From the recording The Edge
Originally titled 'THe Music at the Edge of the World", that mouthful got pared down to "The Edge". It's about a place in the highlands of Costa Rica, above the clouds, where time stops and in a moment you can be propelled outward, into the stars. Lost in the firmament.
Lyrics
THE EDGE
Down in the hills south of here
There passes there a road some ride, some fear
“Cerro Del Muerte” there she stands
You ride it down through distant lands
Cartago, Three Kings
And into the sky, so high, it makes you sing
There you go, say hello, to San Isidro
El General es Jesus Cristo!
Oh
Never mind to look behind tonight
That is where the devils play, alright
The wildcat on the loose she fears to prowl
The howler monkeys, they don’t howl
And the Fer-De-Lance just sits and hides and waits
Me? I’m looking on down on the clouds amazed
In stardust powdered silence gaze
On heaven’s gate
And you hear the music
You listen to the music
You become the music at the edge of the world
Tomorrow, the the cool of the mist
Shatters as the morning sun burns its bliss
And kisses kiss prehistory once more
And the hills they shake and slide are torn
Carried down by the Portalon
Throw in my heart and watch drown for evermore
Bury me, bury me, bury me there one day
Toss my soul, throw it away
I’ll be your eyes, I will be one
I’ll keep watch, I’ll watch the sun
And from this place I’ll stand and face
The truth that when this life is done
You will hear the music
Listen to the music
You become the music at the edge of the world