Kansas - Icarus II lyrics

In the darkness I rise, long before the dawn I was dreaming of home and the life I led I can hear the sound, of the engines roar And I crave the embrace of my empty bed Where I'm safe (there I'm safe) But the call is clear, and the task is set And my enemies wait in the dark sky Do they fear the same fear, do they dream like us Do they long for the day when it's over And they're safe We are cruising above the horizon Neve knowing if we will return In a moment we'll loose the destruction And we'll justify all that we burn Here the air is cold, but my thoughts are clear And so I'm wondering why I must be here For the evil that can come, from the heart of a man Must be answered in kind 'til it disappears And we're safe Now we're cruising above the horizon Neve knowing if we will return In a moment we'll rain down destruction And we'll justify all that we burn Here they come Dodging all the tracers, sky is full of lead I can see the pilots' faces Safety in our numbers, eagles overhead We are in the sight of aces Flak, bursting all around Friends, going down in flames Now we're hit, it's happened This is what I feared Something's telling me my time has come Though it should be panic, I can feel a peace Strangely, now I know my purpose... Hey boys! Hey, get out while you can I'll try to take us home I'm going home...