Welcome to the Black Parade - Halflives

When I was a young girl, my father

Took me into the city to see a marching band

He said, «Girl, 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…»

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

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, You’re not a hero

Just a girl, who had to sing this song

I’m just a man, You’re 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

We’ll carry on, and in my heart I can’t contain it

The anthem won’t explain it