How has everything
been turned against us
How did suffering
become so endless
How am I to reunite
with my estranged
Do I need to change
I'm surrounded
by the souls
of those I've lost
I'm the only one
whose line
I haven't crossed
What if the greatest threat
we'll find across the sea
Is me
What if I'm the monster
What if I'm in the wrong
What if I'm the problem
that's been hiding
all along
What if I'm the one
who killed you
Every time
I caved to guilt
What if I've been far
too kind to foes
But a monster
to ourselves
What if I'm the monster
Is the cyclops struck
with guilt when he kills
Is he up in the middle
of the night
Or does he end my men
to avenge his friend
And then sleep knowing
he has done him right
When the witch turns men
to pigs to protect
her nymphs
Is she goin' insane
Or did she learn
to be colder
when she got older
And now she saves
them the pain
When a God comes down
and makes a fleet drown
Is he scared
that he's doing
something wrong
Or does he keep us in check
so we must respect him
And now no one dares
to piss him off
Does a soldier use
a wooden horse
to kill sleeping Trojans
'Cause he is vile
Or does he throw away
his remorse
And save more lives
with guile
If I became
the monster
and threw
that guilt away
Would that
make us stronger
Would it keep
our foes at bay
If I became
the monster
to everyone but us
And made sure
we got home again
Who would care
if we're unjust
If I became
the monster
Oh ruthlessness is mercy
upon ourselves
And deep down
I know this well
I lost my best friend
I lost my mentor my mom
Five hundred men gone
this can't go on
I must get to see
Penelope and Telemachus
So if we must sail
through dangerous oceans
and beaches
I'll go where Poseidon
won't reach us
And if I gotta drop
another infant from a wall
In an instant
so we all don't die
Then I'll become
the monster
I will deal the blow
And I'll become
the monster
Like none
they've ever known
So what
if I'm the monster
Lurking deep below
I must become
the monster
And then
we'll make it home
Penelope
Telemachus
Oh ruthlessness is mercy
upon ourselves
I'll become
the monster
