In 1997, The Smashing Pumpkins released the rock song, The End is the Beginning is the End. The track, written by Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, was released through Warner Bros. Records and featured on the soundtrack to the movie, Batman & Robin.
Corgan found writing the lyrics to The End is the Beginning is the End very “freeing”, as he was able to pen a song about the Caped Crusader, rather than focus on the band, and this gave him a new creative outlet. Speaking in The Week in Rock back in ‘97, Corgan said: “For me, it was a great kind of artistic thing to do because it was very freeing. I wasn’t talking about myself or trying to represent the Smashing Pumpkins. I was trying to represent Batman.”
If you have always wanted to know more about this song, please read on for further details. Below you will find the lyrics to The End is the Beginning is the End, as well as some additional information about the song.
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The lyrics to The End is the Beginning is the End
Here are the lyrics to The End is the Beginning is the End by The Smashing Pumpkins. Read, devour, and consider.
Verse one
The sewers belch me up
The heavens spit me out
From ethers tragic I am born again
And now I’m with you now
Inside your world of woe
To move in desires made of deadly pretends
Until the end times begin
Chorus
Is it bright where you are?
Have the people changed?
Does it make you happy you’re so strange?
And in your darkest hour
I hold secrets’ flame
You can watch the world devoured in its pain
Strange
Verse two
Climb my ribcage to
The replays run for you
Unhook my lights to peek behind the flash
For I am crystal chrome
I am shatter dome
I am kremlin king of angels avenged
To destroy the end
Chorus
Is it bright where you are?
Have the people changed?
Does it make you happy you’re so strange?
And in your darkest hour
I hold secrets’ flame
You can watch the world devoured in its pain
Strange
Verse three
The zeppelins rain upon us
The guns of love disastrous
A shadow lies amongst you
To defy the future cast
Chorus
Is it bright where you are?
Have the people changed?
Does it make you happy you’re so strange?
And in your darkest hour
I hold secrets’ flame
You can watch the world devoured in its pain
Strange
Strange
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The legacy
Back in 1997, The End is the Beginning of the End was released worldwide, peaking at No.1 in both the Canada Rock/Alternative chart, as well as the UK Rock and Metal chart. In the US, the song reached No. 50 in the Billboard Radio Songs chart, No. 34 in the Dance Club Songs chart, No. 12 in the Mainstream Rock chart, and No. 4 in the Alternative Airplay chart.
The End is the Beginning is the End won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, and was nominated for three MTV Awards, including Best Cinematography in a Video, Best Special Effects in a Video, and Best Direction in a Video. The music video for The End is the Beginning is the End, which featured both the band and footage from Batman & Robin, was directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, and Joel Schumacher.
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An ending… and a beginning?
In addition to The End is the Beginning is the End, The Smashing Pumpkins released an alternative version of the song called The Beginning is the End is the Beginning. This track – which was also included on the soundtrack to Batman & Robin – was a slower, melancholy version of the song.
While The Beginning is the End is the Beginning is still not as well-known as its sister track, the song did gain a loyal following after it was featured on the trailer for 2009’s Watchmen. Personally, I like both songs, and think they were a great inclusion on the soundtrack to Batman & Robin.
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