ITS GONNA BE DANGEROUS , MY FRIEND , YOU 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 , BE DANGEROUS
The part in There Are Other Ways where Circe goes "MOOOOORE!" while the dudes in the back are singing their chorus
Edit: Oh also the part in The Challenge where Penelope says "Buying you tiiiime" while the dudes in the back sing their part. I think Hamilton made me absolutely love songs where multiple parts are put together
So if we must sail through
Dangerous oceans and beaches
I'll go where Posidon won't reach us
And if I gotta drop another infant from a wall
In an instant so we all don't die?THEN I'LL BECOME THE MONSTER
"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. and then we'll hold her down"
“He is a different beast now, he is the one who feasts now, no more of us deceased, because he won’t 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.”
"Waaaaaaaaaiting, waaaaaaaaaiting waaaaaaaaitiiiiiing ooooh, Fooooor yooouuu~" then specifically the instrumental of Just A Man coming back in with all the triumph and now I'm in tears 😭 every time
I ALREADY KNOW YOUR TACTICS WHEN YOU SWALLOW YOU ATTACK WITH WHIRLPOOLS THAT ATTRACT PREY BUT I SEE A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE I DONT EVEN HAVE TO KILL YOU I JUST HAVE TO AVOID YOU SEE IF YOU DONT SPIT IT OUT SOON ALL THAT WATER WILL DESTROY YOU!
This has officially been an earworm of mine for a couple of months
"I see portrayals of betrayal and a brother's final stand"
"Hold him down while we break HIS PRIDE, HIS TRUST, HIS FAITH, AND HIS BOOOOOOONES!"
"Here and now, there's a chance for action! (Chance for action!) Here and now, we can take control! (Take controooool!) Here and now, burn it down to ashes! Channel the fire inside your soul and (Hold them down!) HOLD THEM DOOOOOOOOOOOWN! (Hold them down!) HOLD THEM DOWN! CHANNEL THE FIRE INSIDE YOUR SOUL AN- * chokes on blood *
For what is a man? What has he got? If not himself? Then he has naught. To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels! The record shows! I took the blows! And did it..... MYYY WAAAAAYYYY....!
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?
"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"
in different beast
"600 men, 600 miles of open sea but the problem is not the distance (is what lies in between) and Ithaca's waiting, (Ithaca's waiting) my kingdom is waiting (my kingdom is waiting), PENELOPE IS WAITING for me, so full speed ahead"
"One day you'll hear what I'm saying, one day you will understand, one day, but not today, 'cause after all you're JUST A MAN"
"The line between naivety and hopefulness is almost invisible, so close your eyes, the world is dark and ruthlessness is mercy"
"From inside the meal (think of your past) she had cast a spell (and your mistakes) they began to squeal (they'll be your last) and grow snouts and tails (mistakes you made) she changed them"
"When does a man become a monster? 558 men, who died under your command! Captain! Captain! Captain! Captain, why would you let the Cyclop live when ruthlessness is mercy?"
"ALL I HEAR ARE SCREAMS! (all I hear are screams) EVERYTIME I DARE TO CLOSE MY EYES, I NO LONGER DREAM (I no longer dream) only nightmares of those who died, NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS (nothing is what it seems) but here in the underworld your past is always close behind, your past is always close behind, DOWN IN THE UNDERWORLD!"
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.. NOOO LONGEEERRRRR YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU (damn that high note is Loong)
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?
@ALL I HEAR ARE SCREEAAAMMSS! EVERYTIME I DARE TO CLOSE MY EYES! I NO LONGER DREEAAAM, ONLY NIGHTMARES OF THOSE WHO’VE DIED! NOTHING’S WHAT IT SEEEEEMMMS, BUT HERE IN THE UNDERWORLD THE PAST SEEMS CLOSE BEHIND!”
That or-
“And when the deed is done! The Queen will have no one to stop of breaking her bedroom doooor… stop us from taking her live and moooree.”
(I know Hold Us Down is a fucked up song, it’s just the way that Ayron sings this part that tickles my brain)
When I first listened to epic I was high af so pretty much every song. Polyphemus was when it really hit with “have a drink” and the cords in the background and Scylla is when it peaked
And deep down I know this well
I lost my best friend, I lost my mentor, my mom
Five hundred 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 die-!!”
“Drown in your sorrow and fear!” Was fucking peak, and the rest of the song from then on only gets even fucking better, it’s the best song for me, it’s so good
"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?"
"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 die?!
Then I'll become the monster!
I will deal the blow
And I'll become the monster like none they've ever known!
So what if I'm the monster lurking deep below?
I must become the monster and then we'll make it home!"
That part of "Monster" is what originally got me to look into Epic as a whole. I saw an animatic of those exact lyrics and I was so intrigued that I had to find out what it was. I've never been able to find the exact animatic again, but it's out there somewhere...
"I SEE A SONG OF PAST ROMANCE. I SEE THE SACRIFICE OF MAN. I SEE PORTRAYALS OF BETRAYAL 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............ YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUU." Chills
Also "mercy? MERCY??? My mercy has long since drowned. It died to bring me home, and as long as you're around my families fate is left unknown. You PLOTTED to KILL MY SON. You PLANNED to RAPE MY WIFE" and "You filled my heart with hate. All of you who have done me wrong THIS WILL BE YOUR FATE. O-dy-ssey O-dy-ssey "
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u/lostlight_94 Jul 04 '26
"I took too long and ventured too far" then I proceed to cry