When I was a young boyMy father took me into the cityTo see a marching bandHe said, "Son, when you grow upWould you be the savior of the brokenThe beaten and the damned?"He said, "Will you defeat them?Your demons, and all the non-believersThe plans that they have made?""Because one day, I'll leave you a phantomTo lead you in the summerTo join the black parade"When I was a young boyMy father took me into the cityTo see a marching bandHe said, "Son, when you grow upWould you be the savior of the brokenThe beaten and the damned?"Sometimes I get the feelin'She's watchin' over meAnd other times I feel like I should goAnd through it all, the rise and fallThe bodies in the streetsAnd when you're gone, we want you all to knowWe'll carry on, we'll carry onAnd though you're dead and gone, believe meYour memory will carry onWe'll carry onAnd in my heart, I can't contain itThe anthem won't explain itA world that sends you reelin'From decimated dreamsYour misery and hate will kill us allSo paint it black and take it backLet's shout it loud and clearDefiant to the end, we hear the callTo carry on, we'll carry onAnd though you're dead and gone, believe meYour memory will carry onWe'll carry onAnd though you're broken and defeatedYour weary widow marches On and on, we carry through the fearsOh, ah, haDisappointed faces of your peersOh, ah, haTake a look at me, 'cause I could not care at allDo or die, you'll never make meBecause the world will never take my heartGo and try, you'll never break meWe want it all, we wanna play this partI won't explain or say I'm sorryI'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scarsGive a cheer for all the brokenListen here, because it's who we areJust a man, I'm not a heroJust a boy, who had to sing this songJust a man, I'm not a heroI don't careWe'll carry on, we'll carry onAnd though you're dead and gone, believe meYour memory will carry onYou'll carry onAnd though you're broken and defeatedYour weary widow marches, ohDo or die, you'll never make meBecause the world will never take my heartGo and try, you'll never break meWe want it all, we wanna play this part (we'll carry on)Do or die, you'll never make me (we'll carry on)Because the world will never take my heart (we'll carry on)Go and try, you'll never break me (we'll carry on)We want it all, we wanna play this part (we'll carry on!)
