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Yes, I do know the myth wasn't quite like this. Thank you.

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I never wanted to fly high ¬ I was fond of walking
So when you said you'd reach the sky
I thought it was a way of talking
But you told me you'd build some wings¬
You'd thought out how it could be done
And I was doubtful of everything
Never thought you'd reach the sun.

You were so clever with your hands
I watched you for hours
With your glue and rubber bands
Feathers and lace and flowers
And the finished wings they gleamed so bright
Like some bird of glory
I began to envy you your flight
Like some hero's story.

You asked me to go along with you
Tried all ways to dare me
But I looked at the sky so blue
And said the height would scare me
But I carried the wings for you
Up the path to the cliff face
Kissed you goodbye and watched your eyes
Already bright with sunshine.

It was so wonderful at the start
To watch you soaring higher
It was a pain deep in my heart
The wings seemed tipped with fire
Like some seagull or some lark
Soaring to the heavens
Like some ember or some spark
Vanishing from earth for ever.

And I believed you'd reach the sun
I believed all you'd told me
You'd do a thing no man had ever done
And catch a star to please me
But then I saw the white wings fold
Saw the feathers tremble
Watched you fall like a ball of gold
The waves and waters ripple.

There are some who are born to rise
And some are born to follow
Some who head straight for the skies
And some walk in the hollow
And as I watched your body fall
I knew that really you had won
For your grave was not the earth
But the reflection of the sun.

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from A Flame in Avalon, released May 1, 2020
Whistles - Steafan Hannigan
Harp - Julia Lane

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Anne Lister Wales, UK

Anne is best known for her song "Icarus", recorded and performed by a number of different singers, including Martin Simpson and Nic Jones. "Astrolabe" is her ninth solo album.

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