Lyrics for Mama as interpreted by AbsolutionAgent_gMs

Mama Lyrics
Mama, we all go to hell.
Mama, we all go to hell.
I'm writing this letter and wishing you well.
Mama, we all go to hell.

Oh, well now, Mama, we're all gonna die.
Mama, we're all gonna die.
Stop asking me questions, I hate to see you cry.
Mama, we're all gonna die.

And when we go don't blame us, yeah,
We'll let the fire just bathe us, yeah,
You made us oh so famous
We’ll never let you go.
And when you go don't return to me my love.

Mama, we're all full of lies.
Mama, we're meant for the flies.
And right now they're building a coffin your size.
Mama, we're all full of lies.

Well Mother, what the war did to my legs and to my tongue,
You should have raised a baby girl
I should have been a better son
If you could coddle the infection, they can amputate at once
You should’ve been
I could have been a better son.

And when we go don't blame us, yeah,
We'll let this fire just bathe us, yeah,
You made us oh so famous,
We'll never let you go.

She said "you ain't no son of mine"
For what you done they're gonna find
A place for you and just you mind
Your manners when you go.
And when you go don't return to me my love,
That's right.

Mama, we all go to hell,
Mama, we all go to hell,
It’s really quite pleasant except for the smell,
Mama, we all go to hell.

Mama, Mama, Mama, ohhhh.
Mama, Mama, Mama.

Liza: And if you would call me your sweetheart, I'd maybe then sing you a song.

Gerard: But there's shit that I've done with this fuck of a gun,
You will cry out your eyes all along.

We’re damned after all.
Through fortune and fame we fall.
And if you can stay then I’ll show you the way
To return to the ashes you call.

We all carry on,
When our brothers in arms are gone,
So raise your glass high, for tomorrow we die,
And return from the ashes you call.

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Forrunner24
11-05-2009

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I believe this whole song is about someone who has gone insane and killed someone. His mother is asking for details and he doesn't want to tell them to her because he doesn't want her to be ashamed of him:

"Stop asking me questions, I hate to see you cry."

Also, the reason he's saying we all go to hell is to justify the fact that no matter what he did, he'd go to hell anyway. I love how his mother also has some dialogue:

"you ain't no son of mine"
For what you done they're gonna find
A place for you and just you mind
Your manners when you go.
And when you go don't return to me my love,
That's right."

It's also very disturbing in the end with the "We're damned after all" chant. I think that is the point in time where all hope is gone for this person and they've really gone insane...

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RockTheRain
10-20-2009

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My favorite song from this album. :D

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RockTheRain
10-20-2009

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My favorite song from this album. :D

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HollyJS8
08-23-2009

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Great Song.
I Think The Part About Us All Going To Hell,
Is Just Gerard Way's Saying,We Can't Always Be Good.
We'll All Screw Up One Time Or Another,And He's Just Not
The Type To Get Down And Beg For Forgivness.So He Lives
Life The Way He Wants,Therefore,We All Go To Hell.
It's Not Saying He's Like An Athiest Or Something.


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WhoaRevenge
07-09-2009

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I heard that Gerard's mum and Frankie's mum sing backup vocals in this song. What do they sing? I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING! SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME! HUURRRRRRRYYYYYYYYY UUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPpppp!

I'm done.

Wait, are they the one's crying at the end, or the ones singing backup during, "We all carry on, When our brothers in arms are gone, So raise your glass high, for tomorrow we die, And return from the ashes you call."?


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tubbysnake3
07-04-2009

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I think this song is kind of a reassurance. At least that is how I see it. Kind of an apology in a way. He knows he is going to hell and he is basically apologizing and reassuring his mother. She knows he is going to hell and is afraid she will never see him again. He's pretty much saying "Don't worry about me. We all end up in hell anyway!"

Thats just how I see it.

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mayabooba
07-03-2009

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This really reminds me of the holocaust.
The end? Kleizmer Music??
Very Haunting

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kuribohgx
07-02-2009

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The intro sounds like a cheap knock off of Green Day's "Misery".

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lastoftherockstars
06-06-2009

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I always thought about war in general whenever I heard this song, but recently I watched a movie called "Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny" and I noticed that in it Rasputin repeatedly calls Tsarina Alexandra "Mama." During the part where he tells her that millions will die in rivers of blood (referring to World War I) I just thought to myself "Mama, we all go to hell." And then I listened to the song again and it fit the movie reeaaaaally well. I dunno if MCR actually wrote it with World War I/The Russian Revolution in mind, but that's what I'm going to think of when I hear it from now on.

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drop-the-dagger
05-06-2009

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People have said this song reminds them of the Holocaust i think it does too acept its not told
from a prisoners point of view, i think its told from a German officers point of view, who knows the war is nearly over
and is showing extreme remorse for what hes done... let me explain

At the start there is the sound of bombs dropping signifying the end of war when the camps were liberated

The soldier is sitting writing a letter to his mother and attempting to explain himself and that he will most
probably be killed for what hes done "mama were all going to die"

the part "stop asking me questions id hate to see you cry" is him not wanting his mother to ask about what hes done because he dosent want her to know what atrocities he is responsible for

the next part is him realising the government and leader he so strongly believed in has ended up ruining his country and its people "Mama, we're all full of lies" "And right now they're building a coffin your size" this line also states that the german citizens also suffered in the war concidering hes telling his mother the coffin is being built for her

He then goes on to explain how the war has effected him and his mind "Well Mother, what the war did to my legs and to my tongue"

he then explains he feels regret about not being a good son and wishes he could change things "I could have been a better son"

The mother totally then disowns him after reading his letter "she said you aint no son of mine for what you done"
and tells him she never wants to see him again "And when you go don't return to me my love"

the soldier has faced up to the fact that he will be going to hell and has accepted it "its really quite pleasant acept for the smell" showing that hell couldnt be as bad as what hed done and witnessed

His conscience still torments him "but theres shit that i done with this fuck of a gun"

So he sits and waits for his soon coming fate and prepares for his surrender "so raise your guns high, for tomorrow we die"




thats my view of it let me know what you think



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lilymariex3
12-27-2008

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I love this song. SO awesome.

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gigologirlz
12-01-2008

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OH AND THAT WE ALL GO TO HELL!

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gigologirlz
12-01-2008

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hes obviously telling his mom everyone dies someday....


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joieami
10-01-2008

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People has said that this song sounds like "Mother" by Pink Floyd but I reckon the concept kinda hints at "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.

Anyway fucking great song. MCR are heroes.

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BetterDeadOnRed
09-12-2008

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This is, without question, one of the most amazing and thematically gripping songs I've ever heard.

There's just nothing like it.

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Josefupu3
09-04-2008

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love this song...im pretty sure its about the patient meeting mother war

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XxMuSiCIsLiFexX
08-18-2008

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I think its about someone who goes to war and he feels ashamed of himself afterwords for killing so many people, people who had families and lives, etc. So he's saying "mama we all go to hell" (for killing other people) and 'But there's shit that I've done with this fuck of a gun' Thats just how i saw it...

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oOlollipopsOo
08-09-2008

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You people clearly do not understand this album! Its a very powerful concept record. Its about the journey of a cancer patient whose dying. The First song is the Black parade. My chemical romance believes that heaven is where you go back to your favorite memory. In this case, the patients favorite memory is of a parade his dad took him to when he was very young. Its called the black parade because its a parade which is happy, but its juxtaposed with the fear that comes with death. Through out the album you are taken on an odysey. in 'Cancer' the patient speaks of the pain of leaving everyone. In this particular song, the patient is writing a letter to his mother voiceing his fears that he will go to hell. And of course, the last song on the album is Famous Last Words, in which the patient is leaving his final mark on the world.

Hope I Helped! Its really simple if you just listen to the music. not just HEAR it but LISTEN. The theme carries into all of the other songs. See for yourself!

:)

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Maid Maria1
07-31-2008

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I love this song. ^^ I'm not quite sure what it's about, it seems quite sinister. At first I thought it was about an argument between Gerard Way and his mother but I think I agree with your guys' suggestions about war. It fits. Awesome song. ^^

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wednesdayaddams
07-28-2008

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This is the only time I have ever been actually terrified during a live gig. The start of it is pretty scary... with all those bombs going off... and the whole feel of the song is pretty creepy too, even more so live than on CD...

So when I saw this song live I kind of got really caught up in it and I kinda forgot where I was... And during the bit where Gerard screams 'Mama' over and over there was all this fire... and I swear to God, for a moment I really thought I was dead and in hell or somewhere. Really scary shit. So then we were all screaming... I don't think I've ever been so scared in my life. And it was all because of a stupid song. Lol.

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CHRIS_J__CLARK
07-14-2008

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i can only relate this song to the mafia ever since it was used for a SOPRHANO commercial ..eny one se that ahah

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UnnamableBruce
06-12-2008

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This reminds me of the First World War. This song conjures up images of a gray, desolate landscape filled with horrible, horrible things. Thats just what I think of when I hear this song.

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AWingedFlower
04-28-2008

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I'm pretty sure this has to do with a soldier who went to war. He is so disturbed by the things that he saw and the things that he did he is left in shock.

This is a great song, but I find it alittle weird that this is my mother's favorite song off the CD.

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shuimuffin
04-10-2008

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This happens to be my favorite part of the entire Black Parade album. The tune is beautiful and the lyrics are very thought provoking. It's a simple meaning: patient went to war, did stuff he knows is wrong, and confesses to mommy. :)

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Nevershotfirst
03-14-2008

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bertolt brecht...
say no more :P

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