Released: June 8, 2004
Songwriter: Frank Iero Mikey Way Gerard Way Matt Pelissier Ray Toro
Producer: Howard Benson My Chemical Romance
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Well, if you wanted honesty
That's all you had to say
I never want to let you down
Or have you go, it's better off this way
[Pre-Chorus]
For all the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
Remember when you broke your foot
From jumping out the second floor?
[Chorus]
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out
[Verse 2]
What will it take to show you
That it's not the life it seems? (I'm not okay)
I've told you time and time again
You sing the words, but don't know what it means (I'm not okay)
[Pre-Chorus]
To be a joke and look
Another line without a hook
I held you close as we both shook
For the last time, take a good hard look
[Chorus]
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
Forget about the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
You said you read me like a book
But the pages all are torn and frayed now
[Bridge]
I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay now, "I'm okay now."
But you really need to listen to me
Because I'm telling you the truth
I mean this, I'm okay! "Trust me."
[Chorus]
I'm not okay
I'm not okay, well, I'm not okay, I'm not o-fucking-kay!
I'm not okay
I'm not okay...
[Verse 1]
Well, if you wanted honesty
That's all you had to say
I never want to let you down
Or have you go, it's better off this way
[Pre-Chorus]
For all the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
Remember when you broke your foot
From jumping out the second floor?
[Chorus]
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out
[Verse 2]
What will it take to show you
That it's not the life it seems? (I'm not okay)
I've told you time and time again
You sing the words, but don't know what it means (I'm not okay)
[Pre-Chorus]
To be a joke and look
Another line without a hook
I held you close as we both shook
For the last time, take a good hard look
[Chorus]
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
Forget about the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
You said you read me like a book
But the pages all are torn and frayed now
[Bridge]
I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay now, "I'm okay now."
But you really need to listen to me
Because I'm telling you the truth
I mean this, I'm okay! "Trust me."
[Chorus]
I'm not okay
I'm not okay, well, I'm not okay, I'm not o-fucking-kay!
I'm not okay
I'm not okay...
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- Skylines And Turnstiles (Demo)
- Cubicles (Demo)
- Fake Your Death
- Planetary (GO!)
- SING
- Famous Last Words
- Cancer
- Mama
- Welcome to the Black Parade
- The Ghost of You
- I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
- You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison
- Helena (So Long & Goodnight)
- Teenagers
- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
- Vampires Will Never Hurt You
- Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough for the Two of Us
- Knives/Sorrow (Demo)
- Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004)
- Burnout 3: Takedown Soundtrack (2004)
- Warped Tour Bootleg Series (2005)
- ¡Venganza! (2009)
- May Death Never Stop You (2014)
- Welcome to the Black Parade
- Helena (So Long & Goodnight)
- Teenagers
- I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
- The Ghost of You
- I Don’t Love You
- Famous Last Words
- Cancer
- Mama
- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
- Dead!
- You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison
- The Sharpest Lives
- Disenchanted
- This Is How I Disappear
- Thank You for the Venom
- The End.
- House of Wolves
- It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Fucking Deathwish
- Sleep
- Demolition Lovers
- Give ’Em Hell, Kid
- Cemetery Drive
- I Never Told You What I Do for a Living