My Chemical Romance – Cancer

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Turn away
If you could get me a drink, of water
'cause my lips are chapped and faded
call my aunt marie
help her gather all my things
and bury me in all my favorite colors
my sisters and my brothers still
I will not kiss you
'cause the hardest part of this
is leaving you

Now turn away
'cause i'm awful just to see
'cause all my hairs abandoned all my body
oh my agony
know that i will never marry
baby i'm just soggy from the chemo
but counting down the days to go
It just ain't living
And I just hope you know
that if you say
goodbye today
I'd ask you to be true
'cause the hardest part of this is leaving you
'cause the hardest part of this is leaving you

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Track duration: 02:23


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    Song Meaning:im sure all mcr fans remember wen gerad way cut his hair thats what he is talking about here he missed his hair and thought how cancer patients feal and they had no choice so he made the song cancer
    Flag UNDEADTEENon April 11, 2013   Link
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    Memory:Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of my Grandmas death day. December 10th 2008 - Rip Grandma Rosell. Died 3 in the afternoon, on a Wednesday, from liver cancer at the age of 82 I love you grandma <3 I miss you more then ever and I hope that you have an amazing Christmas this year in Heaven <3 <3 <3
    ~ the grand daughter that never got the chance to say goodbye.
    Flagged CrashFireon December 09, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This song makes me want to cry. :\
    Flag liannegabriellexon February 24, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:coz the hardest part of this is leaving you...
    Flag csobionoon October 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I never bothered to listen to this before,but now that I am; it makes me think about a friend's brother who died when he was young because of luekemia and another friend's chemo.
    Flag MonkeyOctoberon June 12, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:It makes a strong and brave man cry,...
    Flag TheLASTLoveron June 03, 2010   Link
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    Memory:This song makes me cry everytime I listen to it...Its so emotional and beautiful especially if cancer has affected your life the memories that come with this song touch me...and even though the lyrics ae sad it reminds me of how strong the person close to me was when they had cancer...I wonder though if this song has been written for anyone...
    Flag FlyleafRawwkon June 02, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I listened to a commentary by the band about this song. This is an in-your-face, burn it to the ground song about CANCER. Cancer affects 1 in 3 people, either to you or a loved one. I am still surprised when I cry every time I hear it, and I haven't experienced that emotional pain like I read in some other posts on the site. This is a POWERFUL song, as powerful as any edgy, hardcore punk tune. There's anger, remorse, regret, and just overwhelming sadness in this song. I have never in my life experienced such a song that causes such emotion in me.
    Flag gib323on January 18, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i cried the first time i heard this my grandpa died of cancer when i was a baby so i never really got to meet him and all i hear are stories and memories ...i realy wish i knew him this song means a lot to me

    heres to all those people who have been touched by cancer ... wether its a family membor , friend or you


    Flag iluvbmth123on December 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I just spent almost a half hour readin the comments here. Some truly inspirin stories here. Thanks uys, keeps me believin. And I infer my keyboard is broken now?
    Flag d5xtgron September 30, 2009   Link

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