Too Close To The Flame, Clare Oliver

Enjoy, dance, delight
But not too close to the light.
Icarus fell, but he lived and flew
Who'd deny him his wish .. you?
His father's advice, your mother warned
But who listened? Who saw?
All those excuses denied you:
My mother gave me drugs
I didn't know it was so long
I'm singing everybody's song
If it feels good it isn't wrong.

Grin, burst, flash
But not too close to the lamp
Icarus fell, but he lived and flew
Who'd deny him his wish .. you?
The desire to live. The desire to fly.
The desire to be all you can buy.
All those excuses denied you:
If it gets bad I'll quit
I don't know who gave it, or why
When you feel down it helps you fly
I didn't think I would die.

Pain, resolve, despair
But not so close as to be seen
Icarus fell, but he lived and flew
Who'd deny him his wish .. you?
A pain in the head. A pain in the neck.
The pain that lodged inside your heart.
All those excuses you denied.
It was all your fault.
The others had tried.
The dream was lost
And so you died.

http://www.icompositions.com/artists/ddball/entries.php?pid=3395

Ziur - Music, composition, keyboards, guitar, voices.
RuiDernaz - Bass guitar, guitars.
Pioneer - Drums.
ddball - Lyrics.

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[columbo169]

is this meant to be sad or informative , if she used solariums so often then how come she was so white ? she lied and she knew it about solariums , that is uncovered in my detective work and presented in my you tube clip.

some people will do anything for money

[ddball1]

You have an agenda, which is why you are so free with bandying words like 'lie.' Your 'detective work' is a lie, or a gross exaggeration. Have another puff on a cigar and make up another story .. going somewhere else to tell it.

[TsarObezyanka]

OMG You got the pic of the Women Gaspato and SS officers that were celebrating their lives while only 5 kms away the Jews/Gyspies and Political Figures were being exterminated. Where did you get it? I saw a report on ABC how someone found the photos of these people who in another photo were pretending to be upset cause there was no blueberries left.

[ddball1]

I found images from my own library, or from Google Image search. This one was found on google image search for another project .. but I recycle. It affirms the idea of people celebrating irresponsibly.

[haloagency]

She was nobody special, she decided to take on the solarium industry as a token gesture and claim to fame.

She caused more harm than good.

Another martyr of the skin cancer machine

[ddball1]

I disagree. She knew it wasn't about the solarium industry, and said so, but she made some valid points too. Lobby groups are rarely true to their foundations. She was a normal person, with normal hopes and desires. The entire situation was an appalling tragedy. Have you followed the lyric?

[emskis1]

do you really think she needed money when she was dying? she was just trying to warn people and inform people that the dangers of sun exposure and solariums can affect anyone of any age. i dont understand how that made her such a horrible person that you think she was....

[DrBukcake]

Ah me so horny, ah me so horny me love you long time. Thai girls are teh best. You will be missed, Clare!

[TsarObezyanka]

I understood it and it was a great video. :)

[scatmanwfm]

How come she was so white? Your a fucking idiot. If you were told you had melanoma you wouldn't tan for years either dipshit.

[AlienFirefox]

she was so white cause she hadnt used one for 2 years

[haloagency]

life is full of tragedies. You may be one of them, this video and the lyrics contribute nothing to her plight. Her plight contributed nothing to better education or awareness. It simply perpetuated mob mentality and lynching of solarium salon owners and the sun in general. I cant change the tide but i can recognise a sea of idiots.