Storm Lyrics – Epic: The Musical
Storm Lyrics
These waves and tides
Have grown in strength and size
Is it nature or divine
Or a blessing in disguise?
Our home's in sight
This storm's our final fight
There's no time to die
Comrades?
[SOLDIERS]
Sir!
[ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS]
Brace for a storm
Storm
The likes of which we've never seen before
Brace for a storm
Storm
With home so close, we must keep pushing forward
Full speed ahead
[ODYSSEUS]
Head towards the island but avoid the crashing waves
Tread where the tide is flat and then you will be saf?
[EURYLOCHUS]
Captain, we will capsize with thes? waves, our fleet will fail
[ODYSSEUS]
Have them follow my ship, I'll ensure that we prevail
[ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS]
Storm
Storm
[EURYLOCHUS]
We're taking too much damage to survive
[ODYSSEUS, SOLDIERS]
We'll beat this storm
Storm
[EURYLOCHUS]
At this rate, we won't make it out alive
[PERIMEDES/ELPENOR, spoken]
Captain, look!
[ODYSSEUS & EURYLOCHUS]
An island in the sky
[ODYSSEUS]
Eurylochus, grab the harpoons
As many as you can find
[EURYLOCHUS]
What do you have in mind?
[ODYSSEUS]
We're gonna shoot for the sky
[EURYLOCHUS, spoken]
What?
[SOLDIERS]
Storm, storm
[ODYSSEUS]
Everyone grab a harpoon and aim it high
[SOLDIERS]
Storm, storm
[ODYSSEUS]
We're shooting for the island in the sky
In the sky
[SOLDIERS]
Storm, storm
Song Overview

If you have been swept up in the EPIC: The Musical phenomenon, you already know how quickly Storm lyrics lodge themselves in your skull. Released on December 25 2023 as the curtain-raiser to The Ocean Saga, the track hurls Odysseus and his crew into Poseidon’s fury while flirting with symphonic rock, prog-musical time shifts and thunderous ensemble chants. It helped the EP rocket to No. 1 on the US iTunes soundtrack chart, briefly dethroning Taylor Swift and racking up more than a million Spotify streams in a day and a half .
How to sing
- Key & meter: F? minor; muscular 7/8 groove that jolts into 4/4 for the gang-shouted “Storm, storm!” refrain .
- Vocal range: Low B2 for Odysseus up to an exposed E4/G4 belt for the ensemble. Think baritenor stamina with rock-tenor punch.
- Breath strategy: The asymmetrical meter steals an eighth note every bar; plan diaphragm resets on the third beat to avoid gasping mid-phrase.
- Tempo feel: ~148 BPM, but the 7/8 subdivision makes it feel like sprinting across deck planks in a storm surge.
- Character tone tips: Let brass-like resonance underline Odysseus’s authority; lighten into a flute-y head voice for the “island in the sky” ascent to mirror Aeolus’s motif .

Song Meaning and Annotations
“Storm” functions as a narrative rip-cord. One trumpet flourish, and we know Poseidon has yanked the weather lever—Jorge Rivera-Herrans threads that leitmotif so fans can decode the god’s unseen presence . The lyrics revolve around conflict-born optimism: Odysseus spots home on the horizon yet refuses to yield, interpreting catastrophe as a “blessing in disguise.” The 7/8 pulse feels like seawater slapping against hulls—irregular, relentless, alive.
Musically, the piece fuses cinematic brass, crunchy electric guitars and a stacked male chorus that would make any power-metal band jealous. Emotionally it arcs from alarm (“Brace for a storm …”) to controlled audacity as harpoons fire skyward. The imagery echoes everything from Greek vase paintings to Studio Ghibli’s floating islands: ancient myth refracted through 21-st-century fandom aesthetics.

“These waves and tides have grown in strength and size / Is it nature or divine, or a blessing in disguise?”
Rivera-Herrans packs mythic dualities into that opening couplet. Nature versus deity, fate versus free will. The soldiers’ shouted “Full speed ahead!” slyly references the earlier Troy-Saga anthem of the same name, hinting that human bravado can survive even the gods’ reprisals.
Verse Highlights
Verse 1
Presents the moral riddle: is the sea angry or purposeful? The trumpet motif tips off the audience while the crew remains in ignorant peril.
Chorus
Call-and-response shouts (storm! storm!) mimic thunder crashes and communal oar strokes—musical teamwork against cosmic odds.
Bridge
The harpoon scheme detonates here. Triplet runs in the strings mirror ropes whipping through the air, while a suspended cymbal swell paints visual height.
Annotations
[ODYSSEUS].
Immediately once the song starts, a melody played by a trumpet can be heard. Jorge Rivera-Herrans — the writer — explains in a video that many characters in EPIC: The Musical have signature instruments, and he points out that brass instruments represent Poseidon. Right at the very beginning of the song, the orchestration lets us know that Poseidon is the one whipping up the storm.
“These waves and tides have grown in strength and size.”
This line foreshadows the later reveal that Polyphemus is Poseidon’s son; the sea god seeks revenge by sending gigantic tidal waves against Odysseus’s crew on their voyage back home.
“Is it nature or divine.”
In this moment Odysseus and his men can’t tell if they face an ordinary storm or a test from Poseidon. Odysseus does not yet realize that the Cyclops he blinded was the god’s child, and this is only the beginning of their misfortunes on the journey from Troy.
“Or a blessing in disguise?”
Despite Athena’s warnings and the losses suffered at Polyphemus’s cave, Odysseus still clings to the optimism Polites once championed, trying to see good omens in the chaos around him.
“Our home’s in sight.”
During the events covered in the Ocean Saga, Odysseus is indeed quite close to Ithaca.
“This storm’s our final fight.”
Ironically, he believes the worst is nearly over, unaware of the long ordeal still ahead even with home so near.
“There’s no time to die.”
Odysseus longs to reach Ithaca as quickly as possible; for him, death is merely an obstacle standing between the king and his kingdom. (Unintentional James Bond echo noted.)
“Storm.”
Listeners quickly identify this tempest as Poseidon’s retaliation for the injury done to his son Polyphemus.
“The likes of which we’ve never seen before.”
Pierced by grief over his blinded son, Poseidon channels that rage into the sea itself, producing a storm far beyond anything the crew has faced.
“With home so close, we must keep pushing forward.”
They have traveled so far, and Ithaca lies just over the horizon. After ten years, Odysseus aches for Penelope and Telemachus and cannot accept the thought of failing now.
“Full speed ahead.”
This phrase nods to Song 3 in the Troy Saga, Full Speed Ahead.
.Head.
Odysseus cuts across Eurylochus’s call, overlapping the final word. The interruption shows the captain tightening his grip on command and hints at the tension that will surface in Luck Runs Out.
“The island.”
Odysseus repeats his earlier resolve — Ithaca is within reach, so they must steer toward it despite the gale.
“Tread where the tide is flat and then you will be safe.”
Even in chaos, Odysseus follows the hopeful outlook Polites taught him and quickly devises a strategy to navigate the storm’s wild waters.
“Captain, we will capsize with these waves, our fleet will fail.”
The line showcases Eurylochus’s deepening mistrust of Odysseus’s leadership — mistrust that erupts fully in Mutiny.
“We’re taking too much damage to survive.”
(A playful nod to video-game “damage meters.”) The fleet is indeed splintering under the storm’s relentless blows.
“At this rate, we won’t make it out alive.”
Each new challenge since Troy has battered the fleet. Eurylochus’s grim forecast foreshadows that Odysseus will be the sole survivor to see Ithaca again.
PERIMEDES is the name of several minor figures in Greek myth. Here it likely identifies one of Odysseus’s loyal friends — the man who assists with Underworld sacrifices and lashes the king to the mast when the Sirens appear.
ELPENOR is the youngest crewman. While on Circe’s island, he drinks, sleeps on the roof, slips, breaks his neck, and dies. His Underworld scene was later trimmed from the show.
“Captain, look!”
The soldiers spot a floating island — Aeolus’s airborne domain.
As Odysseus and Eurylochus sing together, a flute thread enters — Aeolus’s signature instrument.
“An island in the sky.”
Homer calls Aeolia a “floating island.” Jorge Rivera-Herrans takes that literally, imagining it hovering in the clouds rather than drifting on the sea.
“Eurylochus, grab the harpoons.”
A harpoon is a spear-like tool used by fishermen for whales or seals. Odysseus plans to use them as anchors, quite literally “shooting for the sky.”
“We’re gonna shoot for the sky.”
The phrase works on two levels: they must fire at a sky-bound island, and they are aiming for an audacious goal — confronting a god.
“What?”
Eurylochus’s startled response implies he fears his captain has lost his mind, highlighting the growing rift between them.
“We’re shooting for the island in the sky.”
By elevating Aeolus’s home into the air, Rivera-Herrans underscores the wind god’s power and adds a striking visual flourish to the story.
Song Credits

- Featured voices: Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Odysseus), Armando Julián (Eurylochus), Luke Holt, Ayron Alexander & ensemble
- Producer / Composer / Lyricist: Jorge Rivera-Herrans
- Release Date: December 25 2023
- Genre: Concept-musical; symphonic rock; progressive theatre
- Instruments noted: Trumpet (Poseidon motif), flute (Aeolus motif), electric guitar, orchestral strings, war drums, choral gang vocals
- Label: Winion Entertainment LLC
- Mood: Defiant; cinematic urgency
- Track #: 1 of The Ocean Saga
- Language: English
- Poetic meter: Trochaic bursts riding irregular bars
- Copyright: © 2023 Winion Entertainment LLC
Similar Songs Exploring Themes of Defiance & Destiny
- “The Battle of Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)” – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Another high-stakes nautical-adjacent showdown, this Hamilton anthem mirrors “Storm” in its fusion of martial drums, rapid-fire lyrics and a protagonist who threads hope through chaos. Both tracks convert historical or mythic conflict into cathartic ensemble fireworks.
- “The Last Goodbye” – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies OST, Billy Boyd
Boyd’s elegiac ballad bookends an arduous journey much like Odysseus’s. While tempo and mood differ, each song confronts the bittersweet horizon of homecoming, singing into the unknown storm of whatever comes after war.
- “Ride the Lightning” – Metallica
Swap harpoons for electric guitars and you still feel the same pulse of mortals taunting elemental forces. Metallica’s thrash classic channels fear of fate—just as Odysseus wonders whether the tempest is natural or divine injustice.
Questions and Answers
- Why does the song switch between 7/8 and 4/4?
- The uneven 7/8 mirrors choppy waters; the sudden 4/4 drops lock listeners into the crew’s unified effort as they fire harpoons.
- Is Poseidon ever explicitly named in the lyrics?
- No—but the trumpet motif Rivera-Herrans associates with the sea-god “speaks” for him, a musical Easter egg fans picked up quickly .
- Has “Storm” ever been staged live?
- Only in TikTok and YouTube studio sessions so far; a full stage production is still in development.
- What’s the hardest vocal moment?
- The sustained G4 on “we’ll beat this storm!”—it requires diaphragmatic push while the orchestra surges.
- Are there official remixes?
- Piano-ballad and nightcore edits circulate online; the most-viewed piano version dropped three months after release , while a nightcore cut accelerates the track to EDM speeds .
Awards and Chart Positions
- On release day the Ocean Saga EP surged to No. 1 on the US iTunes soundtrack chart, briefly overtaking Taylor Swift’s holiday deluxe .
- It logged 1 million+ Spotify streams within 36 hours .
Fan and Media Reactions
“Rivera-Herrans managed to push Taylor Swift off the top of the US iTunes album charts.” James Tapper, The Guardian
“I joined in recently … and fell in love with this man’s work.” u/darkchoclateenjoyer, Reddit
“Great question!! I was hanging out in my college dorm when I heard ‘Warrior of the Mind’ … I’ve been a fan ever since.” u/TraditionalScar1649, Reddit
“My biggest flex is that I’ve been here since week 1.” u/TyFergie29_, Reddit
“Storm from EPIC: The Ocean Saga releasing 12/25/2023!” @jayherrans, Instagram Reel
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Epic: The Musical Lyrics: Song List
- The Troy Saga
- The Horse and the Infant
- Just A Man
- Full Speed Ahead
- Open Arms
- Warrior of the Mind
- The Cyclops Saga
- Polyphemus
- Survive
- Remember Them
- My Goodbye
- The Ocean Saga
- Storm
- Luck Runs Out
- Keep Your Friends Close
- Ruthlessness
- The Circe Saga
- Puppeteer
- Wouldn't You Like
- Done For
- There Are Other Ways
- The Underworld Saga
- The Underworld
- No Longer You
- Monster
- The Thunder Saga
- Suffering
- Different Beast
- Scylla
- Mutiny
- Thunder Bringer
- The Wisdom Saga
- Legendary
- Little Wolf
- We’d Be Fine
- Love in Paradise
- God Games
- The Vengeance Saga
- Not Sorry For Loving You
- Dangerous
- Charybdis
- Get in the Water
- 600 Strike
- The Ithaca Saga
- The Challenge
- Hold Them Down
- Odysseus
- I Can’t Help But Wonder
- Would You Fall In Love With Me Again