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The Way It Ends Lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, Ivan Menchell

Death Note: The Musical

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[L: Verse 1]
I'm sitting down and pouring tea as if I do it every day
Go through the motions like the hands upon a clock
Though it feels right a part of me knows that it's wrong
As if another's will had moved me

It's like I'm hitting all my marks, as if I'm acting in a play
So out of character, yet somehow not a shock
I'm like a software program caught in an endless loop
Just bad code that keeps repeating

[L: Chorus]
Is this the way it ends now?
How could I not see this coming?
My camera's cloudy lens now
Takes much darker pictures than before

[Light: Verse 2]
I know by now you understand you're but a pawn upon a board
I've won the game but never gave up half my years
Life will continue just the way I've always planned
Let the cold, hard justice crash the system

I've always stayed a step ahead
But you were with me the whole way
Until I played upon a Shinigami's fears
For Misa's love, she wrote your name then left upon a breeze
Into the sands of dust and darkness

[Light: Chorus]
This is the way it ends now!

[L]
See it flicker, hear it humming

[Light]
My power just extends now!
Rem has written, you will write no more!

[L: Bridge]
I've seen through you right from the start!

[Light]
I've simply let you play your part!

[L]
You'll never ever get away!

[Light]
Don't you see that you will die today?

[L: Chorus]
Is this the way it ends now?
How could I not see this coming?
The message that it sends now
Sounds exactly like a closing door

[Light]
This is the way it ends now!
See it blazing, hear it drumming

[L]
Like a closing door!

[Light]
Feel how a minute spends now
When you wish you had a minute more

[L]
Like a closing door

[Light]
A minute more

About “The Way It Ends” by Frank Wildhorn

Read the complete lyrics to "The Way It Ends" by Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, Ivan Menchell from the album "Death Note: The Musical". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under In English, Musicals, Pop.

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"The Way It Ends" is credited to Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy, Ivan Menchell. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The Way It Ends" appears on "Death Note: The Musical".

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