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Melody  9.1
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This song has been reviewed 101 times. Overall score for this song, 9.2.
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My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade Lyrics

Song details
TitleWelcome to the Black Parade
ArtistMy Chemical Romance
AlbumThe Black Parade Is Dead [2008], Track 5
The Black Parade [2006], Track 5
GenreAlternative, Punk, Rock
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Song lyrics
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.
And 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 ha haaa

Disappointed faces of your peers
Ooh ha haaa
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)
[x2]
submitted on 10-10-2006
corrected by Typo on 19-03-2012


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  23-06-2011 16:04 Annieoctopus 
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'Do or die, you'll never make me, because the world,will never take my heart!" I LUVV MCR!
  09-06-2011 19:13 Foolippa 
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Love this song...
  17-02-2011 10:24 the_duchess97 
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greatest song ever!!!

  29-01-2011 18:03 Rachieroo98 
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One of the best songs ever written!
  01-05-2010 06:08 Jordini18 
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How did this not get full stars on everything? This song hits every mark perfectly. My #1 song of ALL TIME!
  29-04-2010 17:10 Bengter 
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  04-04-2010 12:24 Saeko 
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effing amazing

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  11-11-2009 02:50 gabysabe 
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Their best song.
  20-02-2009 00:21 jorge7689 
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Emo crap! fork it

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  19-02-2009 01:37 sertralina 
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[b]this song is so friggin awesome....the different melodies and the marching band music, the great vocals, its just such a super cool song. i LOVE it!
  16-02-2008 04:33 Blackbird_x 
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I like this song.
It's a bit overplayed where I live though.
  28-01-2008 20:53 RandmBiskit 
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and ps i think this song is amazing, but it is slightly overplayed. and mcr write amazing lyrics.
  28-01-2008 20:50 RandmBiskit 
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to bellamuerte;
for one thing, mcr is NOT emo! they r rock/pop/punk. WHATEVER! do we really need to categorise music? if you like it, listen to it; if u hate it, don't.
i love mcr, and i have never cut my wrists, i HATE the term emo, no way am i depressed and i think that people who stereotype others simply because of the music they like are sadder then the people who pretend to be all dramatic and depressed to get attention.
yes, that kind of person IS sad. but there are people who are seriously depressed out there, who kill themselves because of that; and i don't think you're being fair to them.
mcr rock. you can hate them if you want, i don't care, but please don't try to categorise people who listen to them. that's just sad.
ok, rant over
people who've read this, thank you for listening to me. i get really mad at people who talk like that.
rock on mcr
  14-01-2008 22:42 Petroviic 
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LOVE IT
  19-08-2007 18:31 singmeanythingx 
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is it just me or is there a metronome in the background when Gerard's singing along with the piano accompaniment.....?
  27-07-2007 09:59 Slick_S 
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This is the song that started my MCR fanship. I love it. Though Famous Last Words is better, this comes close.
  17-07-2007 00:48 Private_Secret 
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This is seriously the best My Chemical Romance song ever!!!!
  16-07-2007 02:56 bellamuerte3393 
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This is truly awful.
MCR went from being amazing, original, creative, and edgy, to being a crowd-pleasing, copy-cat, unoriginal band.
This sounds no different at all from all the other "alternative" bands, which are really just pop bands pretending to be "depressed" or "hardcore".
Now, everyone thinks they're all "emo" or whatever because they listen to this one song. Well guess what? You're not "emo" MCR is not "emo" (nor have they ever been) and this music sounds like the pop music that everyone else on earth writes, giving people with no problems a chance to go home and mope about, pretending like listening to this song makes them have problems, and therefore, be "cool".
  27-06-2007 13:45 Steven26 
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love it
  16-06-2007 17:55 Tsunamipanda05 
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Ladies and gentlemen....the new Queen
  13-06-2007 17:11 asshat21 
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This song is.....epic. It can be described as its own genre...awesome!

Seriously, if there was an award for most "epic" song, this song would win it, hands down.


The way the song starts, the vocals the drums, the guitars, everything is perfectly connected in harmony! Not my favorite song, but I do recognize that it is one of the most powerful things to come from punk rock.
  11-06-2007 19:19 XxSariskaxX 
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I agree wiv csquared ur not a tin of soup so don't label ur self i for one love the most random music and i still love MCR. The album is gr8 and if you haven't heard it for ur own sake listen to it sleep and famous last words made me cry.
  02-06-2007 23:07 csquared 
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Irealit,

the meaning of this song, is Gerard Way (the lead singer)'s view of death. The main character of this album, the patient, has one of his greatest memories as a parade that his father took him to when he was younger.
Gerard believes that death comes for you in your greatest memory. So, death came for the patient as the black parade, and this song is about his passing, and the black parade taking him away.


That said, i think this is a beautiful song, and I love Gerard's view on death, its really optomistic, and I absolutely agree with his view.

MCR isnt about pain, sorrow, depression, or "emo". Its about living your life to the fullest, and getting over these feelings. Yes, maybe some of the listeners are considered "emo" but not all..

MCR is my favorite band, they help me everyday. And I wear Abercrombie, and Hollister.. Not tight girl's jeans. You don't need to be emo or goth to get, and enjoy My Chem.

They are AMAZING in concert by the way.
  12-05-2007 11:03 Israelit 
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Hey, I'm from Israel.
I see always MTV and this song always shows.
since I'm from israel,
I didn't got the lyrics..
I mean.., the story behind them.

Don't laugh my writing..
I'ts only 'cuz I'm from Israel.

so..aamm..anyone can help me about the meaning of this song?
plz? I would sppraiset it.

TENX
KINNERET,(:
  01-04-2007 20:00 FOBPATDFREAK99 
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well i am a huge fan of MCR and all, but this song is probably my least favorite on the album. not in any way am i dissing this song or album, but it isnt my favorite. i think this song is incredibly overplayed and everyone sings it at my school,and it just sort of annoys me sometimes. i do like this song, but mama and house of wolves and the sharpest lives are the best. and also, why does everyone trash-talk emos so badly? i just dont understand it. obviously everyone has problems and people deal with them different ways. just leave them alone. how would you like it if i trash talked preps or gangsters? yeah that;s what i thought. i dont because i don't judge people by their appearances.

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