Icarus
Nic Jones Lyrics

Well she never wanted to fly high
She was content with walking and never really aspired to fly high

She was too fond of walking
Walking was something she preferred to flying high

Then you said you'd reach the sky
You promised her that you would reach the sky

She thought it was a way of talking
She did not take your words seriously, thinking it was just talk

Then you said you'd build some wings
You told her that you would build wings

You'd found out how it could be done
You had discovered how to build wings that could fly

But she was sceptical of everything
She was doubtful about the possibility of building wings that could fly

She never thought that you'd reach the sun
She never imagined that you would actually fly high enough to reach the sun

You were so clever with your hands
You were skilled with your hands

She watched you for hours
She observed you intently for an extended period of time

With the glue and with rubber bands
You used glue and rubber bands to build the wings

With feathers and lace and flowers
You adorned the wings with feathers, lace, and flowers

The finished wings gleamed so bright
The completed wings shone brilliantly

Like some bird of glory
They resembled a magnificent bird

She began to envy you your flight
She wished she could fly like you

Like some hero's story
Your flight had a heroic quality to it

You tried to get her to go with you
You attempted to persuade her to fly with you

You tried always to dare her
You consistently challenged her to take risks

But she looked at the sky so blue
She gazed at the deep blue sky

And said the height would scare her
She expressed her fear of flying at such great heights

But she carried the wings for you
She helped you carry the wings to the cliff face

All up the path to the cliff face
Together, you both made your way up to the cliff edge

Kissed you goodbye and watched your eyes
She bade you farewell and gazed into your eyes

Already bright with sunlight
Your eyes were shining bright with excitement

Well it was so grand all at the start
In the beginning, it felt magnificent

To watch you soaring higher
Watching you fly higher and higher was exhilarating

But there was a pain deep in her heart
Despite the excitement, there was a deep pain in her heart

The wings seemed tipped with fire
The wings appeared to be on fire

Like some seagull or a lark
The wings resembled those of a seagull or a lark

Rising up forever
You were climbing higher and higher

Like some ember or some spark
You looked like a glowing ember or spark

Rising from earth to heaven
You were rising from the earth to the heavens above

Then she believed you'd reach the sun
She believed that you would actually reach the sun

She believed all you told her
She trusted you completely

Do a thing no man has ever done
You were attempting something that no human had ever done before

You'd touch the stars to please her
You were reaching for the stars to impress her

But then she saw the white wings fail
She witnessed the failure of the wings

Saw the feathers falter
She observed the feathers lose their strength

Watched you fall like a ball of gold
She saw you plummeting to the earth like a ball of gold

Into the wide green water
You fell into the large expanse of green water below

Some are born to rise high
Some people are born to achieve great heights

Some are born to follow
Others are born to follow their dreams

Some are born to reach the sky
A few are born to succeed in reaching the sky

Some walk in the hollow
Some people go through life with a sense of emptiness

And as I watched your body fall
As she saw you falling to your death

I knew that really you had won
She realized that despite the failure, you had succeeded in your own way

For your grave was not the earth
Your final resting place was not the earth

But the reflections of the sun
Rather, you were laid to rest in the reflections of the sun