A song performed aboard the Enterprise by Adam and the other young followers of Dr Sevrin in The Way to Eden, expressing their longing for the unspoiled planet they are seeking.
Heading Out to Eden is one of several songs in the third-season episode The Way to Eden, set in 2269. The Enterprise picks up six travellers from the stolen cruiser Aurora, led by the brilliant but unbalanced Dr Sevrin, who reject technological society and are searching for the legendary planet Eden.
Adam, the group's chief musician, sings and plays for the crew, and Spock, who respects their quest, joins a session with his Vulcan lyre. The concert is broadcast through the ship and serves as cover while Sevrin's people take over auxiliary control.
The song turns to irony at the end. The group reach Eden only to find its plant life saturated with acid, and Adam dies after eating a piece of its fruit.