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Icarus
When I fell, I was the boy people knew
But me? I thought I was the boy who flew
Because people said "he should've listened to his father"
But I was busy pushing the human race farther
Now, Oedipus, there's a sucker
He literally invented the term motherf-
You see Oedipus was a victim of fate, he ignored the signs
My fate? Yeah, I created mine
When we were kids, they said "reach for the stars"
But they'll fear you if you go too far
Because I, well I just reached for one
And yeah, I guess it was the sun
So I strapped on wings, of feather and wax
Unaware of the price or the tax
I soared high and hovered low
I felt the sun stream on my back... and my brow furrowed
Because the wax melted, and the feathers scattered
I struck the water, and my bones shattered
So I became a warning, the boy people knew
But what I know, and I hope you do too
Is that I died as the boy who flew
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