Ikarus English translation
von Bligg

The road to the top is long, rocky and hard
paved with obstacles, exhausting and painful
And it leads over gorges, rivers, fields and forests
The moon is the only light that shines when the sun is not blinding
There are demons behind rocks, beasts lurk on the trees
Creatures waiting to sneak into your dreams
Bare your teeth and stand in the way counting your days
As you go into battle to pave your way
They throw dirt on your name • spit poison and bile
Bloodthirsty like pack wolves they want to see you fall
On your own, God is not negotiable with him
And you have to face everything that comes along on this hike

Stitch wing tattoos on my arms
Jump over the cliff from the mountain
Don't look back - it only blinds you
And lay my fate to the wind


Like Icarus: I'm flying up, up to the sun, there's air up there and it's cold down here
Icarus: Up high, up to the sun with wings on your arms, up to the warmth
Like Icarus: I'm flying up, up to the sun, there's air up there and it's cold down here
Icarus: Up high, up to the sun with wings on your arms, up to the warmth

You walk alone through the jungle in thunder, lightning and hail
over rotten suspension bridge with hunger in your stomach
You fight dragons and meet hosts
Soldiers all advising you off the path
And why? They all just want to get to the top of the mountain themselves
And shine spotlights on you so you don't notice
They criticize and they nag like you're the killer
But they criticize to beautify their own world
But I see through her and ignore it
I've fought whole battles now and most of them are behind me
The last few meters - I pull myself together
Construct me wings out of wax and feathers

Stitch wing tattoos on my arms
Jump over the cliff from the mountain
Don't look back - it only blinds you
And lay my fate to the wind


Like Icarus: I'm flying up, up to the sun, there's air up there and it's cold down here
Icarus: Up high, up to the sun with wings on your arms, up to the warmth
Like Icarus: I'm flying up, up to the sun, there's air up there and it's cold down here
Icarus: Up high, up to the sun with wings on your arms, up to the warmth

If you only look at the ground you will never see stars
Get your head up and risk it
And if you fall, then fall into the sea
But at least you tried

Like Icarus: I'm flying up, up to the sun, there's air up there and it's cold down here
Icarus: Up high, up to the sun with wings on your arms, up to the warmth
Like Icarus: I'm flying up, up to the sun, there's air up there and it's cold down here
Icarus: Up high, up to the sun with wings on your arms, up to the warmth