Hand in mine, into your icy blues
And then I'd say to you we could take to the highway
With this trunk of ammunition too
I'd end my days with you in a hail of bullets

I'm trying, I'm trying
To let you know just how much you mean to me
And after all the the things we put each other through and

I would drive on to the end with you
A liquor store or two keeps the gas tank full
And I feel like there's nothing left to do
But prove myself to you and we'll keep it running

But this time, I mean it
I'll let you know just how much you mean to me
As snow falls on desert sky
Until the end of everything
I'm trying, I'm trying
To let you know how much you mean
As days fade, and nights grow
And we go cold

Until the end, until this blood
Until this, I mean this, I mean this
Until the end of...

I'm trying, I'm trying
To let you know how much you mean
As days fade, and nights grow
And we go cold

But this time, we'll show them
We'll show them all how much we mean
As snow falls on desert sky
Until the end of every...

All we are, all we are
Is bullets I mean this

As lead rains, will pass on through our phantoms

Forever, forever
Like scarecrows that fuel this flame we're burning
Forever, and ever
Know how much I want to show you you're the only one
Like a bed of roses there's a dozen reasons in this gun

And as we're falling down, and in this pool of blood
And as we're touching hands, and as we're falling down
And in this pool of blood, and as we're falling down
I'll see your eyes, and in this pool of blood
I'll meet your eyes, I mean this forever



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    Memory: This song has always brought back memories of an ex of mine. She and I had split up and gotten back together about 3 or 4 times. Although we had never physically hurt each other, we've left each other very emotionally scarred. To me this song is about a relationship like that, where all they do if fight, hurt each other, and leave, only to stick with it more again. I do believe the song meant that the man would undoubtedly die with or for this girl, and I would've for her, no matter how bad things got.

    Without any frame of reference or connection to this song, I don't think anyone could adequately interpret its meaning. You gotta live this in order to fully appreciate its depth and emotional tidal waves.
    Flag Gir101on June 30, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:To me, this song is abt a man who would kinda do anything for a girl that he loves..and if it means running away from every thing he knew just to be with her he would..And not even death would separate them cause they would die together..
    Kinda reminds me of Romeo && Juliet ...
    But MCR is the effing bomb....One of the BEST THERE IS!!!
    Flag ChirniciaxXon July 20, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:the way gerard sings this song is so amazing. it's my favorite. it's so dramatic and powerful in it's own unique way. to me this song is about him and a girl, and all he wants to do is prove himself to her (and i feel like there's nothing left to do but prove myself to you) even if it means dying (i'd end my days with you in a hail of bullets; and we go cold)

    great song.
    Flag xFirelightxon December 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:All we are is bullets, I mean this... all we are is to be used up and thrown away, maybe...
    Flag thehealthyalternativeon December 09, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:When I listen to this song, I imagine a girl and Gerard, driving in a car through a desert...
    Then suddenly all these bullets fly down on them...
    And then Gerard and the girl are lying in a pool of blood... and Gerard is screaming, watching her die, "And as we're falling down, and in this pool of blood And as we're touching hands, and as we're falling down And in this pool of blood, and as we're falling down I'll see your eyes, and in this pool of blood I'll meet your eyes, I mean this forever."
    I think it means like, no matter what happens, they'll always be together.
    Flag WhoaRevengeon July 08, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I believe that this song is about a guy trying to impress a girl he loves greatly. The girls kinda likes him too but he really diffrent from her and her ideas about who she wants to be with. Also she doesn't like him nearly as much he does her. The guy thinks that she aloney refuses to be with her because they are nothing alike, but that she still loves him. This not the case though, but he still tries to get together with her even though she doesn't like him at all anymore too to his obesion(Misspelled). He wants to be with her even though it is impossible like snow in the desert, but is still determed to prove her any everyone else how says they won't work out.
    Flag LordKaiseron June 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:well see, ive been with these guys since this album came out, (since before three cheers and black gayrade), and i love em. so ive listen to this song only about 4359784350934-5731458743257348574309 times. so im pretty sure im right when i say this but this is shakespear! this is a romantic tragedy pretty much. I mean seriously it IS Gerard Way. His lyrics are so simple that their very complex and have multiple meanings. "Demolition Lovers" has aspects of 'Bonnie and Clyde' and 'Romeo and Juliet.' let see here. 1. The guy is obviously in love with this girl soo much that hes willing to die for her or with her if it was necessary. 2. Some outside force is keeping them from being together or doesnt want them to be together causing them to have to run and hide or ,"take to the highway.' Hes saying "hey babe, i know things are messed up, but ill do what i have to do to be with you. if i have to die or run or kill," therefore the more complete lyric,"take to the highway with this trunk of ammunition too, id end my days with you in a hail of bullets."

    this one lyric sets the tone for the whole song. Try to put yourself in this state of mind this couple is in. love or death? or both? But he somewhat has hope. but that hope might just be to flatter himself to be calm for his girl which i would imagine would be a mess.

    The song also leads us to believe they have problems within their relationship which might be cause by the outside force trying to pull them apart or just from couples being couples. heres the proof "im trying to let you know how much you mean to me and after all the things we put each other through." he feels like he has to prove himself to her because he may not have another chance. they may both die soon.

    In listening to Gerard's lyrics, ive come to the conclusion that you shouldnt be too metaphorical to try to understand what hes trying to say. sometimes he really is writing a song based on bonnie and clyde. Maybe he IS writting about vampires. Maybe he really IS just writing a song about a man defending his lover from a zombie horde but fails and has to shoot her in the face. Hes an interesting character. He often brings you down but leaves you just a pinch of hope to annoyingly make you question your misunderstanding of the song. The lyric, "as snow falls on desert sky" is kinda saying "its hard and chances are slim, but theres still hope" (i reside and las vegas, nv, a full blown desert landscape and i can tell you every year in december we get snowfal). slim chance but possible. I love how he makes you think twice about everything.

    Dont take him too literal, but not too metaphorical either. ;)
    Flag citizenXerasedon May 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i think gerard way's a brilliant lyricist and this song is a pure example of his lyrical prowess. his muse surely was influenced by today's artistic culture of vampire, horror, and romantic/violent cult classics, and his metaphors are twisted beautifully into his landscapes resulting in near perfection interperting today's society with his own relationship experiences.
    bullets are the nasty words and things we say to each other to shoot each other down, in anger and hate.
    shot down until the relationship is dead. how smart we think we are by our relationship dialogue, always having a sharp, snappy comeback, put down artistry, verbal abuse, just plain hate that eventually replaces the love and caring you show each other in the beginning. that's the trunk of ammunition. the beginning is the feeling of the relationship in the beginning. the end of the song is when the relationship dies. i love his reference to scarecrows, because anger is an emotion that stems from fear. and though the relationship dies, he will always love her.
    Flag reebliteon April 06, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:are you idiots? its about bonnie and clyde. "i sould drive on to the end with you" is a direct Clyde Barrow quote that he said to bonnie
    Flag Leifon April 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Apologies, ran out of letters. As I was saying, before he pulled the trigger on her, the point when he's screaming 'I mean this! Forever!', and then the song cuts out. I know I'm getting really in-depth here, it's just my nature to. I like whoever said that the drumming sounded like automatic weapon fire, I wouldn't have thought of that. This song also ties into the whole 'Man in purgatory, woman in hell' theme of Three Cheers because of the idea of suicides going to purgatory, while those whom are evil, either by actions or intrinsically (vampires are automatically evil by being what they are), go to hell. The lines about the bed of roses and the dozen reasons in the gun point to him killing them both for their own good, and the bit 'and in this pool of blood, and as we're touching hands', now I think about it, makes me think that they may have gotten hurt in their flight, and are dying anyway, or maybe it's from her bite. Anyway, it's my new favorite MCR song, the end of a touching macabre romantic tragedy.
    Flag IAmPlatypuson February 23, 2009   Link

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