A tribute to the beautiful piece of nature as the Grand Canyon is. It’s very close to Maynard, because he’s been living in Arizona for many years.
Like many of Maynard’s songs, this has a second meaning: a meditation on human mortality and the “awakening” that comes with accepting your death and pe...
[Verse 1]
Lost as I may be
Oh, in the fog of my own noise and triviality
Grand Holy Mother, grant me clarity
I am standing on the edge of forever
Forever
[Chorus]
One among infinity
Witnessing the majesty
Calm in this humility
Witnessing the majesty
Hope as far as one can see
Witnessing the majesty
Witnessing the majesty
Witnessing the majesty
Standing on the edge of forever
[Verse 2]
Blessed be
This reawakening
Grand Holy Mother, end my deathly slumber to
Stand fearless on the edge of forever
Forever
[Chorus]
One among infinity
Witnessing the majesty
Calm in this humility
Witnessing the majesty
Hope as far as one can see
Witnessing the majesty
Witnessing the majesty
Witnessing the majesty
Standing on the edge of forever
[Outro]
Hope as far
As one can see
As one can see
Hope as far
As one can see
As one can see
Hope as far
As one can see
As one can see
Hope as far
As one can see
As one can see
Grand Canyon was written by Mat Mitchell & Carina Round & Maynard James Keenan.
Grand Canyon was produced by Maynard James Keenan & Mat Mitchell.
Puscifer released Grand Canyon on Fri Oct 30 2015.
Maynard James Keenan:
It’s a perfect metaphor for understanding how insignificant you are in the big picture. Once you can embrace your nothingness, you can move forward to a positive end. Standing at the edge of a thing like the Grand Canyon puts things literally and figuratively in perspective —...