{"id":54927,"date":"2026-08-03T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54927"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:41:48","slug":"over-the-edge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/03\/over-the-edge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Over the Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Tense Bass Pulse, Echo Guitar, Rolling Drums, Organ Swells]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nIs the hardest step&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The one away from the edge?<\/p>\n<p>Out from under&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Back on your feet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Now choose where you stand.<br \/>\n(And where we land)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nOut from under<br \/>\n(The bus)<br \/>\nSo much better<br \/>\n(For us)<\/p>\n<p>Now, careful<br \/>\n(Up on the ledge)<br \/>\nForego going<br \/>\n(Over the edge)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nClimb out from the wheels below<br \/>\nFind your balance, take it slow<br \/>\nDust and danger left behind<br \/>\nKeep your footing, clear your mind<\/p>\n<p>One more step and then you see<br \/>\nThere is still a choice to be<br \/>\nLean too far and lose your ground<br \/>\nStep back&#8230; turn yourself around<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nEasy does it<br \/>\n(Watch your feet)<br \/>\nFind your balance<br \/>\n(Keep the beat)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nOut from under<br \/>\n(The bus)<br \/>\nSo much better<br \/>\n(For us)<\/p>\n<p>Now, careful<br \/>\n(Up on the ledge)<br \/>\nForego going<br \/>\n(Over the edge)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo: Singing Lead Guitar, Rolling Bass, Heavy Drums, Swirling Organ]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nOne more push, another shove<br \/>\nAbandoning all but love<br \/>\n&#8230; recovery can start<br \/>\nWith a steady hand and heart<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOver?<br \/>\n(No!)<\/p>\n<p>The edge?<br \/>\n(Not yet!)<\/p>\n<p>Take a breath<br \/>\n(And step back)<\/p>\n<p>Regain your balance<br \/>\n(Stay on track)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Minimal Bass, Sparse Drums, Echo Guitar]<br \/>\nThe ledge is real&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The choice &#8211; the deal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Careful&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>After all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Who wants to fall?)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nOut from under<br \/>\n(The bus)<br \/>\nSo much better<br \/>\n(For us)<\/p>\n<p>Now, careful<br \/>\n(Up on the ledge)<br \/>\nForego going<br \/>\n(Over the edge)<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t go over<br \/>\n(Not today)<br \/>\nFind your balance<br \/>\n(Find your way)<\/p>\n<p>Back from the ledge<br \/>\n(Back from the brink)<br \/>\nTake another step<br \/>\n(Stop and think)<\/p>\n<p>Out from under<br \/>\n(The bus)<br \/>\nStanding stronger<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s us)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Bass Groove, Echo Guitar, Organ Fade, Rolling Percussion]<br \/>\nOut from under<br \/>\n(The bus)<br \/>\nSo much better<br \/>\n(For us)<\/p>\n<p>Now, careful<br \/>\n(Up on the ledge)<br \/>\nForego going<br \/>\n(Over the edge)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Rollover\/\">Rollover<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Tense Bass Pulse, Echo Guitar, Rolling Drums, Organ Swells] [Spoken Vocal] Is the hardest step&#8230; The one away from the edge? Out from under&#8230; Back on your feet&#8230; Now choose where you stand. (And where we land) [Refrain] Out from under (The bus) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54928,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54927\/revisions\/54928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}