This Is How It Ends Songtext
von Walking Papers

So this is how it ends
He′ll never see your face again
The reflection in his eyes
A vulture circling in the sky
If you wanna twist the knife
You'll have to wait your turn
If you fly too close to the sun
Baby, you′re gonna burn
Yeah, you're gonna burn

He was driving through the desert
He'd already dug a hole
Yeah, the moon hangs around
And she sees everything go down
But, oh, she don′t dare tell a soul
Carlos had to think about his reputation
He had a dead man behind his seat
Yeah, with duct tape pulled tight
Over a rag in his mouth
Around his wrists and his feet, hey


So this is how it ends
He′ll never see your face again
The reflection in his eyes
A vulture circling in the sky
If you wanna twist the knife
You'll have to wait your turn
If you fly too close to the sun
Baby, you′re gonna burn
Oh, you're gonna burn

Oh, Tony wouldn′t stop his crying
And Carlos has heard enough
Yeah, Tony began to get the feeling
Like he might be dying
And, oh, he used to talk so much shit
He used to act so tough
Carlos took a hard look at Tony
And then he pulled out his knife
He said, "You should've learned
To keep your mouth shut, man"
And, oh, Tony started begging for his life
He said, "Next time, you won′t be so lucky
And don't even think about talking to the cops"
He left Tony tied up on the floor
Of a bathroom stall
At the next rest stop, hey


So this is how it ends
He'll never see your face again
The reflection in his eyes
A vulture circling in the sky
If you wanna twist the knife
You′ll have to wait your turn
If you fly too close to the sun
Baby, you′re gonna burn
Oh, you're gonna burn

Yeah, you′re gonna burn, yeah
Yeah, you're gonna burn

Yeah, they threw the book at Carlos
They gave him seven years
And his mother sat in the back of the courtroom
Oh, and when Carlos was sentenced
She just burst into tears
When Carlos made parole
He had a green tattoo of Jesus
On his chest
With a bleeding crown of thorns
He also had a rose and a banner
With his mother′s name filled in
Oh, and for her, he still mourns
You could say he learned his lesson
'Cause he has regrets about what he did
And if you ask Carlos what he was doing time for
He′ll tell you
"I did seven years for letting that snitch, Tony, live"

So this is how it ends
He'll never see your face again
The reflection in his eyes
A vulture circling in the sky
If you wanna twist the knife
You'll have to wait your turn
If you fly too close to the sun
Baby, you′re gonna burn

Yeah, you′re gonna burn
Yeah, you're gonna burn, yeah
Oh, you′re gonna burn