Icarus Songtext
von Martin Simpson

I never wanted to fly high
I was too fond of walking
So when you said you′d touch the sky
I thought it was your way of talking
And then you said you'd build some wings
You found out how it could be done
But I was doubtful of everything
I never thought you′d reach the sun
But you were so clever with your hands
I'd watch you for hours
With the glue and the rubber bands
The feathers and the lace and flowers
And the finished wings that glowed so bright
Like some bird of glory
I began to envy you your flight
Like some old hero's story
You tried to get me to go with you
You tried always to dare me
But I looked at the sky so blue
I thought the height would scare me


But I carried your wings for you
Up the path and to the cliff face
Kissed you goodbye and watched your eyes
Already bright with sunlight
And it was so grand at the start
To watch you soaring higher
But there was a pain deep in my heart
Your wings seemed tipped with fire
Like some seagull or a lark
Soaring forever
Or some ember or some spark
Drifting from earth to heaven
But then I believed all that you′d said
I believed all that you told me
You′d do a thing no man had ever done
You'd touch the stars to please me
And then I saw your white wings fail
I saw your feathers falter
And I watched you drop like a ball of gold
To the wide green water
Now some are born to fly high
And some are born to follow
And some are born to touch the sky
And some walk in the hollow
But as I watched your body fall
I knew really you had won
For your grave was not the earth
But the reflection of the sun
I never wanted to fly high
Icarus