We're standing on the edge of emergency Staring at the face of it Standing on the edge of emergency Flirting with the face of it And we have always had it all We must embrace the crucible And no one wants to be here when we fall We’re standing on the edge, ready for the after-glow Standing on the edge, ready to be overthrown Standin on the edge of all we know We're standing on the edge of emergency Staring at the face of it Standing on the edge of emergency Flirting with the face of it And we've enchanted half of you Thought we could phone it in its true And no-one wants to tell us what to do There is a thread of ocean within you In it you'll find solutions to our battle wounds Sometimes your sighs are cigarettes And sometimes your tears are gin Sometimes the sea will carry you straight home again When we’ve taken our fall we can begin Standing on the edge, ready for the after-glow Standing on the edge, ready to be overthrown Standing on the edge of a a all we know