Waiting For The End/Hands Held High

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Waiting For The End/Hands Held High

"Waiting For The End/Hands Held High"

Song by Fort Minor

Time signature:

4/4

Tempo:

95

Key:

E Major

Live debut:

June 29, 2015

Last performed:

September 8, 2015

Live count:

4

"Waiting For The End/Hands Held High" is a live mashup performed by Fort Minor during its comeback tour throughout 2015. It was debuted at the first headlining show of the tour at the Exchange in Los Angeles.

The mashup transitions directly out of the remixed, shortened version of "Dolla", starting with the normal intro and first verse of "Waiting For The End". Then, instead of going into Chester's verse, Mike raps the first verse and sings the refrain of "Hands Held High" over the "Waiting For The End" instrumental. A synth line from "Hands Held High" was also repurposed to match the progression of "Waiting For The End". The second verse of "Hands Held High" was then rapped over a modified version of the intro beat, concluding with Mike repeating the lyric "When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die" five times instead of the usual ending to the verse.

The mashup was a staple for the 2015 Fort Minor tour, being played at all four headlining performances.