The Rise and Fall of Icarus

I stood with my father on the edge of the world

Put on the wings he made and let them unfurl

They were well constructed, I was instructed what to do

"Off the cliffs we'll run

Stay away from the sun

And we'll get through"

Stay by my side

Together we'll fly

Father and son

Stay by my side

Together we'll fly

Father and son

So we took to the air, I was scared but realized

I was like a bird, I could soar and swerve in the clear blue sky

We can fly, with my father by my side

With tears in my eyes

I could fly so high, so high

I soared high

Towards the sun in the sky

I could barely hear

My father cry

"Don't fly too high"

I never felt more alive

I learned to love to fly

I could barely hear

My father cry

"Don't fly too high"

"Don't fly too high

Don't fly too high

Stay by my side"

Suddenly, I start to see

My feathers flying past me

And the pull of gravity

And the space between me and the sea

I ain't falling down

Headlong and upside down

No longer skyward bound

Closer to the sea where I'll drown

I hear my father's voice inside my head

The last thing that he said

"Don't fly too high

My son, don't fly too high"