SUITORS
Whoever can string the old king’s bow
And shoot through twelve axes cleanly
Will be the new king, sit down at the throne
Penelope as his queen
Where is he?
Where is the man who can string this bow? Woah
ANTINOUS
Screw this competition, we’ve been here for hours
None of us can string this, we don’t have the power
Screw this damn challenge, no more delays
Can’t you guys see we’re being played?
This is how they
ANTINOUS, SUITORS
Hold us down while the throne gets colder
Hold us down while we slowly age
Hold us down while the boy gets bolder
Where in the hell is our pride and our rage?
Here and now, there’s a chance for action
Here and now, we can take control
Here and now, burn it down to ashes
Channel the fire inside your soul
ANTINOUS
Haven’t you noticed who’s missing?
Don’t you know the prince is not around
I heard he’s on a diplomatic mission
And I heard today he comes back to town, so
I say we gather near the beaches
I say we wait ’til he arrives
Then, when he docks his ship, we can breach it
Let us leave now, today we can strike and
ANTINOUS, SUITORS
Hold him down ’til the boy stops shaking
Hold him down while I slit his throat
Hold him down while I slowly break his pride, his trust, his faith, and his bones
Cut him down into tiny pieces
Throw him down in the great below
When the crown wonders where the prince is
Only the ocean and I will know
ANTINOUS
And when the deed is done
The queen will have no one to
Stop us from breaking her bedroom door
Stop us from taking her love and more
ANTINOUS, SUITORS
And then we’ll
Hold her down while her gate is open
Hold her down while I get a taste
Hold her down while we share her spoils
I will not let any part go to waste
Here and now, there’s a chance for action
Chance for action!
Here and now, we can take control
Take control!
Here and now, burn it down to ashes
ANTINOUS, SUITORS, ANTINOUS & SUITORS
Channel the fire inside your soul and
Hold ’em down, hold ’em down (Hold him down, oh)
Hold ’em down, hold ’em down
Hold ’em down, hold ’em down (Hold ’em down!)
Channel the fire inside your soul, and— (Hold ’em down, hold ’em down)
