‘I would care, would wait, and live again, more desperate, desperate’

(Michael reflecting on everything he did for Amanda and his kids, and the sacrifices he made for them, paired with the general sentiment that he did the right thing) ’Now despite my fears I dance for you, and did what others knew’ (Like Michael says literally at one point he spends so much time in his head after realizing that his big dream of going to Vinewood and raising his family being wealthy and away from crime didn’t turn out the way he thought) Now in ending B/ The Time’s Come after Franklin walks off after having just seen Michael die and says Michael’s words to Lamar (‘you wake up one day, and your legs they just give, and you can’t run anymore) and Sleepwalking by The Chain Gang Of 1974 (arguably the main GTA V song) starts playing that’s supposed to be a very sad moment and I think the lyrics of the song is just one big manifestation of the regret and almost disbelief and numbness Michael felt from everything he’s done for his family and in the story. (Another possible hint at Trevor being mentally unstable) ’Bringing disease to the surface, ouch I must be, sharper than your average man, tell me honey what’s the plan’ Remember in Bury The Hatchet Trevor tells Michael that he will be his nightmare? Well after the ending where Trevor dies Michael just wakes up from a nightmare.)

‘You’ll never live down what you can’t forget, so forget it’ (Hinting at Michael’s regret about the whole situation which will haunt him regardless, basically telling him that whether Trevor’s alive or not Trevor will haunt him. ’Most people would release you’ (Michael isn’t as wanted as Trevor despite technically having the same enemies throughout the story, possibly because of the deal he made and also because unlike Trevor he’s not mentally unstable) ’If I let you back in close, will you hurt me?’ (Trevor expecting Michael to betray him again but still believing it’s not going to happen) ‘People don’t change, they only get old’ (sounds like something Trevor would say about Michael, especially since Trevor sometimes literally yells ‘People don’t change!’ in the ending itself) I feel like this song is really dark because it highlights in a way how unfair it is and just how betrayed Trevor felt by everyone. Not only the music itself is so dark and fits perfectly with Michael and Franklin just walking off in the dark, but also if you really analyze the lyrics it really makes sense with the situation, to me it’s almost like Trevor singing to/ about Michael.

Like after ending A, Don’t Come Close by Yeasayer plays and honestly it’s such a good fit for such an intense ending. Did anyone else notice that the ending songs actually lyrically add up to the ending itself and the story? Especially in ending A and ending B.

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