Black Parade Lyrics - My Chemical Romance

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 

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 

You will 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 

(Oh, oh, oh) 

Disappointed faces of your peers 

(Oh, oh, oh) 

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 

You can try 

You'll never break me 

We wanna all 

We want to play this part 

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 your 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 

You can try 

You'll never break me 

We wanna know 

We want to play this part 

Do or die (we'll carry on) 

You'll never make me (we'll carry on) 

Because the world (we'll carry on) 

Will never take my heart 

You can try 

You'll never break me 

We wanna all 

We want to play this part (we'll carry on)