In The End
✔ Linkin Park Lyrics

It starts with one thing
The importance of one decision or action that starts a chain of events leading towards a certain outcome.

I don't know why
The feeling of uncertainty or lack of understanding about the eventual outcome despite taking a certain decision or action.

It doesn't even matter how hard you try
The realization that trying hard is not always enough to change the eventual outcome of a situation.

Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
The intention to create this piece of music to remind oneself of the above realizations.

To explain in due time
The intention to explain the meaning of these realizations over time or gradually.

All I know
The limited understanding or knowledge about certain aspects of life despite one's efforts to comprehend them.

Time is a valuable thing
The significance of time in life and how it is limited and cannot be regained once lost.

Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
The gradual passing of time that goes on relentlessly without stopping.

Watch it count down to the end of the day
The awareness of time ticking away towards the eventual end of one's life or certain events.

The clock ticks life away
The metaphorical reminder that time keeps moving despite our awareness or actions, and life keeps moving forward towards its eventual end.

It's so unreal
The feeling of disbelief or surrealness about the eventual outcome despite one's efforts.

Didn't look out below
The obliviousness to the potential consequences or outcomes of one's initial decision or action.

Watch the time go right out the window
The sense of time passing by without any significant progress or impact despite one's efforts to control it.

Trying to hold on, but you didn't even know
The struggle to maintain control or maintain a certain outcome despite not fully comprehending the situation or outcomes.

I wasted it all just to watch you go
The realization of having invested a significant amount of time or effort in something that eventually failed.

I kept everything inside
The tendency to hold emotions or thoughts inside rather than sharing or expressing them with others.

And even though I tried, it all fell apart
The realization that despite one's best efforts, things can still fall apart or fail.

What it meant to me
The personal significance or emotional attachment to a certain situation or outcome.

Will eventually be a memory of a time when
The awareness that certain memories or experiences will eventually fade away with time.

In spite of the way you were mocking me
The feeling of being ridiculed or belittled by others despite one's best efforts.

Acting like I was part of your property
The frustration of being treated as an object or possession rather than an individual with their own choices or autonomy.

Remembering all the times you fought with me
The memories of conflicts or disagreements with others that contributed to the eventual outcome.

Things aren't the way they were before
The acknowledgement that things have changed and cannot be easily reverted or changed back.

You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
The sense of personal change or transformation that has occurred over time that may not be recognizable to others.

Not that you knew me back then
The realization that others may not fully understand or comprehend one's past experiences or emotional attachments.

But it all comes back to me in the end
The idea that certain memories or experiences may resurface and have an impact on the present despite the passage of time.

I've put my trust in you
The investment of trust or faith in another person or entity.

Pushed as far as I can go
The sense of having reached one's limit or threshold in a certain situation or relationship.

For all this
Despite all that has occurred or been invested in the situation.

There's only one thing you should know
The intention to convey a single important message or realization to the other person or entity.

But in the end, it doesn't even matter
Despite one's best efforts or investment in the situation, the eventual outcome may not be significant or impactful.

I had to fall to lose it all
The acknowledgement that sometimes failure or loss is necessary in order to gain a different understanding or perspective on a situation.

I've tried so hard and got so far
The realization that despite one's best efforts, the eventual outcome may not be what was desired or expected.