Symphony X - The Odyssey Lyrics
[Part I Odysseus' Theme / Overture][instrumental][Part II - Journey to Ithaca]To the one that I love, my journey has begunWhen our eyes meet once more there will me peaceThe taste of your lips the warmth of your touchAgain, forever, two souls as oneSeems like forever that my eyes have been deniedHome, I'm dreaming of homeI've been twenty years away from all I ever knewTo return would make my dreams come trueSeasons of sorrow have stolen all my yearsI miss the rolling hills of IthacaI've been through battles and cried a sea of tearsbut the tide is changing, and with it all my fearsYeaaaahI will returnSeems like forever that my eyes have been deniedHome, I'm dreaming of homeI've been twenty years away from all I ever knewTo return would make my dreams come trueBehold the sea and winds of JoveWe set sail guided by the stars aboveThe ports of Troy escape our viewA cold and stormy fate awaits our rendezvousOnward we ride into the raging furySetting our course by the moon and sunWe forge ahead seeking gloryYet the journey has just begunOnward we rideNine days we brave her mightWe are (we are we are we are we are we are ) coming home...[Part III - The Eye]Awakened at dawnLand dead ahead with the winds of the morning we change courseNo remorse, a place forbidden to allSearch all the groundsFind food and waterYet journey not into the Cave of WoeLong agoA legend spoke of a beastA thousand richesHidden deep within the stoneA thousand nightmaresMortal's blood forever flowsMountainous blackEngulfed in a shadowA bone chilling growl and an Eye of HateA ghastly fate, held prisoner by the EyeYet he must sleepAs the daylight fadesWe focus our senses and sharpen the bladeWe take aimIn silence we strikeA thousand richesHidden deep within the stoneA thousand nightmaresBlood runs foreverFrom the Eye...[Part IV - Circe (Daughter of the Sun)]We sit adrift on the open seaThe gift of wind, by Zeus, concealedSo carelesslyWe break the waves on a course untrueAcross the endless plain of blueA new coast in viewWe carouse with the maiden beneath her eyes the madness lies... in mysteryI (I) drink deep from the chalice of gold and jadeMy senses fade... I'm mesmerized ohhhStay, like those before I condemn you all, from walk to crawl... metamorphasizedNo, my will it defies herspeak the verse - lift the curse... she's mesmerizedAm I asleep?Tell meDaughter of the SunThere's vengeance in the air and all things all things must be undone[Part V - Sirens]Dire warningsTold by the sorceress in white'false bringers of love' - SirensEchoing songs from aboveWings flowingFloating on Sea of Lies, I defyTheir visionElysium swallows my criesEmbracingMaidens of lust stimulate and manipulateMy sensesI welcome a watery graveTied steadfastTo the mast tragedy awaits meI'm fallingVictim betrayed by the sea[Part VI - Scylla and Charybdis][a) Gulf of Doom][b) Drifting Home][instrumental][Part VII - The Fate of the Suitors / Champion of Ithaca]So this is home...In the guise of a beggarMinerva guides my wayI find my kingdom in jeopardyVengeance it swells within meAs I spySo many who eye my QueenI'll make them pay for this blasphemy... All will seeTriumphant Champion of IthacaI will right all the wrongsLet the Gods sing my songTriumphant Champion of IthacaLet a new life begin my journey has come to and endA contest of valor"to pierce the twelve rings in a single arrow's flight"Yet, not a one can string the bowMy veil of silence liftedAll is revealedRevenge burns in my heartThrashing and slashing down all my foes... to claim the throneTriumphant Champion of IthacaI will right all the wrongsLet the Gods sing my songTriumphant Champion of IthacaLet a new life begin this is the end of my OdysseySeems like forever that my eyes have been deniedHome, I'm finally homeI've been twenty years away from all I ever knewI have returned to make my dream come true
