The Horse And The Infant

The Horse And The Infant
The Horse And The Infant
Song Information
Song	1
Act (Saga)	Act 1 (The Troy Saga)
Sung By	Jorge Rivera-Herrans Luke Holt Cast of EPIC: The Musical
Characters	Odysseus Zeus Achaean (Greek) Soldiers
Chronology
Next	Just A Man
Audio
The Horse and The Infant

The Horse And The Infant is the first song of The Troy Saga and the opening number to EPIC: The Musical. It takes place during the battle of Troy and serves as a peek into Odysseus' character. It perfectly demonstrated his ability to be both a commanding leader and a merciful human being.

Lyrics

[ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS] Alright my brothers listen closely Tonight we make the Trojans pay Ten years of war they killed us slowly But now we'll be the ones who slay Think of your wives and your children Your families wonder where you've been They're growing old and yet you're still here Do what I say and you'll see them again Yes sir! Diomedes will lead the charge Agamemnon will flank the guards Menelaus will let our mates through the gates to takе the whole city at large Tеucer will shoot any ambush attack And Little Ajax will stay back Nestor, secure Helen and protect her Neo, avenge your father, kill the brothers of Hector! Yes sir! Find that inner strength now Use that well of pride Fight though every pain now Ask yourself inside What do you live for? What do you try for? What do you wish for? What do you fight for? [SOLDIERS] What do you live for? What do you try for? What do you wish for? What do you fight for? [ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS] Penelope... Penelope... And Telemachus I fight for us, I fight for us What do you live for? Penelope What do you try for? Telemachus What do you wish for? I'm on my way What do you fight for? Attack! Who was that? [ZEUS] A vision of what is to come Cannot be outrun Can only be dealt with right here and now [ODYSSEUS] Tell me how [ZEUS] I don't think you're ready A mission to kill someone's son A foe who won't run Unlike anyone you have faced before [ODYSSEUS] Say no more, I know that I'm ready [ZEUS] I don't think you're ready [ODYSSEUS] It's just an infant... It's just a boy... What sort of imminent threat does he pose that I can not avoid? [ZEUS, ENSEMBLE] This is the son of none other than Troy's very own prince Hector Know that he will grow from a boy to an avenger One fueled with rage as you're consumed by age If you don't end him now you'll have no one left to save You can say goodbye to Penelope, you can say goodbye to Penelope [ODYSSEUS, ZEUS] I could raise him as my own (He will burn your house and throne) Or send him far away from home (He'll find you wherever you go) Make sure his past is never known (The gods will make it known) I'd rather bleed for ya, down on my knees for ya (He's bringing you down on your knees for ya) I'm begging please Oh, this is the will of the gods Please don't make me do this, don't make me do this [ZEUS] The blood on your hands is something you won't lose [ALL] All you can choose is whose

Trivia

• The first draft of the song had Lin-Manuel Miranda style rapping during the first half.
• This song is in C minor and has a 4/4 time signature.
• In the Iliad book IV, it says the son of Hector was named Scamandrius, but the people of Troy called him Astyanax ("King of the City") because his father Hector was the main defender of the city.
• The Iliad book IV states that the infant's mother was princess Andromache, daughter of Eëtion of Thebes.
• A demo version can be heard here.
• This is one of the songs which was remade, and the remake was released the same time as the Thunder saga on July 4th 2024

Animatics

We found one relevant animatic on the wiki:

The Horse and the Infant (FULL animatic) - EPIC the musical

References

1. https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgeherrans?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
2. https://genius.com/albums/Jorge-rivera-herrans/Epic-the-musical