Rob Scotlan - Odysseus lyrics
Dear Penelope, I'm writing this letter That last time I saw you seems like forever Ago, and I've been carried to the sea You always said that I was married to the sea And who would have thought it would take ten years For Troy to fall, we shed blood and shed tears I lost so many friends for Menelaus' sake Each new day brought new heart break Yeah, I maybe made some mistakes But should a god get the bull while I miss the steak Well I thought that was bull, he thought it ungrateful, did I deserve ten years, that seems a bit hateful there's probably some things that I should cop to I haven't exactly been faithful to you At least two times we landed on islands I was seduced, but I'm not two timing you, I was bewitched and had to save my men I took one for the team, I guess you could say then I apologize that was my choice at the time This girl was turning my men into swine And Calypso, she was all over me I did as much as I could to keep her from me A real witch, she bewitched me Kept me prisoner while I longed for the sea What would you do, And if that wasn't enough We landed on an island full of Cyclops Captured and prisoned by Polyphemus A prize to him, he wanted to eat us To escape he needed to turn a blind eye So what did I do, I blinded his eye That dude counted sheep like he was going to sleep That didn't stop us from riding out underneath And when he screamed how come, I told him no one And we got right back out on the ocean And I dreamt once again of my home coming I'm coming home for you, you're the one that I'm loving Ten Years at War Ten Years at Sea Now I get my Penelope Who would have thought Who have guessed that you girl are the best of all that I am and all that I know Penelope I'm coming home Ten Years at War Ten Years at Sea Now I get my Penelope Dear Penelope, I hope you got my last letter Don't worry about Circe, I already forgot her Lets see, its been six years and two months Yesterday my men and I tried a new drug They weren't purple pills or matrix blue They were made from a lotus and I dreamt you You were bright as the moon and I was a spaceman Aiming for you, and you were my heaven That's why I awoke and got to my feet Got back on my boat and back on the sea It's for you that I sail, risk everything Monsters and whales, I beat everything I don't miss anything more than I miss you Keep weaving for me, I'm coming for you And tell Telemachus I'll see him soon When I left he was boy, I hope he's a man too And the two of you can care for each other I miss being a father, but he has his mother I wonder, Does he take after me? Does he stand on the ramparts and gaze at the sea Can he shoot the bow, has he grown strong Did he hold down the fort while his father was gone Will he k** a man if the time ever comes I need him to be a man when I get home In effort to help you not worry about me I should tell you a goddess protects me She gives me my nerve to sail to Ithaca Her name is Minerva, we call her Athena Her steel grey eyes give me strength when I'm lost Fill me with hope when I drown in my loss As for my men they miss their families And look forward to the end of this long journey Because of me they have worked, stood by when it's worse When a man has died, it's with them that I hurt And even on the steps of d**h they have stepped And I know they are loyal, they'll step to the d**h Chorus Dear Penelope, by the time you get this I hope that I'm home and can kiss your lips I got your last letter, dropped off by a dove On the wings of Athena, sealed with your love I'm sorry to hear that after 20 long years Men who would be king have brought you to tears What have they done to my home, how have they treated my wife If they've touched anything, I will end their life I'll round up my son, I'll call on my friends I'll string up my bow and wield it again Arrows through the eye, daggers through the heart I hope they run screaming out through my yard I'll cripple their legs and laugh wile they crawl I'll wait till they beg, then I'll piss on them all I'll look in their eyes, watch their tears fall Then I'll take out my sword and slaughter them all And tell Telemachus its time to grow up If he can stomach this and not throw up Then I'll know he's my boy, the true crown prince I'll give him a spear so he can stab them with it We'll feast on their hearts, lambs to the slaughter Then I'll silence the lambs like Hannible Lecter Do they think I'll give up after all I've been through Ill scare them to d**h 'til their blood turns blue And I know you're my queen, our love is true If you were unfaithful… no that's not true Ill take back my throne, recover my kingdom There will be no white flag, just me and my vengeance Ill destroy these men who would be king This is my home and I'm never leaving But I say that with my tongue in my cheek Because I know there will be one last journey But for now I'm home, where we live by the oar Where the wind is our mistress and the sea is our who*e But I love you forever, you are my queen I'm finally home for you, Penelope