Icarus-Patricia Barber

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Patricia Barber [00:15.64]Intent, a wooden lattice is placed [00:20.07]feathers are waxed and laced [00:22.98]reeds are stockpiled, patiently cast [00:26.68]and curved, each longer than the last [00:30.31]it is a perfect design, a boldfaced [00:34.13]attempt to fly [00:37.06] [00:41.12]Back off the boardwalk, at the Midtown [00:45.17]dressed in chiffon, dressed in her best gown [00:48.85]an angel black as the color of her hair [00:52.47]begins to sing and play and dare [00:56.02]to form a perfect design, a boldfaced [00:59.94]attempt to fly [01:03.44] [01:07.32]falling out of the middle [01:09.76]the air begins to thin [01:12.85]from light into darkness [01:14.89]into the light again [01:16.26]gravity conspiring [01:16.83]with the forces of drag [01:18.58]so nose up and farewell [01:21.01]to those who lag [01:22.51]and who didn’t blow the whistle [01:25.89]took calculated risks [01:29.34]who didn’t push the river [01:30.72]who didn’t use their fists [01:31.66]who didn’t go to great lengths [01:31.72]nor to great heights [01:32.97]you’re up in the air now [01:37.06]Divine [01:40.01] [02:47.31]falling out of the middle [02:49.63]the air begins to thin [02:51.51]from light into darkness [02:52.94]into the light again [02:55.06]gravity conspiring [02:55.63]with the forces of drag [02:56.81]so nose up and farewell [02:58.26]to those who lag [02:59.63]and who didn’t blow the whistle [03:02.20]took calculated risks [03:03.89]who didn’t push the river [03:05.76]who didn’t use their fists [03:07.96]who didn’t go to great lengths [03:11.10]nor to great heights [03:12.53]you’re up in the air now [03:16.49] [03:17.43]Moonshine drunk, you’re smug as the Sun [03:20.93]larger than life, baby you’re the one [03:24.30]with wings, rising over the wall [03:27.86]falling out of the middle, away from us all [03:51.41] [05:03.74]'til to end