Lyrics The Black Parade - Caleb Hyles , Jonathan Young

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 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
Will you be the savior 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
When 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, will 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 black and take it back
Let's shout out loud and clear
Defiant 'till the end, we hear the call

We'll carry on, we'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone, believe me
Your memory will carry on, will carry on
And in my heart, I can't contain it
Your weary widow marches

On and on we carry through the fears
Oh, oh, oh
And disappointed faces of your peers
Oh, oh, oh
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
Though you 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 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
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, will carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches on

Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Though you 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
Because the world will never take my heart (we'll carry on)
Though you try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part (we'll carry on)