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And on that day they'll tell you
That life hung on with no clue
The warning signs were all just missed or shattered down
So it goes
The kings all failed to tell us
The madmen failed to sell us
Of what would then befall the only life we know
When they're burning signal fires
To guide us to the fields
We're building funeral pyres
They all commit a final appeal
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fact surreal
We relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders I wish to cry on gone
The paranoia gripped us
Berate and then consume us
The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts
Spreading through
We've been on fire like genius
I pray for god to save us
There was no answer, though
Disease tore us apart
We left bodies in the fields
So numb that we forgot how to feel
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fact surreal
We relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders I wish to cry on gone
He looked at the fields, and then his hands
All I need is what I have
Then fell a tear of happiness
Oh, she watched it all crumble away
Is this the end of yesterday?
"Lord, I hope so" is all he said
Gone are the cold cold wars
All I've got are the ?
And as we go forth
I pray we'll remember this day
Oh, we relied on now
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fact surreal
We relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
With no more shoulders, shoulders to cry on now
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
The weight that we once felt is gone
That life hung on with no clue
The warning signs were all just missed or shattered down
So it goes
The kings all failed to tell us
The madmen failed to sell us
Of what would then befall the only life we know
When they're burning signal fires
To guide us to the fields
We're building funeral pyres
They all commit a final appeal
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fact surreal
We relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders I wish to cry on gone
The paranoia gripped us
Berate and then consume us
The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts
Spreading through
We've been on fire like genius
I pray for god to save us
There was no answer, though
Disease tore us apart
We left bodies in the fields
So numb that we forgot how to feel
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fact surreal
We relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders I wish to cry on gone
He looked at the fields, and then his hands
All I need is what I have
Then fell a tear of happiness
Oh, she watched it all crumble away
Is this the end of yesterday?
"Lord, I hope so" is all he said
Gone are the cold cold wars
All I've got are the ?
And as we go forth
I pray we'll remember this day
Oh, we relied on now
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fact surreal
We relied upon
I shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
With no more shoulders, shoulders to cry on now
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
The weight that we once felt is gone
Lyrics submitted by WillCreary
Track duration: 03:59
"Endgame" as written by Zach Blair, Joseph Principe, Timothy Mcilrath, Brandon Barnes
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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And on that day they'll tell you
That life went on with no clue
The warning signs were all dismissed or shouted down
So it goes
The kings all failed to tell us
The madmen failed to sell us
On what would then befall the only life we know
Were they burning signal fires
To guide us to the fields
Or building funeral pyres
The outcome of a final appeal
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all
We relied upon
Let's shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders on which to cry are gone
The paranoia gripped us
The rain turned engines to rust
The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts
Spreading through
We bet on finite genius
And prayed for gods to save us
But there was no answer, so
Disease tore us apart
We left bodies in the fields
So numb that we forgot how to feel
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of
We relied upon
Let's shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
'Cause all the shoulders on which to cry are gone
He looked at the fields, and then his hands
"All I need is what I have"
Then fell a tear of happiness
Oh, she watched the world crumble away
"Is this the end of yesterday?"
"Lord, I hope so" is all he said
Gone are the old guards
Gone are the cold, cold wars
Weightless, we go forth,
On wings of amnesty.
All we relied on now
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all
We relied upon
Let's shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
With no more shoulders, shoulders to cry on now
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
The weight that we once felt is gone.
these are the correct lyrics from the album booklet
On that day, They'll tell you
That life hummed on with no clue
The warning signs were all
Dismissed or shouted down
So it goes
The kings all failed to tell us
The madmen failed to sell us
On what would then become
The only life we know
Were they burning signal fires
To guide us to the fields?
Or building funeral pyres?
The outcome of a final appeal
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all
We relied on upon
Let's shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
Because all the shoulders
On which to cry are gone
The paranoia gripped us
The rain turned engines to rust
The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts
Spreading through
We bet on finite genius
Or prayed for god to save us
But there was no antidote
Disease tore us apart
We left bodies in the streets
So numb we forgot how to feel
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all
We relied on upon
Let's shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
Because all the shoulders
On which to cry are gone
He looks at the fields
And his hands
"All I need is what I have"
Then shed a tear of happiness
She watched the world
Crumple away
"Is this the end of yesterday?"
"Lord, I hope so" Is all he said
Gone are the old guards
Gone are the cold, cold wars
Weightless we go forth
On wings of amnesty
All we relied on now
The city lines are down
The kerosene's run out
The fracturing of all
We relied on upon
Let's shed this unclean skin
And start to feel again
Because all the shoulders
On which to cry are gone
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
The weight we once felt is gone
He looks at the fields
And his hands
"All I need is what I have"
Then shed a tear of happiness
She watched the world
Crumple away
"Is this the end of yesterday?"
"Lord, I hope so" Is all he said
Gone are the old guards
Gone are the cold, cold wars
Weightless we go forth
On wings of amnesty
The speaker realizes that now that teh sytem of life we once had is gone, so are all of it's problem. It's time for a fresh start. No more religions, wars, no more burden of apocalypse. Let's just hope we dont fuck up again.
Its also got that stereotypical take on what will happen when it is announced that the world is going to end. Chaos sets in and panic is everywhere. A good visual example of this 2012 or even the Knowing. The overwhelming tone of the song up until after the second chorus is so saddening but by this next verse the shift in tone shows happiness. It puts a bit of a happy twist on the worlds destruction. It gives everyone a second chance to make things right and to do things differently. Even the chorus shows this with the line "I shed this unclean skin" which shows how we have a chance to start again and do things correctly
Its also a new beginning: "he looked at the fields, and then his hands
all i need is what i have"