Chonny Jash - Wings of Wax

For a LONG time now, I’ve wanted to revisit this song.
I love the original so much, to the point where I once thought I’d never write a song better than it (I hope I’ve proven that wrong) but after a while I felt as though it was severely lacking in impact and weight. Many things go into that, but the biggest I could identify was the mixing, which just simply wasn’t at the level I am now.
Of course, if you prefer the original… sick! My opinion matters exactly as much as yours in the subject of subjectivity, but it feels good to come back and polish up an old gem.

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LYRICS:

Daedalus warned us of this before, an untimely demise to be;
that those with a hopeful dream to soar
had best beware their hubris and complacency.
He said:
“Wings of wax can only fly so high and swoop so low.
Be careful, son, of the dampening tides and the melting gaze of Apollo!”
But words of wisdom seldom land when falling on deaf ears.
The child, his feathers fell to dust,
and the father, he fell to tears.

So toe the line
and stay aligned.
Don’t fall behind, but don’t run ahead.
You’ll end up dead.
The road we walk is lined in chalk,
and soon, the clock will tick its final tock,
and death will knock.

But, there’s an Icarus in all of us – a child struck by glee.
We all lost trust in Daedalus once we caught the thought of escaping.
Because we all get stuck, down on our luck.
Yeah, we’re all just trapped on Crete.
Oh, there’s an Icarus in all of us,
dreaming to escape our suffering.

But, perhaps this diegesis was just another farce.
Is it truly man’s great weakness to want to fly up high, into the stars?
It seems awfully convenient that those in linen robes
would want to keep the world’s obedience in a stable state of limbo.
So, fuck it! Fly as high and swoop as low as you would please.
Since when the hell was what we know transcribed by pricks like Socrates?
They trapped us on an island and then they left us for dead.
We watched the stars with broken hearts,
and now we sure as shit won’t stand around.
These shackles cannot hold us down again.

There’s an Icarus in all of us, sick of being the mean.
(“So toe the line” “and stay aligned.”)
So, please tell us the difference between contentedness and complacency.
(“Don’t fall behind, but don’t run ahead.” “You’ll end up dead.”)
Oh, we call your bluff.
We’ve had enough!
(We’ve had enough!)
And there’s no more words to placate me,
‘cos there’s an Icarus in all of us,
dreaming to take flight with proud wax wings.

[ChonnyJash]

Where is the line between Original and Cover…?

Chaos Week, Day 5

[Comrade-jivk]

I was literally just thinking "Yo wouldn't it be fucked up if he dropped a remake of one of the songs from the before" and then HE FUCKING DID IT. WHAT

[Chameleon_]

HOLY SHITTT

The original version of this has been one of my favourite songs ever (both Jash and and in general), so waking up to another version was a welcome surprise!! You can really hear the growth between the two, and I'm really loving the orchestral feeling instrumentals we've been getting lately, another banger from the kitchen of Jash!!

[Harry-ljtx]

between the Ship Of Theseus album a few months ago and now this remake, I'm loving the rediscovered focus on mythology

[sliverofheaven]

I've been following Chonny for 3 years now. Soon to be 4 in september.
For a while, after I heard wings of wax and other songs that would later be added to the before. for the firet time [back when the before. wasn't even a thing and the songs like pit or backlit by moonlight were just there]
These songs helped me keep going through so many hard times, especially the end of 2022. Wings of wax was a big part of that, the way it explained things and yelled them changed something in me.
This took me by surprise. I never ever thought Chonny would come back to the before. and this brought me back to when i heard it for the first time.
I have changed so much, but so has chonny and his work. And following his music for so long has taught me that i wont stop changing, and i wont stop being myself, there's an Icarus in all of us.

Thanks for everything, Mr Jash.
Keep up the great work.

[kxatto.]

GOD i adored the original wings of wax and this one just fucking glows. the growth in your mixing is undeniably there and i genuinely think this delivers that punch that i remember hearing in the original when i first listened to it. so good.. so bloody

[phoenixfriendo]

How dare youtube keep me away from this for 24 seconds

[Fenix-]

WINGS OF WAX REMAKE, WE ARE COOKING WITH THIS
Now all I need is a devil's tricks remake and my life is complete

[wardinespurrit]

okay. just listened to the entire thing. oh my god that was GOOD. i genuinely put my hands on my mouth from pure shock at how. GOOD. this is

[wardinespurrit]

WINGS OF WAX REMASTER IM GOING TO SCREAM

[andrewhannan]

chimney wrash my favourite music artist 💔💔💔

[DAWNISTIC]

OH WHAT IS THIS GLORIOUS TUNE BLESSING MY EARS

[Ghsty_Xx]

Never thought I'd see this song get a redo, yet here we are!!

[Wetcat-zi]

This is my favourite from the chaos week so far

[Cya-later]

IM FINALLY ON TIME!!!

I PAUSED MY CHONNY JASH TO LISTEN TO MORE CHONNY JASH!!! I LOVE THIS!!

[sandstrmm]

i DO believe i am ascending with each passing second of this song

[Puffball]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL HELLO?
tHE SONG; THE ART


God the soft and then the rough hello yes I'm a big fan when the "screaming" gets added hello

Unironically this is my favorite song now augh there's just so much about this.. making it so amazing

[tidectrl]

This is actually so majestic what the actual fuck

[spkyghoostt]

UM?? WHAT?? THIS IS SO SIXK DWSKQBJKDSAJKBSDAC THE TRANSITION AT AROUND 2:00 IS SO STUNNINGG.. also this made me a cry a bit BUT THATS A GOOD THING

[Im_not_an_expert_lol]

The original version was one of my first Jash songs, this feels so cathartic