[Spoken Intro: Zeus & Heracles]
"Come on in, boy. I hear you've a right to call me father."
"Yeah, me and half the city, way I hear it."
"Aw, come on, don’t be like that. I always like to keep an eye on all my uh…"
"What, your bastards? You ain't much of a family man pop-"
"Oh now that’s unfair. See, I’m making you an offer here and now. Join your real family."
"Be an Olympian? Give me a break."
"No, I'm serious. Of course, there are a couple of jobs you gotta do first. Prove your loyalty. Welcome to the family."

[Verse 1: Heracles]
‘Twas nigh a hundred years ago
When first I met my father
He embraced me close
And asked if I would rather
Live forever or die
Paupers on the streets
They have their meagre years
And so into the Acheron
With the ferryman
A short and mortal span
But the rich they can
Escape eternal drudgery
"Son, what do you say?
I can pay your way
If your part you’ll play
In service to the family
As my favoured son"
[Chorus: Heracles & Zeus]
Buy a life eternal with my (your) bloodied hands
In service to the family as the favoured son

[Spoken Interlude: Zeus & Heracles]
"Well done! I hear you’re making quite a name for yourself."
"So they say."
"Oh, and congratulations on making me a grandfather."
"It's about that I wanted to talk to you actually."
"I know what you're going to say, but I'm afraid the offer only extends one generation. Immortality’s expensive."
"Well, there's plenty of work elsewhere, pops."
"Going freelance?"
"Maybe I am."
"I'm sorry to hear that. Let me know if you ever… change your mind."

[Verse 2: Heracles]
So as the decades passed
I proved myself an asset
The thunderbolt of Zeus
And as the fates would have it
My violent habits grew
Screams and spurting blood
Were mother’s milk to me
They cradled and delighted
‘cause I’m the one he chose
Against adopted foes
Steadily, I rose
And showed the world my pedigree
Service with a smile
Laughing all the while
Murder or defile
To make my father proud of me
As his favoured son
[Chorus 2: Heracles & Zeus]
Buy myself my (yourself your) freedom with these bloodied hands
In service to the family as the favoured son

[Spoken Interlude: Heracles & Zeus]
(Zeus laughing maniacally)
"What? What the fuck did you do!?"
"Me? Way I hear it, you’re the one who went crazy and killed his whole family."
"It's a fucking set up!"
"Let's not quibble about who killed who. The fact is, I got you acquitted. And that costs."
"Tell me what I have to do."
"Oh, don't worry, we've got a few things lined up. Welcome home, son!"

[Verse 3: Heracles]
(Zeus laughing maniacally, starting soft and crescendoing)
When I awoke, I found my home
A charnel house, my children
Butchered bled and carved
Their little limbs asunder
And strewn across the floor
One task then another
Paying off my pardon
No time my tears to smother
So if they won’t retreat
Flood the fucking street
Shoot them in the feet
If they try to run away
When they go to ground
Burn their houses down
More will come around
In penance for my family
As the favoured son
[Chorus 3: Heracles & Zeus]
Buy myself (yourself) redemption with my (your) bloodied hands
In service to the family as the favoured son