This song is a tribute to the late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrel and Dio, vocalist for many acts including Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band. Scott Ian called it one of the most important songs we’ve ever done.
It’s a song that pretty much took us four years to finish, but we stuck with it...
[Verse 1]
Lone star was dark tonight
Our diamond shined so bright
I watched it go further than he ever dreamed
I can't take it
No matter how I try, I can't stop asking why
'Cause something's broken
Scarred, and it breaks my heart
I won't take it, can't break it
[Chorus 1]
In the end, I'm pounding on the door
But it's already over
Too little, too late
In the end, you'll be my light in the dark
When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down on me
[Verse 2]
And when the greatest falls, Heaven and Hell will call
Stand up and fight
On and on, this memory screams
I can't take it
Stand up and fight withal
I won't take it, can't break it
[Chorus 1]
In the end, I'm pounding on the door
But it's already over
Too little, too late
In the end, you'll be my light in the dark
When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down
[Chorus 2]
In the end, I'm kicking down the door
And I'm taking this over
I'm cleaning the slate
In the end, you'll be my light in the dark
When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down on me
[Bridge]
Did I thank you for our time together?
Did I thank you for making me better?
Did I thank you for being the one I would bleed and kill for?
Did I thank you for tearing my head off?
Ripping my heart out?
Fucking my world?
Did we tell you how much that we loved you?
Did we tell you, you made our dreams come true?
Did we tell you that you were the one?
Paving our way, the damage is done
Did we thank you for tearing our heads off?
Ripping our hearts out?
Fucking our world?
I can't break it down
[Chorus 1]
In the end, I'm pounding on the door
But it's already over
Too little, too late
In the end, you'll be my light in the dark
When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down
[Chorus 2]
In the end, I'm kicking down the door
And I'm taking this over
I'm cleaning the slate
In the end, you'll be my light in the dark
When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down on me
In the End was written by Charlie Benante & Scott Ian & Joey Belladonna & Frank Bello.
In the End was produced by Anthrax & Rob Caggiano.
Anthrax released In the End on Mon Sep 12 2011.