Standing on the Edge

I saw a sign today that read the end is near
 A child was born today
 And his mother
 Cried in fear
 The weather says
 It's 100% no rain in the future
 A million people all bend the knee
 And say they'll rise together
 Every picture tells a tale
 And shows it like it is
 And what we see is real
 Standing on the edge waiting for the sun
 Journey's at an end the battle's almost won
 Rising from the ash of poverty and pain
 Standing on the edge to be free again
 I saw a man today
 And he had tears in his eyes
 All I had to give to him was a smile
 As he held out his hand
 He was hungry he was cold
 He was skin and bone
 Don't think he's gonna make it
 A soldier far from home
 He's got no uniform
 It's a bloody circus
 We will rise and we will fall
 Until we are free at last
 Can we forget the past
 Standing on the edge waiting for the sun
 Journey's at an end the battle's almost won
 Rising from the ash of poverty and pain
 Standing on the edge to be free again
 We will rise and we will fall
 Until we are free at last
 Can we forget the past
 Standing on the edge waiting for the sun
 Journey's at an end the battle's almost won
 Rising from the ash of poverty and pain
 Standing on the edge to be free again