Achilles Come Down - Gang Of Youths
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Capo: Fret 3
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Cello Intro]
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[Intro Chords]
[Verse 1]
Achilles, Achi
lles, Achilles
, come down
Won’t you get
up off, get up
off the roof?
You’re scaring
us and all of
us, some of u
s love you
Achilles, it’s
not much but
there’s proof
You crazy-ass
cosmonaut, rem
ember your vir
tue
Redemption lie
s plainly in t
ruth
Just humor us,
Achilles, Ach
illes, come do
wn
Won’t you get
up off, get up
off the roof?
[French language sample]
(2x)
[Verse 2]
Achilles, Achi
lles, Achilles
, come down
Won’t you get
up off, get up
off the roof?
The self is no
t so weightles
s, nor whole a
nd unbroken
Remember the p
act of our you
th
Where you go,
I’m going, so
jump and I’m j
umping
Since there is
no me without
you
Soldier on, Ac
hilles, Achill
es, come down
Won’t you get
up off, get up
off the roof?
[Pre-Chorus]
Loathe the way
they light ca
ndles in Rome
But love the s
weet air of th
e votives
Hurt and griev
e but don’t su
ffer alone
Engage with th
e pain as a mo
tive
[Chorus]
Today of all d
ays, see
How the most d
angerous thing
is to love
How you will h
eal and you’ll
rise above
[French language sample]
[Verse 3]
Achilles, Achi
lles, Achilles
, jump now
You are absent
of cause or e
xcuse
So self-indulg
ent and self-r
eferential
No audience co
uld ever want
you
You crave the
applause yet h
ate the attent
ion
Then miss it,
your act is a
ruse
It is empty, A
chilles, so en
d it all now
It's a pointle
ss resistance
for you
[French language sample]
(2x)
[Verse 4]
Achilles, Achi
lles, just put
down the bott
le
Don’t listen t
o what you’ve
consumed
It’s chaos, co
nfusion, and w
holly unworthy
Of feeding and
it’s wholly u
ntrue
You may feel n
o purpose nor
a point for ex
isting
It’s all just
conjecture and
gloom
There may not
be meaning, so
find one and
seize it
Do not waste y
ourself on thi
s roof
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear those bel
ls ring deep i
n the soul
Chiming away f
or a moment
Feel your brea
th course fran
kly below
See life as a
worthy opponen
t
[Chorus]
Today of all d
ays, see
How the most d
angerous thing
is to love
How you will h
eal and you’ll
rise above
Crowned by an
overture bold
and beyond
Ah, it’s more
courageous to
overcome
[French language sample]
[Verse 5]
You want the a
cclaim, the mo
ther of mother
s
(I
t’s not worth
it, Achilles)
More poignant
than fame or t
he taste of an
other
(Don’t l
isten, Achille
s)
Be real and ju
st jump, you d
ense motherfuc
ker
(You’re wor
th more, Achil
les)
You will not b
e more than a
rat in the gut
ter
(So much mor
e than a rat)
You want my op
inion, my opin
ion you’ve got
(No one
asked your opi
nion)
You asked for
my counsel, I
gave you my th
oughts
(No
one asked for
your thoughts
)
Be done with t
his now and ju
mp off the roo
f
(Be done with this now and get off the roof)
Can you hear m
e, Achilles? I
’m talking to
(
you
[Bridge]
I’m talking to
you
I’m talking to
you
I’m talking to
you
Achilles, come
down
Achilles, come
down
[Quartet]
[French language sample]
(2x)
[Pre-Chorus]
Throw yourself
into the unkn
own
With a pace an
d a fury defia
nt
Clothe yoursel
f in beauty un
told
And see life a
s a means to a
triumph
[Chorus]
Today of all d
ays, see
How the most d
angerous thing
is to love
How you will h
eal and you’ll
rise above
Crowned by an
overture bold
and beyond
Ah, it’s more
courageous to
overcome