There Are Other Ways

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There Are Other Ways is the fourth and final song of The Circe Saga during which Circe attempts to seduce Odysseus to kill him. However, after hearing more about his situation, she agrees to help find the prophet Tiresias in the Underworld, who may be able to help him get home.

Lyrics[]

[CIRCE]
There are other ways of persuasion
There are other modes of control
There are other means of deceit
There are other roads to the soul
There are other actions of passion
You have so much left to learn
Want to save your men from the fire?
Show me that you're willing to burn, woah

[ODYSSEUS, CIRCE]
Who's to say, with the mistakes I've made (Don't be afraid)
That they will be the last (Think of your past)
Mistakes I ever make? (Don't break when)

[ODYSSEUS & CIRCE]
There is so much power, so much power
But there's no puppet here

[CIRCE, ODYSSEUS]
This is the price we pay to love (I'm just a man)
There is no line, never enough (I'm just a man)
So much power, so much power (Forgive me)
But there's no puppet here

[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
I can't!

[ODYSSEUS]
Back at home, my wife awaits for me
She's my everything, my Penelope
And she's all my power, all my power
But it's been twelve long years
Oh, twelve long years since I have seen my wife
And now the god of tides is out to end my life
So I beg you, Circe, grant us mercy
And let us puppets leave

[CIRCE, spoken]
(Sigh) Poseidon, eh?

[CIRCE]
There might be a way to evade him
There might be a way to get home
Though this other way's very dangerous
It might be your one final hope
I know of a brilliant prophet
Problem is, this prophet is dead
I can't get you home
But I'll get you to the Underworld instead
I'll release your men
And I'll get you to the Underworld instead

[ODYSSEUS, spoken]
Wait, you're helping us?

[CIRCE]
There are many ways of persuasion
There are many modes of control
Maybe showing one act of kindness
Leads to kinder souls down the road
I remember actions of passion
I have been in love once before
Maybe one day, the world will need a puppeteer no more
Oh, maybe one day, the world will need a puppeteer
More

[CREW]
So much power, so much power
But there's no puppet here
No, she's not a player, she's a puppeteer
No, she's not a player, she's a puppeteer, yeah

Trivia[]

This song is in D major and C minor, and has a 4/4 time signature.
When Odysseus is trying to convince Circe to let him and his crew live, he states that he hasn't seen Penelope in 12 years. However, at that point, he would’ve only been at sea for 10 years since he left Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War.^[1]
- Jorge has pointed this mistake out and constantly makes fun of himself for it.
- This timeline matches up with dialogue in Madeline Miller’s novel Circe.
- This miscalculation caused the lyrics of a few songs, Different Beast and Get in the Water, to be edited to fit the time shift.