About
"The Beginning Of The End" is the second track on the 2007 release Year Zero.
Leak
On March 2, 2007 at around 4pm PST. "The Beginning of the End" was played on Jed the Fish's program on KROQ as his "Catch of the Day." Early the next morning, after the song was played again on KROQ, a radio-quality rendition of the track began to circulate the internet. [1]
Appearances
Halos
Versions
The Beginning of the End
This is the only known version at the present moment.
Live
"The Beginning of the End" was played live for the first time At Brixton Academy in London, England, on March 8, 2007. [2] [3]
Here is a video of the performance.
Lyrics
Down on your knees,
You'll be left behind.
This is the beginning.
Watch what you think,
They can read your mind.
This is the beginning.
I got my moxie, and in my eyes
This is the beginning.
Well, my reflection I don't recognize
This is the beginning.
We think we've climbed so high
Up all the backs we've come down.
We'll face the consequence.
This is the beginning of the end.
You wait your turn,
you'll be last in line.
This is the beginning.
Get out the way,
Cause I'm getting mine.
This is the beginning
There are some ones,
That can help themselves.
This is the beginning.
May be too late,
As far as I can tell.
This is the beginning.
We think we've come so far,
On all our lies we depend.
They say no consequence.
This is the beginning of the end.
Download Links
Several fans were kind enough to host this song.
http://theosborns.info/NIN-YZ/02_The_Beggining_of_the_End_(KROQ).mp3 This was played by KROQ on Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
http://symphonyofnoise.com/nails/yearzero/
http://www.eternalinfamy.com/TheBeginningOfTheEnd.mp3
Miscellaneous
- The phrase "The Beginning of the End" appears on the Another Version Of The Truth website when the original image is erased by being clicked and dragged.
- Several fans have commented on similarities between this song and Marilyn Manson's "Mister Superstar", which was produced, and featured guitar by Trent Reznor.