on the edge of safe.

It's the feeling of suspense
The first frays between scissors and the string
The beginning of gravity, pulling you to your feet
As you stare off the cliff
Out into that unknown grey fog
Into the unforgiving waters of life
Where screams are made soft

And you tip, down, over
Creep, over, the border
And let yourself just drop

The sky is falling
Or maybe you're just falling
Because standing for so long
Is just too much to ask
You're crashing backwards
Time rushes forward
And sometimes the leap
Seems more promising than
Standing all alone
On a cliff of your own demise
Seen only in your eyes
And let you fall

It's on the edge of safe
Where the praised ones all sing
Keep all the good habits, and don't do the bad things
But I'm so close to stepping off
Somehow, the ocean feels freer, I know
That the cliff is a safe place
But it's not a safe space
For me to let my thoughts go

So I tip, down, over
Reach over the border
And let myself just drop

The sky is falling
Or maybe I'm just falling
Because standing for so long
Is just too much to ask
I'm crashing backwards
Time rushes forward
And sometimes the leap
Seems more promising than
Standing all alone
On a cliff of my own demise
I can't see me through your eyes
Just let me fall

Let the wind whistle through my hair
As I make the plunge below
Let me fall and crash and burn
The sweet release of woe
Let me break down in tears
Break down these walls I've built, woah
Let me break down in tears
Let out these fears I hold

The sky is falling
Or maybe I'm just falling
Because standing for so long
Is just too much to ask
I'm crashing backwards
Time rushes forward
And sometimes the leap
Seems more promising than
Standing all alone
On a cliff of my own demise
I can't see me through your eyes
Just let me fall