Suffering Songtext
[ENSEMBLE:]
Penelope
Penelope
[PENELOPE:]
Don't you miss me?
[ODYSSEUS:]
More than you know
Penelope
Penelope
[PENELOPE:]
Don't you miss me?
[ODYSSEUS:]
More than you know
[PENELOPE:]
Then jump in the water and kiss me
[ODYSSEUS:]
Penelope, I've told you this before
You know I'm afraid of the water
[PENELOPE:]
I'll make sure that you are safe and sound
Come play with me and our daughter and let's watch our love leave the ground
[ODYSSEUS:]
Oh, I would
But I'd 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 I'm just fine
[PENELOPE:]
I can 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:]
Of course
[ODYSSEUS:]
Okay, so let's say I was on the run or hiding
From I don't know Poseidon
And let's say he blocked the way home with giant waves and giant storms
[PENELOPE:]
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 he'd never go
The one way you'll get home
Is sailing where he's scared to roam, oh
It's through the lair of Scylla
[ODYSSEUS:]
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 I'm 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 can 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
Then jump in the water and kiss me
[ODYSSEUS:]
Penelope, I've told you this before
You know I'm afraid of the water
[PENELOPE:]
I'll make sure that you are safe and sound
Come play with me and our daughter and let's watch our love leave the ground
[ODYSSEUS:]
Oh, I would
But I'd 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 I'm just fine
[PENELOPE:]
I can 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:]
Of course
[ODYSSEUS:]
Okay, so let's say I was on the run or hiding
From I don't know Poseidon
And let's say he blocked the way home with giant waves and giant storms
[PENELOPE:]
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 he'd never go
The one way you'll get home
Is sailing where he's scared to roam, oh
It's through the lair of Scylla
[ODYSSEUS:]
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 I'm 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 can 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