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,
Will you be the saviour of the broken,
The beaten and the damned?"
He said "Will you defeat them,
Your demons, and all the nonbelievers,
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,
Will you be the saviour 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 back, 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, ha ha
Disappointed faces of your peers
Ah, ha ha
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
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we want to play this part
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 has 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 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!
(We'll carry on!)
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 want to play this part
(We'll carry on!)
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 want to play this part
We'll carry on!
