I worded my request improperly. I meant for it to be in the positive sense of "end." As in, when the story is complete, and there's nothing left to add.
To me, the cover gives the sense of hearing the echoes of all that transpired in Eorzea: the Warriors of Light, the Warriors of Darkness, gods and men; birth, life, and death; and, ultimately, memories of how the world survived its final hour.