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Artist: The Staves
Canonical path: /the-staves/icarus
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Icarus
Read Icarus lyrics by The Staves on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Icarus
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Ideas hang before me
All but a breath away
They flicker into being
And then begin to fade
And when I'm tired of sitting
I drag my bones to bed
And when I'm tired of sleeping
I think of them instead
They're only words
Don't have to shout to be heard
I have not seen the light for days
Like Icarus before me
These wings are not my own
And I am soaring skyward
Just to tumble home
Moment has gone
I'm not the best at moving on
Nothing to say
No-one would listen anyway
Anyway
I have not seen the light for days
I have not seen the light for days
I have not seen the light for days
And nights
For days
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