Icarus Gets the Sun

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Mikey Rose & the Flower People

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He held his headphones like a lasso
After untangling the noose
Standing sturdy in his grandpa's dirty cowboy boots
Trying to find his truth
Somehow looking lost in the rain
While knowing exactly where he stands
Sporting the only member's only jacket
That everyone always used to wear in bands
It may or may not prevent water damage
It definitely doesn't prevent water damage
It never really rained in LA
So it didn't really matter then, anyway
But now he's in the city
Dancing limbo, poet's pity
Waking up before the sun does
Just so he can get ahead
His hat sits like a halo
From a day playing tour
Playing in a new postmodern pulp production
Some overripe roll he's done before
Overdue for a clean
Or a rinse or a bathe
But on screen, the dirty lines act more like accents
Accentuating his aftershave
And the bums down on Rum Street
Will help him how to choose
Between the nursery rhymes
With all the dyin'
If he promises a snack to accompany their blues
Thank God it's in the Bible
What Jesus said He'd do
We don't need little bracelets to do unto others
Better than what you would have them do unto you
He learns Italian in the caffeine joint
Down on Flower Street
Meanwhile the poets dream of prose
And the florists dream in La Vie En Rose
And no one is the wiser
That he's supposed to become a miser
But he'll sacrifice his day
So he can finally sing at night
Day off's are just a metaphor
Day off's are just a metaphor
He'll sacrifice his day
So he can finally sing at night
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
He's been pontificating his escape
From this mundanity for days
Rationing his weed so he can spend his evenings
Lit up in a melodic haze
Grow up, grow up, they tell him
You're too old for your youth
You gotta do something soul-sucking
No time for acting all confused
Even though you're old enough to go to war
Old enough to get in debt
Old enough to sell your soul
Being young's a lousy losing bet
Because you're still too young to bourbon
Or question what we're fighting for
Don't question what we're fighting for
If you wanna get ahead
Or that's what they said
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
Like the sun, it finally dawns on him
This is not why we were born
Maybe the cage bird ain't really living
Maybe we're all supposed to learn to soar
Here's to the early morning risers
Up before the dawn
Getting up so they can move on
And on and on and on and on
Because after too long
Of doing the same meaningless things on repeat for days
Singing the same damn broke song
The glue might start to stay
But he wanted to become like the guy in the poem
The one who learned to loose his bricks
So one day he thought and thought and thought
A thought that caught his kicks
What do I gain from all the weight I'm carrying
What happens when my wings begin to sink
What if I can get a little higher
By flying a little lighter than I think
One of these damn days
I'm gonna get that sun
Even if it takes a while to begin
I'll just bring my shades
I can handle the blaze
I'm tired of living in someone else's daydreaming skin
It's time for me to sing
It's time for me to sing
Catch me with the clouds
You might miss me if you blink
Here we go
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
Sing it with me now
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
Don't forget the motions
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun
Every night
He's one step closer to getting the sun

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