When I was a young boyMy father took me into the cityTo see a marching bandHe said, "Son, when you grow upWould you be the savior of the brokenThe beaten and the damned?"He said, "Will you defeat them?Your demons, and all the non-believersThe plans that they have made?""Because one day, I'll leave you a phantomTo lead you in the summerTo join the black parade"
When I was a young boyMy father took me into the cityTo see a marching band
He said, "Son, when you grow upWould you be the savior of the brokenThe beaten and the damned?"
Sometimes I get the feelin'She's watchin' over meAnd other times I feel like I should goAnd through it all, the rise and fallThe bodies in the streetsAnd when you're gone, we want you all to know
We'll carry on, we'll carry onAnd though you're dead and gone, believe meYour memory will carry on
We'll carry onAnd in my heart, I can't contain itThe anthem won't explain it
A world that sends you reelin'From decimated dreamsYour misery and hate will kill us allSo paint it black and take it backLet's shout it loud and clearDefiant to the end, we hear the call
To carry on, we'll carry onAnd though you're dead and gone, believe meYour memory will carry on
We'll carry onAnd though you're broken and defeatedYour weary widow marches
On and on, we carry through the fearsOh, ah, haDisappointed faces of your peersOh, ah, haTake a look at me, 'cause I could not care at all
Do or die, you'll never make meBecause the world will never take my heartGo and try, you'll never break meWe want it all, we wanna play this part
I won't explain or say I'm sorryI'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scarsGive a cheer for all the brokenListen here, because it's who we are
Just a man, I'm not a heroJust a boy, who had to sing this songJust a man, I'm not a heroI don't care
We'll carry on, we'll carry onAnd though you're dead and gone, believe meYour memory will carry on
You'll carry onAnd though you're broken and defeatedYour weary widow marches, oh
Do or die, you'll never make meBecause the world will never take my heartGo and try, you'll never break meWe 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 on)We want it all, we wanna play this part (we'll carry on!)