When I was a young boy,
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band.
He said, "Son when you grow up,
would you be the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned?"
He said "Will you defeat them,
your demons, and all the non believers, the plans that they have made?"
Because one day I'll leave you,
A phantom to lead you in the summer,
To join the black parade."
When I was a young boy,
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band.
He said, "Son when you grow up,
would you be the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned?"
Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me.
And other times I feel like I should go.
And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets.
When you're gone we want you all to know.
We'll carry on,
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And in my heart I can't contain it
The anthem won't explain it.
A woman sends you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all.
So paint it black and take it back
Lets shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end
We hear the call
To carry on
We'll carry on
Though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches
On and on we carry through the fears
Ooh oh ohhhh
Disappointed faces of your peers
Ooh oh ohhhh
Take a look at me cause I could not care at all
Do or die
You'll never make me
Because the world, will never take my heart
You can try, you'll never break me
You want it all, you wanna play this part
I won't explain or say I'm sorry
I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar
Give a cheer, for all the broken
Listen here, because it's only you
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I'm just a boy, who's meant to sing this song
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I -- don't -- care
We'll carry on
We'll carry on
Though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
You'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches on
We'll carry on
We'll carry on
We'll carry on
We'll carry
We'll carry on
(Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world, will never take my heart
You can try, you'll never break me
You want it all, you wanna play this part)
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vocal I'm not a fan on MCR but when I heard this song..I just got hooked. I still dont really understand what the song is really about..will someone please explain. I'm still giving it 5/5 tho.
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i think this song was written with a stoy that a man is dying and thats the patient's story n the album is all about his life and what happens after he finds out about his deth.
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vocal .... but in a good way! WOW... it makes you... uhhh! Its just a friggen ridiculously fantastic song! Nice work...
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vocal the song it fucking fantastic i just thought it should be up here with the correct words though.
[[A WORLD THAT sends you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all.
So paint it black and take it back
Lets shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end
We hear the call
Do or die
You'll never make me
Because the world, will never take my heart
You can try, you'll never break me
You want it all, you wanna play this part
I won't explain or say I'm sorry
I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar
Give a cheer, for all the broken
Listen here, because it's WHO WE ARE
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I'm just a boy, who's meant to sing this song
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I -- don't -- care]]
that's for buying the album and looking at the words in the booklet, fuckface.
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vocal does face melting count as a compliment?? coz this song melted my face!!! ITS SOOO AMAZINGLY AWESOME!!!! I LOVE MCR!!
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vocal hey.... i really love the song..my favorite!!!!... no offends, but some of the words from ur lyrics arent so right... so i decided to change it...do u mind? tnx...
This song is completely overrated. It's pretty good, but...there are better ones on the album. Like Disenchanted, or Mama. There are too many people who say they love MCR, and if you ask what there favorite songs the only ones they know are Helena, Welcome to the Black Parade, and I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
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vocal I can't understand how ppl actually like the socalled "mcr" the singer can't even sing, complete crap crap crap..
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vocal I absolutly love this song.for the person that asked wht it means is is about this guy and he is dying and going into the city to see the marching band with his son is how death comes for him.
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vocal i love this song. i dont usually like MCR but this song really won me over. at first i thought it was creepy, but i now love it and like crank it when it come on the radio. gerard is pretty normal. i 3 him
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vocal I really like this song, but its given MCR new fans...like chav's who suddenly like MCR and now the actual fans who have been with them since day one can't get their hands on tickets. Anyway its a really good song and it has a really great vid too
This song is terrible. I mean, when that blond singer starts repeating Black Parade, Black Parade, Black Parade, I turn off my radio. This song is not good! I'm so confused about fact that this kind of song can be this popular. If I would be son of famous actor, I could make a lot of money just singing I Like Myself, I Like Myself, I Like Myself! You would all say: I just love this song, first I hate it, but now It's my favorite! Black Parade = terrible! But that's just my opinion..