"Vampires Will Never Hurt You" is the debut single as well as the lead sing… Read Full Bio ↴"Vampires Will Never Hurt You" is the debut single as well as the lead single and third track from My Chemical Romance's debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love.

Gerard Way has said this song, "Skylines and Turnstiles" and "Headfirst for Halos" are the most important songs on the album. Way has also stated "Vampires Will Never Hurt You" is his favorite song of all time, and his favorite vocal performance he has ever done.

The music video consists of My Chemical Romance tightly packed into a room where they play their instruments in very little color. In the video, Frank Iero is seen singing backup for Gerard Way along with lead guitar player Ray Toro. Though the video was shown at the record release show for My Chemical Romance's first album, it was only officially released when the album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love was re-released in 2005. The re-release included this music video, as well as the one for "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us". The re-release also had an Eyeball Records CD included along with it.

For the 20th anniversary of I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love's release, a very limited amount of copies of a Flexi disc featuring the song were released. On the same day, the Instagram page for Nada Recording Studio, the place where Vampires as well as the rest of the Bullets album was recorded, uploaded a clip of a demo version of the song which had not been released before.

Vampires Will Never Hurt You
My Chemical Romance Lyrics

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And if they get me and the sun goes down into the ground
And if they get me, take this spike to my heart and
And if they get me and the sun goes down
And if they get me, take this spike and
You put the spike in my heart!

And if the sun comes up
Will it tear the skin right off our bones?

And then, as razor sharp white teeth
Rip out our necks, I saw you there

Someone get me to the doctor
Someone get me to a church
Where they can pump this venom
Gaping hole

And you must keep your soul
Like a secret in your throat
And if they come and get me
What if you put the spike in my heart?

And if they get me and the sun goes down
And if they get me, take this spike and

Can you take this spike?
Will it fill our hearts with thoughts of endless night time sky?
Can you take this spike?
Will it wash away this jet black feeling?

And now the nightclub sets the stage for this
They come in pairs
She said, "We'll shoot back holy water
Like cheap whiskey, they're always there"

Someone get me to the doctor
And someone call the nurse
And someone buy me roses
And someone burned the church

We're hanging out with corpses
And driving in this hearse
And someone save my soul, tonight
Please save my soul

Can you take this spike?
Will it fill our hearts with thoughts of endless night time sky?
Can you take this spike?
Will it wash away this jet black, now?

And as these days watch over time
And as these days watch over time
And as these days watch over us, tonight

And as these days watch over time
And as these days watch over time
And as these days watch over us, tonight

I'll never let them, I'll never let them
I'll never let them hurt you, not tonight
I'll never let them, I can't forget them
I'll never let them hurt you, I promise

Struck down, before our prime
Before you got off the floor

Can you stake my heart?
Can you stake my heart?
And these thoughts of endless night
Bring us back into the light
And this venom from my heart
And these thoughts of endless night
Bring us back into the light
Can you stake my heart?

Can you stake me before the sun goes down?

And as always, innocent like roller coasters
Fatality is like ghosts in snow

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Vampires Will Never Hurt You by My Chemical Romance are full of vivid imagery and metaphors that paint a picture of a world overrun by vampires, and the singer's desperate struggle to survive. The song begins with the singer contemplating their own potential demise at the hands of the vampires, and offering themselves up to be staked through the heart as a sort of last resort.

The chorus poses a series of questions about the transformative power of the vampire's bite, and whether it can cure the singer's loneliness and despair. They ask whether it will fill their hearts with thoughts of endless night, or wash away their jet black feelings. Later in the song, the singer expresses a longing for salvation, singing "please save my soul," while also acknowledging that the world is a dangerous place where even churches can be burned.

Overall, the song seems to be about the dangers of succumbing to negative, destructive emotions like despair and loneliness, as well as the possibility of finding hope and salvation in unexpected places. By framing it within the metaphor of a vampire-infested world, the song takes on a dark, Gothic tone that is both eerie and compelling.

Line by Line Meaning

And if they get me and the sun goes down into the ground
If the enemies catch me while it's dark, I'll be gone forever

And if they get me, take this spike to my heart and
If they find me, make sure to finish me off with the spike and put an end to my suffering

And if they get me and the sun goes down
If the enemies catch me when there's no daylight, there's no hope for survival

And if they get me, take this spike and
If they find me, use this spike to end my life

You put the spike in my heart!
You have the power to end my suffering, so do it quickly

And if the sun comes up
If we survive until dawn

Will it tear the skin right off our bones?
Will the first rays of sun deal us unbearable pain?

And then, as razor sharp white teeth
The vampires will reveal themselves with their menacing white fangs

Rip out our necks, I saw you there
As they attack, I realize that you're there with me facing the same fate

Someone get me to the doctor
I need medical attention immediately

Someone get me to a church
I seek refuge and a chance for spiritual cleansing

Where they can pump this venom
I need a medical intervention to counteract the poison infecting my body

Gaping hole
Life's emptiness and meaninglessness

And you must keep your soul
To survive, you need to hold onto your true self and essence

Like a secret in your throat
To stay alive, you cannot reveal your true self and must keep it hidden

And if they come and get me
If they find me and attack me

What if you put the spike in my heart?
Promise me you'll have the courage to end my suffering if I can't do it myself

Can you take this spike?
Will you have the strength to use this spike on me if I need it?

Will it fill our hearts with thoughts of endless night time sky?
Will using the spike lead to a life of eternal darkness and pain?

Will it wash away this jet black feeling?
Can using the spike erase the negative impact of everything that's happened?

And now the nightclub sets the stage for this
The scene is set for the final confrontation

They come in pairs
The vampires will attack in groups of two

She said, "We'll shoot back holy water
She promised to fight back with the best weapon at their disposal

Like cheap whiskey, they're always there"
The vampires are a constant menace like cheap whiskey

And someone buy me roses
I want to be remembered and celebrated in death

And someone burned the church
The church that once provided solace and refuge is now gone

We're hanging out with corpses
Our new companions are the dead bodies in the hearse

And driving in this hearse
We're on the road to death

And someone save my soul, tonight
Please help me find redemption and peace

I'll never let them, I'll never let them
I vow to protect you from the vampires

I'll never let them hurt you, not tonight
I won't let the vampires harm you

I'll never let them, I can't forget them
I will always carry the memory of the vampires' terror

I'll never let them hurt you, I promise
I'll do everything in my power to keep you safe

Struck down, before our prime
Our youth and potential was cut short by the vampires' attack

Before you got off the floor
Before you had a chance to fight back and rise again

And these thoughts of endless night
These thoughts of hopelessness and darkness

Bring us back into the light
Guide us towards redemption and positivity

And this venom from my heart
The poison that the vampires left within me

Can you stake me before the sun goes down?
Can you end my suffering before it's too late?

And as always, innocent like roller coasters
Our youth and innocence before the vampires' attack

Fatality is like ghosts in snow
Death and its consequences are like snow, cold and unforgiving

And as these days watch over time
As time goes by

I'll never let them hurt you, not tonight
I will do everything I can to protect you

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Matthew Pellisier, Michael Way, Ray Toro

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