Gang Of Youths – Achilles Come Down Chords

Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, come down.
Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof?
You’re scaring us and all of us, some of us love you.
Achilles, it’s not much but there’s proof.
You crazy-ass cosmonaut, remember your virtue.
Redemption lies plainly in truth.
Just humor us, Achilles, Achilles, come down.
Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof?

Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, come down.
Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof?
The self is not so weightless, nor whole and unbroken.
Remember the pact of our youth.
Where you go, I’m going, so jump and I’m jumping.
Since there is no me without you.
Soldier on, Achilles, Achilles, come down
Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof?

Loathe the way they light candles in Rome.
But love the sweet air of the votives.
Hurt and grieve but don’t suffer alone.
Engage with the pain as a motive.

Today of all days, see.
How the most dangerous thing is to love.
How you will heal and you’ll rise above.

Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, jump now.
You are absent of cause or excuse.
So self-indulgent and self-referential.
No audience could ever want you.
You crave the applause yet hate the attention.
Then miss it, your act is a ruse.
It is empty, Achilles, so end it all now.
It’s a pointless resistance for you.

Achilles, Achilles, just put down the bottle.
Don’t listen to what you’ve consumed.
It’s chaos, confusion, and wholly unworthy.
Of feeding and it’s wholly untrue.
You may feel no purpose nor a point for existing.
It’s all just conjecture and gloom.
There may not be meaning, so find one and seize it.
Do not waste yourself on this roof.

Hear those bells ring deep in the soul.
Chiming away for a moment.
Feel your breath course frankly below.
See life as a worthy opponent.

Today of all days, see.
How the most dangerous thing is to love.
How you will heal and you’ll rise above.
Crowned by an overture bold and beyond.
Ah, it’s more courageous to overcome.

You want the acclaim, the mother of mothers
(It’s not worth it, Achilles)
More poignant than fame or the taste of another
(Don’t listen, Achilles)
Be real and just jump, you dense motherfucker
(You’re worth more, Achilles)
You will not be more than a rat in the gutter
(So much more than a rat)
You want my opinion, my opinion you’ve got
(No one asked your opinion)
You asked for my counsel, I gave you my thoughts
(No one asked for your thoughts)
Be done with this now and jump off the roof
(Be done with this now and get off the roof)
Can you hear me, Achilles? I’m talking to you.

I’m talking to you.
I’m talking to you.
I’m talking to you
Achilles, come down.
Achilles, come down.

Throw yourself into the unknown
With a pace and a fury defiant
Clothe yourself in beauty untold
And see life as a means to a triumph

Today of all days, see.
How the most dangerous thing is to love.
How you will heal and you’ll rise above.
Crowned by an overture bold and beyond.
Ah, it’s more courageous to overcome.