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Death Is Not the EndThe Waterboys

Songwriter: Bob Dylan

When you are sad and you are lonesome
And you just can't find a friend
Just remember
Death is not the end

And when all that you've held sacred
Falls down and does not mend
Just remember
Death is not the end

Not the end
No, not the end
Just remember
Death is not the end

Now, when you're standing at a crossroads
That you cannot comprehend
Just remember
Death is not the end

And when all your dreams have vanished
And you don't know what's around the bend
Just remember
Death is not the end

Not the end
No, not the end
Just remember
Death is not the end

The tree of life is growing
Where the spirit never dies
And the bright lights of salvation shine
In dark and empty skies

When the cities are on fire
With the burning flesh of men
Just remember
Death is not the end

Not the end
No, not the end
Just remember
Death is not the end

Now when the rain-clouds gather around you
And the heavy rain descends
Just remember
Death is not the end

And if nobody is close beside you
With a soulful hands to lend
Just remember
Death is not the end

Not the end
No, not the end
Just remember
Death is not the end

Not the end
No, not the end
Just remember
Death is not the end

The Waterboys

Led by Mike Scott, the Waterboys formed in London in 1981. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scott first became involved in music as the creator of the fanzine Jungleland and later played in a series of local punk bands. After studying English and philosophy in college, Scott moved with his band, Another Pretty Face, to London where, following the group’s breakup, he formed the Waterboys with multi-instrumentalist Anthony Thistlethwaite and Kevin Wilkinson, issuing their self-titled debut in 1983. Keyboardist Karl Wallinger and trumpeter Roddy Lorimer joined for their follow-up, A Pagan Place (1984).

After the release of their 3rd album, This Is the Sea, in 1985, Wallinger departed from the group. When the Waterboys returned in 1988 with the acclaimed Fisherman’s Blues, they were joined by fiddler Steve Wickham, keyboardist Guy Chambers, drummer Dave Ruffy and bassist Marco Weissman, a lineup that would take them to their next release, Room to Roam in 1990.

In 1991, Scott moved to New York without any of his bandmembers- reflected in 1993’s Dream Harder, a rock-oriented record that seemed to mark the end of the Waterboys’ career.

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