NORTH WIND AND ICARUS

[Intro — dry guitar] North wind whispers Fly Fly [Verse 1 — quiet, dirty] They gave me wings They called them love Said, “There’s the sun Go high enough” Three miles a week Don’t miss a day Keep yourself up Or fall away [Pre-Chorus] One went down Then another No one turned To watch them fall The wind said— Fly [Chorus — explosive] I CAN FLY I CAN FLY WITH THESE WINGS CALLED LOVE BURN ME UP BLOW ME DOWN I’M STILL ABOVE I CAN FLY I CAN FLY THE SUN LOOKS GOOD FROM HERE GET A LITTLE CLOSER— IT BURNS [Verse 2 — restrained] Pretty little sun Pretty little lie Golden from below Ugly in the sky Warm from far away Savage when you’re near Everybody wants it Till they disappear [Pre-Chorus] Higher Farther Three more miles Higher Farther All the while The north wind says— Fly [Chorus — explosive] I CAN FLY I CAN FLY WITH THESE WINGS CALLED LOVE WAX RUNS DOWN SKIN BURNS HOT BUT IT’S NEVER ENOUGH I CAN FLY I CAN FLY WATCH ANOTHER FALL THE SUN KEEPS SMILING— THROUGH IT ALL [Bridge — stripped down] Three miles Three miles Three more miles Fifty-two weeks To stay alive They said love Would make us fly Funny thing— Love melts [Breakdown] Beautiful from far away Merciless up close Beautiful from far away Merciless up close [Final Chorus — full distortion] I CAN FLY I CAN FLY THAT’S WHAT THEY SAID I CAN FLY I CAN FLY WHILE THE WAX RUNS RED BLOW, NORTH WIND BURN, SUN I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE I WATCHED THEM FALL I WATCHED THEM FALL AND I— STILL FLY [Outro] The north wind whispers Fly I whisper back— I am.