Beyond the Edge of Darkness   L Dunn © ‘11

Verse
They came of age raised on dead end streets
Where crime , neglect and cold despair meets
Let the odds be damned they vowed to rise above
Young and strong on the strength of their love
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                                                               Then before she reached seventeen                                                               
A stray bullet shattered their hopes and dreams
Yellow tape roped off an outline in chalk
On the walk where she fell when the shooting had stopped
Chorus 1
Beyond the edge of darkness
Where the rush of dreams begin
He goes to wait for her, she comes to him
From beyond the edge of darkness
Across the threshold she’ll descend
And for a fleeting moment, his broken heart will mend
Verse
At her candlelight vigil he stayed to the end
But no prayers said there could comfort him
At her sidewalk shrine respects had been paid
And his tears fell down where her flowers were laid
Chorus 2
Beyond the edge of darkness
Where the rush of dreams begin
He goes to wait for her, she comes to him
Out beyond the edge of darkness
He can feel her presence there
Almost reach out and touch her long black hair
Bridge
Some days are not as bad but most are empty still
Can’t get over losing her, he never will
Solo
Chorus 1