THE FINAL

THE FINAL
Release	Withering to death. (2005)
Length	4:13
Lyrics by	京
Composed by	Dir En Grey
Live Debut	2003.12.30
Last Played	2025.11.08
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Previous	dead tree
Next	Beautiful Dirt
Withering to death. (2005) Tracklist
1. Merciless Cult 2. C 3. 朔-saku- 4. 孤独に死す、故に孤独。 5. 愛しさは腐敗につき 6. Jesus Christ R'n R 7. GARBAGE 8. Machiavellism 9. dead tree 10. THE FINAL 11. Beautiful Dirt 12. Spilled Milk 13. 悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱 14. 鼓動

Lyrics
These are the lyrics of the 2005 version of this song. You can find the lyrics of the 2013 version here.
Japanese	Rōmaji	Translation
解けてしまう意図を見つめ…文字に出来ない左手です 血を流す度に生きてる理由…見い出す言葉が鮮やかで 手の中には愛すべき人さえも華々しく散って 手の中には生きた意味刻んでも虚しき華と知る the final 一つ二つと増え続ける…何故に笑えない餌となる? 深き獄の心決して戻れはしない 明日を触れられない自虐的敗北者 Suicide is the proof of life 手の中には愛すべき人さえも華々しく散って 手の中には生きた意味刻んでも虚しき華と散る So I can't live そう無くしたモノはもう産まれない 生きてる証さえ求められない歌 Let's put an end…the final 未遂の蕾咲かせよう…………………..	Hodokete shimau ito o mitsume…moji ni dekinai hidari te desu Chi o nagasu tabi ni ikiteru wake…miidasu kotoba ga azayakade Te no naka ni wa aisubeki hito sae mo hanabanashiku chitte Te no naka ni wa ikita imi kizande mo munashiki hana to shiru the final Hitotsu futatsu to fuetsuzukeru…naze ni waraenai esa to naru? Fukaki goku no shin kesshite modore wa shinai Asu o furerarenai jigyakuteki haibokusha Suicide is the proof of life Te no naka ni wa aisubeki hito sae mo hanabanashiku chitte Te no naka ni wa ikita imi kizande mo munashiki hana to chiru So I can't live Sō naku shita mono wa mō umarenai Ikiteru akashi sae motomerarenai uta Let's put an end…the final Misui no tsubomi sakaseyō…………………..	The intention is clear, I stare…. with this left hand, unable to be worded Every time I bleed, there lies the reason to live…. And I discover words being so vivid and bright Even loved ones scatter like petals from flowers in my hand So even if I engraved the meaning that I lived in my hand, it will only be known as flowers of vanity the final One by one it multiplies…. why be a sad bait? Deep within the hell of my heart…. I can't go back A self-torture loser, not being able to see tomorrow Suicide is the proof of life Even loved ones scatter like petals from　flowers in my hand So even if I engraved the meaning that I lived in my hand, the petals will just scatter as flowers of vanity So I can't live What's lost can't be born again A song that's not even seeking the proof of living Let's put an end…. the final Let's bloom flowers of attempted suicide………………….
These lyrics were translated by Emi Yamada.

Trivia

• THE FINAL is one of the seven songs that were performed live in their original version after they were remade. The other six are MACABRE -揚羽ノ羽ノ夢ハ蛹-, 蜜と唾, 秒「」深, 業, Unknown…Despair…a Lost and かすみ.

Title

• Although the title of this song is written as "THE FINAL", it's actually read as "FINAL", omitting the "THE".

Lyrics

• The album booklet, band score and its sheet lyrics contain a mistake in the eighth line:

明日を触れられない (Asu o furerarenai) is mistakenly written as 明日を触れない (asu o furenai). This was corrected in the song's remake.

• In the single booklet, the words "the final" are written as "The Final" and the dots at the end of the last line are displayed as a black slit.

Appearances

Release Title	Release Date	Song Title	Notes
Audio
THE FINAL	2004.03.17	The Final	Single version.
Withering to death.	2005.03.09	THE FINAL	–
凌辱の雨	2006.07.26	THE FINAL [LIVE]	Recorded on May 27, 2006 at the Columbiahalle.
DECADE 2003-2007	2007.12.19	THE FINAL	Remastered album version.
MORTAL DOWNER	2026.04.08		Recorded on April 9, 2025 at the Belasco.
Video
TOUR04 THE CODE OF VULGAR[ism]	2004.10.06	THE FINAL	Filmed on April 24, 2004 at Zepp Tokyo.
			Filmed on April 25, 2004 at Zepp Tokyo.
AVERAGE FURY	2005.06.29		Music video.
TOUR05 It withers and withers -Bootlegged-	2006.02		Filmed on July 24, 2005 at the Olympia Hall.
TOUR05 It Withers and Withers	2006.05.03		Filmed on November 5, 2005 at 新木場STUDIO COAST.
			Filmed on November 6, 2005 at 新木場STUDIO COAST.
DESPAIR IN THE WOMB	2007.02		Filmed on July 31, 2006 at 日本武道館.
IN WEAL OR WOE	2008.04		Filmed on August 4, 2007 at Wacken Open Air.
TOUR08 THE ROSE TRIMS AGAIN	2009.04.29		Filmed on December 29, 2008 at 大阪城ホール.
TOUR09 FEAST OF V SENSES	2009.09		Filmed on February 26, 2009 at 京都MUSE.
UROBOROS -with the proof in the name of living…- AT NIPPON BUDOKAN	2010.05.26		Filmed on January 10, 2010 at 日本武道館.
TOUR2011 AGE QUOD AGIS Vol.2 [U.S. & Japan]	2012.07.18		Filmed on December 22, 2011 at the Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center.
DIR EN GREY LIVE FILM 残響の血脈	2025.07.02		Filmed on March 30, 2024 at Astra Berlin