Achilles
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โฑ๏ธ 4:10 duration
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๐ Lyrics
I saw a man this morning
Standing on a foreign shore
From his eyes, tears were falling
As he made ready for war
He shouted out a warning
You slew my sweetest friend
And as sure as day is dawning
His death will be avenged
Was it so hard to die, Achilles
So very hard to die?
You know and I know not, Achilles
So much the happier I
You breached the walls of Troy, Achilles
Slaughtered a thousand men
Patroclus is destroyed, Achilles
And can't come back again
I saw a man this morning
Trudging through a muddy field
From the sky, a shell was falling
With his name scratched in the steel
Lend him your shield, Achilles
Ask the gods to be his guide
All he has is 'A Shropshire Lad'
With this poem scrawled inside
Was it so hard to die, Achilles
So very hard to die?
You know and I know not, Achilles
So much the happier I
Look to the starry skies, Achilles
Look to the silver seas
They do not live or die, Achilles
And neither do we
I saw a man this morning
He was turning 53
And his pampered mind was turning
To thoughts of mortality
One day I will be nothing
Think how funny that will feel
For we, the living
Death is the Achilles heel
Standing on a foreign shore
From his eyes, tears were falling
As he made ready for war
He shouted out a warning
You slew my sweetest friend
And as sure as day is dawning
His death will be avenged
Was it so hard to die, Achilles
So very hard to die?
You know and I know not, Achilles
So much the happier I
You breached the walls of Troy, Achilles
Slaughtered a thousand men
Patroclus is destroyed, Achilles
And can't come back again
I saw a man this morning
Trudging through a muddy field
From the sky, a shell was falling
With his name scratched in the steel
Lend him your shield, Achilles
Ask the gods to be his guide
All he has is 'A Shropshire Lad'
With this poem scrawled inside
Was it so hard to die, Achilles
So very hard to die?
You know and I know not, Achilles
So much the happier I
Look to the starry skies, Achilles
Look to the silver seas
They do not live or die, Achilles
And neither do we
I saw a man this morning
He was turning 53
And his pampered mind was turning
To thoughts of mortality
One day I will be nothing
Think how funny that will feel
For we, the living
Death is the Achilles heel
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:06.50] I saw a man this morning
[00:11.56] Standing on a foreign shore
[00:17.07] From his eyes, tears were falling
[00:22.41] As he made ready for war
[00:28.08] He shouted out a warning
[00:33.25] You slew my sweetest friend
[00:38.51] And as sure as day is dawning
[00:44.13] His death will be avenged
[00:48.21] Was it so hard to die, Achilles
[00:53.57] So very hard to die?
[00:59.09] You know and I know not, Achilles
[01:04.39] So much the happier I
[01:09.69] You breached the walls of Troy, Achilles
[01:14.82] Slaughtered a thousand men
[01:20.33] Patroclus is destroyed, Achilles
[01:26.08] And can't come back again
[01:45.25] I saw a man this morning
[01:50.24] Trudging through a muddy field
[01:55.70] From the sky, a shell was falling
[02:01.19] With his name scratched in the steel
[02:06.62] Lend him your shield, Achilles
[02:11.68] Ask the gods to be his guide
[02:16.95] All he has is 'A Shropshire Lad'
[02:22.32] With this poem scrawled inside
[02:26.91] Was it so hard to die, Achilles
[02:32.22] So very hard to die?
[02:37.69] You know and I know not, Achilles
[02:42.97] So much the happier I
[02:48.25] Look to the starry skies, Achilles
[02:53.64] Look to the silver seas
[02:59.01] They do not live or die, Achilles
[03:05.35] And neither do we
[03:08.00] I saw a man this morning
[03:12.98] He was turning 53
[03:18.56] And his pampered mind was turning
[03:23.68] To thoughts of mortality
[03:29.34] One day I will be nothing
[03:34.48] Think how funny that will feel
[03:40.62] For we, the living
[03:44.75] Death is the Achilles heel
[03:49.06]
[00:11.56] Standing on a foreign shore
[00:17.07] From his eyes, tears were falling
[00:22.41] As he made ready for war
[00:28.08] He shouted out a warning
[00:33.25] You slew my sweetest friend
[00:38.51] And as sure as day is dawning
[00:44.13] His death will be avenged
[00:48.21] Was it so hard to die, Achilles
[00:53.57] So very hard to die?
[00:59.09] You know and I know not, Achilles
[01:04.39] So much the happier I
[01:09.69] You breached the walls of Troy, Achilles
[01:14.82] Slaughtered a thousand men
[01:20.33] Patroclus is destroyed, Achilles
[01:26.08] And can't come back again
[01:45.25] I saw a man this morning
[01:50.24] Trudging through a muddy field
[01:55.70] From the sky, a shell was falling
[02:01.19] With his name scratched in the steel
[02:06.62] Lend him your shield, Achilles
[02:11.68] Ask the gods to be his guide
[02:16.95] All he has is 'A Shropshire Lad'
[02:22.32] With this poem scrawled inside
[02:26.91] Was it so hard to die, Achilles
[02:32.22] So very hard to die?
[02:37.69] You know and I know not, Achilles
[02:42.97] So much the happier I
[02:48.25] Look to the starry skies, Achilles
[02:53.64] Look to the silver seas
[02:59.01] They do not live or die, Achilles
[03:05.35] And neither do we
[03:08.00] I saw a man this morning
[03:12.98] He was turning 53
[03:18.56] And his pampered mind was turning
[03:23.68] To thoughts of mortality
[03:29.34] One day I will be nothing
[03:34.48] Think how funny that will feel
[03:40.62] For we, the living
[03:44.75] Death is the Achilles heel
[03:49.06]