Wings of Wax (2025) Lyrics – Chonny Jash

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Daedalus warned us of this before, an untimely demise to be;
That those with a hopeful dream to soar
Had best beware their hubris and complacency
He said:
“Wings of wax can only fly so high and swoop so low
Be careful, son, of the dampening tides and the melting gaze of Apollo!”
But words of wisdom seldom land when falling on deaf ears
The child, his feathers fell to dust
And the father, he fell to tears

So toe the line
And stay aligned
Don’t fall behind, but don’t run ahead
You’ll end up dead
The road we walk is lined in chalk
And soon, the clock will tick its final tock
And death will knock

But, there’s an Icarus in all of us – a child struck by glee
We all lost trust in Daedalus once we caught the thought of escaping
Because we all get stuck, down on our luck
Yeah, we’re all just trapped on Crete
Oh, there’s an Icarus in all of us
Dreaming to escape our suffering

But, perhaps this diegesis was just another farce
Is it truly man’s great weakness to want to fly up high, into the stars?
It seems awfully convenient that those in linen robes
Would want to keep the world’s obedience in a stable state of limbo
So, fu*k it! Fly as high and swoop as low as you would please
Since when the hell was what we know transcribed by pricks like Socrates?
They trapped us on an island and then they left us for dead
We watched the stars with broken hearts
And now we sure as s*it won’t stand around
These shackles cannot hold us down again

There’s an Icarus in all of us, sick of being the mean

(“So toe the line” “and stay aligned.”)
So, please tell us the difference between contentedness and complacency
(“Don’t fall behind, but don’t run ahead.” “You’ll end up dead.”)
Oh, we call your bluff
We’ve had enough!
(We’ve had enough!)
And there’s no more words to placate me
‘cos there’s an Icarus in all of us
Dreaming to take flight with proud wax wings