goes south?
ODYSSEUS:
Oh
POLITES:
No matter the place, we can light up the world
Here's how to start
EURYLOCHUS:
How much longer 'til we all fall down? You rely on witā
ODYSSUES:
Oh
ANTICLEA:
Waiting, waiting
POLITES:
Greet the world with open arms, greet the world with openā
ODYSSEUS:
ATHENA!!!
ATHENA:
He needs my help...
Song Number: 30
Act: 2
Saga: Wisdom
Characters Heard: Athena, Zeus, Apollo, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Ares, Hera
Voice Actors: Teagan Earley, Luke Holt, Brandon McInnis, Mike Rivera, Janani K. Jha, Earle Gresham Jr., POESY
Lyrics: ATHENA:
Father, God King
Rarely do I ask for favors
Now, I'm knocking on your door
With hopes to save a friendship with one who's a prisoner far from home
Odysseus
ZEUS:
Divine intervention, is that what you seek?
To untie apprehensions that were placed on that Greek?
You are playing with thunder for a man full of shame
But if he's worth the risk of going under, why not make it a game?
Convince each of them that he ought to be released, and I'll release him
ATHENA:
Who's them?
ZEUS:
Apollo, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Ares, Hera, or me
What do you say?
APOLLO:
Great
HEPHAESTUS:
Very well
APHRODITE:
Eh...
ARES:
Alright!
HERA:
Groovy.
ATHENA:
Bring it.
ENSEMBLE:
Apollo!
APOLLO:
You all know I'm a fan of catchy songs
So with so many sirens gone, I think Ody's in the wrong
ATHENA:
They were trying to do him worse
All he did was reimburse them
Now they'll tread with caution first
To live another day and sing another verse
APOLLO, spoken:
If that's true, release him
ENSEMBLE:
Hephaestus!
HEPHAESTUS:
Trust is not given, it's forged
Why should I give him my support?
He sacrificed his own cohort
ATHENA:
Did you forget they failed to listen?
He was betrayed and then imprisoned
But if you make the right decision
He can still build a future with those who miss him
HEPHAESTUS:
Fine, release him
ENSEMBLE:
Aphrodite
APHRODITE:
Your little high and mighty Odysseus
Claims to love his mother
But let her die of a broken heart
ATHENA:
He was busy fighting
APHRODITE:
More like busy spiting the cyclops
Let him feel the pain that his mother felt and rot
ATHENA:
Wait, please reconsider this
ARES:
Really Athena? These old tricks?
ATHENA, spoken:
Ares!
ENSEMBLE:
Ares, Ares
ARES:
What kind of sick coward
Holds back his power
While his friends get devoured?
He didn't even fight Scylla
Didn't even try to kill her
Hides inside a wooden horse to get the job done
Never handles things upfront
Pathetic and weak like his son
ATHENA:
Hold your tongue now
His son's my friend
And tell your lover that a broken heart can mend
You want more bloodshed?
Then set him free
To get back to his homestead, he'll make everybody bleed
APHRODITE & ARES, spoken:
Ugh, release him...
HERA, spoken:
Hey, baby!
ENSEMBLE:
Hera!
HERA:
So many heroes
So many tales
Give me one good reason why yours should prevail
ATHENA:
Heās got the mind of a genius
HERA:
Try harder.
ATHENA:
Heās pretty skilled with words
HERA:
You can do better than that!
ATHENA:
Heās kind of funny?
HERA:
Eh...
ATHENA:
Never once has he cheated on his wife
HERA, spoken:
...Release him.
ATHENA, spoken:
I've played your game and won!
Release him!
ZEUS:
You dare to defy me?!
To make me feel shame?!
No one beats me, NO ONE WINS MY GAME!
ZEUS & ENSEMBLE:
THUNDER, BRING HER THROUGH THE WRINGER!!!
SHOW HER I'M THE JUDGEMENT CALL,
THE ONE WHO MAKES HER KINGDOM FALL!!!
ARES:
...Is she dead?!
[Instrumental]
ATHENA:
Let him go, please...
Let him go...
Song Number: 31
Act: 2
Saga: Vegeance
Characters Heard: Calypso, Odysseus
Voice Actors: Barbara Wangui, Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: CALYPSO:
Someone arrived today
They said they're taking you away
That you're not mine to save
And soon I won't get to see your face
So I came by to say
You're unlike anyone I have everāknown
Causeāyou'reāall I've everāknown
And if Iāpushed you
Or if I came on too strong
Or if I ambushed you
For that, I'll say I was wrong
And if you hate me
Then I am sorry my love's too much for you
But I'm not sorry for loving you
ENSEMBLE:
I'm not sorry for loving you
CALYPSO:
I'm not sorry for loving you
ENSEMBLE:
I'm not sorry for loving you
ODYSSEUS:
Calypso
CALYPSO:
Let me speak
I spent my whole life here
Was cast away when I was young
Alone for a hundred years
I had no friends but the sky and sun
So when you washed ashore
I thought for sure that you were my dream come true
I thought I knew
So if I pushed you
Or if I came on too strong
Or if I ambushed you
For that, I'll say I was wrong
And if you hate me
Then I am sorry my love's too much for you
But I'm not sorry for loving you
ENSEMBLE:
I'm not sorry for loving you
CALYPSO
I'm not sorry for loving you
ENSEMBLE
I'm not sorry for loving you
CALYPSO
I'm not sorry
I'm angry and tired and restless and sad
I'm stuck in the moments I swore that we had
I wish you would chase me
Or try to embrace me
For once, I wish you would lie and say
ODYSSEUS:
I love you
CALYPSO, spoken:
You do?
ODYSSEUS:
But not in the way that you want me to
CALYPSO:
I hate that I fell in love with you
ENSEMBLE:
Hate that I fell in love with you
CALYPSO:
Why did I fall in love with you?
ENSEMBLE:
Why did I fall in love with you?
CALYPSO:
What do I do with this love for you?
ENSEMBLE:
What do I do with this love for you?
CALYPSO:
How am I supposed to get over you?
ENSEMBLE:
How am I supposed to get over you?
CALYPSO:
Why in the world won't you love me too?
Song Number: 32
Act: 2
Saga: Vegeance
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Hermes, Winions
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Troy Doherty, Diana Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
Six hundred men
Six hundred deaths under my command
'Cause I had one goal in mind
No fleet, no band
Only this raft that I made by hand
How will I reach my homeland?
HERMES:
All you have to do is not open this bag
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Hermes?
HERMES, spoken:
Ahahahahaha, hello old friend
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
So you're the one who talked to Calypso?
Why are you here?
HERMES:
You're being given a final option
Consider this your one last chance
To make it back home and abandon caution
Wash it away like the blood your hands have known
I know if you dance with fate
Then I know, I know you'll enhance your state
ODYSSEUS:
If your plan's so great then why'd you wait to say it?
HERMES:
Well it's a little bit dangerous, my friend
You'll need a mindset change for this
You cannot get away with playing safe for this
You wanna get home?
Put it all on the line
And put your whole brain in it
Remember every trick in your domain for this
You gotta treat it like it is the main event
You wanna get home?
Put it all on the line
Be dangerous
ODYSSEUS:
Alright, I'm in, what do I do?
HERMES:
First stop, uncharted waters
When lost, look towards the sky
Follow the north star, no matter how far
You think you're going, you keep on rowing
When strangers lurk around the isle
When danger greets you with a smile
Fight your way through, do what you must do
But no matter what, keep moving
It's gonna be dangerous, my friend
You'll need a mindset change for this
You cannot get away with playing safe for this
You wanna get home?
Put it all on the line
And put your whole brain in it
Remember every trick in your domain for this
You gotta treat it like it is the main event
You wanna get home?
Put it all on the line
Be dangerous
HERMES:
And lastly, the wind bag
We went through so much to get this
Keep this bag closed if you wanna get home, sir
WINIONS:
You won't get another time to try
HERMES:
The raging storm inside won't let you get closer
WINIONS:
It was meant to stop you by design
HERMES:
'Cause no mortal can pass Poseidon's storm
HERMES and WINIONS:
Open this bag, and you'll never make it home
You'll never make it home
ODYSSEUS:
Don't you know that danger is my friend?
My whole life, I've trained for this
I cannot tell you how much I have paid for this
I have to get home, put it all on the line
I'm gonna use ruthlessness
Every trick, every skill put to use for this
I plan to put an end to all the foolishness
I have to get home, put it all on the line
I'll be dangerous
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Hermes!
Thank you
HERMES:
Don't thank me, friend
I'm not the one who fought for you
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Then who?
HERMES, spoken:
Good luck!
Song Number: 33
Act: 2
Saga: Vegeance
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Charybdis
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
You must be who Hermes mentioned
A monster here to block my way
I'd like to hurry up and end this
So if you don't have much to say
Then oh, bring it on
I'm not dying here, I'm still fighting here
I'm holding on
Til I see it through, til I've beaten you
I already know your tactics
When you swallow you attack with
whirlpools that attract prey
But I see a disadvantage,
cause I don't even have to kill you
I'll just have to avoid you
See, if you don't spit it out soon,
All that water will destroy you
Oh, bring it on
Til you're out of breath, til there's nothing left
I'm holding on
Til I'm in the clear, til I'm out of here, oh
There, I see it
The island I've been searching for...
Home,
I've reached it,
My wife and son are past these shores!
Holding on!
I am almost there,
My love don't be scared
Hold on!
I am on my way!
I'll be there today!
Penelope...
...What?
No...
NOOO!!!
Song Number: 34
Act: 2
Saga: Vegeance
Characters Heard: Poseidon, Odysseus, Polites, Eurylochus, Anticlea
Voice Actors: Steven Rodriguez, Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Steven Dookie, Armando Julian, Wanda Herrans
Lyrics: POSEIDON, spoken:
There you are...
Coward
POSEIDON:
I've been waiting for this moment
For the perfect time to strike
When your home's so close
And you've reached your coast
That's when our paths collide
I've got a reputation
I've got a name to uphold
So I can't go letting you walk or else the world forgets I'm cold
Now get in the water
Get in the water
Or I'll raise the tide so high, all of Ithaca will die
Get in the water
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Wait...
POSEIDON:
Get in the water
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Stop this, please
POSEIDON:
I'll make tidal waves so profound
Both your wife and your son will drown
ODYSSEUS:
No!
POSEIDON:
Get in the water
POSEDION and ENSEMBLE:
Get in the water
POSEDION:
Don't mistake my threats for bluff
You have lived more than enough
Get in the water
POSEDION and ENSEMBLE:
Get in the water
I'll take your son and gouge his eyes
That is, unless you choose to die
Get in the water
ODYSSEUS:
Aren't you tired, Poseidon?
It's been ten years, how long will this go?
We're both hurting from losses
So why not leave this here and just go home?
POSEIDON, spoken:
...I can't.
ODYSSEUS:
Maybe you could learn to forgive?
POSEIDON:
No...
RUTHLESSNESS IS...
...MERCY UPON....
...OURSELVES!!!
DIE!!!
[Instrumental]
POLITES:
You can relax, my friend
I can tell you're getting nervous
EURYLOCHUS:
Look at all we've lost and all we've learned
ANTICLEA:
I'll stay in your heart
CREW:
Oh, woah, Odysseus
Waiting, waiting, waiting, oh
Song Number: 35
Act: 2
Saga: Vegeance
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Poseidon
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Steven Rodriguez
Lyrics: ENSEMBLE:
Six hundred men, six hundred
Six hundred men, six hundred
Six hundred men, six hundred
Six hundred men, six hundred
ODYSSEUS:
I don't think you seem to get it,
I can't afford to die,
'Cause I will get back to my son,
And I will get back to my WIFE!!!
For every comrade!
Every one of my friends!
Almost all of whom were slaughtered by your hand!
SIX HUNDRED STRIKE!!
ENSEMBLE:
Six hundred men, six hundred
Six hundred men, six hundred
Six hundred men, six hundred
Six hundred, six hundred men
POSEIDON:
You idiot...
Can't you see...
You sealed your fate,
Just to beat me.
You released my storm...
When you opened that bag,
Blocked your one way home!
Now you'll never get back.
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
You're going to call off that storm...
POSEIDON, spoken:
Or what?
You can't kill me!
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
Exactly...
[ODYSSEUS picks up POSEIDON'S Trident]
POSEIDON, spoken:
Wait...
WAIT!!!
AH!!!
ODYSSEUS:
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HELPLESS?!
POSEIDON:
ARGH!!
ODYSSEUS:
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KNOW PAIN?!
POSEIDON:
UGH!!
ODYSSEUS:
I WATCHED MY FRIENDS DIE IN HORROR!
POSEIDON:
AH!!
ODYSSEUS:
CRYING AS THEY WERE ALL SLAIN!
POSEIDON:
UGH!
ODYSSEUS:
I HEARD THEIR FINAL MOMENTS!
POSEIDON:
ARGH!
ODYSSEUS:
CALLING THEIR CAPTAIN IN VAIN!
POSEIDON:
UGH!
ODYSSEUS:
LOOK WHAT YOU TURNED ME INTO!
POSEIDON:
AH!!
ODYSSEUS:
LOOK WHAT WE'VE BECOME!
POSEIDON:
UGH!
POSEIDON, spoken:
Enoughā¦
ODYSSEUS:
ALL OF THE PAIN THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH!
POSEIDON, spoken:
Stop!
ODYSSEUS:
HAVEN'T I SUFFERED ENOUGH?!
POSEIDON:
STOP!!!
ODYSSEUS:
YOU DIDN'T STOP WHEN I BEGGED YOU!!!
TOLD ME TO CLOSE MY HEART!!!
POSEIDON, spoken:
You...
ODYSSEUS:
YOU SAID THE WORLD WAS DARK!!!
POSEIDON:
MONSTER!!!
ODYSSEUS:
DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT RUTHLESSNESS IS MERCY UPON OUR-
POSEIDON:
ALRIGHT!!!
Please...
[ODYSSEUS drops POSEIDON's Trident]
POSEIDON, spoken:
After everything you've done...
...how will you sleep at night?
ODYSSEUS, spoken:
...Next to my wife.
Song Number: 36
Act: 2
Saga: Ithaca
Characters Heard: Penelope
Voice Actors: Anna Lea
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
But 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:
Oh! Buying you time
THE SUITORS:
Time is fleeting, it's running out
Time to be the man of the house
PENELOPE:
Whoever can string my husband's old bow
And shoot through twelve axes cleanly
Will be the new king, sit down at the throne
And rule with me as his 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!
Song Number: 37
Act: 2
Saga: Ithaca
Characters Heard: Antinous
Voice Actors: Ayron Alexander
Lyrics: 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'tā
haveā
the power
Screw thisā
damn challenge, no more delays
Can't youā
guys see we're being played?
This is how they
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Hold us down while the throne gets colder
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Hold us down
ANTINOUS:
while we slowly age
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Hold us down
ANTINOUS:
while the boy gets bolder
Where in the hell is our pride and our rage?
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Here and now,
ANTINOUS:
there's a chance for action
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Here and now,
ANTINOUS
we can take control
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Here and now,
ANTINOUS
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 and SUITORS:
Hold him down
ANTINOUS:
'til the boy stops shaking
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Hold him down
ANTINOUS:
while I slit his throat
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Hold him down
ANTINOUS:
while I slowly break his pride, his trust, his faith, and his bones
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Cut him down
ANTINOUS:
into tiny pieces
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Throw him down
ANTINOUS:
in the great below
ANTINOUS:
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:
And then we'll
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Hold her down
ANTINOUS:
while her gate is open
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Hold her down
ANTINOUS:
while I get a taste
SUITORS:
Hold her down
ANTINOUS:
while I share her spoils
I will not let any part go to waste
SUITORS:
Here and now, there's a chance for action
ANTINOUS:
Chance for action!
SUITORS:
Here and now, we can take control
ANTINOUS:
Take control!
Here and now, burn it down to ashes
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
Channel the fire inside your soul and
SUITORS:
Hold them down, hold them down
ANTINOUS:
Hold them down! Oh!
SUITORS:
Hold them down, hold them down
Hold them down,
ANTINOUS and SUITORS:
hold them down
ANTINOUS:
Channel the fire inside your soul, and-!
SUITORS:
Hold them down, hold them down
[ANTINOUS is shot by ODYSSEUS]
Song Number: 38
Act: 2
Saga: Ithaca
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Eurymachus, Amphinomus, Melanthius, Telemachus
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Dennis Diaz, Tristan Caldwell, Jamie Wiltshire, Miguel Veloso
Lyrics: 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 #1:
In the heat of battle at the edge of the unknown...
SUITOR #2:
Somewhere in the shadows lurks an agile, deadly foe...
SUITOR #3:
We have the advantage. We've the numbers and the might.
SUITOR #4:
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 #5:
Where is he?
WHERE IS HE?!
SUITOR #6:
Keep your head down!
He's aiming for the torches!
SUITOR #7:
Our weapons... they're missing!
SUITOR #8:
He's using the darkness to hide his approaches!
SUITOR #9:
We're empty-handed
Up against an archer
Our only chance is to strike him in the darkness.
SUITOR #10:
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 youu
[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.]
ENSEMBLE, (slowly):
O-dy-sse-us
[The remaining SUITORS scream in terror as ODYSSEUS kills them all]
ENSEMBLE, (slowly):
O-dy-sse-us
Song Number: 39
Act: 2
Saga: Ithaca
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Telemachus, Athena
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Miguel Veloso, Teagan Earley
Lyrics: 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 time 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,
Telemachus, I'm home
TELEMACHUS:
(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
Song Number: 40
Act: 2
Saga: Ithaca
Characters Heard: Odysseus, Penelope
Voice Actors: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Anna Lea
Lyrics: ODYSSEUS:
Penelope...
[Instrumental]
[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 donāt care how, where, or when
No matter how long itās been
Youāre mine
Donāt tell me youāre not the same person
Youāre always my husband
And Iāve been waiting, waiting
ODYSSEUS:
Penelope!
PENELOPE:
Waiting, waiting
ODYSSEUS:
Penelope
PENELOPE:
Waiting, waiting
Waiting, oh!
For you...
[Instrumental]
PENELOPE:
How long has it been?
ODYSSEUS:
Twenty years
PENELOPE & ODYSSEUS:
I love you...