Gerard said on twitter the song was a eulogy (http://twitter.com/gerardway/status/425675915734290432 - warning: may induce nausea), as did Mikey in the March 22, 2014, issue of Kerrang. Their first song, Our Lady of Sorrows, references a switchblade fight.
Compare the lyrics to Frank's song below:
They Wanted Darkness…
Sometimes we miss old friends, until we remember we weren’t friends. You see, treachery in memories always takes a different spin…until it happens again and again. And its that time again, you’re just in time to break me down. You said you want my pain? So i gave you pain. I’ll give you pain, until it’s gone. You wanna know my deal, the reason I can’t deal. Why I crack under the pressure of always feeling guilty of never pleasing anyone because no one here can get over themselves. But it’s that time again, there’s always time, to bring me down. You say you want my heart, just to tear it apart. But that’s my favorite part of me, yea that’s the only part I love. You can’t tell me how to be myself, just wait, I’m gonna try my best to figure it out for myself. You cant break me down again or change my mind on this, because I’m breaking out of this, your darkness. No ones ever felt like this before, oh no, because no one’s ever been like me before, I’m sure of it, sure of it. You can’t tell me, how to be myself, just wait, I’m gonna try my best to figure it out for myself. You cant break me down again or change my mind on this, because I’m breaking out of this, your darkness. Would you die for me if I lived for you? But turn your back on me, if I continue to follow my heart? How could you? Throw me away, just let me be, and hate me for me. ( I can’t be so, perfectly, untrue for you.) Loving a lie, deny me my life, but I still love by you…but why should I?
Also, in "I'll Let You Down" is the line "You smiled so sweetly as you twisted your blade..."
A eulogy, but not a willing one, especially if intended to encourage all the other members - or at least Frank - to quit. |
