JUST BEYOND THE PALE

As the sun sets on an empire

With no more bets to hedge

From down below you call to me

To slide one foot off the ledge

Well, you’ve never caught the looks I’ve thrown

So honestly I might have known

A leap into those arms was bound to fail

I crash down beyond the pale

Just beyond the pale

As the sun sets on an empire

A fumble in the dark

The chemistry of confusion

Was close enough to a spark

‘Cause your sweetness burns a bitter blue

That colors everything I do

Combustion on a slower-motion scale

It lights up beyond the pale

Just beyond the pale

Sure, the grass looked greener

From the side of innocence

That tired tale is what got us to now

Still, if I had half a chance

To climb back on the fence

I couldn’t tell you why, let alone how

So I leave behind the road ahead

To stumble back to you instead

And lose myself far off the beaten trail

I’m somewhere beyond the pale

Just beyond the pale