Lyrics for Skylines And Turnstiles as interpreted by MooWasHere

Skylines And Turnstiles Lyrics
You're not in this alone
Let me break this awkward silence
Let me go, go on record
Be the first to say I'm sorry
Hear me out.
when if you take me down
or would you lay me out
And if the world needs something better
Let's give them one more reason now

We walk in single file
We light up rails and punch our time
Ride escalators colder than a cell
-Chorus-

This broken city sky like butane on my skin
and stolen from my eyes
Hello Angel tell me where are you
Tell me where we go from here
(Repeat)
And in this moment we can't close the lids on burning eyes
Our memories blanket us with friends we know like fallout vapor
Steel corpses stretch out towards and ending sun scorched and black
It reaches in and rips your flesh apart
With ice cold hands and grabs a hold of your heart
That's if you've still got one that's left inside that cave you call a chest
And after seeing what we saw, can we still reclaim our innocence
And if the world needs something better
Let's give them one more reason now
-Chorus-

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punkrockemokid13
03-06-2003

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this is such an amazing song! my favorite on the album thats for sure. I love the part that goes "Steel corpses stretch out towards and ending sun scorched and black
It reaches in and rips your flesh apart
With ice cold hands and grabs a hold of your heart
That's if you've still got one that's left inside that cave you call a chest
And after seeing what we saw, can we still proclaim our innocence" especially when he screams it in the background part. ohhh man, thats a turn on for me. ahahahahhaha see all you kids at the show!

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punkrockemokid13
03-06-2003

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this is such an amazing song! my favorite on the album thats for sure. I love the part that goes "Steel corpses stretch out towards and ending sun scorched and black
It reaches in and rips your flesh apart
With ice cold hands and grabs a hold of your heart
That's if you've still got one that's left inside that cave you call a chest
And after seeing what we saw, can we still proclaim our innocence" especially when he screams it in the background part. ohhh man, thats a turn on for me. ahahahahhaha see all you kids at the show!

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notTHATgirl
06-04-2003

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i love this song.. the show is tonight and im stoked. rock on all!

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dogmantos
06-06-2003

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This song is about September 11th. gerard saw it happen, he was meeting in newyork with comedy central for his cartoons. Witnessing the event changed his life and this was the first song the band wrote.

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crashintome
06-09-2003

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That's if you've still got one that's left inside that cave you call a chest <<<<<<<< love that part

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whatdreamsmaycome
06-09-2003

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holy shit, the connection you just made to sept. 11 just gave this song a totally new meaning, i can't see how it could have ever meant anything diffrent to me. thanks

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dogmantos
06-10-2003

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no problem, I just learned that a couple weeks ago myself

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Pitchfork_Red
09-23-2004

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how is this sept. 11 and whered u find that out?

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MCThursday
10-12-2004

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Actually it does make a lot of sense when applied to sept 11...

Broken city sky could be the fact that the twin towers are no longer there,

"hello angel tell me where are you tell me where we go from here" could be those affected asking the question Why, and where did morals and decency (the angel) go?

"and in this moment we cant close our lids on burning eyes" Everyone hated what happened but the damn videos of it are STILL broadcast..

"It reaches in and tears your flesh apart, as ice cold hands rip into your heart, thats if you've still got one thats left, inside that cave you call a chest, and after seeing what we saw, can we still reclaim our innocence?" As in how americans were filled with hate after it happened, everyone wanted revenge, ie lost their heart because now they want to do something equally awful to their attackers (and they did) but lets not turn this into a big sept 11 discussion... I'll end it at yes id say that fits rather well.

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Pitchfork_Red
10-12-2004

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Right on.

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TheShowerScene
10-30-2004

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I don't know if this is connected to September 11th, it could be. But one question, why was Gerard at Comdey Central headquarters? For cartoons? The only cartoons I know Gerard has done are all dark and rather violent. He's a great artist, but I don't think it's anything that would be on Comedy Central. Next time I run into Gerard at a show, I will definately ask him about it, cause if it is about September 11th, that would be awesome.

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lol is a lie
11-16-2004

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First off it wasnt Comdey Central, it was Cartoon Network

Gerard was at a meeting with Cartoon Network on 9-11 he was trying to pitch his idea about his Cartoon. His cartoon was about a scandinavian flying imp who talked like Bjork and harnessed a special power called Breakfast Magic. Which meant he could create an assorted menu of breakfast food. One power was making giant waffles appear. The show was called "The Breakfast Monkey" and sadly cartoon network turned down the pitch because they already had another food related show in production. That show was Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Grerard saw the whole thing happen, it changed his life. a week later he and his friend Matt got together and jammed in matt's attic and record a demo, the first song they ever recorded was Skylines And Turnstiles which was about what happened a week earlier.

If 9-11 never happened we wouldnt have my chemical romance today

"And after seeing what we saw, can we still proclaim our innocence
And if the world needs something better
Let's give them one more reason now"

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spontonio
11-30-2004

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^^^^^ i cant believe you said that....i dont know what you meant by it, but there is no good reason, even if it is m.c.r , for 9-11. id rather have no m.c.r than have thousands of people be killed by filty terrorists.
"if 9-11 never happened we wouldnt have my chemical romance today"

and if it didnt, the families of those killed on 9-11 wouldnt be crying and suffering over their losses.
sorry for the rant but 9-11 was disgusting and i see no good reason for it happening.

p.s. this song is amazing.

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ApathyIsaColdBody
12-24-2004

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OH jeese.i never even thought it was about that holy shit...i fucking love thatsong.even more now

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thirdgirl
01-04-2005

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Hey, 9-11 sucked, for sure i think everyone knows someone who was like, way affected by that. and all the shit that happened after it too. I think the lol is a lie dude was just trying to say like, good things can still come out of like, way sucky things.
that brekfast monket thing sounds cool. i would totally forgive cartoon network (just) for what it's doing to kids if they'd done something like have a cartoon by ger on there.

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Meliorate
01-16-2005

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The first bit of the lyrics sounded different to me -

You're not in this alone
Let me break this awkward silence
Let me go, go on record
Be the first to say I'm sorry
Hear me out.
when if you take me down
or would you lay me out
And if the world needs something better
Let's give them one more reason now


The hear me out bit in particular was really clear I thought? I'm not using a live version so I can't be sure.

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demolition lover
02-03-2005

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cool song!i saw mcr with taking back sunday in london they rocked!

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xxxdaniellexxx
02-09-2005

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spontonio i doubt lol is a lie meant that 9/11 was a good thing. she more likley stating a fact. its true. it was one of the things that made Gerard realise his life wasn't working out.

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xxxdaniellexxx
02-09-2005

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oh yeh you can find a cartoon of 'the breakfast monkey' online on a mcr site. ill see if i can find it. if i do ill post it here

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xxxdaniellexxx
02-09-2005

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http://www.curiouspictures.com/shows/clips/bmonkey.html

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.miserable.grief.
02-17-2005

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I love "The Breakfast Monkey" Damn you Cartoon Network! but yeah... this song is awsome. Love the Cd. Love the band. ^.^

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GeraldWayObsessed
03-03-2005

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MCR would've still happened if 9-11 didnt that was just part of an inspiration for a song not for the band so thats a stupid thing to say. neway this is an amazing song best part "It reaches in and rips your flesh apart With ice cold hands and grabs a hold of your heart That's if you've still got one that's left inside that cave you call a chest And after seeing what we saw, can we still proclaim our innocence" and the screaming in the backround makes it sound really raw and important like the song wouldn't be right without that screaming. Amazing song one of the best off i brought u my bullets u brought me you love and really amazing considering it was there first song ....i love it....i also love gerald gunna see him in 2 days at taste of chaos!!!!!!!!!!!

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ILoveGerardWay
03-03-2005

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**previously GeraldWayObsessed** srry bout the typos with his name

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MCThursday
03-17-2005

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we almost got through this one without a post professing undying love for gerard, we were so close. Couldn't have left it out on their best song eh? I'll give you credit for at least knowing the band has more than one album. kudos.

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.miserable.grief.
03-21-2005

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Amazing song. The demo for it is awsome, Gerards voiuce is all young a sweet its just orgasmic. I love Franks screeming in the background. Reminds me of the old Prency Prep days lol

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