Charybdis

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Charybdis is the third song of The Vengeance Saga during which Odysseus faces off against Charybdis, his final obstacle between Ithaca.

Lyrics[]

[ODYSSEUS]
You must be who Hermes mentioned
A monster here to block my way
I'd like to hurry up and end this
So if you don't have much to say

Then oh, bring it on
I'm not dying here, I'm still fighting here
I'm holding on
Til I see it through, til I've beaten you

[CHARYBDIS roars]

I already know your tactics
When you swallow you attack with
whirlpools that attract prey
But I see a disadvantage,
cause I don't even have to kill you
I'll just have to avoid you
See, if you don't spit it out soon,
All that water will destroy you

Oh, bring it on
Til you're out of breath, til there's nothing left
I'm holding on
Til I'm in the clear, til I'm out of here, oh

[CHARYBDIS roars, waves crash]

There, I see it
The island I've been searching for...
Home,
I've reached it,
My wife and son are past these shores!
Holding on!

I am almost there,
My love don't be scared
Hold on!
I am on my way!
I'll be there today!

Penelope...

...What?
No...
NO!!!

Trivia[]

This song is in B♭ minor/D♭ major and has a 5/4 time signature.
- This song was the first time Jorge wrote a song in this specific time signature.
This song is the first and only song in EPIC that only one person sings, due to the fact that Charybdis has no lines.
The "ohhhh!" at the end of the second chorus has the same melody as the way the word "storm" is sung in the chorus of "Storm."
In the Odyssey, Odysseus encounters Charybdis twice. First during the passing of the strait between her and Scylla, and the second was after the loss of his final ship to Zeus prior to washing up on Calypso's island. Both encounters are recounted in Book XII.