Ruthlessness
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Ruthlessness Lyrics
[LAESTRYGONIANS]
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon
[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
Poseidon
[POSEIDON]
In all my years of living
It isn't very often that I get pissed off
I try to chill with the waves
But damn, you crossed the line
I've been so gracious
And yet, you hurt the son of mine
That's right, the cyclops you made blind is mine
[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
No
[POSEIDON]
I'm left without a choice and without a doubt
Guess the pack of wolves is swimming with the shark now
I gotta make you bleed, I need to see you drown
But before you go, I need to make you learn how
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon, Poseidon
Poseidon
[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
Poseidon
[POSEIDON]
In all my years of living
It isn't very often that I get pissed off
I try to chill with the waves
But damn, you crossed the line
I've been so gracious
And yet, you hurt the son of mine
That's right, the cyclops you made blind is mine
[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
No
[POSEIDON]
I'm left without a choice and without a doubt
Guess the pack of wolves is swimming with the shark now
I gotta make you bleed, I need to see you drown
But before you go, I need to make you learn how
[POSEIDON, LAESTRYGONIANS, BOTH]
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessnеss is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlеssness is mercy upon ourselves
Ourselves
[POSEIDON]
You are the worst kind of good
'Cause you're not even great
A Greek who reeks of false righteousness
That's what I hate
'Cause you fight to save lives
But won't kill and don't get the job done
I mean, you totally could have avoided all this
Had you just killed my son
But no
You are far too nice, mercy has a price
It's the final crack, we're 'bout to break the ice now
You reveal your name, then you let him live
Unlike you, I've got no mercy left to give, 'cause
[POSEIDON, LAESTRYGONIANS, BOTH]
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ourselves
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessnеss is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlеssness is mercy upon ourselves
Ourselves
[POSEIDON]
You are the worst kind of good
'Cause you're not even great
A Greek who reeks of false righteousness
That's what I hate
'Cause you fight to save lives
But won't kill and don't get the job done
I mean, you totally could have avoided all this
Had you just killed my son
But no
You are far too nice, mercy has a price
It's the final crack, we're 'bout to break the ice now
You reveal your name, then you let him live
Unlike you, I've got no mercy left to give, 'cause
[POSEIDON, LAESTRYGONIANS, BOTH]
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Ourselves
[POSEIDON]
And now it is finally time to say goodbye
Today, you die
Unless, of course, you apologize
For my son's pain and all his cries
[ODYSSEUS]
Poseidon, we meant no harm
We only hurt him to disarm him
We took no pleasure in his pain
We only wanted to escape
[POSEIDON, LAESTRYGONIANS, BOTH]
The line between naivety
And hopefulness is almost invisible
So close your heart, the world is dark and
Ruthlessness is mercy
[POSEIDON, spoken]
Die
[LAESTRYGONIANS, CREW]
Ruthlessness (Captain) is mercy upon our— (Captain)
Ruthlessness (Captain) is mercy upon our— (Captain)
Ruthlessness (Captain) is mercy upon our— (Captain)
Ruthlessness is— (Captain)
And now it is finally time to say goodbye
Today, you die
Unless, of course, you apologize
For my son's pain and all his cries
[ODYSSEUS]
Poseidon, we meant no harm
We only hurt him to disarm him
We took no pleasure in his pain
We only wanted to escape
[POSEIDON, LAESTRYGONIANS, BOTH]
The line between naivety
And hopefulness is almost invisible
So close your heart, the world is dark and
Ruthlessness is mercy
[POSEIDON, spoken]
Die
[LAESTRYGONIANS, CREW]
Ruthlessness (Captain) is mercy upon our— (Captain)
Ruthlessness (Captain) is mercy upon our— (Captain)
Ruthlessness (Captain) is mercy upon our— (Captain)
Ruthlessness is— (Captain)
[ODYSSEUS]
What have you done?
[ENSEMBLE]
When does a ripple become a tidal wave?
[POSEIDON]
Forty-three left under your command
[ENSEMBLE]
When does a man become a monster?
[POSEIDON]
I am your darkest moment
The monster that always draws near
[POSEIDON, spoken]
Any last words?
[ODYSSEUS]
All I gotta do is open this bag
[POSEIDON, spoken]
What?
[Instrumental Interlude]
[POSEIDON]
Remember me
What have you done?
[ENSEMBLE]
When does a ripple become a tidal wave?
[POSEIDON]
Forty-three left under your command
[ENSEMBLE]
When does a man become a monster?
[POSEIDON]
I am your darkest moment
The monster that always draws near
[POSEIDON, spoken]
Any last words?
[ODYSSEUS]
All I gotta do is open this bag
[POSEIDON, spoken]
What?
[Instrumental Interlude]
[POSEIDON]
Remember me
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Poseidon destroys most of Odysseus’s fleet as revenge for blinding Polyphemus the cyclops, his son. Odysseus manages to pull a last second escape with the wind bag.
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- 2.Just a Man
- 4.Open Arms
- 6.Polyphemus
- 7.Survive
- 9.My Goodbye
- 10.Storm
- 11.Luck Runs Out
- 13.Ruthlessness
- 14.Puppeteer
- 16.Done For
- 18.The Underworld
- 19.No Longer You
- 20.Monster
- 21.Suffering
- 22.Different Beast
- 23.Scylla
- 24.Mutiny
- 25.Thunder Bringer
- 26.Legendary
- 27.Little Wolf
- 28.We’ll Be Fine
- 29.Love in Paradise
- 30.God Games
- 32.Dangerous
- 33.Charybdis
- 34.Get in the Water
- 36.The Challenge
- 37.Hold Them Down
- 38.Odysseus
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December 25, 2023
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