Keep Your Friends Close

**Keep Your Friends Close** is a song present in the story during which Odysseus asks Aeolus for help getting through the storm.

## Lyrics

[ODYSSEUS]

Great Wind God Aeolus

I don't know if you know this

But our path to home is blocked by an impenetrable storm

I ask for your assistance

So we at last can go the distance

Can you cast the perfect wind for us and aid our journey home?

[AEOLUS]

Ha ha ha

I am the wind, twisting and turning

I give the fire enough to stay burning

Let's play a game

[ODYSSUS]

A game?

[AEOLUS]

That's what I'm serving

And if you win, you will get what you're yearning

[ODYSSEUS]

Deal

[AEOLUS]

Take a look right here at this bag

It has the winds of the storm all trapped

All you gotta do is not open this bag

[ODYSSEUS]

Sounds too easy, what's the catch?

[AEOLUS, *WINIONS*]

Ha ha ha

Keep your friends close and your enemiеs closer

*Never rеally know who you can trust*

If they wanna get the bag open, you gotta say "no, sir"

*Sometimes killing is a must*

[ODYSSEUS]

What?

[AEOLUS]

Cause the end always justify the means

Friends turn into foes in rivalries

So keep your friends close and your enemies closer

Never really know who you can trust

[PERIMEDES/ELPENOR]

Captain! What's happening?

What's trapped in that bag?

[ODYSSEUS]

Something dangerous, friends!

We mustn't lag!

[WINIONS]

It's treasure!

[ODYSSEUS]

What?

[WINIONS]

Buh-bye!

[PERIMEDES/*ELEPNOR*]

Open the bag!

*Let's see what you got!*

[ODYSSEUS]

No, do not!

Everybody listen closely

See how the bag is closed?

That's how it's supposed to be

This bag has the storm inside!

We cannot let the treasure rumor fly!

[PERIMEDES/ELEPNOR]

We'll try!

[AEOLUS, *CREW & WINIONS*]

Keep your friends and your enemies closer!

*Never really know who you can trust!*

Now you wanna get the bag open so they can have closure!

*Sometimes, sneaking is a must!*

Cause the end always justifies the means!

*Everything's changed since Polites, so!*

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer!

*Never really know who you can trust!*

[ODYSSEUS, *SOLDIERS*]

For nine days, I've stayed wide awake

Tryna make it home with no storm or tidal wave

I remain unopposed, the bag is still closed

And I'm getting closer to you...

*Penelope*

I can't wait to make some new memories...

*Telemachus*

Time for me to be the father I never was

[ODYSSEUS, *PENELOPE & TELEMACHUS*]

*Just keep your eyes open*

Why are my eyes and my heart and my soul so heavy

*Just keep your eyes open*

I keep on trying to embrace you both, why won't you let me

*Just keep your eyes open*

So much has changed, but I'm the same, yes I'm the same

*Just Keep your eyes open*

[SOLDIERS]

Keep your eyes open

[PENELOPE]

Wake up!

Wake up, Odysseus, they're opening the bag

Wake up!

[ODYSSEUS]

No!

[AEOLUS, *WINIONS*, **CREW**]

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

**Never really know who you can trust**

*Never really know who you can trust*

**Storm**

*Full speed ahead*

[ODYSSEUS]

Where's the storm taking us?

[AEOLUS]

I said to keep the bag closed, but you weren't compliant

If I had to guess? You're heading to the

[AEOLUS & WINIONS]

Land of the giants

[CREW]

Storm, storm

[ODYSSEUS]

Help me close the bag!

[EURYLOCHUS]

But sir, it's too late

[ODYSSEUS]

We can save whatever wind is left to use another day

Come on!

[POSEIDON]

Odysseus of Ithaca!

Do you know who I am?