When i was a young girl
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, «girl, 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 Do or die, you’ll never make me Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you’ll never break me We want it all, we wanna play this part
I won’t explain or say I’m sorry
I’m unashamed, I’m gonna show my scars
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here, because it’s who we are
I’m just a woman, I’m not a hero
Just a girl, who had to sing this song
I’m just a woman, 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 We’ll carry on And in my heart I can’t contain it The anthem won’t explain it