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Icarus – Borne On Wings Of Steel

This version of Icarus – Borne On Wings Of Steel was released by Kansas in 1975.

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Early in the morning sunlight
Soaring on the wings of dawn
Here I’ll live and die with my wings in the sky
And I won’t come down no more

Higher than a bird I’m flying
Crimson skies of ice and fire
Borne on wings of steel I have so much to feel
And I won’t come down no more

Sail on, sail on, I will rise each day to meet the dawn
So high, so high
I’ve climbed the mountains of the sky
Without my wings you know I’d surely die
I found my freedom flyin’ high
I’ve climbed the mountains of the sky

Floating on a cloud of amber
Searching for the rainbow’s end
Earth so far below me,
I’m here alone, free
I can’t come down no more

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The lyrics to Icarus – Borne On Wings Of Steel are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Kansas in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Icarus – Borne On Wings Of Steel are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Kansas and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Icarus – Borne On Wings Of Steel back when it was created.

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