Diamond Wings

Icarus stared into the mist
 Still stoned from the governor's ball
 His wings cast in feathers and wax
 So high above it all
 Stumbled up the hotel stairs
 To his penthouse in the sky
 And up with the birds he repeated the words
 You were surely born to fly
 Diamond wings will drag you down
 And what goes up don't hang around
 You want and want and then you'll probably want some more
 Is it yourself you're looking for
 I've lived down low he said real slow
 But now it's time to soar
 The building code's just way too old
 I'll need another floor
 You won't be mourned his father warned
 If you fly too close to the sun
 And you will find that in due time
 You ain't the only one
 Diamond wings will drag you down
 And what goes up don't hang around
 You want and want and then you'll probably want some more
 Is it yourself you're looking for
 Then he looked down upon the ground
 And saw his father there
 His words had fell upon deaf ears
 He was too high to hear
 Refill my cup then build it up
 Till I can touch the clouds
 Till I am all alone and can no longer see the crowds
 Diamond wings will drag you down
 And what goes up don't hang around
 You want and want and then you'll probably want some more
 Is it yourself you're looking for
 He rose and rose upon his throne
 In his castle up in the sky
 But the foundation it wasn't there
 So the castle went awry
 Into the abyss fell Icarus
 With his arms waving wildly mad
 Swallowed by the sea
 Along with everything thing he had
 Diamond wings will drag you down
 And what goes up don't hang around
 You want and want and then you'll probably want some more
 Is it yourself you're looking for
 Diamond wings will drag you down
 And what goes up don't hang around
 You want and want and then you'll probably want some more
 Is it yourself you're looking for