achilles come down
Singer:gang of youths
you're scaring us and all of us
it's not much but there's proof
you crazy-assed cosmonaut
redemption lies plainly in truth
the self is not so weightless
remember the pact of our youth
since there is no me without you
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
how the most dangerous thing is to love
how you will heal and you'll rise above
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
it's a pointless resistance for you
don't listen to what you've consumed
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
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
and see life as a worthy opponent
how the most dangerous thing is to love
how you will heal and you'll rise above
crowned by an overture bold and beyond
it's more courageous to overcome
more poignant than fame or the taste of another
but be real and just jump
you will not be more than a rat in the gutter
be done with this now and jump off the roof
achilles? i'm talking to you
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
how the most dangerous thing is to love
how you will heal and you'll rise above
crowned by an overture bold and beyond
it's more courageous to overcome