Lyrics for Drowning Lessons as interpreted by a scar in the sky

Drowning Lessons Lyrics
Without a sound I took her down
and dressed in red and blue I squeezed
Imaginary wedding gown
That you can't wear in front of me
A kiss goodbye, your twisted shell
As rice grains and roses fall at your feet
Lets say goodbye, the hundreth time
And then tomorrow we'll do it again

I dragged her down I put her out
And back there I left her where no one could see
And lifeless cold into this well
I stared as this moment was held for me
A kiss goodbye, your twisted shell
As rice grains and roses fall at your feet
Lets say goodbye, the hundreth time
And then tomorrow we'll do it again

I never thought it'd be this way
Just me and you, we're here alone
And if you stay, all I'm asking for is
A thousand bodies piled up
I never thought would be enough
To show you just what I've been thinking

And I'll keep on making more
Just to prove that I adore
Every inch of sanity
All I'm asking for is, all I'm asking for is

These hands stained red

From the times that I've killed you and then
We can wash down this engagement ring
With poison and kerosene
We'll laugh as we die
And we'll celebrate the end of things
With cheap champagne

Without, without a sound
And I wish you away

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devilchild8389
06-14-2007

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lol Riri-San. I thought it said that too. i definitely agree with the whole unhealthy relationship thing. you stay in it even though it's bad for you. the "without a sound and i'll wish you away" part gets me everytime. these guys are genius.

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Flame900
06-19-2007

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It's about a joint scuicide :p

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daniixx38
07-03-2007

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okay. drownng lessons is basically about how gerard shouldt like this girl but he does even though he knows its bad for him b/c she dosent want him anymore, so its basicallly forbidden love. and that makes SOO much sense b/c in aton of the songs there are references to romeo and juliet. even in vampires will never hurt you "we'll say goodbye the hundredth time and tomorow we'll do it again" a line extremely similar to that is said in romeo and juliet

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daniixx38
07-03-2007

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i love gerard.

he's the backround to my phone
:P


sorry just had to say that.


but i really think all this stuff is about forbidden love. gerard is romeo and his lover is juliet.


but the 1,000 bodies piled up part is soooo attatched to 3 cheers for sweet revenge. the inside of the cd even says "the story of a man a woman and the corpses of 1,000 evil men

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pinkjammiezx0
07-03-2007

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oh my gosh daniixx38 you are such a fuggin genious.
;D
i totally agree with you about the forbidin love and stuff and the 1,000 evil men.
geez we are just so smart about these things you know? ^^

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daniixx38
07-03-2007

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duh. i mean isnt it obvious pinkjammiezx0?

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pinkjammiezx0
07-03-2007

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......nooot reallyyyy

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pinkjammiezx0
07-03-2007

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i mean, yah the song meaning is understandable, but the smart part not so much.
hahha
;D

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daniixx38
07-03-2007

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you think the song meaning is understandable. heck no.


i mean. i thought up that masterpeice in my head, and i still dont understand it soo i just dont understand if you understand it more than i understand it.



woahhh understand is a weird word.

is like standing under... ... the EIFELL TOWER!!

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danicaliforniaxx
07-04-2007

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ok here it is emos. this song is about gerard cutting himself because he can't get any.

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daniixx38
07-04-2007

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danicaliforniaxx
wft.
wuts wrong with you

no one disses gerard. or my chemical romance. or this song.

i hate you


:D



wait. i think that was supposd to be a mad face

>:[

okay thats better.


and gerard could SOO get some i mean. just look at all the ppl telling him "omg gerard. im freaking in love wiht you. i want to be your goddess. take me away to emoworld so we can be lovers

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danicaliforniaxx
07-04-2007

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ok i admit ur right. i would let gerard do me.
but that still doesnt mean that my interpretation of this song isnt correct

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daniixx38
07-04-2007

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i just dont know what to say to you.


gerard even made a comment saying that he dosent classify their music as emo.

bleh

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daniixx38
07-04-2007

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oh yea..
if yall were wondering about my first comment... about how vampires will never hurt you how that was connected to romeo and juliet.

the part where he says to take the spike to his heart and and if they get me and the sun goes down..... well. thats romeo and julietish b/c in romeo and juliet they were gonna "kill" themselves so they can live happily ever after, thats basically wut hes saying there

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hateme.
07-06-2007

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The title "drowning lessons" goes with the song in the relationship they are both learning this is the way they're going to killthemselfs by slowly dying from this relation ship but they keep coming back to each other "Lets say goodbye, the hundreth time And then tomorrow we'll do it again."

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Julie16
07-14-2007

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I think that this is a great song. I think it means that they fought alot and she really wants to make it work so she plans out the wedding in her mind. I also think that he wants to work it all out before they get married. He just wants to die with her.

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blackhawk1181
07-17-2007

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THIS IS WHAT THE SONG ACTUALLY MEANS!!!!

MCR's first album i brought you my bullets has a story behind it made up by the band and expressed in a couple of the songs.

the story is 2 young lovers get gunned down in the desert (demolition lovers) and the boy is sent to hell, there he sees the devil and makes a deal that if he gives the devil 1000 evil souls he will get back the love of his life.

this song is about that story as you can see when it says "A thousand bodies piled up, I never thought would be enough, To show you just what I've been thinking"

so thats the true story behind the song as to the other lyrics its talking about his memories and thoughts of marrying this girl ("Imaginary wedding gown, That you can't wear in front of me, A kiss goodbye, your twisted shell, As rice grains and roses fall at your feet, Lets say goodbye, the hundreth time, And then tomorrow we'll do it again")

some other songs talk about the story too, if you wanna know about them just email me.

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damloser
07-29-2007

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My favorite lines are
"And we'll celebrate the end of things
With cheap champagne"

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IM_NEVER_OK
08-17-2007

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it an amazing song. all there new stuff is amazing, but i love the old stuff-this is one of them, they put so much emotion into it, without caring about their appearances or how people percieved them, they rocked...they have changed, i still love them though

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B12
09-29-2007

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it kinda hit me, this song is about having someone you've loved getting married with someone else, and the the main character in the song stops the wedding by kidnappin the bride to convince her to give him another chance.

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girlinwhitedress
10-03-2007

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Panda totally copied the song!!!!

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raaiku
10-09-2007

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I think its about a love triangle.

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WeAllLoveThem_MCR
11-26-2007

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This song is nothing less but A-MA-ZING.

It's hard to tell the exact story, but it does sound like a relationship that Gerard's in with this girl, but it just won't work, and one of the two is interested in getting more involved, while the other isn't.

They fight all the time, and he knows that he really loves her but there is no way things will be okay. But neither of them has the courage to leave the other one back alone, so they'll just do the same thing tomorrow.

This is what he can't take anymore.
So if she wants him to stay, all she needs to do is pile up 1000 dead bodies. (= it's impossible, it'll never work out).
But if she won't stay he'll kill her or both of them, cause eventually he loves her so he doesn't really want to be without her.
He wants to celebrate the end of things when it comes to an end, cause it's causing them both pain.

Hence the title Drowning Lessons, the relationship drags them both down.

Without a sound he wishes her away. No feelings back, no memory to suffer from.

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emo cupcake
03-25-2008

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i think this has something to do with a wedding...the "imaginary wedding gown that you cant wear in front of me", "as rice grains and roses fall at your feet", "wash down this engagement ring" sorta like killing your lover before the wedding of after....something of that sort

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aaron of the PUnX
05-13-2008

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i think its about a psycho fantasy about killin a girl (most likely an ex gf) and using her body over and over 4 some sick, twisted wedding fantasy which, if im correct, REALLY disturbing and oddly beautiful. this band does wat Boys Night Out does, which is, make murder and violence sound perfect and beautiful. and THATS REALLY hard 2 do! BOYS NIGHT OUT AND MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE 4 LIFE!!!!!

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