Daedalus

I stand on the cliffs with my son next to me

This island our prison, our home

And everyday we look out at the sea

This place is all he's ever known

But I've got a plan and some wax and some string

Some feathers I stole from the birds

So we leap from the cliff and we bear the wind sing

A song that's too perfect for words

But son please keep a steady wing

Yyou know you're the only one who means anything to me

Steer clear of the sun or you'll find yourself in the sea

Now safely away, I let out cry

Tthat we'll make the mainland by noon

But Icarus climbs higher still in the sky

And maybe I've spoken too soon

Son please keep a steady wing

Yyou know you're the only one who means anything to me

Steer clear of the sun or you'll find yourself in the sea

Son, won't you look at your wings?

They are coming undone

They're splitting at the seams

Steer clear of the sun

For once won't you listen to me?

Oh gods why is this happening to me?

All I wanted was a new life

For my son to grow up free

And now you took the only thing

That meant anything to me

I will never fly again

I will hang up my wings