Icarus

Duration

4:47

Genres

Pop

Description

Lyrics

The daddy was a craftsman Of far and wide estimation And he built two sets of pinions Of arresting plume and wax And he said, "Listen, boy These will take us higher But they also work as pyre So you best beware the sun" The daddy was a craftsman Of universal repute Measuring his heir for a feather suit He was serious as cancer When he said, "Look here, boy These were made for hoisting But they are much too dense for floating So you best beware the sea You follow me By the time they know we've vanished We'll be fading sable specks against the sky Stick to my direction It's all about defection From the enemy You and me We’re gonna fly” (“Look at us go”) Once the boy began his flapping He grew giddy at the prospects He lost sight of his old man He kept moving toward the bright light The devil is a bright light Red-hot bright light Singeing away every quill from his arms Red-hot bright light Doing him a world of harm And he fell into the breakers He was swallowed by the breakers ‘Best beware the sun