Interpretation.

Welcome to The Black Parade

By Chemical Romance

Review

As someone who typically would be caught jamming out to Megan Trainor or Taylor Swift in her car, the genera that Welcome to The Black Parade falls into would not be my first pick. I was first exposed to the song at as chow choir competition. The show choir wore black trench coats and the beginning of the song was sung by a soloist who slowly walked down the center stage. The next time I heard it was in my classroom while we were working and the beginning of the song caught my attention and for the rest of the day I was determined to find it. In my opinion, the beginning of the song is the best part. And this may be due to the fact that I don't usually listen to the heavy metal, screaming boy band type of music. 

The first thing that caught my attention was the lone piano notes that start off the song, followed by a simple melody that's pretty catchy and the addition of more and more instruments and chords. Until you end up with this very full, rock medal, instrumental background. 

After actually listening to the whole entire song, I could pull multiple meaning from the lyrics, both of which I feel are very relevant to our world but more specifically to our generation today. The first message is stated in the chorus when it says 

"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 though you're broken and defeated

Your weary widow marches on"

In my opinion, this section is hinting towards a positive message to get out to people and let them know that what they do does matter. That people will remember them when they die, even if their broken and defeated. Despite the tone of the whole song.

But if you tie that part in with the rest of the song, I think it's describing his childhood where his father expected too much from him, asking 

"Son when you grow up,

would you be the saviour 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?"

This whole time while his dad is explaining what he wants if his son, he's not listening, instead he was entranced with the marching band.

His father then passes away but the rest of the song describes how his father will always live on in his memories but that won't stop him from doing what he wants. Which is explained in the bridge.

The title comes from the place where he believes people go when they die, or where his father is now, in the black parade. 

Regardless of how the music means to me, there are plenty of other opinions out there. The beauty of opinions is that they can all be right, there is no wrong ones, unless they are in your opinion.

JSL