He's a wreck
But let him settle in
And all the rest of the pieces
Will fall in
And all that's left of his life
Will haunt him and
Her last breath will be where it begins
Cause they bring him back
To counter-attack
This is not the end
There's plenty more
I've seen it before
The end's where it begins

And that's what I like about it
It's not so complicated if you go right through

It's the best part of all this
Cause we have been left for dead
In our own fucking beds
Forced to start again
With new eyes open
The end's where it begins

And that's what I like about it
It's not so complicated if you go right through

The decisions made never go away
But they're misunderstood
It's not looking good
But that's what I like about it
It's not so complicated if you go right through


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    the song seems to just be about new beginnings it opens up, at the end of (something) and then talks about comebacks (counter-attacks) and starting over (the end's where it begins).

    great opening number for the album.

    books_out_loudon November 04, 2006   Link

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