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

[ANTINUOUS]
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

[ANTINUOUS, ALL 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

[ANTINUOUS]
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

[ANTINUOUS, SUITORS]
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

[ANTINUOUS]
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

[ANTINUOUS, SUITORS]
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 take control
[ALL]
Channel the fire inside your soul and
Hold 'em down, hold 'em down
Hold 'em down, hold 'em down

[ODYSSEUS, Suitors]
[SUITOR 1]
In the heat of battle at the edge of of the unknown...

[SUITOR 2]
Somewhere in the shadows lurks an agile, deadly foe...

[SUITOR 1]
We have the advantage. We've the numbers and the might.

[SUITOR 2]
No... You don't understand it;
This man plans for every fight!

[fighting begins]

[Ensemble]
O-dy-se-us
O-dy-se-us

[SUITOR 3]
Where is he?
WHERE IS HE?

[SUITOR 4]
Keep your head down!
He's aiming for the torches!

[SUITOR 5]
Our weapons... they're missing!

[SUITOR 4]
He's using the darkness to hide his approaches!

[SUITOR 3]
We're empty handed...
Up against an archer...
Our only chance is to strike him in the darkness.

[SUITOR 4]
We know these halls!
The odds can be tilted!

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

[ODYSSEUS slaughters both suitors]

[Ensemble]
O-dy-se-us
O-dy-se-us

[ODYSSEUS]
No.

[Ensemble]
O-dy-se-us
O-dy-se-us

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

[TELEMACHUS]
Father?

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
I can't help but feel like
Sorrow's all I've known
And I can't help but realize
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
20 years we've wandered
But today you're not alone

My son, I'm finally home!

[ODYSSEUS]
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