Too Close to the Sun
Rising Too High: The Cautionary Tale of Chasing Dreams
Lyrics
Oh you flew
Expressing that the person took a bold or risky action.
Too close to the sun
Suggesting the person pushed boundaries or took excessive risks.
Now it's over before it even begun
Implying that the outcome is already concluded and unsuccessful.
Oh if you only knew
Reflecting on the person's lack of awareness or understanding.
What you're going to go through
Anticipating challenges and hardships the person will face.
Now you're fallin'
Describing the person's descent or decline from their actions.
To the ocean floor
Visualizing the person's fall to a metaphorical "ocean floor," a low point.
Yeah you missed your chance
Indicating a missed opportunity and a closed door for the person.
You closed the door
Emphasizing the irreversibility of the missed chance.
Oh if you only knew
Reiterating the theme of the person's lack of awareness or understanding.
All that you will go through
Highlighting the inevitability of facing consequences.
Now you're livin' your days
Describing the person's current state of existence, likely on the run from problems.
On the run
Indicating a life marked by constant evasion or avoidance.
And I sure will miss you when you're gone
Expressing regret for the person's impending departure.
Yeah you flew too close to the sun
Repeating the idea of taking risks that lead to failure.
And now it's over before it even begun
Reiterating the premature end of the endeavor due to recklessness.
I bet you thought you were one of a kind
Suggesting the person had an inflated sense of uniqueness or importance.
I bet you thought you had a beautiful mind
Challenging the person's perception of having a special or beautiful mind.
I bet you thought you were the one
Contradicting the person's belief in being exceptional.
But then you flew too close to the sun
Revisiting the theme of taking risks that lead to negative consequences.
You ventured off to parts unknown
Describing the person's journey into unfamiliar and challenging territories.
And now you're scared and all alone
Expressing the person's current state of fear and isolation.
And so it seems you've come undone
Observing that the person has become unhinged or disoriented.
Because you
Repeating the idea of flying too close to the sun as a cause of the person's troubles.
Flew too close to the sun
Reiterating the consequence of taking excessive risks.
Flew too close to the sun
Emphasizing the repeated theme of facing negative outcomes due to recklessness.
Flew too close to the sun
Concluding with a final reminder of the person's ill-fated actions.
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