The Trial

Lyrics

[ATHENA, spoken] Yes, it's me (sung) It's me, of course it's me The one who gets it done Don't you see It had to be... You all turn away When I gut the fish Then you cry "Hooray" Once it's on the dish That's how we do this Yes, we Yes, you and me I have always cared for you I'll always do all these things for you All these things that you Are not prepared to do [GRACE & ATHENA] All I ever did, all the sacrifice All I ever hid, trying to be nice Everything for you, but in any case (Time to put this girl in check) I always knew you'd throw it in my face (This irritating speck) You're so controlling Sorry little bird, time to wring your neck! [FREDDIE] Only, if only you knew That you can't force the future Only, if only you knew It's not just another thing you can subdue [ATHENA] Only, if only I lived In a quaint little pond like you Only, if I could just lie there And any time I moved I'd tremble a reed or two [GRACE] Yes, there's a lot at stake But there are other paths you can take [ATHENA] None of you see! So it's down to me It's fine, I'll take all the blame I'll take all the pain Think you see it all? You just see a scrap You wanna make the call? You need to hold the map You cloistered children It's time for you, and all who stand with you Yes you too! Form a queue Time to follow through [GRACE] Inside, somewhere inside In that mind, there's a war You're not sure [ATHENA] Don't be so sure We're not the same, never the same [FREDDIE] I'm okay dying again, if it's with you You're the only place to be [HECATE] Athena, you know me, I'm not the kind who is ruled by emotion But I don't wanna be a murder accessory [PERSEPHONE] You're not gonna do this again We're not going through this again Not again I won't let there be another Calliope [ATHENA] Of course, it's me Because of me, this prophecy would come to be My Olympus is gone And you're all looking on At a stranger wearing my face My Olympus is gone Now I'm some other one Just how long has she been in place? [GRACE] Give it time you'll find even an island drifts You don't notice 'cause it only moves in teeny-tiny shifts (spoken) I forgive you, Athena [ATHENA] Look into me [GRACE] I know what I see [ATHENA] Yes, a monster [GRACE] I've met monsters who weren't monsters [ATHENA] I'm a monster to me I'm sorry Grace, I'm sorry all of you I wish Calliope could know it too [GRACE] She does, she hears you