Scylla and Charybdis Rocksteady Lyrics

Narrow passage, dangers now unfold

Rocky cliffs and whirlpool will take hold

Scylla waits with heads held up so high

Charybdis' maw where many sailors die

Sailors tremble, fear within their eyes

Captain's warning echoes through the skies

Hold the course now, steady be the helm

Or our journey ends in watery realm

One side snatches, six men disappear

Other swallows, bringing greatest fear

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

Navigate with utmost urgency (oh yeah)

Scylla's reach and Charybdis' hungry might

Steer us safely through the fading light

Deep blue sea (so deep)

Fading light (tonight)

Oars are straining, every muscle tight

Praying gods will grant us safe foresight

Past the monster's grasping, deadly hand

From the whirlpool's sucking, shifting sand

Hear the roaring, water starts to churn

A wrong direction, lessons we will learn

We are passing, just a breath away

From disaster at the close of day

Screams are carried on the salty breeze

As the ocean takes its toll with ease

But we're moving, forward through the pain

Leaving terrors that will still remain

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

Navigate with utmost urgency (that's right)

Scylla's reach and Charybdis' hungry might

Steer us safely through the fading light

Deep blue sea (so deep)

Fading light (tonight)

We escaped them, battered and so worn

Homeward journey, lessons now are born

Scylla, Charybdis, dangers left behind

Ithaca is all that's on our mind