‘Edge of the World’ is the 11th and final track off of Citizen’s fourth full length album, ‘Life in Your Glass World’.
Guitarist Nick Hamm spoke about this song in an interview with Depth Mag:
….the last song on the album “Edge of the World” feels like the perfect summation of a decade of Citizen...
[Verse 1]
It’s a bitter cold today
I stood out here for hours
I was looking for an answer
Took a chance, took a chance, took a swing and I missed
Late night and your heart hurts
I gotta get myself unstuck
Now it’s so much tougher than I thought it was
Than I thought it was
[Chorus]
I stand at the edge of the world
Just staring out at the water
I was a symbol of hope
But I’ve been pushed a bit farther
And though I feel undone, I got more to offer
This was a big miss-step
Now you've become a stranger
[Verse 2]
I’m drawing dead today
Feeling like I’m hollow
There was no more to explain
Where you stood right there, right in front of me and I could see it in your face
It nеver stops, it’s lasting so much longer than I thought it would
I remеmber what it's like
Your golden boy in flowers
Every song for you and I when we felt easy, we felt alright
I looked at you one last time and I knew that never again would I sing your name
Oh, yeah
[Chorus]
You took something so beautiful and covered it with sorrow
I need to get my head straight
I need to stand a bit taller
Although I feel undone, I got so much to offer
This was a big miss-step
Now you are just a stranger
[Outro]
But at the end of the day, there is beauty in tragedy
I hope you find what you need
I hope it’s everlasting
I hope you learn to love yourself
I hope you learn
To love yourself
Edge of the World was produced by Citizen.
Citizen released Edge of the World on Fri Mar 26 2021.