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The End

Status
Song Jammed On


Song Author
Doors


Recording Session(s)
No Nirvana Studio Recording


Notes
Nirvana massacred this song while playing in Belgium on 1991.11.23. The joking lyrics about waffles were a reference to Belgium's fame for that food.

The song was also performed during the 1991.08.23 Reading show and jammed on briefly during 1991.09.21 and 1991.11.23.

(Thanks to DN member Cough Syrup for their input.)


 
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Alternate/Working Titles
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Common Mislabels
None Documented


Mislabels in the Bootography
None Documented


Lyrics
1991.11.23 - Ghent, Belgium

This is the end
My only friend, the end
This is the end
My only friend, the end

I'll offer you ? sexual, you can do anything
I was walking through sex symbolism and a masculine man

You can deface my grave my friend (You can rephrase my friend?)

The killer woke up in Belgium
And he poured a lot of syrup on his waffles
And then he walked on down the hall
And he said all I want is to have some hash browns and some grits
And then he walked on down the hall
And then he said listen I've got a quarter in my pocket
And I see that waffle house jukebox
And I'm gonna walk up to the coin slot
And there's a direct line between my pupil and that coin slot
And I lift that quarter out of my pocket
And I said I wanna hear the waffle house theme
So I walked up to the jukebox and I said
Come on you (come on in?)
I believe I will (I believe I will)
Walk to the waffle house


The original as it was performed by The Doors

This is the end, beautiful friend.
This is the end, my only friend. The end
of our elaborate plans. The end
of everything that stands, the end.
No safety or surprise, the end.
I'll never look into your eyes again.

Can you picture what will be
so limitless and free.
Desperately in need
of some stranger's hand
in a desperate land.

Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain,
and all the children are insane;
all the children are insane
waiting for the summer rain.

There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway, baby
Wierd scenes inside the goldmine;
Ride the highway west, baby

Ride the snake.
Ride the snake, to the lake,
The ancient lake, baby
The snake he's long, seven miles
Ride the snake
He's old
And his skin is cold
The west is the best.
The west is the best.
Get here and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is calling us
The blue bus is calling us
Driver, where you takin' us?

The killer awoke before dawn. He put his boots on.
He took a face from the ancient gallery and he
Walked on down the hall.
He went into the room where his sister lived. And then he.
Paid a visit to his brother. And then he, he
Walked on down the hall.
And he came to a door. And he looked inside.

"Father." "Yes son." "I want to kill you."
"Mother, I want to..."

Come on baby, take a chance with us,
Come on baby, take a chance with us,
Come on baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus...

This is the end, beautiful friend
This is the end, my only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free, but you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end.








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