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've 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 savior 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, ooh, ooh Disappointed faces of your peers Ooh, ooh, ooh 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 You'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 Because the world will never take my heart (we'll carry on) Go and try, you'll never break me We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on!)
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've 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 savior 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, ooh, ooh Disappointed faces of your peers Ooh, ooh, ooh 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 You'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 Because the world will never take my heart (we'll carry on) Go and try, you'll never break me We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on!)
A faixa teve origem durante a escrita do primeiro álbum da banda, sob o título provisório de "The Five of Us Are Dying", antes de ser concluída como a música central do álbum "The Black Parade".
O clipe da canção emprega uma estética que remete a uma interpretação sombria eétrica da obra "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" dos Beatles.
Esta música marcou a estreia do primeiro single que exibiu abertamente a abordagem mais teatral da My Chemical Romance ao processo de gravação.
A produção utilizou uma ampla variedade de faixas sonoras durante o processo de gravação para alcançar seu som característico.
Os movimentos de Gerard Way no vídeo foram deliberadamente comparados à bravata cênica de Freddie Mercury durante as grandiosas performances ao vivo do Queen.
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