They gave me wings made out of plans, Deadlines stitched with trembling hands. I knew the sun would melt me raw— But gods, I craved that sky I saw. First it starts as hunger, then it turns to flame You chase a title, but forget your name The room applauds, the numbers rise You barely see your own disguise Success becomes your oxygen Each win demands a steeper bend And every time you touch the clouds You swear you'll never come back down The higher I flew, the louder they cheered The closer I soared, the more I feared But I didn't blink—I didn't stall I opened wide—I risked it all This is the Icarus Brief, Signed in wax, sealed with belief Burned for brilliance, not regret Lit the sky, and paid the debt I knew the price, still took the flight Some dreams are only born in light I burned, I fell, I lost it all— But God… I flew. Not just ambition—revelation's thrill The world looks different from the windowsill Of heaven's edge where mortals fear to tread Where visions dance like halos 'round your head You build the pitch, you sell the dream You burn through nights, outpace the team Your eyes reflect truths yet untold As melting wings leave fingerprints of gold The warnings fade like distant stars When you're rewriting who you are You see the wax begin to drip You feel the feathers start to slip But you don't stop, you don't descend— This moment's worth what waits the end This is the Icarus Brief, Signed in wax, sealed with belief Burned for brilliance, not regret Lit the sky, and paid the debt I knew the price, still took the flight Some dreams are only born in light I burned, I fell, I lost it all— But God… I flew. I touched the face of something divine Drew constellations with these hands of mine Felt solar winds rewrite my DNA Became the legend others tell today And in that moment—suspended, free— I found the truth that always burned in me: Not all who fall have failed their cause Some triumphs live in broken laws This was the Icarus Brief, No excuses. No relief. Don't pity me—I took the dare Some die afraid. I died aware. I burned, I fell, I lost it all— But God… I flew. I flew.
