Achilles’ Lullaby

[CALLIOPE, spoken]
Not every union 'twixt deamon and man
Ascends beyond violence or kings' grasping hands
Enter Thetis, a Nereid queen
And Achilles, a babe blessed by forces unseen

[THETIS]
As I carry you here by the heel
You were fated to ward off our terror
Every soldier and peasant will kneel
For Achilles, a name we'll remember

[ACHILLES' LULLABY]

Stepping onto the beaches of conquest
Valiance an unspoken vow
His power, their redemtion, the mortal Greeks' best
Every kingdom and ruler will bow

May the Fates be witness
Olypmus blessed upon battle
A lion's mane
When Hector is slain
Shrewder still to yet spare the cattle

[ACHILLES' LULLABY]

[THETIS, spoken]
Hades
Bear witness
I beg these waters bless him
Let the River of Souls shield him
No arrow, no weapon, no man, no God shall mark my boy
Protect him, please
Hold your breath, my son

[ACHILLES' LULLABY]