The Way It Ends

"The Way It Ends", alternatively "Last Moments", is a song in Death Note: The Musical. It is the second to last full song of the musical.

Overview
L goes to confront Light Yagami for the final showdown, meeting him in a warehouse in Daikoku Wharf. After showing the Death Note and confessing to L, Light begins singing this song about his victory, but L warns that it isn't the end.

English version
The song was originally written in English, but an English-language version has not been released. The original English title of the song is "The Way It Ends".

On October 19, 2017, script-writer Ivan Menchell shared the English lyrics when fans asked him on Twitter.

English lyrics [Light] I know by now you understand You're but a pawn upon a board I've won the game, but never Gave up half my years

Life will continue just the way I've always planned Let cold, hard justice crash the system

I've always stayed a step ahead But you were with me all the way Until I played upon a Shinigami's fears

For Misa's love, Rem wrote your name Then left upon a breeze Into the sands of dust and darkness

This is the way it ends now See it flicker, hear it humming My power just extends now Rem has written, you will write no more

[L] I've seen through you right from the start

[Light] I've simply let you play your part

[L] You'll never, ever get away

[Light] Don't you see that you will die today?

[L] Is this the way it ends now? How could I not see this coming?The message that it sends now Sounds exactly like a closing door

[Light] This is the way it ends now See it blazing, hear it drumming

[Light/L] Feel how a minute spends now When you wish you had a minute more A minute more

[Light (spoken)] Looks like I win.

Japanese lyrics
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Japanese
もう解っただろう お前は終わりだ このゲームチェックメイト 完璧だ 計画通り正義貫く 僕が世界を正す

ミサを愛した死神が遂に お前の名前を書いた そして死神は闇の中 砂に変わり消えた

ゲームは遂にここで終わるのさ 最後に何か言いたきゃ聞いてやる

最初からキラと 解っていただろう？ 逃げられはしない お前は死ぬ僕の勝ちだ まだ見えないか 何が起こるかを 虚しいだけだゲームが終わる時

さあフィナーレだ その顔見納め 何もかも お前が死ねば待ち望んだ日々が 終わるだろう 始まる

「僕の勝ちだ」
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Romaji
mou wakatta darou omae wa owari da kono gemu chekkumeito kanpeki da keikaku doori seigi tsuranuku boku ga sekai wo tadasu

Misa wo aishita shinigami ga tsui ni omae no name wo kaita soshite shinigami wa yami no naka suna ni kawari kieta

gemu wa tsui ni koko de owaru no sa saigo ni nanika iitakya kiiteyaru

saisho kara Kira to wakatteita darou nigerare wa shinai omae wa shinu boku no kachi da mada mienai ka? nani ga nokoru ka wo munashii dake da gemu ga owaru toki

saa finaru da sono kao miosame ga nani mo kamo omae ga shineba machinozonda hibi ga owaru darou hajimaru

boku no kachi da
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