Released: September 12, 2006
Songwriter: Mikey Way Gerard Way Ray Toro Frank Iero Bob Bryar
Producer: My Chemical Romance Rob Cavallo
[Intro]
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 would you be
The savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned?"
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
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
[Post-Chorus]
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 scars
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!
[Chorus]
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 though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches
[Post-Chorus]
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 (We'll carry on!)
Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on!)
Go and try, you'll never break me (We'll carry-)
We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on...)
[Drum Outro]
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 would you be
The savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned?"
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
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
[Post-Chorus]
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 scars
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!
[Chorus]
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 though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches
[Post-Chorus]
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 (We'll carry on!)
Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on!)
Go and try, you'll never break me (We'll carry-)
We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on...)
[Drum Outro]
more tracks from the album
The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts
- Teenagers
- The Five of Us Are Dying (Rough Mix)
- Emily (Rough Mix)
- All The Angels (Live Demo)
- Party at the End of the World (Live Demo)
- Not That Kind Of Girl (Live Demo)
- Kill All Your Friends (Live Demo)
- Mama (Live Demo)
- My Way Home Is Through You (Live Demo)
- House Of Wolves (Version 1) [Live Demo]
- House Of Wolves (Version 2) [Live Demo]
- Blood
- Famous Last Words
- Disenchanted
- Welcome to the Black Parade
- The Sharpest Lives
- Dead!
- The End.
- Mama
- This Is How I Disappear
- I Don’t Love You
- House of Wolves
- Cancer
- Sleep
- Disenchanted (Live Demo)
From the albums
- The Black Parade (2006)
- AOL Sessions (2007)
- The Black Parade Is Dead! (2008)
- The Black Parade: The B-Sides [EP] (2009)
- May Death Never Stop You (2014)
- The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts (2016)
- That’s Aught: The ’00s Pop Culture Box (2018)
My Chemical Romance popular songs
- 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