Icarus flew too high. Ameilia didn't plan her flight correctly well enough either. The song is discussing their aspirations to something "higher" (pun intended). Joni doesn't mention Amelia's crash, nor Icarus' ugly end, hence,
"like Icarus ascending on beautiful foolish arms." Not arguing, just weighing in, Lama > Bruce Kimerer wrote: > > << OK. After many years and hundreds of listens, > what are the 'false > alarms' in Amelia? > In the Icarus verse I understand the false alarm to > be a love affair that > didn't work out. But what about in the other verses? > They all end in 'it > was just a false alarm.' What does IT refer to? > There isn't an obvious > subject for the pronoun. This has been driving me a > little crazy for > almost 30 years now. >> > --- Eric Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just noticed that "Icarus *ascending* on > beautiful foolish > arms" defies the myth of Icarus actually > *descending* with wings burnt by > the sun. Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
