The End by Blue October

Album: Approaching Normal (2009)

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This song is about a man who comes home to see his wife in bed with another man. He starts outside the house watching until he builds up so much rage that he sneaks into the house and up to the room. The character then confronts the two in the act and (many explicative words later) decides to kill them one at a time while the other watches. The man then turns the gun on himself. The lead singer Justin Furstenfeld said that this is the song that gave the album a parental advisory sticker. >>>
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Andrew - Evansville, IN

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Dan from South FlThis song was the closer only in the explicit album. The clean version has a diffract closer. It’s about a ex husband returning to his form or families home to find the new man in his place. Replaced- and how this result is often quite horrific for the removed party. Powerful. It’s speaks to this madness we’ve all devolved to at some points in our lives.
Topher from TexasIt’s not about a man who catches his wife cheating. They are obviously already separated.
Linda from Calabasas, CaAndrew is correct about is description. It seems like this was where he lived with his wife......his home where he wanted to fix everything and make it right, but too much had gone wrong. That's why he asks himself.........."How far will I go to make it feel right?" "The End" doesn't just refer to the end of the relationship.........it is the end of their lives, his torment and seems to be his only solution.

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