[Intro]

When I was a young boy, my father

Took me into the city to see a marching band

He said, "Son, when you grow up, would you be

The savior of the broken, the beaten, and the damned?"

He said, "Will you defeat them, your demons

And all the non-believers, the plans that they have made?

Because one day, I'll leave you a phantom

To lead you in the summer to join the black parade"

When I was a young boy, my father

Took me into the city to see a marching band

He said, "Son, when you grow up, would you be

The savior of the broken, the beaten, and the damned?"

[Verse 1]

Sometimes, I get the feeling she's watching over me

And other times, I feel like I should go

And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets

And when you're gone, we want you all to know

[Chorus]

We'll carry on, we'll carry on

And though you're dead and gone, believe me

Your memory will carry on, we'll carry on

And in my heart, I can't contain it

The anthem won't explain it

[Verse 2]

A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams

Your misery and hate will kill us all

So paint it black and take it back, and let's shout it loud and clear

Defiant to the end, we hear the call

[Chorus]

To carry on, we'll carry on

And though you're dead and gone, believe me

Your memory will carry on, we'll carry on

And though you're broken and defeated

Your weary widow marches

[Bridge]

On and on, we carry through the fears (Oh, ha, ha)

Disappointed faces of your peers (Oh, ha, ha)

Take a look at me, 'cause I could not care at all

[Breakdown]

Do or die, you'll never make me

Because the world will never take my heart

Go and try, you'll never break me

We want it all, we wanna play this part

I won't explain or say I'm sorry

I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar

And give a cheer for all the broken

Listen here, because it's who we are

Just a man, I'm not a hero

Just a boy who had to sing this song

Just a man, I'm not a hero

I don't care

[Chorus]

We'll carry on, we'll carry on

And though you're dead and gone, believe me

Your memory will carry on, you'll carry on

And though you're broken and defeated

Your weary widow marches on

[Outro]

Do or die, you'll never make me

Because the world will never take my heart

Go and try, you'll never break me

We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)

Do or die, you'll never make me (We'll carry on)

Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on)

Go and try, you'll never break me (We'll carry)

We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)