"The End Complete V: On the Brink"

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

Lyrics
The worlds have now learned of the worst yet to come On the brink of an end, a boy learns to run How you love, or could you, "Mr. Man of the Year"? Walking tall, with nothing to fear

Don't pass up this chance, oh, go tear down the walls No Gods will be watching, no one cares enough, at all These words need now an ending, as they did at the start But I'll keep on pretending I won't go

Don't cry no more, boy You've got the other side of your life, so enjoy I'll move out the front door and take out your trash But I'll no longer be haunting here, I'm not coming back

The world must know my story So long, Amory Please drive me home, one last time

Hail (x57)

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.'''

Similar to the last song, there aren't a lot of clues in the lyrics to help us discern what's going on. "Mr. Man of the Year" could refer to either Wilhelm Ryan, who presents himself as the villain of the main series in Year of the Black Rainbow, or Sirius Amory, who is presented with an award for his discoveries after exploring the Keywork in The Afterman titled "The Amory Award." It seems more likely to be Ryan. The other line of interest is "So long, Amory" which immediately leads people to believe this refers to Sirius Amory, but in canon, Amory is also the name of the street Ryder the Writer lives on in the Real. That alone is very interesting because Ryder is featured on the cover art for the album, but doesn't seem to have any footprints in the lyrics until this one.

Trivia

 * Sanchez played Keyboard, Rami Jaffe played Piano, and Stevie Blacke provided the string arrangements and played Violin, Viola, & Cello.
 * This song features a reprise of "The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut".