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