"On The Edge" lyrics

[CLAUDE:]
Some people spend their days crammed inside shoulder to shoulder with nothing to do but watch the news and wait for something to happen

[COMPANY:]
On the edge

[BEULAH:]
We've got the TVs going 24/7 in the cafeteria and the more they watch the more scared and angry they get

[COMPANY:]
On the edge of the

[OZ:]
Some of the plane people haven't slept in three days
None of us have either
And we're jumping at our own shadows

[COMPANY:]
On the edge of the world

[BEULAH:]
Around suppertime on Thursday, people are waiting to use the phones and there's a fight in the hallway

[ALI:]
Ana Kwyiss Alhamduliallah. El aakl hena helw awi. Hagga Faw'a el wassif. Lekin, fee ness, fee naass kateera hena, Be-yeboosooly
Akiny Irtakept gereema

[PASSENGER 11:]
Hey, hey! What the Hell you sayin'?

[ALI:]
I beg your pardon?

[PASSENGER 11:]
You celebrating this? You praying for your friends?

[ALI:]
MaaMa, Laazim 'afil el sikha delwaa'ty - salaam bahibik

[PASSENGER 11:]
Why doesn't he speak English?

[ALI:]
Excuse me?

[PASSENGER 8:]
You telling your Muslim friends where to bomb next?

[ALI:]
This was not all Muslims! And I was not

[PASSENGER 11:]
Go back where you came from!

[PASSENGER 2:]
I'm Muslim and I was born in Connecticut. I'm an American citizen!

[PASSENGER 11:]
You don't look American!

[PASSENGER 2:]
What does that even mean?!

[An argument ensues]

[COMPANY:]
On the edge of the world or wherever we are
We are – we are – we are on the edge
Is there something - I need to do something
To keep me from thinking of all those scenes on the tube
I need something to do – 'cause I can't watch the news
No, I can't watch the news anymore
On the edge

[CLAUDE:]
FAA keeps delaying opening the airspace – and here on the ground, we're dealing with a whole mess of other problems

[COMPANY:]
On the edge of the

[BEVERLEY:]
Some of the planes are parked on a runway where the surface is all torn up. That debris gets into an engine and they'll never leave

[COMPANY:]
On the edge of the world

[CLAUDE:]
One of the big planes, a triple-7, is sinking into the asphalt
If we don't do something, she'll be stuck here forever

[COMPANY:]
On the edge of the world or wherever we are
We are - we are - we are on
We are - we are - we are - we are on the edge!

[JANICE:]
I interview a woman from Queens - a mother
Her son's a firefighter and they still can't account for him
She starts crying, and I start crying too, and I can't stop shaking
I don't want to do this anymore

[BEVERLEY:]
I check in with air traffic control again and it's more bad news
Not only is the airspace still closed, but there's a storm headed for Newfoundland!
Hurricane Erin is making landfall tomorrow or the day after
If we don't get these planes in the air soon, no one's going anywhere!

[OZ:]
Claude, people are starting to crack

[CLAUDE:]
Let's get everyone down to the Legion

[KEVIN T:]
Everyone's going down to the Legion for a drink

[KEVIN J:]
Hi, have you seen my boyfriend? His name is Kevin. He's about this tall and he's lost his mind

[KEVIN T:]
I just want to go out!

[KEVIN J:]
Well, I don't

[KEVIN T:]
Well, I'm not going without you

[KEVIN J:]
Well, I'm not staying for a long time

[KEVIN T:]
One drink?

[KEVIN J:]
One drink

[BEULAH:]
Hannah, everyone's going out tonight

[HANNAH:]
You go on without me, Beulah. I need to wait by the phone

[BEULAH:]
I'll wait with you

[BEVERLEY:]
I keep waiting to hear from the airline, so I'll just be here by the phone, Tom, if the kids want to speak with me

[DOUG:]
Bonnie, I know you're not leaving the animals, so I brought you some chilli. But I really think that tonight, you should come home and get some sleep

[BONNIE:]
Doug! Oh my, get in here! We are about to have the first rare bonobo chimpanzee born in Newfoundland!

[CLAUDE:]
Beulah, they need some food down at the Legion, if you can spare any

[ALI:]
Miss Beulah, please let me help with the food!

[BEULAH:]
No, my love, you're a guest!

[ALI:]
Please! I am a master chef for an international hotel chain. I oversee restaurants around the world - I would like to help with the food!

[BEULAH:]
Get in there!

[DIANE:]
Everyone's going out to the bar, and Nick is going

[NICK:]
I'm going if Diane is going

[DIANE:]
And I think - nobody here knows me! I can be whoever I wanna be!

[BOB:]
I'm not worried about my wallet
I'm not worried about getting shot
I am a little worried about how much Irish whiskey I'm drinking!