“In The End”
“In the End” by Black Veil Brides
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Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0EQlIzPowM
Beneath the moon’s unyielding gaze, Gothic Dust Diaries unearths “In the End” by Black Veil Brides, a hymn that claws at the veil between life and legacy. Released in 2012 as the closing track of Wretched and Divine, this song is no mere melody but a gothic tapestry of defiance, mortality, and the unyielding will to endure. Its lyrics—raw, soaring, and steeped in the imagery of a final stand—resonate with the shadowed paths we tread in GDD. Like Arthur John Priest surviving the Titanic’s icy grip or Little Red Riding Hood braving the wolf’s deceit, “In the End” speaks to those who carve their mark against fate’s cruelty.
The song’s narrative, born from the band’s theatrical rebellion, paints a warrior’s farewell: “In the end, as we fade into the night / Who will tell the story of your life?” It’s a question that haunts, echoing the medieval fears of being forgotten, much like famine-stricken villagers whispering tales to survive. The driving guitars and Andy Biersack’s fervent vocals conjure a cathedral of sound, where each note is a stone laid in defiance of oblivion. For GDD scribes, this is our anthem—a call to weave stories that linger beyond the grave.
This post joins our Lyrics section, where music transforms into a gothic relic, enshrining the soul’s deepest shadows. Black Veil Brides’ anthem summons us to rise defiant, to etch our own finales against fate’s relentless tide. As I weave this tale, Gothic Dust Diaries becomes our collective stand against oblivion’s grasp, a sanctuary for stories that refuse to fade. Let these lyrics spark your darkened quill.
“In the End” by Black Veil Brides
In the end, as we fade into the night (Whoa-oh-oh)
Who will tell the story of your life?
In the end, as my soul’s laid to rest
What is left of my body?
Or am I just a shell?
And I have fought, and with flesh and blood I commanded an army
Through it all, I have given my heart for a moment of glory (I gave it all)
In the end, as we fade into the night (Whoa-oh-oh)
Who will tell the story of your life? (Whoa-oh-oh)
And who will remember your last goodbye? (Whoa-oh-oh)
‘Cause it’s the end and I’m not afraid
I’m not afraid to die
I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid to die
Born a saint, though with every sin I still wanna be holy
I will live again
Who we are isn’t how we live, we are more than our bodies
If I fall, I will rise back up and relive my glory
[Chorus repeats]
In the end, as we fade into the night (Whoa-oh-oh)
Who will tell the story of your life? (Whoa-oh-oh)
And who will remember your last goodbye? (Whoa-oh-oh)
‘Cause it’s the end and I’m not afraid
I’m not afraid to die
[Bridge and outro repeat themes of legacy and defiance]
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