林肯公园（Linkin Park）经典歌曲 · 收录于专辑《Hybrid Theory》
《In the End》是美国摇滚乐队
歌曲在全球范围内广受欢迎，YouTube78TPMV播放量已超15亿次，是乐队最成功的单曲之一。
It starts with one thing I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To explain in due time All I know Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away It's so unreal Didn't look out below Watch the time go right out the window Tryin' to fulfill the prophecy Be yourself and money'll come to you Quitting and going home You didn't have to do that At least not today I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter
一切始于某件事 我不明白为何如此 无论你多么努力，似乎都无济于事 请记住这一点，我写下这段韵文 只为在适当的时候阐明 我所知道的一切 时间无比珍贵 看它随钟摆飞逝 看它倒数至日暮 时钟滴答，生命悄然流逝 这感觉如此不真实 未曾留意脚下深渊 眼睁睁看着时光从窗边溜走 试图实现那预言 “做你自己，财富自会追随” 最终选择放弃回家 其实你本不必如此 至少今天还不必 我曾拼尽全力，走得那么远 但到头来，一切皆空 我不得不跌倒，失去所有 但到头来，一切皆空
《In the End》的核心主题是徒劳感与存在主义反思。主唱Chester Bennington与说唱主唱Mike Shinoda通过强烈的情绪对比，展现了人在面对命运、时间与努力结果落差时的挣扎。
副歌反复强调 “But in the end, it doesn't even matter”（但到头来，一切皆空），并非消极厌世，而是对现实的一种清醒认知——有些事情，无论多么努力，结果可能依然不如人意。这种坦诚反而赋予听众一种释然的力量。