DESTROYA Lyrics
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[Verse 1]
Don't believe what they say
We're dead flies in the summertime
They leave us all behind
With duct tape scars on my honey
They don't like who you are
You won't like where we'll go
Brother, protect me now
With blood they wash in the money!
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't believe in God, I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us, but I believe we're the enemy!
You don't believe in God, I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us, but I believe we're the enemy!
[Post-Chorus]
Uh, uh uh, uh, uh uh, uh uh
Uh, uh uh, uh uh, uh, uh uh, right now!
I'm sick, down from the bones to the other side
Red-mob, we insects hide
King rat on the streets in another life
They laugh, we don't think it's funny
If what you are
Is just what you own
What have you become
When they take from you almost everything?
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't believe in God, I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us, but I believe we're the enemy!
You don't believe in God, I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us, but I believe we're the enemy!
[Chorus]
Destroya, Destroya, Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya! Against the sun, we're the enemy!
Destroya, Destroya, Destroya, Destroya!
[Post-Chorus]
Uh uh, uh uh, uh uh (Uhh)
Uh uh, uh uh, uh uh
Uh uh, uh uh, uh uh (Uhh)
Uh uh, uh uh, uh-uh, uh-uh
(I don't believe in God) You don't believe in God
(I don't believe in luck) I don't believe in luck
(I don't believe in you) They don't believe in us
(I just believe in the enemy) But I believe we're the enemy
(I don't believe in God) You don't believe in God
(I don't believe in luck) I don't believe in luck
(I don't believe in you) They don't believe in us
(I just believe in the enemy) But I believe in the enemy
[Post-Chorus]
Uh uh uh uh, uh uh (Uh uh-uh uh, uh uh-uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh (Uh uh uh, uh uh-uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh, uh uh (Uh uh-uh uh, uh uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh, uh uh (Uh uh-uh uh, uh uh-uh uh)
Uh uh uh uh, uh uh (Uh uh-uh uh, uh uh uh)
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't believe in God, I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us, but I believe we're the enemy!
You don't believe in God, I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us, but I believe we're the enemy!
[Chorus]
Destroya, Destroya, Destroya, Destroya
Destroya, Destroya! Against the sun, we're the enemy!
Destroya, Destroya, we're all waiting for ya
Destroya, Destroya! Against the sun, we're the enemy!
(Destroya, Destroya, we're all waiting for ya)
So show me what you got, you children of the gun
(Destroya, Destroya) Don't hide and we don't run!
Against the sun we're the enemy!
(Destroya, Destroya, Destroya, Destroya!)
So show me what you got, against the sun we're the enemy!
About
“Destroya” is a self-empowering anthem about finding faith in yourself and rising against all odds. It talks about changing the future, despite your status or reputation.
The word ‘Destroya’ could also relate to Gerard Way’s comic book series, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, in which Destroya is a robotic god worshipped by the robotic inhabitants of a post-apocalyptic-esque city. The robots preach that one-day Destroya will free them all from the city they’re bound to.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
MCR frontman Gerard Way told Billboard:
To me, ‘Destroya’ is [a] really strong art piece on the record. Again, much like ‘Summertime,’ it really started with drums. There’s a lot of songs linked by the drum on this album, and ‘Destroya’ was really inspired by [the Hindu] Holi festival in India because it was relevant to the project. I watched a lot of video of people on YouTube of people performing in the street during the Holi Festival. What you’re hearing in the beginning of the song is about 10 seconds of these street performers that I had heard and tried to recreate. It’s a song that everybody got to play the drums on, and it’s probably the hardest song the band has ever done. The song treats religion almost as a superstition, or questions its existence. I paid close attention to organized religion and the caste system – and any religion that would put its foot down on people to keep them at a lower level.
Wikipedia is a community-based website, so generally speaking, anyone can write anything. Jimmy Euringer most-likely did not contribute to the track. It is rumored that Jimmy was supposed to play Show Pony in a music video, but it is unknown about the track itself.
Jimmy was featured as a draculoid in both the “Sing” and “Na Na Na” music videos.
That being said, it’s still possible that he did backing vocals. But as far as I’m aware, he’s not credited in the album.
- 4.SING
- 8.Party Poison
- 11.Summertime
- 12.DESTROYA
- 15.Vampire Money