The band eclipsed their previous success with their 2006 concept album, The Black Parade, which gained generally favorable reviews among music critics. Their fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, was released on November 22, 2010, to positive reviews. The band's final release in their original run were a series of singles, released over the course of five months, collected on the compilation Conventional Weapons. The band announced its break-up on March 22, 2013, one month after the final release in the Conventional Weapons series. On March 25, 2014, the band released May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits (2001–2013), a greatest hits album containing material spanning their entire career, as well as some previously unreleased material.
On Halloween of 2019, the band announced a comeback show in Los Angeles, California, and fans speculated that there was more to it than just a show. On November 5, three more shows were confirmed in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. On January 29, 2020, eighteen additional dates were announced in North America.
On May 12, 2022, the band released The Foundations Of Decay, solidifying their return as a band.
the dead
My Chemical Romance Lyrics
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I'll be here wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, baby
The end and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand ain't it exactly what you planned
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead
Oh dead
Tongue tied and oh so squeamish
You never fell in love
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, baby
Did you get what you deserve?
The end and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand
To take a pistol by the hand
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead
And in my honest observation
During this operation
Found a complication
In your heart, so long
'Cause now you've got
Maybe just two weeks to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?
One two,
One two three four
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Well come on
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Oh motherfucker
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why am I dead?
Dead
The lyrics to My Chemical Romance's song Dead! are loaded with themes of questioning what we deserve, the value of life, and pondering life after death. The opening lyrics pose an introspective question, "And if your heart stops beating, I'll be here wondering. Did you get what you deserve? The ending of your life." The singer is in a state of internal reflection and wondering if the subject of the song earned a deserving life or if their life ended prematurely. The lyrics then go on to describe the singer's willingness to wait for the subject of the song in heaven, should they end up there after death.
The second half of the song delves into the subject's life and relationships. The line, "No one ever had much nice to say, I think they never liked you anyway," suggests an air of regret or disappointment in how the subject was treated in life. The lyrics turn violent with the line, "To take a pistol by the hand, and wouldn't it be great if we were dead." The violent ideation may be a manifestation of anger or despair at the subject's life situation.
Overall, the lyrics to Dead! are not only thought-provoking but also emotionally intense, eliciting feelings of sadness, regret, and acceptance towards death.
Line by Line Meaning
And if your heart stops beating
If you die
I'll be here wondering
I'll be curious if you got what you deserved
Did you get what you deserve?
Did you get what you deserved in life?
The ending of your life
Your death
And if you get to heaven
If you go to heaven after you die
I'll be here waiting, baby
I'll be waiting for you
The end and if your life won't wait
If your life ends suddenly
Then your heart can't take this
You can't handle your own mortality
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
Did you know that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
No one said anything good about you
I think they never liked you anyway
I believe they never liked you
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Take me out of the hospital
Wouldn't it be grand ain't it exactly what you planned
Wouldn't it be great if things went according to your plan?
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead
It would be nice if we were dead
Tongue tied and oh so squeamish
You're nervous and anxious
You never fell in love
You have never experienced love
And in my honest observation
From what I've seen
During this operation
As we go through life
Found a complication
I found a problem
In your heart, so long
A long-standing issue in your heart
'Cause now you've got
Because now you have
Maybe just two weeks to live
Maybe you only have two weeks left to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?
Is that all you've got to offer?
One two,
Counting down
One two three four
Counting down
La la la la la
Nonsensical sounds
La la la la la la
Nonsensical sounds
La la la la la la la
Nonsensical sounds
Well come on
Let's go
Oh motherfucker
Expression of anger
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
If life isn't just a meaningless game
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
Why are we enjoying ourselves?
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
If life isn't just a meaningless game
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
Why are we enjoying ourselves?
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
If life isn't just a meaningless game
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
Why are we enjoying ourselves?
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
If life isn't just a meaningless game
Then why am I dead?
Then why am I already dead?
Dead
Expression of finality and mortality
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Michael Way, Ray Toro
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sabrinareyes123
Yeah!
And if your heart stops beating
I'll be here wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh, take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand? It ain't exactly what you planned
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead?
Oh, dead
Tongue-tied and oh, so squeamish
You never fell in love
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh, take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand to take a pistol by the hand?
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead?
And in my honest observation
During this operation
Found a complication in your heart
So long, 'cause now you've got
Maybe just two weeks to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?
One, two, one, two, three, four!
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Well, come on
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Oh, motherfucker
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why are we laughing? (la, la, la, la, la, la!)
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why are we laughing?
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why are we laughing? (la, la, la, la, la, la!)
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why am I dead?
Dead!
@mariac.a.c3164
"Dead!"
Yeah!
And if your heart stops beating
I'll be here wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh, take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand? It ain't exactly what you planned.
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead?
Oh, dead.
Tongue-tied and, oh, so squeamish
You never fell in love
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh, take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand to take a pistol by the hand?
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead?
And in my honest observation
During this operation
Found a complication in your heart
So long,
'Cause now you've got (now you've got)
Maybe just two weeks to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?
One, two, one, two, three, four!
La, la, la, la, la!
La, la, la, la, la, la!
La, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Well come on,
La, la, la, la, la!
La, la, la, la, la, la!
La, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Oh, motherfucker,
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why are we laughing? (la, la, la, la, la, la!)
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why are we laughing?
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why are we laughing? (la, la, la, la, la, la!)
If life ain't just a joke (la, la, la, la, la, la, la!)
Then why am I dead?
Dead!
@RedDawnsingularity
I just wanted to say THANKYOU SO MUCH MCR!
your earlier music REALLY REALLY woke me up to my life path.
These songs, especially Welcome to the Black Parade, Really really really resonate within me, along with Coincide with actual life experiences....
Although, painful to listen to, have been a major part of my life since releasing those songs.
Thankyou so much.
Ive wanted to say that to the band for the last 17 years atleast.
@marlenivarela4928
I love the lyric "have u heard the news that ur dead"
@FloofyCloud115
Marleni Varela nah, cause I don’t read the news
@aidanjoysminirockerbmx9418
Nah cause I don't pay attention to what happens around me or what happens to me
@latedawns1797
Beatle juice in a nutshell
@n5225aj
@@latedawns1797 hahaha literally
@themaninyourcomputer
@@latedawns1797 that's what I was thinking
@alwaysaugust4436
every MCR fan right now:
WE'RE DEAD.
WE'RE ALIVE BUT WE'RE DEAD.
@ds-lb6ms
that is true
@nazzy6457
+Mrs. MistyYeye The inner emo is coming
@samanthablair7648
Dam rite I'm dead