The Ritual

Lyrics

[APHRODITE, spoken] We let them rise We let it happen We waited far too long We thought we shouldn't intervene We were wrong We were wrong (sung) Since the beginning we were hidden We held court from up above T'was the golden age of reason And I, the Queen of Love But a plague of hate was spreading And there werе vultures standing by Before wе fell to our knees begging We fell from the sky We let them rise We let it happen We waited far too long We thought we shouldn't intervene We were wrong We were wrong Our so-called brother Ares Sold his soul forever more He so loved the military He became their Dog of War He denounced his loving family And with mortal guns and greed On a plate gladly delivered Everything that war-dogs need He betrayed us and we let him With their mortal souls long gone We thought we were untouchable We were wrong, we were wrong I can feel we have the vigor of an Idol coming in Be wary as they find you too and tear you limb from limb Torture you and spit at you, parade you in a square I thought my life was over Then a god answered my prayer The man that I ignored saved me when I fell Yes, the husband I abhorred rescued me from hell I thought it was a joke when it was said to me He struck a deal with our enemy's enemy Made a secret weapon so my captors let me go He gave up his freedom, leaving just a memory And this love I'll never know is what he gave to me [GRACE] I can see everything It's interesting, why you feel so blue Because of the horror show from long ago There ain't no getting through A husband who sacrificed And paid the price for you to be free Wherever he is right now, you'd think somehow-- [APHRODITE, spoken] Ahem, Excuse me? [GRACE, spoken] Sorry, I'm on a roll (sung) I don't pretend to know the mind of a god That's something I never thought I'd say I'm not the only one here who wants to know Is the leaving now the only way to go? [APHRODITE] Oh my God, here we go, another crow out on the fence Squawking, quibbling, oh how I loath such innocence Behold the mind of a child! Let's not laugh or ridicule the girl This ritual is a tradition now, you know Embrace it, it's the only way to go [GRACE] Don't you write anything down? Is there a statue of Hephaestus in town? Or is history just a record that slowly gathers dust? You gotta turn it up loud so the player doesn't rust Because I find the story so unique Hm, I'll sing in plain speak Your rest leaves the rest of your family stressed and depressed They repress so we'll only digress I'm impressed by the sense of occastion, I guess But this mess of a quest to possess is grotesque It's happened to me and I'll never know When Calliope inside of me surfaces, so I request that your guests reassess the process And unless you address all this godly excess We'll continue to guess while you re-possess And I won't acquiesce 'til a change manifests I'm out Sometimes taking a breath's the only way to go Considering the options left, it's the only way to go What is the only way to go? [APRHODITE & GRACE] I'm stunned by the arrogance (Aphrodite, you're mighty) But eloquence sparks something in me If you honestyly can promise me all the help I need (If you proceed, we guarantee all the help you need) I'll be the kind of a god... (You'll be the kind of a god...) You'll worship and adore like before Thank you Venus, a brilliant cameo [GRACE] And together we will face it 'Cause forgetting won't erase it [GRACE & APHRODITE] Moving on's the only way to go The only way to go