Edge of the World

[Verse 1]
Boots full of dust and blood
Smoke still stuck in my lungs
Last cannon echo in my head
Like a church bell that never comes
Buttons torn off my jacket
Name tag hanging by a thread
Rode west just to outrun ghosts
And the faces of the dead
[Chorus]
Then I rode up to the edge of the world
Thought I’d fall straight into the sky
All that ruin I carried like armor
Came undone and I didn’t know why
Red stone river of forever
Sun burning gold through the haze
At the edge of the world I was smaller than a whisper
And somehow I was saved
[Verse 2]
Horse snorted
Hooves found gravel
Wind rose up like a hymn
Shadows painted ancient stories
On every broken rim
Blue so deep above me
Made my old war feel so small
Every shattered shout inside me
Just tumbled down those walls
[Chorus]
‘Cause I rode up to the edge of the world
Thought I’d fall straight into the sky
All that ruin I carried like armor
Came undone and I didn’t know why
Red stone river of forever
Sun burning gold through the haze
At the edge of the world I was smaller than a whisper
And somehow I was saved
[Bridge]
I took off my hat
Laid my sorrow by my side (oh Lord)
Let the silence answer questions
I’d been dragging since the fight
If the earth can break this open
And still lean into the light
Maybe what’s left of this tired heart
Can learn to do the same in time
[Chorus]
So I kneel here on the edge of the world
Let it steal the war from my eyes
All that ruin I carried like armor
Falls away in this endless sky
Red stone river of forever
Wind singing over each wave
At the edge of the world I am smaller than a whisper
And somehow I am brave

Cinematic folk-rock ballad with steady acoustic strum, warm male vocals, and subtle slide guitar. Verses start sparse with brushed snare and upright bass; chorus widens with airy pads, tom swells, and stacked harmonies. A gentle organ bed and reverb-soaked electric lines bloom as the canyon appears, carrying an emotional build from weary resignation to hushed awe.