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 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
And while 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 Do you fight it 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 You're 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
[Chorus]: 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
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 only
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero Just a boy who wanna sing his 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, you'll carry on And though you're broken and defeated You're weary widow marches on