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Now I know
That I can't make you stay
But where's your heart?
But where's your heart?
But where's your
And I know
There's nothing I can say
To change that part
To change that part
To change!
So many
Bright lights that cast a shadow
But can I speak?
Well, is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete?
A life that's so demanding
I get so weak
A love that's so demanding
I can't speak
[Chorus]
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey, if you stay
I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
Can you see
My eyes are shining bright?
'Cause I'm out here
On the other side
Of a jet black
Hotel mirror
And I'm so weak
Is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete?
A love that's so demanding
I get weak
[Chorus: x2]
These bright lights have always blinded me
These bright lights have always blinded me
I say
I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead
[Repeat: x3]
'Cause I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead
[Chorus: x3]
That I can't make you stay
But where's your heart?
But where's your heart?
But where's your
And I know
There's nothing I can say
To change that part
To change that part
To change!
So many
Bright lights that cast a shadow
But can I speak?
Well, is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete?
A life that's so demanding
I get so weak
A love that's so demanding
I can't speak
[Chorus]
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey, if you stay
I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
Can you see
My eyes are shining bright?
'Cause I'm out here
On the other side
Of a jet black
Hotel mirror
And I'm so weak
Is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete?
A love that's so demanding
I get weak
[Chorus: x2]
These bright lights have always blinded me
These bright lights have always blinded me
I say
I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead
[Repeat: x3]
'Cause I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead
[Chorus: x3]
Lyrics submitted by shealerevenge
Track duration: 04:59
"Famous Last Words" as written by Billy Joel
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Anyway, if you watched Life On The Murder Scene, you would know that they started writing the Black Parade (and probably this song) in around 2005 onwards I think..? That probably means that they split at the time.
I think that the overall feeling behind the song is Gerard expressing his sorrow for breaking up, whilst stating that he will be fine and is able to 'walk this world alone'. There is a slight feeling that Gerard's love for K was stronger than her love for him (remember this is just an interpretation).
The first part of the song ('Now I know that I can't make you stay') could be about how no matter what he says or does, they are splitting up and she is leaving him. It almost sounds to me like K is the one in charge of the break up and that she is the one dumping him.
The 'where's your heart?' parts could mean that she's breaking up with him, and (in his opinion), she doesn't care about his feelings. Perhaps the famous last words she said to him when they were breaking up were very strong and hurt his feelings (his thought being: where's your heart? how could you have a heart if you could hurt me in such a way?).
The second part: 'Well, is it hard understanding I'm incomplete?' could suggest that without her in his life, he feels incomplete and that he wants her to complete him. The line 'A love that's so demanding, I can't speak' is where you might get the idea that his love for her is so demanding that he loves her more than she loves him.
So far the song sounds very dark and depressing (the idea of loving someone more than they love you is far worse than any mutual breakup). The chorus however, is a very positive, not just lyrically, but musically as well (the chorus is the catchiest part of the song).
I think that the chorus is trying to say that despite the break up, Gerard (or whoever this song is about) has the strength to carry on alone.
'I am not afraid to keep on living' could suggest that he can live his live without her.
'Nothing you could say can stop me going home' could mean that he is going home to carry on living the rest of his life without her.
As for the verse after that: 'Can you see my eyes are shining bright, ‘Cause I'm out here on the other side, Of a jet black hotel mirror and I'm so weak' gives off the impression that he is hopelessly sad and heartbroken. 'Eyes shining bright' could be a sign of wanting to cry. In fact, this part of the song makes me imagine Gerard at a hotel on tour after the break up, crying in a mirror. (Some of you may be thinking 'WTFFFF?!' but I get that impression. Remember, the song might not be about him).
As I just said, the song may have been written by Gerard (I think?), but it doesn't mean that it's about him. The song is part of the Black Parade album, which has a storyline about a patient dying of cancer. There is an idea that the patient didn't die of cancer, and that in this song, he is with his lover, who is dying.
'I see you lying next to me, With words I thought I'd never speak, Awake and unafraid, Asleep or dead'. This brings an image of the patient lying down with his lover while she dies.
In conclusion, there is a strong idea that this song is about breaking up, and how life goes on. You might find someone and feel like you will spend the rest of your life with them, but they might not feel the same way. Whether you spend eternity with them or not, life goes on. You will always have the strength to carry on living, even if you feel weak.
This song doesn't sound particularly angry towards the other person. I think that if Gerard wrote this about K, he isn't angry. Losing her felt more like she died if anything, and he was really sad. (Apparently Gee gets really sad when his relationships end. When he broke up with his first girlfriend Barbra, he got really drunk and cried for ages in his room. He said that himself in and MTV VMA interview, so don't yell at me)!
If it does turn out that this song is about Gerard and K and the whole idea of them breaking up is actually true, then I apologise to them for being so nosey. Their personal life should not be exploited by fans, and I know that Gerard is really quiet about his relationships. This is just a song interpretation, Gerard! Please don't hate me!
I personally love this song, especially the way that it's called Famous Last Words, is the last song of the track and makes me think of the lasts words someone might say before they die or break up with you.
There is never just one idea behind a song, especially a My Chemical Romance song. I think that they wrote this song so that people can interpret the way they want to. In all honesty, when I first heard this song, I thought it was a really depressing song. It took me a while to actually realise how positive it really is. This is now one of my favourite songs.
There was also a point when for some reason I thought that the words were 'Is it hard understanding why men complete a love that's so demanding I can't speak'. which would have changed the whole song meaning completely (hence why I found the song so depressing in the first place)!
By the way, I'm sorry that I wrote a whole essay for this one comment. This song comes with multiple ideas, I wanted someone to hear mine.
WHOOO! MCR <3
Because in that song he is so desparate about situation he in (He loves girl, but she doesn't like him) and in this song he moved on. Read lyrics carefullu
Love that so demanding, i get weak.
Well is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete
A life that's so demanding
I get so weak
A love that's so demanding
I can't speak
This lines means that he is incomplete and she would complete him, then love so demanding means that he is try his best to get her but she is doesn't want him (she is so demanding)
"Now I know
That I can't make you stay
But where's your heart?
There's nothing I could say
To change that part"
Also means that she would not stay, and he can do nothing about, because she dont love him and he is saying she is heartless.
"These bright lights have always blinded me"
means that his love for her always blind him and he couldn't move on and he couldn't see true side of her because of blind love
Chorus means that he is not anymore afraid to move on and walk this world without her and he is tired to pursue her with no result
In video also u can see in Gerard that its much more than just bad relationships, its one sided love and its much worse than any relationships.
so that's what this song means to me :)
Well is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete
A life that's so demanding
I get so weak
A love that's so demanding
I can't speak
This lines means that he is incomplete and she would complete him, then love so demanding means that he is try his best to get her but she is doesn't want him (she is so demanding)
"Now I know
That I can't make you stay
But where's your heart?
There's nothing I could say
To change that part"
Also means that she would not stay, and he can do nothing about, because she dont love him and he is saying she is heartless.
"These bright lights have always blinded me"
means that his love for her always blind him and he couldn't move on and he couldn't see true side of her because of blind love
Chorus means that he is not anymore afraid to move on and walk this world without and he is tired to pursue her with no result
In video also u can see in Gerard that its much more than just bad relationships, its one sided love and its much worse than any relationships.
That I can't make you stay
But where's your heart? (the devil reached down from heaven in 2003 and ripped it out, throw it in the air a few times and said `this belongs to me` wtf is he doing up there in the first place... nice black wings though. In the summer of 2001 he flew up and the strom was huge it lasted about 45 minutes and when they`d stoped fighting he said to me `your dad shit himself`)
But where's your heart?
But where's your...
And I know
There's nothing I could say
To change that part
To change that part
To change...
So many
Bright lights, they cast a shadow
But can I speak?
Well is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete
A life that's so demanding (I was born to rein ...powerful)
I get so weak
A love that's so demanding
I can't speak
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven (hes taken over my shuffle and played this while we were working with heaven on forgiveness)
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
Can you see
My eyes are shining bright
Cause I'm out here
On the other side
Of a jet black hotel mirror
And I'm so weak
Is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete
A love that's so demanding
I get weak
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven (he got forgiveness too)
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
These bright lights have always blinded me
These bright lights have always blinded me
I say
I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead
(How can I see, I see you lying) 'Cause I see you lying next to me
(How can I see, I see you lying) With words I thought I'd never speak (femme fatale wiki it---cause I still don`t believe it)
(How can I see, I see you lying) Awake and unafraid
(How can I see, I see you lying) Asleep or dead
'Cause I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead
'Cause I see you lying next to me
With words I thought I'd never speak
Awake and unafraid
Asleep or dead
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
(Or dead)
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
(Or dead)
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
(Or dead)
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
(Or dead)
I am not afraid to keep on living
I am not afraid to walk this world alone
(Or dead)
Honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven
Nothing you can say can stop me going home
"So many bright lights, they cast a shadow, but can I speak?" He's shadowed by everything he has been through, and everything that other people have managed to do that he never had the chance. "Can I speak?" suggests that he's unable to speak against what has been laid out in front of him.
"A life that's so demanding, I get weak," His whole life has been give give give. Never take take take. He has never been able to stop and do something that he wanted. He was always held back by something.
"Can you see? My eyes are shining bright. I'm here on the other side of the jet black hotel mirror..."
Again, it's coming from his family's perspective. They're proud of him for fighting what he hasand living through it. "Jet black hotel mirror," could represent a tunnel, perhaps?
"I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone, honey if you stay, I'll be forgiven, nothing you can say can stop me going home." This could be the Patient talking about continuing his life as he always imagined his perfect way to die. As part of a parade. He's talking about the afterlife.
It's also his family, left alone by his death. They're making a promise to them that they'll never be afraid.
"These bright lights are always blinding me," Again, those people that have managed to do what he always wanted are so well known. Stars if you must. He's always hearing about them in the paper and in other media.
"I see you lying next to me, with words I thought I'd never speak, awake and unafraid, asleep or dead?" Again, it could be him, having woken up in the afterlife with his lover, but he doesn't know whether he's dreaming.
It's also his family, still seeing him. His lover waking up everyday and seeing him lying next to her.
Again, "I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone, honey if you stay I'll be forgiven, nothing you can stay can stop me going home." These are his famous last words. The last words he says to his family.
First lines are perfect example
These bright lightes, always blinding me als showing that his love always blinded him to move on
Famous last word its to Girl.
Tone of the song showing that its about one sided love