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"The Ledge" is about suicide, not an uncommon theme, but the song's psychological insight and spirit of heroic defiance make it one of the more powerful takes on the subject. In the song, Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg sings as a young person (he refers to himself as "a boy" but never specifies his age) who's climbing a ledge to commit suicide while police, a priest, and the press watch from below. The song draws us into the moment with sensory details.