Edge of Glory

"There's no reason you and me should be alone
Tonight, yeah babe
Tonight, yeah babe
There's no reason you shouldn't take me home tonight

I need a man who thinks it right when it's so wrong,
Tonight yeah babe,
Tonight yeah babe,
Right on the limits where we know we both belong tonight

It's time to feel the rush,
To push the dangerous
I'm gonna run back to, to the edge with you
Where we can both fall in love

I'm on the edge of glory,
And I'm hanging on a moment of truth,
I'm on the edge of glory,
And I'm hanging on a moment with you,
I'm on the edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge with you

Another shot, before we kiss the other side,
Tonight, yeah babe
Tonight, yeah babe
I'm on the edge of something final we call life tonight
Alright, alright
Pull out your shade 'cause I'll be dancing in the flames
Tonight, yeah babe
Tonight, yeah babe
... the burden of my name, tonight, tonight

It's time to feel the rush
To push the dangerous
I'm gonna run back to, to the edge with you
Where we can both fall in love

I'm on the edge of glory,
And I'm hanging on a moment of truth,
I'm on the edge of glory,
And I'm hanging on a moment with you,
I'm on the edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge with you

I'm on the edge with you

I'm on the edge with you

I'm on the edge of glory,
And I'm hanging on a moment of truth,
I'm on the edge of glory,
And I'm hanging on a moment with you,
I'm on the edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
The edge
I'm on the edge of glory
And I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge with you"

--"Edge of Glory" by Lady GaGa

It's poetry... and a song, a beautiful ballad produced to perfection to become a huge pop record. It's music at its peak, the very zenith of modern music. "Edge of Glory" is, according to me, what all pop music should be like.

Did you notice that it's about death? Hidden under a bright, peppy tune are lyrics like "Another shot, before we kiss the other side" and "I'm on the edge of something final we call life tonight." It is rare that a song sheds positive light on death, but this one celebrates the "edge of glory" and "I'm gonna run back to, to the edge with you where we can both fall over in love."

I love music.