interesting

[captain_phil]

I looked up the song from last weeks guitar class, and found this little tidbit about the title "Beyond the Pale".

1. beyond
the pale

The phrase "beyond the pale" dates back to the 14th century, when the part of
Ireland that was under English rule was delineated by a boundary made of such
stakes or fences, and known as the English Pale. To travel outside of that
boundary, beyond the pale, was to leave behind all the rules and institutions of
English society, which the English modestly considered synonymous with
civilization itself.

Source: jim.mcmahon, Nov 30, 2003