one of my favorite Rush songs:

[From The Pass, lyrics by Neil Peart.]
and now you're trembling on a rocky ledge
staring down into a heartless sea
can't face life on a razor's edge
nothing's what you thought it would be

it's not as if this barricade
blocks the only road
it's not as if you're all alone
in wanting to explode

someone set a bad example
made surrender seem all right
the act of a noble warrior
who lost the will to fight

no hero in your tragedy
no daring in your escape
no salutes for your surrender
nothing noble in your fate ...