I think this song is about a man with a tough life and high expectations of them that gets addicted to the feeling he gets when he drinks, like this illusion that alcohol gives you, the feeling of invincibility and of a better life.
Icarus,is a mythical character who was the son of Daedalus, they were trapped in an island and Daedalus made 2 wings for them in order to escape the island but he warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun because the sun's heat would melt the wax that glued the wings, in the story Icarus can't control himself and in the end he forgets, he flew too close to the sun, he fell, and died.
I'll explain the connection later.
2 first verses are talking about it, about how he's killing himself with his drinking habits even when he gets warnings from other people
Look who's digging their own grave
That is what they all say
You'll drink yourself to death
Look who makes their own bed
Lies right down within it
And what will you have left?
Out on the front doorstep
Drinking from a paper cup
You won't remember this
He won't remember anything because he is drunk
Living beyond your years
Acting out all their fears
You feel it in your chest
This one I think is talking about this illusion I talked about, he feels invincible, he has no fears
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
It's just begun
These 2 verses are actually linking to Icarus, I think the writer is sort of comparing the man to Icarus, the man got addicted to the feeling that alcohol gives him and Icarus got addicted to the feeling he gets when he flies higher and higher and getting close to the sun which represents something good, maybe the highest point a man can reach.
The man is metaphorically trying to get to a sunand the feeling of getting so high with alcohol, when he drinks his life looks better and the expectations are filled for awhile.
Icarus is physically getting and higher and higher trying to reach the sun.
They're both addicted to this feeling totally forgetting how dangerous is their way to get this feeling.
And their life is just began because they're both very young.
Standing on the cliff face
Highest foe you'll ever grace
It scares me half to death
I think this is the point where we understand who the speaker is, probably in the man's story a friend or a family member I'm not completely sure but we know he's looking from the side and he's worried about the man, I think he's also compared to Daedalus in Icarus story, so maybe it is the man's father.
Look out to the future
But it tells you nothing
So take another breath
The man is trying to find a purpose in his life or to understand what his future will look like but he finds nothing maybe because he knows he doesn't have a lot of future ahead with his dangerous life style
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
I already explained that but now there are extra 2 lines who talks about the actual death.
He's falling, he was at the highest point he could reach, Icarus almost reached the sun, the man probably drank to much and had the best feeling he could have.
Icarus fell to his death and the man died.
You put up your defenses when you leave
You leave because you're certain
Of who you want to be
You're putting up your armor when you leave
You leave because you're certain
Of who you want to be
I don't really know what i think about these two, to be honest.
I think this song is about a man with a tough life and high expectations of them that gets addicted to the feeling he gets when he drinks, like this illusion that alcohol gives you, the feeling of invincibility and of a better life. Icarus,is a mythical character who was the son of Daedalus, they were trapped in an island and Daedalus made 2 wings for them in order to escape the island but he warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun because the sun's heat would melt the wax that glued the wings, in the story Icarus can't control himself and in the end he forgets, he flew too close to the sun, he fell, and died. I'll explain the connection later.
2 first verses are talking about it, about how he's killing himself with his drinking habits even when he gets warnings from other people
Look who's digging their own grave That is what they all say You'll drink yourself to death
Look who makes their own bed Lies right down within it And what will you have left?
Out on the front doorstep Drinking from a paper cup You won't remember this
He won't remember anything because he is drunk
Living beyond your years Acting out all their fears You feel it in your chest
This one I think is talking about this illusion I talked about, he feels invincible, he has no fears
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 It's just begun
These 2 verses are actually linking to Icarus, I think the writer is sort of comparing the man to Icarus, the man got addicted to the feeling that alcohol gives him and Icarus got addicted to the feeling he gets when he flies higher and higher and getting close to the sun which represents something good, maybe the highest point a man can reach. The man is metaphorically trying to get to a sunand the feeling of getting so high with alcohol, when he drinks his life looks better and the expectations are filled for awhile. Icarus is physically getting and higher and higher trying to reach the sun. They're both addicted to this feeling totally forgetting how dangerous is their way to get this feeling. And their life is just began because they're both very young.
Standing on the cliff face Highest foe you'll ever grace It scares me half to death
I think this is the point where we understand who the speaker is, probably in the man's story a friend or a family member I'm not completely sure but we know he's looking from the side and he's worried about the man, I think he's also compared to Daedalus in Icarus story, so maybe it is the man's father.
Look out to the future But it tells you nothing So take another breath
The man is trying to find a purpose in his life or to understand what his future will look like but he finds nothing maybe because he knows he doesn't have a lot of future ahead with his dangerous life style
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
I already explained that but now there are extra 2 lines who talks about the actual death. He's falling, he was at the highest point he could reach, Icarus almost reached the sun, the man probably drank to much and had the best feeling he could have. Icarus fell to his death and the man died.
You put up your defenses when you leave You leave because you're certain Of who you want to be
You're putting up your armor when you leave You leave because you're certain Of who you want to be
I don't really know what i think about these two, to be honest.