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This Is How It Ends Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So this is how it ends
No incontrovertible truth
Settling in to the swell of strings
No deus ex machina
Working away in the wings
No, this is how it ends
So ruthlessly obvious now
Beneath the veneer
Simple, stark, and clear
But God, how I feel such a fool
That it took me so long to see
That everything happens both slowly
And all at once, all at once
I suppose nobody promised explanations
No, my mistake was thinking it would make sense
[Chorus]
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
[Verse 2]
And it's almost embarrassing now
The tortured contortions it took
Just to believe that there still might be
In our Byzantine rats' nest of causes and effects
A path still left to take
In the dizzying tangle, a magical code left to break
A choice to make
But I suppose nobody promised it would all mean anything
God, how naïve, believing there's a point to everything
[Chorus]
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
[Instrumental Outro]
So this is how it ends
No incontrovertible truth
Settling in to the swell of strings
No deus ex machina
Working away in the wings
So ruthlessly obvious now
Beneath the veneer
Simple, stark, and clear
That it took me so long to see
That everything happens both slowly
And all at once, all at once
I suppose nobody promised explanations
No, my mistake was thinking it would make sense
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
And it's almost embarrassing now
The tortured contortions it took
Just to believe that there still might be
In our Byzantine rats' nest of causes and effects
A path still left to take
In the dizzying tangle, a magical code left to break
A choice to make
But I suppose nobody promised it would all mean anything
God, how naïve, believing there's a point to everything
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
When this is how it ends
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
Damian Joseph Kulash Jr.
Duration
4:06
Submitted by
tealcamp On Apr 15, 2025
Who wrote the lyrics to 'This Is How It Ends' by OK Go?