Maybe I got greedy.
Maybe it's in my blood.
Maybe I'm a descendent of Icarus, the Greek son who flew too high.
All I know is that while my
ancestor was trying
to escape Crete, I've been trying
to escape myself
and baby you were my wings.
But I flew too high.
I should have noticed
the burning in my lungs,
the smoke suffocating my windpipe because I was getting too close
to your fire and with every
"I love you"
I could feel the wax
in my heart melting,
dripping down through my ribcage but when it finally fell to my feet,
I ignored the burn.
And here I am,
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
Waiting for you
to catch me.
Maybe the smoke
is in your eyes.
Maybe you're scared
of the flames.
Or maybe
you can't handle
the
heat.
Jul 3, 2015
Jul 3, 2015 at 12:32 AM UTC
Maybe I got greedy.
Maybe it's in my blood.
Maybe I'm a descendent of Icarus, the Greek son who flew too high.
All I know is that while my
ancestor was trying
to escape Crete, I've been trying
to escape myself
and baby you were my wings.
But I flew too high.
I should have noticed
the burning in my lungs,
the smoke suffocating my windpipe because I was getting too close
to your fire and with every
"I love you"
I could feel the wax
in my heart melting,
dripping down through my ribcage but when it finally fell to my feet,
I ignored the burn.
And here I am,
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
Waiting for you
to catch me.
Maybe the smoke
is in your eyes.
Maybe you're scared
of the flames.
Or maybe
you can't handle
the
heat.
