Icarus Gets the Sun
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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