Achilles Come Down

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 humour us, Achilles, Achilles, come down Won't you get up off, get up off the roof? [Sample] Je vois que beaucoup de gens meurent, parce qu'ils estiment que la vie ne vaut pas la peine d'�tre v�cue. J'en vois d'autres, qui se font paradoxalement tuer pour des id�es, pour des illusions, qui leurs donnent une raison de vivre (ce, qu'on appelle une raison de vivre est en m�me temps une excellente raison de mourir) [Verse 2] 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? [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] Today, of all days, see How the most dangerous thing is to love How you will heal and you'll rise above [Sample] D'un g�rant d'immeuble qui s'�tait tu� on disait un jour qu'il avait perdu sa fille depuis cinq ans, qu'il avait beaucoup chang� depuis et que cette histoire l'avait- [Verse 3] 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 [Sample] Ce qui d�clenche la crise est presque toujours incontr�lable. Les journaux parlent souvent de � chagrins intimes � ou de � maladie incurable �. Ces explications sont valables, mais il faudrait savoir si le jour m�me un ami du d�sesp�r� ne lui a pas parl� sur un ton indiff�rent. Celuil� est le- [Verse 4] 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 And there may not be meaning, so find one and seize it Do not waste yourself on this roof [Pre-Chorus] Hear those bells ring deep in the soul Chiming away for a moment Feel your breath course frankly below And see life as a worthy opponent [Chorus] 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 [Sample] Les souvenirs d'une patrie perdue, l'espoir d'une terre promise. Ce divorce entre l'homme de sa vie- [Bridge] 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) But 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 [Sample] Celle du oui et celle du non. Ce serait trop beau. Mais il faut faire la part de ceux qui, sans conclure, interrogent toujours. Ici, j'ironise � peine : il s'agit de la majorit�. Je vois �galement que ceux qui r�pondent non agissent comme s'ils pensaient oui. De fait- [Pre-Chorus] Throw yourself into the unknown With pace and a fury defiant Clothe yourself in beauty untold And see life as a means to a triumph [Chorus] 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