Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
Ben Thornewill
It’s a song about the fall of Icarus in a world where everyone is too busy to notice. There is a whole chain of inspiration here – from a painting by Bruegel to a poem by W. H. Auden to this song. I have the poem and the painting linked here, so give them a look and a read.
This is a song about bot...
So we go on with our small lives, and no one notices
The fall of a small child, over a great stretch of ocean
Oo
I should have moved, but I just stayed staring out towards the water
Keeping a vigil for a small wave, rolling from somewhere to no one
And I'm as scared as I get
I don’t want any part of this
I don't want to go
So just don't (Ooh)
Don’t leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
So if I fly too high, and my wings start melting
And I fall damn hard
Will nothing stop spinning
And I'm as scared as I get
I don't want any part of this
I don't want to go
So just don't
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Don't leave me
Don’t leave me
Icarus was written by Ben Thornewill.
Ben Thornewill released Icarus on Thu Apr 09 2020.