The Ending
(begin with the guitar tuned down a step and a half (i.e., E down to C#). From there, it’s tuned C#F#G#C#G#C#. On paper, it's an ugly one to look at but it's not quite as tough to tune as it appears. The bark is worse than the bite.)

I had originally hoped, in my early planning, that this song could be pulled off with just the guitar and me. This is the quieter, more reflective alternative to the “wall” of sound that exists on the Miracle of Forgetting album. And, of course, in typical playful fashion, I had to go and make it the final song this time around...

today came in earnest
with a smile on its face
wry as it was cunning
pure as it was base
now my days are numbered
like the sands in the sea
I held onto hoping
as long as hope held onto me
came with a thunder
but it made not a sound
came down like an angel
from heaven to the cold, cold ground

don't say it's over when the world's gone mad
I've seen the ending and it's not so bad
don't say it's over when you lose your heart
'cause the ending is where you start

the world lost its reason
the sky laid to waste
all that was hopeless
is borne on your face
it hurts every moment
in the fight for your life
keep your chin up hoping
it's the life of the fight

don't say it's over when the world's gone mad
I've seen the ending and it's not so bad
don't say it's over when you lose your heart

I want to know why we fall so hard
and why hope for tomorrow can seem so far away

don't say it's over when the world's gone mad
I've seen the ending and it's not so bad
don't say it's over when you lose your heart
'cause the ending is where you start