[intro] Cm Eb Cm Eb G [verse 1] Cm Bb Eb Fm Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, come down Cm Bb Cm Bb Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof? Cm Bb Cm Fm You’re scaring us and all of us, some of us love you Cm Bb Eb Bb Achilles, it’s not much but there’s proof Cm Bb Eb Fm You crazy-ass cosmonaut, remember your virtue Cm Bb Eb Fm Redemption lies plainly in truth Cm Bb Eb Fm Just humor us, Achilles, Achilles, come down Cm Bb Cm Bb Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof? [instrumental] Cm Eb Cm Eb G [verse 2] Cm Bb Eb Fm Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, come down Cm Bb Eb Bb Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof? Cm Bb Eb Fm The self is not so weightless, nor whole and unbroken Cm Bb Eb Remember the pact of our youth Cm Bb Cm Fm Where you go, I’m going, so jump and I’m jumping Cm Bb Cm Since there is no me without you Cm Bb Eb Fm Soldier on, Achilles, Achilles, come down Cm Bb Cm Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof? [pre-chorus] Cm Bb Eb Fm Loathe the way they light candles in Rome Cm Bb Cm Bb But love the sweet air of the votives Cm Bb Eb Fm Hurt and grieve but don’t suffer alone Cm Bb Ab Engage with the pain as a motive [chorus] Abm Eb Cm Today of all days, see G Ab Bb Eb How the most dangerous thing is to love G Ab Bb Eb How you will heal and you’ll rise above [instrumental] Cm Eb Cm Eb G [verse 3] Cm Bb Eb Fm Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, jump now Cm Bb Eb Bb You are absent of cause or excuse Cm Bb Cm Fm So self-indulgent and self-referential Cm Gm Cm Gm No audience could ever want you Cm Bb Eb Fm You crave the applause yet hate the attention Cm Bb Eb Bb Then miss it, your act is a ruse Cm Bb Eb Fm It is empty, Achilles, so end it all now Cm Gm Cm Gm It's a pointless resistance for you [instrumental] Cm Eb Cm Eb G [verse 4] Cm Bb Eb Fm Achilles, Achilles, just put down the bottle Cm Bb Eb Bb Don’t listen to what you’ve consumed Cm Bb Eb Fm It’s chaos, confusion, and wholly unworthy Cm Gm Cm Gm Of feeding and it’s wholly untrue Cm Bb Eb Fm You may feel no purpose nor a point for existing Cm Bb Eb Bb It’s all just conjecture and gloom Cm Bb Eb Fm There may not be meaning, so find one and seize it Cm Gm Cm Gm Do not waste yourself on this roof [pre-chorus] Cm Bb Eb Fm Hear those bells ring deep in the soul Cm Bb Cm Bb Chiming away for a moment Cm Bb Eb Fm Feel your breath course frankly below Cm Bb Ab See life as a worthy opponent [chorus] Abm Eb Cm Today of all days, see G Ab Bb Eb How the most dangerous thing is to love G Ab Bb Eb How you will heal and you’ll rise above G Ab Bb Eb Crowned by an overture bold and beyond G7 Ab Bb Eb Ah, it’s more courageous to overcome [verse 5] Eb Gm You want the acclaim, the mother of mothers (It’s not worth it, Achilles) Cm G More poignant than fame or the taste of another (Don’t listen, Achilles) Eb Gm Be real and just jump, you dense motherfucker (You’re worth more, Achilles) Cm G You will not be more than a rat in the gutter (So much more than a rat) Eb Gm You want my opinion, my opinion you’ve got (No one asked your opinion) Cm G You asked for my counsel, I gave you my thoughts (No one asked for your thoughts) Eb Fm Be done with this now and jump off the roof Cm G7 Eb Can you hear me, Achilles? I’m talking to you [bridge] Fm Cm I’m talking to you Cm Ab I’m talking to you Ab Abm I’m talking to you Abm Eb Achilles, come down Eb Fm Achilles, come down [instrumental] Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb G Cm Eb Cm Eb G [pre-chorus] Cm Bb Eb Fm Throw yourself into the unknown Cm Bb Cm Bb With a pace and a fury defiant Cm Bb Eb Fm Clothe yourself in beauty untold Cm Bb Ab And see life as a means to a triumph [chorus] Abm Eb Cm Today of all days, see G Ab Bb Eb How the most dangerous thing is to love G Ab Bb Eb How you will heal and you’ll rise above G Ab Bb Eb Crowned by an overture bold and beyond G7 Ab Bb Eb Ah, it’s more courageous to overcome
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