The-Sharpest Lives
My Chemical Romance Lyrics

Well it rains and it pours when you're out on your own
Being alone is difficult and can make one feel overwhelmed and helpless.

If I crash on the couch, can I sleep in my clothes?
Asking for permission to stay the night without having to change clothes, implying they are too exhausted or drunk to bother.

'Cause I spent the night dancing, I'm drunk I suppose
Acknowledging their drinking has led them to feel intoxicated and disoriented.

If it looks like I'm laughing I'm really just asking to leave
They are faking happiness and fun to mask their desire to be somewhere else.

You're in time for the show
Referring to the audience being present and ready for the performance.

You're the one that I need, I'm the one that you loathe
A relationship where one person is necessary for the other, but only viewed with contempt or hatred.

You can watch me corrode like a beast in repose
The self-destruction and decay of one's body and mind, occurring in a passive and stationary state.

Cause I love all the poison away with the boys in the band
Finding relief and escape in toxic behaviors and substances with peers in the same lifestyle.

I've really been on a bender and it shows
Their excessive partying and substance abuse is apparent.

So why don't you blow me a kiss before she goes?
A romantic, suggestive request for a goodbye kiss before departing.

Give me a shot to remember
The desire to create a memorable moment that may not be fully experienced otherwise.

And you can take all the pain away from me
By helping them forget their pain or problems, they can feel happier or relieved, if only temporarily.

A kiss and I will surrender
A physical and emotional connection that leads to their submission or vulnerability.

The sharpest lives are deadliest to lead
The most intense or extreme lifestyles can be dangerous and even lethal to live or maintain.

A light to burn all the empires
A metaphor for a bright, powerful force that can destroy even the greatest powers or systems.

So bright the sun is ashamed to rise and be
The power and intensity of that force is so great that it outshines and shames even the sun.

In love with all of these vampires
Feeling drawn to and consumed by people who are dark, dangerous, and draining.

So you can leave like the sane abandon me
Acknowledging that those who are well or rational may leave or reject them because of their lifestyle or habits.

There's a place in the dark where the animals go
Describing a mysterious, sinister location where one can indulge in primal, savage impulses.

You can take off your skin in the cannibal glow
The potential for self-discovery or self-destruction in such a location or atmosphere.

Juliet loves a beat and the lust it commands
A reference to a passionate, tragic romance in which the allure of love and desire is stronger than reason or caution.

Drop the dagger and lather the blood on your hands, Romeo
A reference to another tragic love story with a violent, bloody ending.