The End Lyrics

Sean sat slumped over the green room bedpost

He walked in half an hour before to calm his nerves

A cold cup of tea

Some powder debris

The band was on a mission to irritate the world

Michelle behind the drum set was the first to hear his

Uncanny quiet

And then she looks back

And she doesn't quite know

What she's seeing

Cause a corpse and a man

Who's just sleeping

Look quite the same

She walks close to check

If he's breathing

And Jimmy runs in

And Craig's not far behind

They all

Smile

They think he's fine

Fine

And Sean's

Thumbs upright

As if he's fine

Fine

Michelle takes out her hand, places it on Sean's cold chest

In search of something beating to drown out the quiet room

The smile on her face

Starts melting away

Craig slumps over slowly and into Jimmy's arms

He looks down at his shoes in order to avoid his face

A tear on his cheek

His bones getting weak

And the band doesn't know what they're doing

And behind the wall the crowd starts moving impatiently

They stare at the vacant stage, booing

They're in for a show

Now where did the band go

But they all

Smile

As if it's fine

Fine

And the lights

Dim behind

Like it's all fine

Fine

I move on

From these words

Knowing nothing will ever hurt

As much as writing them

I separate

My hand from the page

And leave my diary

In a dire state

Maybe somebody will read them in a hundred years

Maybe somebody will want to print the pain

Maybe there's a lesson

But hopefully there's not

Sincerely,

Jimmy McCain