The End

The very first two lines are the very last lyrics he ever wrote, and leave a haunting impression. The words “Got one more chance to die” automatically sparks the listener’s interest, and causes them to wonder or assume that the writer already attempted death; or maybe just has a flair for the dramatic when writing.
His confusion shines through in key points such as lines three through six. During life, Jimmy unsuccessfully tried to quit using, and many of his friends and family tried to help him as well. Those parts of his life hugely impacted him. In line five of the poem he speaks about the drugs when he says, “I search this white bottle of evil’s candy for / answers.” The use of the ellipses after the word “answers” in line eight drags the word out and the reader should feel like the person saying the word whispers it and trails off, so there remains a feeling of incompleteness. Another example presents itself in lines fifteen through eighteen. He continuously ignored the pleas for him to get help or to at least slow down; the repetition of the word “attempt” emphasizes that.
People often turn to substance abuse when confused or looking for answers in their life; and when wanting freedom or an escape. The ravens in The End symbolize the freedom Jimmy so desperately searches for in the wrong places. Numerous people close to Jimmy said countless times in interviews that he knew he would die soon, before he turned thirty. In line seventeen of the poem he says, “My wandering eyes catch His gaze / past the ravens, clouds, and cosmos.” Jimmy refers to God in that line; catching each other’s gaze like they share a secret known only to themselves, which they do. By putting the word “need” in line thirty-two in bold, the word alone possesses more depth than “desire”, “crave”, and “covet”. The use of those synonyms in the same line builds up Jimmy’s desperation for the final stop: peace and ultimately, death.
The second to last line, "Just a little peace of heaven." was put in the poem since that song is one of the most famous that he wrote.