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The End
Rock
The End was released on July 2, 2011 by Anathema as a part of the album Frs2
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AlbumFrs2
Release DateJuly 2, 2011
LabelAnathema
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM129

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Flux
Flux
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Songwriter
Richard Lawson
Richard Lawson
Songwriter

Lyrics

Well, the peace rally, it broke up
We headed for the trains
We went deep into the underground
It began to lightly rain
Me and a subway porter there
We did not get along
He called me and my friends all traitors
Said we did the country wrong
For him to be there hiding
In his working place
I asked if he thought his uniform
Might protect him from the gaze
Of those who stare out our windows
And only see their face
Not all the lovely lunatics
Make up the human race
Hey, is it here?
Oh, is it here, my friend?
Tell me truly now, is this
Is this the end?
Door's closing, stand back
Door's closing, stand back
We left the city standing naked
Through blackened tunnels the train did crawl
Out into the waiting suburbs
The legions of the bored
But still one thought stayed with me
And I could not bring it down
The thought of that little broom pusher
In judgment of my crowd
Who'd soon call in an air strike
One designed to surely take him out
And any innocent bystander
Who happened to be about
Oh, 'cause God is great and vengeful
That's graffiti on every wall
From Baghdad to fucking Wall Street
In red letters ten feet tall
Ten feet tall
Ten feet tall
Well, my friends, they got off gradually
At their appointed rounds
When asked to toast our little victory
Well, I had to turn them down
'Cause one little guy in a blue uniform
Swinging on a broom
He'd chosen not to enlist in my army of doom
He had said, "Oh, no, brother
I am not buying in
Not to this solitude
This disbelief, this sin
That we are defenseless
That we are overcome
I will not go down to the river with you
Oh, is it
Is it really, my friend?
Can it be that we have failed to see
The end?
The end?
The end?"
Door's closing, stand back
Door's closing, stand back
Door's closing, stand back
Goodness, sir
Written by: John Hamilton, Richard Lawson
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