The Cretian Isle Lyrics - Singles - Abominable Slowmen

A bit ago in Crete 

Good ol' Theseus pulled off a feat 

Slew the Minotaur got in his car and sped off with a girl so sweet 

When ol' Minos heard the news 

He quickly flushed out the clues 

And said, "Daedalus, man, you're going in the can and your son is going too" 

So in the labyrinth's trial 

They roamed a while 

On the Cretian isle 

They had some candles in their packs 

And they melted them down for wax 

That with feathers and some string they fashioned into wings which they strapped onto their backs 

And so Daedalus, wise and old 

Told Icarus, young and bold 

"Don't be so damn brash or your *** is gonna crash into a sea green, mean, and cold" 

Then in single file 

They flew away in style 

From the Cretian isle 

"I'm flying, Dad, I'm flying 

I'm like a bird, Dad, look at me 

High in the sky like Helios 

I've never felt so ****ing free 

Oh, Dad, my wings are melting 

I'm one sad teardrop drooping towards the sea 

I'm drowning, Dad, I'm drowning 

Trapped beneath the waves I'm history" 

The moral of the story is to tie your shoes 

Because he who hesitates is bound lose 

One bad egg will spoil the batch 

But don't count your chickens before they hatch 

A friend in need is a friend indeed 

You can't cut a stone and make it bleed 

When the cat's away the mice will play 

And an apple a day keeps the cat away 

Eat your greens, but don't feed the bears 

An escalator can't break, it will just become stairs 

One man's maze is another man's measure 

Don't melt the wax if you can't grow the feather