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The Black Parade 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 world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all.
So paint it black and take it back
Let's shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end we hear the call

To 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 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
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we 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
Just a boy, who had 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
And 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

Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)

Do or die, you'll never make me (We'll carry on)
Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on)
Go and try, you'll never break me (We'll carry)
We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)
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I find it funny how you mock this song, when you couldn't write anything even close to as good as the original version. I also find it funny, how if you hate My Chemical Romance so much, that you took it upon yourself to have anything to do with their song. Grow up buddy, you don't have to like the band, but you don't have to mock them either.

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We should assassinate the person who wrote this. I mean seriously. Gerard gets more ass than toilet. It's just a known fact of life He is an extremely attractive man, and all his hatuz are idiots such as yourself who in reality have not achieved nor will you ever achieve anything as great as he has.

So run along

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First of all. Nice lyrics. Second of all. The other 2 people are emo. Third of all. Nice, fucking, lyrics.

I agree this is damn hilarious LOL. Emo's need to not be so sensitive and take things in stride. Something like this is not sacriliage but genious. Kudos to TylerMondingus! Excellent parody!

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firstly, Lusk is a retard.

secondly, Just because you listen to emo music does NOT Make u emo( alot of metal listeners listen like one emo band)

and 3rdly, MCR isn't realy emo, there alternative, I know its a vague genre but just b/c they look emoish doesnt mean ther emo, and no im not an emo, I despise emo

so ud hate me!!! i also agree with wat u said....i have alot that love fall out boy m.c.r. ect. but r those girls that remind u of the plastics frm Mean Girls!

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I am a sort of metal head. I like old fashioned heavy metal and old style rock. But then I heard AFI and I got into listening to a lot of "Emo" bands. And although I still love old bands like Judas Priest, Bon Jovi and Black Sabbath I love these new bands like MCR. Oh and by the way if any1 looks at this comment and thinks, what an old man talking about his old rock, I am freaking 14. I am in no way an Emo but I love this Music.

i agree with you almost 100%, except for the fact, that I always thought Bon Jovi was like Pop Rock, or the 80's "version" of what today is Tokio Hotel. Don't get me wrong, I love Bon Jovi, about 200 times more than i kind of like TH, And i don't think AFI is Emo, listen to the old stuff, ehm what can I say, I'm 16

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same here, all the way man

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I abosolutely love My Chemical Romance, but that doesnt change the fact that this is indeed funny.

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this is noy funny. people neeed to sstop talking crap about us just cuz we diffrent. and wy even post a song sayiing its by mcr to make fun of us wen u dont like us or them?? and u people that thinks its funny get a life!!!

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Er, are the original lyrics going to make a return? This person obviously took the time and effort to think up and then type out these words, the band obviously means something to him/her!

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Just remembered the correct title for this is "welcome to the black parade". Of course! So the proper lyrics are under that. This is just an "added extra" for our amusement. Er, thanks!

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I'm sorry, but I couldn't help laughing. Sorry, sorry, sorry!

I don't really believe in all that emo stuff (I used to), but you have to respect the people that do. If I was emo, yeah, I'd be insulted.

Why would anyone post this stuff anyway? You can write it as long as it doesn't get to the public. It's just... disrespectful.