Welcome To The Black Parade
Lyrics:
[English]
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son, 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"
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When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son, when you grow up
Would you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
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Sometimes I get the feelin'
She's watchin' 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
A world that sends you reelin'
From decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Let's shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end, we hear the call
To 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 though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches
On and on, we carry through the fears
Oh, ah, ha
Disappointed faces of your peers
Oh, ah, ha
Take a look at me, 'cause I could not care at all
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
Just a man, I'm not a hero
Just a boy, who had to sing this song
Just a man, 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
You'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches, oh
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 (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!)
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Vocabulary in this song:
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boy /bɔɪ/ A1 |
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father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1 |
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city /ˈsɪti/ A1 |
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grow /ɡroʊ/ A1 |
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broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2 |
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demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2 |
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leave /liːv/ A1 |
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summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1 |
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black /blæk/ A1 |
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rise /raɪz/ A2 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A2 |
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bodies /ˈbɒdiz/ A2 |
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streets /striːts/ A1 |
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memory /ˈmeməri/ B1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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dreams /driːmz/ A2 |
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misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2 |
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hate /heɪt/ A2 |
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defeated /dɪˈfiːtɪd/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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Would you be the savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned?
➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1 (Hypothetical)
➔ Uses "would" to express a hypothetical or polite question about a future possibility. The question explores a potential role if certain conditions are met in the future.
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The plans that they have made?
➔ Relative Clause with Omitted Relative Pronoun
➔ The relative pronoun "that" which modifies "the plans" is omitted. A full version would be "The plans *that* they have made?"
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Sometimes I get the feelin' she's watchin' over me
➔ Present Continuous Tense Used as 'Present Happening Now'
➔ "She's watching" is short for "She is watching". It indicates an action that is believed to be happening at or around the time of speaking.
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And when you're gone, we want you all to know
➔ Conditional Clause (Time) with Present Simple and Future Simple
➔ "When you're gone" is a time clause in the present simple. "We want you all to know" is the main clause in the future simple. This structure indicates something that will happen in the future if or when the condition in the time clause is met.
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Your misery and hate will kill us all
➔ Future Simple (will + base verb)
➔ "Will kill" expresses a prediction or a future fact. The future simple is used to state something that will definitely happen in the future.
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Let's shout it loud and clear
➔ Imperative Mood (Let's + base form of verb)
➔ "Let's shout" is an imperative form, suggesting a joint action or invitation to do something together. "Let's" is a contraction of "Let us".
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Your weary widow marches on and on, we carry through the fears
➔ Present Simple (describing a habitual action/state)
➔ "Marches" in this context describes the continuing action, repeated nature or habit. It may feel like present continuous, but given the continuous "on and on", habitual action is emphasized.
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Take a look at me, 'cause I could not care at all
➔ Modal verb "could" + negation
➔ "Could not care" expresses a lack of interest or concern, often used idiomatically to emphasize indifference. It implies the speaker has no care at all.
