“Closer to the Edge” 30 Seconds to Mars
Can you imagine a time when the truth ran free?
The birth of a song, the death of a dream
Closer to the edge
This never ending story
Paid for with pride and fate
We all fall short of glory
Lost in ourselves
No, I’m not saying I’m sorry
One day maybe we’ll meet again
No, I’m not saying I’m sorry
One day maybe we’ll meet again
My students will not be surprised at my analysis of this song and its connection to life. This song has been my summer song, not only because me and my second son dance to it in the kitchen, but it just hits a vibe with my life. The line about the birth of a song but connected with a death of a dream reveals the cost of change. Changes in our life hold both constructive and destructive powers.
Many people forget the lines “I shall be telling this with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages hence:” from Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken”. The rest of the poem deals with choosing the path less traveled, but these lines are ambiguous about the true benefit of that choice.
As my fortieth birthday approaches, I look back at all the roads I traveled. And the ones I didn’t. I have to wonder how I got here, did I make the right choices? Was there truly any other paths to follow? The question of Fate has no easy answer, I love when we cover the book The Natural and dissect the theme of fate presented in the story. I try to let the students work with their own views of this complex idea. Because I can not answer them, I can only live closer to the edge where the choices are to be made, knowing that each choice will open one door and close another.
As the video asks, Are you ready? I say bring on the next 40 years…
