Icarus

The song references characters from greek mythology as a metaphor for all the wrongdoing in the world. Lyrics Verse 1: Icarus flew too close to the sun Wax and wings melted and he was done Prometheus stole his fire from the gods Breaking up rocks against the odds Reflection that stares too long at the stream Drown in the depths of our own dream Writing our notes and thoughts in bars Shooting the breeze from the lights in the stars Chorus: Catching the spark that ends in flames And when the fault is ours there’s no-one else to blame Verse 2: Orpheus in the underworld Stood on the street with the flag unfurled Sisyphus climbs with aching hands Pushing the rock that still withstands Prophets and seers that could foretell Church and the chimes of a distant bell Caught on the cusp of a restless thought Bouncing around in a racketball court Middle 8: If love is not the answer Then you’re asking the wrong question And that which you get is equal to what you give If love is an equation The burden of persuasion The way you think reflects the way you live Verse 3: Tantalus with his eternal thirst All of his misgotten hopes were cursed Theseus killed the Minotaur Wondering why he had gone to war Hail to the man who would be king They knelt on the earth and kissed his ring I’m stood on the ground with my head in the clouds Turning the backline up far too loud