The Only Hope for Me Is You Lyrics
(Remember me)
(Remember me)
Remember me, remember me
Remember me, remember me
[Verse 1: Gerard Way]
Where, where will you stand
When all the lights go out across these city streets?
Where were you when all of the embers fell?
I still remember then
Covered in ash, covered in glass, covered in all my friends
I still think of the bombs they built
[Chorus: Gerard Way]
If there's a place that I could be
Then I'd be another memory
Can I be the only hope for you?
Because you're the only hope for me
And if we can't find where we belong
We'll have to make it on our own
Face all the pain and take it on
Because the only hope for me is you alone
[Verse 2: Gerard Way]
How it should be many years after the disasters that we've seen?
What have we learned other than people burn in purifying flame?
I say it's okay, I know you can tell
And though you can see me smile
I still think of the guns they sell
If there's a place that I could be
Then I'd be another memory
Can I be the only hope for you?
Because you're the only hope for me
And if we can't find where we belong
We'll have to make it on our own
Face all the pain and take it on
Because the only hope for me is you alone
[Bridge: Gerard Way]
The only hope for me
The only hope for me is you
The only hope for me is you
The only hope for me is you
The only hope for me is you
The only hope—
[Chorus: Gerard Way]
If there's a place that I could be
Then I'd be another memory
Can I be the only hope for you?
Because you're the only hope for me
And if we can't find where we belong
We'll have to make it on our own
Face all the pain and take it on
Because the only hope for me is you alone
The only hope for me is you (Remember me)
The only hope for me is you (For me is you alone)
The only hope for me is you (Remember me)
The only hope for me is you (Remember me) (For me is you alone)
The only hope for me is you (Remember me)
The only hope for me is you (Remember me) (For me is you alone)
The only hope for me is you (Remember me)
The only hope for me is you (Remember me)
The only hope for me is you (The only hope for me is you)
The only hope for me is you alone
[Outro: Gerard Way]
(Remember me)
(Remember me)
(Remember me)
(Remember me)
About
This song is one of the more emotionally vulnerable songs on the album, exposing themes of self-doubt and fear. Instead of standing strong, defiant and unafraid, Gerard exposes a more delicate side of the Killjoys. He becomes more aware of his looming mortality, and when he dies, he wants only to be remembered as a champion of the rebellion.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
MCR frontman Gerard Way told Billboard:
‘The Only Hope For Me Is You’ is another song that was off the first session, and I think there’s four total. Again, this was the hardest – we knew we loved this song. We knew it was an amazing song, so how are we going to get this into Danger Days world which, at this point, had become very electronic retro thrash rock album, and this needed to live on there. This went through a lot of incarnations, a lot of exploration, a lot of programming, and we settled on this version that was kind of split up the middle. It had programming, it had these big sweeping ‘Blade Runner’ keyboards in the beginning, but then ultimately it’s a rock song and we kept that about it.
- 4.SING
- 6.The Only Hope for Me Is You
- 8.Party Poison
- 11.Summertime
- 12.DESTROYA
- 15.Vampire Money
