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Back From The Edge Lyrics
A silent river flowing black
Strange attractors, no turning back
Present danger I recall
That pins my senses to the wall
Back from the edge where the darkness has fled
And I'm swimming in light and I'm falling...falling from the edge...
Back from the edge
I fell from grace and that's a fact
I still have urges I fight back
Cold decisions wear me thin
Kill yourself...begin again
Back from the fear that you're not worth a damn
Throw yourself into light and the rush as you spin from the edge
Back from the edge
Now and then I wonder where the faces from my childhood have gone?
Like father like son in your bones it lives on glowing shadows
Back from the edge
Back from the edge
Strange attractors, no turning back
Present danger I recall
That pins my senses to the wall
And I'm swimming in light and I'm falling...falling from the edge...
Back from the edge
I still have urges I fight back
Cold decisions wear me thin
Kill yourself...begin again
Throw yourself into light and the rush as you spin from the edge
Back from the edge
Like father like son in your bones it lives on glowing shadows
Back from the edge
Back from the edge
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Submitted by
bruce On Apr 27, 2002
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This is a great song. I can't figure out why nobody has commented on it yet. But for the meaning, I think it may have to do with (trying to) overcoming addiction, which is supported by "I still have urges I fight back" and "Back from the fear that you're not worth a damn"
What a chorus, man. Best Skunkworks song by a mile. I agree with Turbo Speed, it HAS to be about addiction (because if it isn't about that, then my mind will be spinning).