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ICARUS Written by Anne Lister MORE |
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Well she never wanted to fly high She was too fond of walking Then you said you'd reach the sky She thought it was a way of talking Then you said you'd build some wings You'd found out how it could be done But she was sceptical of everything She never thought you'd reach the sun Well you were so clever with your hands She watched you for hours With glue and with rubber bands With feathers and lace and flowers The finished wings gleamed so bright Like some bird of glory She began to envy you your flight Like some hero's story You tried to get her to go with you You tried all ways to dare her But she looked at the skies so blue And said the height would scare her But she carried the wings for you All up the path to the cliff-face Kissed you goodbye and watched your eyes Already bright with sunlight Well it was grand all at the start To watch you soaring higher There was a pain deep in her heart The wings seemed tipped with fire Like some seagull or lark rising up forever Like some amber or some spark Rising from earth to heaven Then she believed you'd reached the sun She believed all you'd told her Do a thing no man had ever done You'd touch the stars to please her Then she saw the white wings fail Saw the feathers falter Watched you fall like a ball of gold Into the wide green water Some are born to rise high Some are born to follow Some are born to reach the sky Some walk in the hollow But as I watched your body fall I knew that really you had won For your grave was not the earth But the reflections of the sun MORE ...... ANNE LISTER wrote Icarus for her album "A Flame In Avalon" It has also been recorded by Martin Simpson, & sung by artists such as Archie Fisher. Tunings for Icarus are at MuseWeb |