Now Come One Come All to This Tragic Affair

THE END-MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

"You've got front row seats to the penitence ball,
When I grow up I want to be nothing at all!"

YOU MIGHT WAKE UP AND NOTICE YOU'RE SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT

Stop trying to fit in. Do what you want to do. Stop trying to impress everyone. If you wanna pull off the "Hobo Chic" look, then fucking do it. Fuck what everyone has to say about fashion and beauty. You know what I think is beautiful? Being fucking comfortable as fuck.

IF YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, YOU CAN FIND OUT FIRSTHAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ME

I fucking hate those days when you try on like 13 different thinks 'cause you look like a god damn beached whale with its blubber oozing out all over the place. It's not like I was in a hurry or anything. Fuck.

I'D ENCOURAGE YOUR SMILES, I'LL EXPECT YOU WON'T CRY

I don't want people to be sad when I die. I want them to celebrate a life and what I did during my lifetime. I want them to share stories and stuff their faces with food. Hell, I want people to sing and dance on my grave.

                                                                                                                                                                TOO YOUNG TO DIE

I don't understand why such young people have to die. And I never understood why the most kind-hearted people had to go and not the shitty people. Until my friend explained it to me. My friend has a rare from of MDA. Each day, his hands, spine, etc., become even more crippled. They have no cure, but only ways to subdue the pain, so he's constantly hooked up to morphine. He won't make it much longer. I asked him, angry at the world, why he out of all people had to suffer and go so early when he's one of the sweetest, most gentle people I've ever met. He explained to me that there has to be bad in the world to equal out the good. The good people have to suffer because they can continue to be good people despite their conditions. Bad people would only take their anger out on the world. Never until then had anything made any sense. Although it saddens me, I feel more enlightenment toward the subject.

THE BLACK PARADE

I recently learned of the following: "The album is a "rock opera" centering on a dying character with cancer known as "The Patient". The album tells the story of his apparent death, experiences in the afterlife, and subsequent reflection on his life.The opening track on The Black Parade, this song, originally titled Father, is about the final moments of The Patient as he dies. The listeners can hear his ECG monitor beeping, counting down towards his death. In the next song, "Dead!," the ECG is flatlined. This is based upon Gerard Way's belief that death comes for a person in the form of his or her fondest memory, in this case seeing a parade as a child. Lead singer Gerard Way has cited the bands Queen and Pink Floyd as major influences on the album. Gerard Way has also stated that one of their biggest influences were The Smashing Pumpkins, often giving them credit for their thematic videos. The band wore black marching uniforms similar to those worn by The Beatles for the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). A third version of the normal album has a picture of the parade drawn and painted by Taiwanese-American comic artist James Jean."

   This band and this whole album is amazing. Definitely go check it out.

Time to Go Down in Flames and I'm Taking You

CLOSER TO THE EDGE: 30 SECONDS TO MARS

"No, I'm not saying I'm sorry
One day maybe we'll meet again"

I LOST MYSELF

Sometimes I look back at who I used to be and I shutter at the thought. I used to be such a shitty person. I honestly don't recognize the old me. I'm constantly thriving to find new ways to improve myself. This is such an uplifting song that encourages me to do so.

Dead Star Shine

GIVE ME A SIGN-BREAKING BENJAMIN

"Daylight dies
Blackout the sky
Does anyone care?
Is anybody there?"

I'M ALL OUT OF BREATH, MY WALLS ARE CLOSING IN

Do you ever get so upset that you begin to hyperventilate and dry heave? I fucking hate it. It's like I already look and feel gross enough already, I'd rather not add choking and blowing chunks to the list of things shitty in that moment. You literally feel like the walls are closing in like that scene from Star Wars.  I hate tight spaces. Yuck.

What a Beautiful Thing

A BOX FULL OF SHARP OBJECTS-THE USED

"We've fallen in love

It was the best idea I ever had"

IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE

This song always reminds me of my brother when we were a bit younger. At the end of the video, there's a little dance that Bert McCracken does. My brother and I would get super into this song every time it came on and would do the dance. My brother and I have gone through a lot in our lives, but now is our time to shine. We can finally move past the crap and be the best we can be. He deserves a world of happiness.

I Hope You'll Find Your Own Way When I'm Not With You Tonight

FICTION-AVENGED SEVENFOLD

"Not that I could,

Or that I would,
Let it burn under my skin,
Let it burn"

NOW I THINK I UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORLD CAN OVERCOME A MAN

This world is so god damn hard. I don't understand how people can make it through the day. Although I've had a shitty hard life, a lot of people have it so much worse off than I ever have. I may sound like everyone else, but life does get easier. It may seem like a huge issue at the time, but a few weeks, a few months, and especially years from now, it'll all just be a little speck in your memory. You can make it through the day. If you or anyone ever needs someone to talk to about suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

The Fear of Falling Apart

This is Gospel- Panic! at the Disco

"Don’t try to sleep through the end of the world and bury me alive, 'cause I won’t give up without a fight."

Pieces of Broken Memories 

Can we talk about how beautiful this song is?  It literally gave me goosebumps when I listened to it. I had already decided that I was going to write about this song today, and then they released a piano version today.  MOTHER FUCKING GOOSEBUMPS FOR FOREVER.  I just love how pure Brendon's voice is, and we get to see how musical he truly is.  He can play every single part of this song on all the instruments! (Proof)

The Wolves in Sheep's Clothing Will Only Lead you so Far

This is the House That Doubt Built - A Day to Remember

"Don't get me started on what it means to be alive
You're lying to yourself and yet still you act surprised"

This is the best song ever. I am not kidding, the lyrics are my favorite. I am not a huge tattoo junkie, but I want to get lyrics from this song as a tattoo. The only reason I haven't yet is because I don't know where on my body I would get it. I also am stuck between two different lyrics. My first choice is, "In the end it's all about where you wanna go, and the roads you take to help you get there." But I also really like, "you've only got one life to lead so don't take for granted those little things, those little things are all that we have." I don't know which lyrics to get but they are both kind of like my life motto.

The Only Thing you see is You

Playing God- Paramore

If God's the game that you're playing well we must get more acquainted, because it has to be so lonely to be the only one who's holy."

I'll Point you to the Mirror

 Have you ever felt controlled or judged?  I think everyone has at some point in their life.  It's an awful feeling.  Most people feel controlled by their parents when they're young.  Some feel controlled by a significant other, and some just feel controlled by society.  This song is about Paramore feeling fed up with being controlled and judged.

They'll Remember, Only our Smiles 'Cause That's all They've Seen

The Approaching Curve - Rise Against

"Our cracking voices became part of the music.
The car pressed on faster through the night. As our voices lowered,
The cadence again overtook the air.
Up ahead there was a curve approaching."

There is an excessive amount of songs about shitty relationships. The unique thing about this song, is that it isn't necessarily a shitty relationship but that doesn't mean it doesn't need to end.  Just because someone doesn't cheat on you or treat you horribly, that still makes breaking up tough, and likely.  There should be lot more songs about breakups that don't end up badly. Although this is not a good example considering they both die.

I Can't Control Myself Because I Don't Know How

BLOOD-MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

"So give them blood, blood, blood.

Grab a glass because there's going to be a flood!" 

GIVE THEM ALL THAT THEY CAN DRINK AND IT WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH

No matter how much you do for people, how far you go out of your way to do things for them, it's never good enough and they just suck you dry and continue sucking until there's nothing left but a pile of flesh on the ground. You share everything with someone, but in the end it doesn't matter. People are constantly craving something new, and their old somethings new become trash that they abuse and mutilate until you can hardly tell what they used to be. People are so god damn greedy. Although there is some discrepancy on what this song is truly about, it always reminds me of donating blood. Especially the quote above because one time I donated with my school. My school had 2,500 kids in it, so they tried to get through as many people as quickly as possible because they wanted more blood, which caused them to not focus on the quality of the donation. The man that took my blood didn't listen to me when I told him I wanted to donate with my left arm on that day. He told me that I already laid down on the bed for donating on the right side, so he wasn't going to change that. And then he stabbed through my vein four times and nicked two capillaries. Needless to say, my arm was swollen and bruised. I looked like someone took a hammer to my arm. I was in so much pain, and in the end, I only donated a half a pint that visit. Fucking prick. 

What I Want to Hear from Panic! at the Disco

Nicotine From a new Perspective 

I've loved Panic! at the Disco for a number of years now.  Their music and I just get each other, it always puts me in the best mood.  I was having a conversation with a friend about they're lyrics and music.  We were talking about our favorite songs and the stories behind them.  I started talking about the song Nicotine, which if you've read my post about this song, you'd know that it gets me fired up.

I Know I’m the one you Want to Forget

Miss Missing You- Fall Out Boy

"Now you’re gone but I’ll be okay. Your hot whiskey eyes have fanned the flames. Maybe I’ll burn a little brighter tonight let the fire breathe me back to life."

You Were My Picket Fence

Finally a relationship song I can relate to.  This song is about the aftermath of a seemingly perfect relationship ending. Perfect relationships never stay that way.  There is always some stupid fight to ruin it.  Perfect doesn't exist.

So Ripped off, So Stepped On

Riot - Three Days Grace

"If you feel so empty
So used up, so let down
If you feel so angry
So ripped off so stepped on
You're not the only one"

 If you have never been in a mosh-pit, it needs to happen. They are an amazing adrenaline rush. This song would be the perfect mosh-pit song. It's a fun song. It's funny because it's not exactly a happy song, lyrics-wise. The lyrics overall are about depressed people. Which is actually kind of nice because I think it is way better for someone to listen to an upbeat song with meaningful lyrics than a slow depressing song that will make only make them more depressed. If you are depressed, start a riot. Don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself. Everything about this song is just perfect, well the whole band really.

You Were There Yeah we Were all There

Kids in the Street- All-American Rejects

"Candles burn, 'cause the world will always turn. I'll burn both ends until my fire's out. Lost in the darkness, I can still scream out."

We Were Dreams

This song can instantly take me back to a million different times in my life.  It makes me think of my days at the babysitters.  Back to the days of no cares, back to when my biggest worry in life was having enough time to play.

It's not my Fault You'll Never be Happy

Best of me - A Day to Remember 

"I can't believe you got the best of me.

I can't believe I trusted every word you said.

Stretched myself out way too far,

Now I can see you for who you are."

I don't usually keep up with celebrity gossip or news of any kind. A Day to Remember is my favorite band though, so I decided to read into their lawsuit against Victory Records. Basically, Victory Records is saying ADTR needs to fulfill their contract of five albums through Victory Records. ADTR is claiming that because of the vague definition of an album in the contract, they have already fulfilled their contract. This lawsuit was occuring during the making of their newest album, Common Courtesy. Although a final court ruling has not yet been determined, the court ruled that A Day to Remember could independently release their album.

She Doesn't get it that I've had Enough

Hot Til' She Talks - A Change of Pace

"She is hot til' she talks and she trips when she walks,
She bitches a lot yeah shes not what I thought"

BITCHES FUCKING SUCK. Literally. Haha, but really, females are honestly awful. I hate them with a passion. This song is a perfect example of how much girls suck. Especially when girls are annoying when they are drunk, that's the worst. Don't get my wrong, I LOVE drunk people, they are the best. Drunk girls that don't shut up, or are extremely slutty, that is a different level of drunk people. If you throw up when you drink, and it isn't outside or in a toilet  you are an asshole. You need to get your shit together, and probably shouldn't drink until you get it together.

Disguised as a Smile

Careful-Paramore

"Shifting your weight to throw off the pain. Well you can ignore it but only for so long."

The Truth Never set me Free

Live your life to the fullest.  That's the message of this song.  When I was younger I cared a lot about what people thought of me.  I gave up caring years ago.  It's exhausting to try and please everyone.  When I stopped pleasing people it was amazing how much more time and energy I gained.

You're Coming in Static

If He's Here, Who's Runnin' Hell? - Four Year Strong

"How did you get everything you want,
When you never did a thing to deserve what you got?"

Okay so I know this song is about a relationship but BARF. I don't want to talk about silly relationships, but I think the lyrics could but used in a way not talking about relationships. Like it's just about someone getting everything they want without working for it- I know pleeeenty of those kind of people. It seems like half the people I went to high school with were like that, just spoiled little brats. Don't get me wrong though, I am kind of spoiled as well, the difference is that I am not a brat. Wellllll I don't know if I would say I'm not a brat, but I am not a brat when it comes to getting things I want. I hope that makes sense. I am just kind of a brat to people I don't like, and by brat I mean bitch, no shame.

The Promises We Made Were Not Enough

HURRICANE-30 SECONDS TO MARS 

"Tell me would you kill to save a life?
Tell me would you kill to prove you're right?"

THERE IS A FIRE INSIDE OF THIS HEART AND A RIOT ABOUT TO EXPLODE INTO FLAMES

I always bottle shit up. I hate it. Like I'm ridiculously honest, but I don't like to cause more of a problem if I don't need to. I'm probably gonna die from a heart attack in the near future because of it. Oh well.

Can Nobody Save Us?

Help is on the Way - Rise Against

"Five thousand feet below, as black smoke engulfs the sky, the ocean floor explodes"

I don't keep up with things going on around the world, like apparently a plane went missing awhile back and I have no idea anything about that or why it's even a big deal. I think a lot of my problem with the news, is that it is just depressing, I don't know why you would really want to hear about any of the horrible things going on. Rise Against is a very active band in society so they keep up with all that kind of stuff, then they write songs about it. This song is about the oil spill in the Gulf - which I only have heard about because of this song but it is my favorite song by them. It has great lyrics, just like all of Rise Against's songs.

I Taste you on my Lips and I Can't get rid of you so I say Damn Your Kiss and the Awful Things you Do

Nicotine-Panic! at the Disco

"Just one more hit and then we're through cause you could never love me back."

I'm Losing to You

This song is about being completely addicted to someone.  I personally haven't been in this situation, but I've definitely watched my friends go through it.  I've seen my friends go through heartbreak time and time again.  Usually with the same person.  They just can't get away from the person.  No matter how hard they try they just can't.  They are legitimately addicted as though the person was actually nicotine.

How Can I Believe When This Cloud Hangs Over Me?

FORGET IT-BREAKING BENJAMIN

"It's a crime you let it happen to me
Out of mind, I love it, easy to please
Never mind, forget it, just memories
On a page inside a spiral notebook"

IT'S A CRIME, YOU LET IT HAPPEN TO ME. NEVER MIND, I'LL LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU.

Why should I go out of my way to help you and do good things for you if you always treat me like shit? I don't let people walk all over me. I always try my hardest to be good-natured (i.e., going out of my way to help people in need, see them, do nice things for them often, etc.,), but why should I do that when I get pushed aside like dirt? Fuck that bullshit. Life is too short to waste your time on people that don't give you an ounce of theirs.

I'm Alone, So I Won't Turn Out Like You

Just Like You - Three Days Grace 

"You thought you were there to guide me
You were only in my way
You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you"

I don't know what it is about this song that I love so much, I suppose it is mostly the message. Usually I like Three Days Grace for their lyrics. The lyrics for this song are mediocre, (they are too repetitive for my taste) but they still manage to get across a good message.

It's Gonna be my Year

Weightless-All Time Low

"But I'm stuck in this fucking rut waiting on a second hand pick me up and I'm over, getting older."

Turn a Page

Everyone goes through a point in their life where nothing seems to go right.  When that happens most people wallow in self pity and complain about their crappy life.  But All Time Low said NO!  They were like maybe it sucks right now but we're gonna make it better!  They decided to make it their year, and if you remember when they released Nothing Personal they had an AWESOME year!