Lizzy Campbell previously worked as a producer for the Bookish Songs Collective on songs like “Blood in the Water” and “Cycles”. “In the End” is her first original song for the group. The song is based on the character Iris Winnow from Rebecca Ross’s novel Divine Rivals.
[Verse 1]
To be seen, to be heard
For what I pour on a page
To soften, to unfurl
The steel wrapped 'round my veins
A loose end, I would bend
To not be left behind
With my ink, just my words
And another re-write
To be seen as divine
[Chorus]
And I'm not afraid of being alone
I want to understand
How to let go and trust
That another won't drop my hand
That it's me in the end
[Verse 2]
At death's door, is there more?
A fresh start I can tote
In the quiet, can I find
The words echoing hope?
Face to face, word to word
I'm more than a scrapped note
At my side, a headline
"She's still standing afloat"
Me and all that I wrote
[Chorus]
And I'm not afraid of being alone
I want to understand
How to let go and trust
That another won't drop my hand
That it's me in the end
[Bridge]
I don't want to wake up
And see that I didn't live
I don't want to measure my worth by the by the dreams
That I spent my days trying to achieve
I don't want to look back and wish I'd had a new fate
I don't care for fire and steel
I want to feel like I'm brave
[Outro]
To be seen, to be heard
For what I pour on a page
To soften, to unfurl
The steel wrapped 'round my veins
In the End was written by Lizzy Campbell.
In the End was produced by Lizzy Campbell.
Bookish-songs-collective released In the End on Fri Apr 11 2025.