"The End Complete III: The End Complete"

"The End Complete III: The End Complete" is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the eleventh song on their 2007 album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow. It is also the third part of "The End Complete" song suite.

Lyrics
[Verse 1] These are the days, the end complete A world still turning to the sound of the suffering You are the jury, we are the saints

Our minds divide, the past repeats A war still brewing in the hearts of those we once bled I am the knowing... the living dead

[Chorus] Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind Wave goodbye, my dear

Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind Welcome home, my dear

[Verse 2] No words to say, the worst displayed What once was courage is now cursed in the hurt we've made We are the sinners, before our graves

Now leave in peace, the dead unsaved A world still turning down the path, towards the end complete Now spite me, jury, I've come for change

[Chorus] Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind Wave goodbye, my dear

Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind Welcome home, my dear

[Interlude 1] Momma I'm living proof that never is just around the corner A ghost to walk the end, designed for you and I No one will ever know

[Bridge] We are the fate of killers, the call of justice! We are now waiting, while you wish us away with your plans In hope deliverance won't save your soul from Satan

GOD! He will not save you IS NOT! He will not save you HERE! He will not save you from this

GOD! He will not save you IS NOT! He will not save you HERE! He will not save you from this

You've been stealing my lines Now, go on living your lies For on your knees, you will find You'll face a jury in hell

We are the fate of killers, the call of justice! We are now waiting, while you wish us away with your plans In hope deliverance won't save your soul from Satan

GOD! He will not save you IS NOT! He will not save you HERE! He will not save you from this

GOD! He will not save you IS NOT! He will not save you HERE! He will not save you from this

You've been stealing my lines Now, go on living your lies For on your knees, you will find You'll face a jury in hell

[Interlude 2] Those were the days, the end complete The world is burning to the sound of the suffering You are the jury, we are the saints

[Chorus] Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind Wave goodbye, my dear

Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind Welcome home, my dear

[Post-Chorus] You were the magic that turned a curse in time You were the beauty that we had to leave behind Oh no, bye bye

[Outro] We're going to get you, my love We're going to get you, my love Oh no, let your rabbit go run Oh no, let your rabbit go run

We're going to get you, my love We're going to get you, my love Oh no, let your rabbit go run Oh no, let your rabbit go run

We're going to get you, my love

Story Context
"" '''As the official story has not yet been released, anything in this section is speculation, not fact. More so than usual, of course.'''

This song is largely considered to be the climax of the album. But what actually happens is debated. Is Heaven's Fence destroyed? Maybe just the Keywork? If Star IV is truly destroyed, what might happened?

Some analysis: "the sound of the suffering" could be the souls of the Keywork. "You are the jury, we are the saints" describes both a relationship and distinction between two groups of people. Candidates for the saints could be the souls or the Prise. A jury is a group that judges, whereas saints are those who have been judged, and the outcome is overwhelmingly good. The relationship should be positive and there aren't a lot of positive relationships in the story. The Crowing was also meant to enact God's judgement, so he could be the jury. "Our minds divide, the past repeats" seems to describe the Keywork and how, even though it's made up of many souls, they are still individual ones and they are destined to repeat their pasts over and over until they find peace and acceptance to pass on. "A war still brewing in the hearts of those we once bled" may complete that reference. "I am the knowing... the living dead" may refer to the souls of the Keywork again. Interestingly, Cambria's codename was The Knowledge. It's not exactly the same, so it may just be missing the mark, but Cambria could play a role here.

The chorus seems to hint that someone will lose themselves and need to be brought back. Could this be Claudio, lost in the power of The Crowing? He does seem to be the most likely candidate. The last lines in these sections are strangely countering. Remember who you've been and who you are, but also, wave goodbye?

The second verse provides a continuation of the first. "What once was courage is now cursed in the hurt we've made / We are the sinners, before our graves." Have the saints become sinners, or are the sinners a third party? "Now leave in peace, the dead unsaved" implies that the Keywork souls do not find their solace, as they thought they might have. "Now spite me, jury, we've come for change." To spite is to intentionally hurt or annoy. If the jury is The Crowing, these sinners are asking to be hurt in order to spark some kind of change.

The interlude begins with "Momma" and there is really only one person who has a mother: Claudio. But is it literal? It continues, "I'm living proof that never is just around the corner." Does never refer to death? To bad luck? To the end of all? "A ghost to walk the end, designed for you and I" seems to illustrate that "the end" designed for everyone, will be carried out by a ghost. Claudio is assumed dead by all the people in his youth when he effectively faked his death so this could confirm that this is from his perspective. "No one will ever know" implies that no one will realize it was him that did it. Is it because he's considered a ghost?

It switches gears in the bridge. It definitely sounds like the souls of the Keywork are rallying together and angrily enacting their version of justice. But whom is it directed at? Ryan, perhaps? His soul joining them only to be assaulted by the rest? We haven't seen that souls are able to interact with people beyond possession (mind possession, specifically, as far as we know). Who else might they want to vent their wrath on?

In the post-chorus and the outro both change to a more peaceful tone, but are still mostly mysteries. We do know that the rabbit refers to Claudio.

Trivia

 * In the extra DVD included in the Deluxe edition of the album, Sanchez said that he tried to envision what the Cenobites from Hellraiser might say or do in this situation.
 * Several lines were not included in the lyric booklet; the two sets before the "God is not here" sections, and the outro.