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 non believers
The plans that they have made?
Because one day I 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 feelin'
She's watching over me
And other times I feel like I should go

Through it all
The rise and fall
The bodies in the streets
When you're gone we want you all to know

We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though your 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
And we will send you reelin'
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
Do you fight it to the end we hear the call

To carry on
We'll carry on
And though your 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
Disappointed faces of your peers
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

I WON'T EXPLAIN
OR SAY I'M SORRY
I'M UNASHAMED
I'M GONNA SHOW MY SCAR
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!

We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though your 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