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Lyrics of Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance

intro

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 savior 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"

verse

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 savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
Sometimes I get the feelin'
She′s watchin' 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

chorus

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

verse

A world that sends you reelin'
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

chorus

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

verse

On and on, we carry through the fears
Oh, ah, ha
Disappointed faces of your peers
Oh, ah, ha
Take a look at me, 'cause I could not care at all

bridge

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

verse

I won′t explain or say I'm sorry
I′m unashamed, I'm gonna show my scars
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here, because it's who we are
Just a man, I′m not a hero
Just a boy, who had to sing this song
Just a man, I′m not a hero
I don't care

chorus

We′ll carry on, we'll carry on
And 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, oh

outro

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 on)
We want it all, we wanna play this part (we'll carry on!)
Writer(s): Michael Way, Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero, Bob Bryar

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