Arcadius (Latin: Flavius Arcadius Augustus; Greek: Ἀρκάδιος; 377/378 – 1 May 408) was the Byzantine Emperor from 395 until his death in 408. He was the eldest son of Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and brother of the Western Emperor Honorius. A weak ruler, his reign was dominated by a series of powerful ministers and by his wife, Aelia Eudoxia.
Arcadius was born in Hispania, the elder son of Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla, and brother of Honorius, who would become a Western Roman Emperor. His father declared him an Augustus and co-ruler for the Eastern half of the Empire in January, 383. His younger brother was also declared Augustus in 393, for the Western half.
As emperors, Honorius was under the control of the Romanized Vandal magister militum Flavius Stilicho while Arcadius was dominated by one of his ministers, Rufinus. Stilicho is alleged by some to have wanted control of both Emperors, and is supposed to have had Rufinus assassinated by Gothic mercenaries in 395; though definite proof of Stilicho's involvement in the assassination is lacking, the intense competition and political jealousies engendered by the two figures compose the main thread of the first part of Arcadius' reign. Arcadius' new advisor, the eunuch Eutropius, simply took Rufinus' place as the power behind the Eastern imperial throne.
And now there's too far to be, (?) And never too long ago. (?) I think I found, Something that I think I was looking for, And I think I found it, And besides I found a little bit more.
And so long, so goodbye, Does it mean that much, eye to eye. (?) Cos I think I found something I think I was looking for, I think I found it, And besides I found a little bit more.
So let the colours in your eyes now, Always shine red and green. And you never let them fall, You never let them die, And you never let the wind blow in my heart.
So let the colours in your eyes now, Always shine red and green. And you never let them fall, You never let them die, And you never let the wind blow in my heart.
What a wonderful time that was I was happy with you and a life that tossed in the wind Someday I'll toil to write it down
Yeah, one day I'll reveal it to you my love Repeat your name, I'll never stop You'll never know how much I care
What can I do when I'm beside you What can I say when I'm around you All of this for just one kiss, wouldn't change it for the world (Wouldn't change it for the world)
What can I do when I'm beside you What can I say when I'm around you Go it alone, find me at home You don't care You don't care
You've been very kind Do you mind if I sit and watch you Sigh and say I wouldn't change it for the world
A kind of eden in my mind A kind of fear that I will find When I hear you say you really care
But what can I do when I'm beside you What can I say when I'm around you All of this for just one kiss, wouldn't change it for the world (Wouldn't change it for the world)
What can I do when I'm beside you What can I say when I'm around you Go it alone, find me at home You don't care You don't care
What can I do when I'm beside you What can I say when I'm around you All of this for just one kiss, wouldn't change it for the world
To the top, to the train, to the fall on the stair To the glint in your eyes and the wind in your hair Cuz your lucky
You set the scene in your teens with a smile so clean You made everything seem like it was in your dream Now you're sorry, cuz you're lucky
So you wanted to dance it's a Saturday night Make a fool of yourself, well it's quite alright And I wait for you
And you wanted to be everything that you've seen Everything that you like, but it's quite alright And I wait for you
Through the will, through the strange, through the way that you say Don't you worry honey it'll be ok Cuz your lucky
Can't you see it's the me and I just wanna be free From the things that you gave up just for me And I'm sorry cuz I'm lucky
So you wanted to dance it's a Saturday night Make a fool of myself, well that's quite alright And I wait for you
And you wanted to be everything that you see Everything that you like, well it's quite alright And I wait for you
You set the scene in your teens with a smile so clean You made everything seem like it wasn't your dream Now you're sorry, cuz you're lucky
So you wanted to dance it's a Saturday night Make a fool of myself, well that's quite alright And I wait for you
And you wanted to be everything that you see Everything that you like, well that's quite alright And I wait for you
Through the will, through the strange, through the way that you say Don't you worry honey it'll be ok Cuz your lucky and you worry