God Games Songtext
[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, spoken]Who's them?
[ZEUS, spoken]Apollo, Hephaestus
Aphrodite, Arеs
Hera or me
What do you say?
[APOLLO, spoken]Great
[HEPHAESTUS, spoken]Vеry well
[APHRODITE, spoken]Eh
[ARES, spoken]Alright
[HERA, spoken]Groovy
[ATHENA, spoken]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, spoken]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, spoken]Wait
[ATHENA]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]He's got the mind of a genius
[HERA]Try harder
[ATHENA]He's pretty skilled with words
[HERA]You can do better than that
[ATHENA]He's kind of funny
[HERA, spoken]Eh
[ATHENA, spoken]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?
[ZEUS, spoken]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, spoken]Is she dead?
[ATHENA]Let him go, please
Let him go
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, spoken]Who's them?
[ZEUS, spoken]Apollo, Hephaestus
Aphrodite, Arеs
Hera or me
What do you say?
[APOLLO, spoken]Great
[HEPHAESTUS, spoken]Vеry well
[APHRODITE, spoken]Eh
[ARES, spoken]Alright
[HERA, spoken]Groovy
[ATHENA, spoken]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, spoken]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, spoken]Wait
[ATHENA]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]He's got the mind of a genius
[HERA]Try harder
[ATHENA]He's pretty skilled with words
[HERA]You can do better than that
[ATHENA]He's kind of funny
[HERA, spoken]Eh
[ATHENA, spoken]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?
[ZEUS, spoken]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, spoken]Is she dead?
[ATHENA]Let him go, please
Let him go
