Icarus II (Live in US 2017)

Icarus II (Live in US 2017) - Kansas (堪薩斯)

Written by：Kerry Livgren

In the darkness I rise long before

The dawn

I was dreaming of home and the life I

Led

But now I hear the sound of the engines

Roar

And I crave the embrace of my

Empty bed

Where I'm safe there I'm safe

But the call is clear and the task is

Set

And my enemies wait in the dark sky

Do they fear the same fear

Do they dream like us

And do they long for the day when it's

Over

And they're safe

Now we're cruising above the horizon

Never knowing if we will return

In a moment we'll loose the

Destruction

And we'll justify all that we burn

Here the air is cold but my thoughts

Are clear

And so I'm wondering why I must be

Here

For the evil that can come

From the heart of a man

Must be answered in kind 'til it

Disappears

And we're safe

Now we're cruising above the horizon

Never knowing if we will return

In a moment we'll rain down

Destruction

And we'll justify all that we burn

Here they come

I'm dodging all the tracers sky is full of

Lead

I can see the pilots' faces

Safety in our numbers eagles

Overhead

We are in the sight of aces

Flak bursting all around

Friends going down in flames

And now we're hit it's happened

This is what I feared

Something's telling me my time has

Come

Though it should be panic I can feel

A peace

Strangely now I know my purpose

Hey boys hey get out while you

Can

I'll try to take us home

I'm going home