The Edge of Darkness

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

I've looked into the heart of darkness

Where the blood-red journey ends

When you've faced the heart of darkness

Even your soul begins to bend

For a week, I have been waiting

Still, I am only in Saigon

The walls move in a little closer

I feel the jungle call me on

[Verse 2]

Every minute, I get weaker

While, in the jungle, they grow strong

What I wanted was a mission

And for my sins, they gave me one

They brought it up just like room service

'Cause everyone gets what they want

And when that mission was all over

I'd never want another one

[Interlude]

Oh, oh

[Verse 3]

I know, Captain, that you've done this work before

We've got a problem, you can help us all, I'm sure

The colonel's gone rogue and his methods are unsound

You'll take a PBR upriver, track him down

[Verse 4]

There's a conflict in every human heart

And the temptation is to take it all too far

In this war, things get so confused

But there are some things which cannot be excused

He's acting like a God, an insane lunatic

Your mission: terminate with extreme prejudice

The route is dangerous and your progress may be slow

Here is the file and it's all you need to know

[Interlude]

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

[Instrumental Break: 4:20-5:16]

[Bridge]

Here I am, the knife in my hand

And now I understand why the genius must die

[Verse 5]

Now I stand alone in the darkness

With his blood upon my hands

Where sat the warrior, the poet

Now lie the fragments of a man

[Outro]

I've looked into the heart of darkness

Where the blood-red journey ends

When you've faced the heart of darkness

Even your soul begins to bend

I've looked into the heart of darkness