Achilles Come Down

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-assed 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? Je vois que beaucoup de gens meurent Parce qu'ils estiment que la vie ne vaut pas la peine d'être vécue J'en vois d'autres, qui se font paradoxalement tués pour des idées Pour des illusions, qui leurs donnent une raison de vivre Ce, qu'on appelle une raison de vivre est en même temps une excellente raison de mourir 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 D'un gérant d'immeuble qui s'était tué on disait un jour Qu'il avait perdu sa fille depuis cinq ans Qu'il avait beaucoup changé depuis et que cette histoire l'avait 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 Ce qui déclenche la crise est presque toujours incontrôlable Les journaux parlent souvent de chagrins intimes ou de maladie incurable Ces explications sont valables Mais il faudrait savoir si le jour même un ami Du désespéré ne lui a pas parlé sur un ton indifférent Celui-là est le 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 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 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 Les souvenirs d'une patrie perdue, l'espoir d'une terre promise Ce divorce entre l'homme de sa vie 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 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 à peine, il s'agit de la majorité Je vois également que ceux qui répondent non agissent comme s'ils pensaient oui De fait 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 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