End Of The World

"End Of The World"
Song by Dead By Sunrise from the album Out Of Ashes
Working title	End Of The World
Recorded	2007-2009
Released	October 13, 2009
Length	3:56
Live debut	October 01, 2009
Last played	February 28, 2010
Writer	Chester Charles Bennington, Amir Davidson, Ryan Christopher Shuck, Anthony Valcic
Producer	Howard Benson
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Out Of Ashes track listing Fire Crawl Back In Too Late Inside Of Me Let Down Give Me Your Name My Suffering Condemned Into You End Of The World Walking In Circles In The Darkness Morning After (bonus track)

Background

While most of the songs on Out Of Ashes were written about Chester's relationships and the dark period he went through while working on the album, "End Of The World" stands out for being the only song in the record to feature politically charged lyrics.

Part of the original lyrics to the song, as confirmed by Ryan Shuck, were shown during an interview to The MySpace Music Feed. They were: "Do you believe in life after death, Without any pain or disease, Do you believe that faith is a test, The greatest truth can't be seen, Do you believe those who suffer are blessed, They know the true meaning of life."

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
End Of The World	Out Of Ashes	3:56	2007-2009	October 13, 2009
End Of The World	Out Of Ashes Instrumentals	4:02	2007-2009		Official instrumental version. Different version. Sampled drums until verse 3.

Live

"End Of The World" was debuted at the first show of the Out Of Ashes promotional tour, being played after "Too Late", and getting an extended outro with the band repeating the final refrain. At the mtvU Ulalume show, "End Of The World" opened the show for the first, and only, time. When the band embarked on their 2010 Asian tour, "End Of The World" was moved down to after "Into You" in the set, where it stayed for the remainder of its tenure live.

Variations

Type	Description	First Played	Last Played
Outro	Final refrain repeated	October 01, 2009	February 28, 2010

Personnel

Dead By Sunrise

• Chester Bennington
• Ryan Shuck
• Amir Derakh
• Elias Andra
• Brandon Belsky
• Anthony "Fu" Valcic

Production

• Howard Benson: producer
• Tom Whalley: executive producer
• Mike Plotnikoff: recorder
• Chris Lord-Alge: mixer

Lyrics

Album Version

When you read the news, does it make you sick? Murder, money, politics Gonna fill you up, get your bullshit fix It's the end of the world Grab your crucifix and fall to your knees And beg, "God please, have mercy on me!" (Mercy!) When you turn on the TV, what do you get? Sex, lies, scandal, violence Like the end of a gun pressed against your lips It's the end of the world Grab your crucifix and fall to your knees And beg, "God please, have mercy on me!" When you can't buy gas and you can't pay rent And what you've got left is the government's No win, no future, no benefit It's the end of the world Grab your crucifix and fall to your knees And beg, "God please, have mercy on me!" Common enemy hypocrisy Common enemy theocracy Common enemy the war MACHINE You can't ignore what you cannot see You can't believe in a lie You can't run away from anything Until you open your eyes No rest for the wicked, yeah they never quit Watching, waiting for the next hit We won't be celebrating when the atom's split It's the end of the world Grab your crucifix and fall to your knees And beg, "God please, have mercy on me!" Common enemy hypocrisy (Oh) Common enemy theocracy (Oh, ah) Common enemy the war MACHINE (Oh, ah) You can't ignore what you cannot see You can't believe in a lie You can't run away from anything Until you open your eyes Common enemy hypocrisy Common enemy theocracy Common enemy the war MACHINE [Various news reports]

Gallery

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  Dead By Sunrise song board

In Other Media

• "End Of The World" is featured in the 6th episode of Season 9 of the TV series Smallville, titled "Crossfire".