Parallels between Homer Odyssey Book 23 (Ancient Text) and (Contemporary Song) by Eagle-Eye Cherry
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When Odysseus arrives home he spends a long night with his wife Penelope. Athene holds back dawn and allows the two to catch up while they lay together in bed. The next morning Odysseus must leave to see his father. The song “Save Tonight” by Eagle Eye Cherry describes this exact situation in which a man wants to fight off the break of dawn and spend as much time with his lover as he can before he must leave in the morning.
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Go on and close the curtains
Cause all we need is candle light
You and me and a bottle of wine
Going to hold you tonight
Well we know I’m going away
And how I wish, I wish it weren’t so
So take this wine and drink with me
Let’s delay our misery
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
There’s a log on the fire
And it burns like me for you
Tomorrow comes with one desire
To take me away it’s true
It ain’t easy to say goodbye
Darling please don’t start to cry
Cause girl you know I’ve got to go, oh
Lord I wish it wasn’t so
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Tomorrow comes to take me away
I wish that I, that I could stay
Girl you know I’ve got to go, oh
Lord I wish it wasn’t so
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight
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Save Tonight