Well, Icarus is the son of Daedalus, an esteemed inventor from Ancient Greece(He made the Labyrinth, the one that is mentioned in the Percy Jackson Series), and when trying to escape a King and the confines of the labyrinth, he created 2 pairs of wings for him and his son(made of actual feathers and wax). The catch to these wings is that you can't fly too close to the sun(hint-hint), as the wax would then melt, and you can't fly too close to the water, as the spray would make the feathers wet, making them useless. Icarus, ignoring his Father's warning, swooped everywhere, and headed "towards an early grave," in the ocean.
That background taken care of, onto the song lyrics:
Look who's digging their own grave
That is what they all say
You'll drink yourself to death
(Referring to a person who is young and unsure of themselves, as well as a little rebellious)
Look who makes their own bed
Lies right down within it
And what will you have left?
(Referring to the destitute state they are in, and how they feel when accomplishing small tasks that they used to depend on others for)
Out on the front doorstep
Drinking from a paper cup
(Once again, referring to a destitute state)
You won't remember this
(I'm unsure about this part)
Living beyond your years
Acting out all their fears
You feel it in your chest
(Saying that the person is lucky to be alive based on what they've done, and that others are worried about the person. The last line tells of the person realizing this.)
Your hands protect the flames
From the wild winds around you
(Transitioning to Icarus' point of view, the "flames" is the sun, and Icarus is looking at it with his hands "circling" it. The "wild winds" is caused by Icarus' insane flight path.)
Icarus is flying too close to the sun
Icarus's life, it has only just begun
It's just begun
(Talking of the sadness of Icarus dying so young.[I think he was around 14 or so...])
Standing on the cliff face
Highest foe you'll ever grace
It scares me half to death
(Talking of Icarus' beginning fear.)
Look out to the future
But it tells you nothing
So take another breath
(The person's un-surety of themselves)
Your hands protect the flames
From the wild winds around you
Icarus is flying too close to the sun
Icarus's life, it has only just begun
This is how it feels to take a fall
Icarus is flying towards an early grave
(Icarus' death)
You put up your defenses when you leave
You leave because you're certain
Of who you want to be
(The person finally realizing that they need to settle down a bit, and putting on the defense of a gray business suit.)
You're putting up your armor when you leave
You leave because you're certain
Of who you want to be
(Same thing, just phrased dif.)
Icarus is flying too close to the sun
Icarus's life, it has only just begun
This is how it feels to take a fall
Icarus is flying towards an early grave
Cant deny the whole song was built on the story of Daedalus and his son, but the teaching we extract from the way Bastile have presented it must be to feign vain glory born out of disobedience.
Cant deny the whole song was built on the story of Daedalus and his son, but the teaching we extract from the way Bastile have presented it must be to feign vain glory born out of disobedience.
Well, Icarus is the son of Daedalus, an esteemed inventor from Ancient Greece(He made the Labyrinth, the one that is mentioned in the Percy Jackson Series), and when trying to escape a King and the confines of the labyrinth, he created 2 pairs of wings for him and his son(made of actual feathers and wax). The catch to these wings is that you can't fly too close to the sun(hint-hint), as the wax would then melt, and you can't fly too close to the water, as the spray would make the feathers wet, making them useless. Icarus, ignoring his Father's warning, swooped everywhere, and headed "towards an early grave," in the ocean.
That background taken care of, onto the song lyrics:
Look who's digging their own grave That is what they all say You'll drink yourself to death (Referring to a person who is young and unsure of themselves, as well as a little rebellious)
Look who makes their own bed Lies right down within it And what will you have left? (Referring to the destitute state they are in, and how they feel when accomplishing small tasks that they used to depend on others for)
Out on the front doorstep Drinking from a paper cup (Once again, referring to a destitute state) You won't remember this (I'm unsure about this part)
Living beyond your years Acting out all their fears You feel it in your chest (Saying that the person is lucky to be alive based on what they've done, and that others are worried about the person. The last line tells of the person realizing this.)
Your hands protect the flames From the wild winds around you (Transitioning to Icarus' point of view, the "flames" is the sun, and Icarus is looking at it with his hands "circling" it. The "wild winds" is caused by Icarus' insane flight path.)
Icarus is flying too close to the sun Icarus's life, it has only just begun It's just begun (Talking of the sadness of Icarus dying so young.[I think he was around 14 or so...])
Standing on the cliff face Highest foe you'll ever grace It scares me half to death (Talking of Icarus' beginning fear.)
Look out to the future But it tells you nothing So take another breath (The person's un-surety of themselves)
Your hands protect the flames From the wild winds around you
Icarus is flying too close to the sun Icarus's life, it has only just begun This is how it feels to take a fall Icarus is flying towards an early grave (Icarus' death)
You put up your defenses when you leave You leave because you're certain Of who you want to be (The person finally realizing that they need to settle down a bit, and putting on the defense of a gray business suit.)
You're putting up your armor when you leave You leave because you're certain Of who you want to be (Same thing, just phrased dif.)
Icarus is flying too close to the sun Icarus's life, it has only just begun This is how it feels to take a fall Icarus is flying towards an early grave
Cant deny the whole song was built on the story of Daedalus and his son, but the teaching we extract from the way Bastile have presented it must be to feign vain glory born out of disobedience.
Cant deny the whole song was built on the story of Daedalus and his son, but the teaching we extract from the way Bastile have presented it must be to feign vain glory born out of disobedience.