It's not entirely out of the question that this could be Mastodon's retelling of Odysseus' events with Polyphemus, they cyclops. Mastodon is known to write about mythology and epic literature.
"To tempt the fool into the mine
Let loose the snake with antidote."
Odysseus went into the cyclops' cave, seeing cheeses and wines all around, tempting him and his men. Once inside, they crash there, letting loose their troubles with the wines (AKA getting drunk.).
"Take the hand
Guide the way
Far away
Find the truth
Always
Always"
Odysseus THOUGHT that the cyclops was a charitable being. Obviously not true to anyone who has read it. The men followed Odysseus, and now they are far from the rest of the crew, and they always find the truth of the dangerous situations by following Odysseus.
"I'm on my way back home
I'm on my way back home."
Odysseus saying he's going to get back to Ithaca, reassuring himself that he will escape.
"I see your face inside the smoke
It's hard to scream and nice to choke."
Polyphemus talking in the first line; it's safe to assume a cave of that size will be rather dark and gaseous. He sees the men's faces in here. The men are now saying that it's hard to scream when the Cyclops has them in his grasp, but it's better to choke to death than to be consumed by Polyphemus.
"Let's rest awhile inside the cave
Don't cry you'll see that we'll be safe."
Odyseeus to his men: "Let us just wait here for a while until I can find a way to escape. Don't be sullen men; you will see that I can find us a way to escape from the creature's grasp."
It's not entirely out of the question that this could be Mastodon's retelling of Odysseus' events with Polyphemus, they cyclops. Mastodon is known to write about mythology and epic literature.
"To tempt the fool into the mine Let loose the snake with antidote."
Odysseus went into the cyclops' cave, seeing cheeses and wines all around, tempting him and his men. Once inside, they crash there, letting loose their troubles with the wines (AKA getting drunk.).
"Take the hand Guide the way Far away Find the truth Always Always"
Odysseus THOUGHT that the cyclops was a charitable being. Obviously not true to anyone who has read it. The men followed Odysseus, and now they are far from the rest of the crew, and they always find the truth of the dangerous situations by following Odysseus.
"I'm on my way back home I'm on my way back home."
Odysseus saying he's going to get back to Ithaca, reassuring himself that he will escape.
"I see your face inside the smoke It's hard to scream and nice to choke."
Polyphemus talking in the first line; it's safe to assume a cave of that size will be rather dark and gaseous. He sees the men's faces in here. The men are now saying that it's hard to scream when the Cyclops has them in his grasp, but it's better to choke to death than to be consumed by Polyphemus.
"Let's rest awhile inside the cave Don't cry you'll see that we'll be safe."
Odyseeus to his men: "Let us just wait here for a while until I can find a way to escape. Don't be sullen men; you will see that I can find us a way to escape from the creature's grasp."