Sound of Rum - Icarus lyrics

Soaring the skies that had always
Been beyond his reach
He felt like a champion
Feet kicked the clouds
Arms bound in the feathers
Of his father's labour
Which a little while later would be ashes
Vapour cumbersome limbs furnished with
Powerful things
He heard the wind speak every time
He heard his wings beat
His father flew before him and
So the course was set
He said "Don't fly by the waves
'cos your wings'll get wet
"But don't fly so high that
The sun melts the wax"
He said "Stay on my path
Son follow my tracks"
Well, Icarus enamoured by the
Feelings of flight
He just had to fly higher
Get closer to the light
The sun was hot against him
But he carried on ascending
The strength in him increasing like the
Heat that was so tempting
Beneath him was the world he left
Behind in search of better things
But to achieve that freedom
He sacrificed everything

Icarus, come down from the sky
You're flying too high
Icarus, heed your father's word
This ain't your territory
No one even noticed as he splashed
Hit the sea bed
I wonder what he saw before he fell
Like if he needed some help
Would he have asked for
It? Probably he wouldn't
Probably he thought he was invincible
He weren't in principle he burnt
Smouldered in those myths
So we who never flew before can
Learn from what he did

Given the gift of flight
It was too easy to ignore
The warnings of his father
How could he be truly responsible?
Really all he wants to do is soar above
His station and become the sun's equal
But the sun can have no equal
Poor Icarus, that flicker in his eye
Just some picture in the sky
About to catch the light, he saw
Foolish young pride, silly man cub
How can you learn to fly if you
Ain't even learnt to stand up?
If he'd listened to his father
He never would've drowned
But the happiness he felt is one
He never would have found
Gifts are dangerous when they are given
Not earned and the lesson merely heard is
Never a lesson learned
By the time his father turned
The wax had completely burnt
Feathers scattered on the waves
They rolled on unconcerned
Well that small boy before he
Fell into the sea icarus the headstrong had
Been completely free

Icarus, come down from the sky
You're flying too high
Icarus, heed your father's word
This ain't your territory
No one even noticed as he splashed
Hit the sea bed
I wonder what he saw before he fell
Like if he needed some help
Would he have asked for
It? Probably he wouldn't
Probably he thought he was invincible
He weren't in principle he burnt
Smouldered in those myths
So we who never flew before can
Learn from what he did
So we who never flew before can
Learn from what he did i told him
Icarus, come down from the sky
You're flying too high
Icarus, heed your father's word
This ain't your territory
No one even noticed as he splashed
Hit the sea bed
Wonder what he saw before he fell
Like if he needed some help
Would he have asked for
It? Probably he wouldn't
Probably he thought he was invincible
He weren't in principle he burnt
He smouldered in those myths
So we who never flew before can
Learn from what he did