#he said son when you grow up will you be the savior of the broken

[fuck-you-upmusicbracket]

Welcome to the Black Parade (My Chemical Romance)

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?

A war that sends you reeling from decimated dreams/Your misery and hate will kill us all/So paint it black and take it back/We'll shout it loud and clear/Defiant till the end we hear the call/To carry on!

"Respect your roots."

"It's got a vibe entirely meditating on death and life and to be determined in the face of unrelenting hopelessness. it's got this really cool marching band vibe for half of it and a speaking part that dares the whole world to try and break the singer but the singer still stands proud against the unrelenting assault, it was the anthem for emo kids in the late 00's and 10's. And just imagine being thirteen and just starting to understand how unfair and cruel the world can be and hearing Gerard Way belt out 'Do or Die you'll never make me because this world will never take my heart'"

Never Love An Anchor (The Crane Wives)

I am selfish, I am broken, I am cruel/I am all the things they might have said to you/Do you ever think of me and my two hands/And wonder why they never soothed your fevers?/And wonder why they never tied your shoes?/And wonder why they never held you gently?/And wonder why they never had the chance to lose you?

"This song. this song is from the perspective of a parent, speaking to their child. about how they failed them, how they weren't there for them, out of fear of doing it wrong. they were an anchor to their child's ship, so they pulled away, and maybe they regret it now, but it's far too late. ALSO the guitar riff is meant to mimic the gentle rocking of a boat (or a parent's arms) and that shit has NEVER left my mind"

[technicaldifficulties]

Indubitably

[loki-hargreeves]

I agree that the Umbrella Academy should've ended with them killing Reggie.

In addition, they should've gone to the academy together and there should've been a montage of them destroying the furniture and stuff they don't like while having fun and dancing for all that I care. Then it should've faded into a scene of the newly renovated academy, a family dinner where everyone's around the table together. Happily. All the siblings, and their loved ones. Everyone.

Five would finally get a decent cup of coffee. Klaus and Dave would be together. Diego and Lila would be happy and their kids would be there, as should Ray and Claire be with Allison. Luther should be with Sloane. Ben would accept both the Sparrow and Umbrella Academy (maybe he saw the original Ben's memories somehow), and Viktor would be happy and be the cool uncle he deserves to be... they should all be happy.

Hell they could've brought original Ben back as a ghost because Klaus would finally control his powers (I could accept ghost Ben visiting them from time to time despite what happened to him in season 2)

✨Bonus points✨ if the song that plays when they kill their dad and destroy the house is Welcome to the Black Parade.

Can you imagine the irony of them killing Reggie while this plays in the background?

"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?"

and actually, this is so fitting too for a scene of them kicking Reggie's abusive ass

"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

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Just a man, I'm not a hero Just a boy, who had to sing this song"

because the answer to saving everything is for them to kill Reggie together and heal, not to die and disappear from existence forever.

[tsukii0002]

Simeon: Although, judging by these costumes, perhaps a marching band would be more appropriate.

Mc: …

Diavolo: Mc?

Mc: When I was a young boy, my father….

Simeon: Wha-

Mc: Took me into the city to see a marching band~

Diavolo: What a nice father.

Lucifer: I don't think that happened Diavolo.

Mc: *clenching their fists* He said "Son, when you grow up would you be the savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned?"

Simeon: Eeem…

Mc: He said: Will you defeat them*motivating themself* Your demons *pointing to Lucifer and the others*, and all the non-believers, the plans that they have made?!!!!

Lucifer: Mc, get down from the table.

Mc: "Because one day, I'll leave you a phantom *putting their hand on their chest* to lead you in the summer~

Barbatos: *smiling* Oh my.

Mc: *falling dramatically to their knees with tears in their eyes* TO JOIN THE BLACK PARADE!!!!!!

Lucifer: *sighing* At least they're motivated.

Simeon: *chuckling*

Barbatos: They seems to take it very seriously.

Diavolo: I knew Mc would be perfect for this role :D.

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It was the first thing I thought of when I started with the event and I have not been able to get it out of my head xd

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[superloves4]

Okay, just saw a comment on youtube about how a better ending for season 4 in which we find out that the marigold kids were always meant to exist, the marigold simply caused them to be born simultaneously and that is what is truly causing the end of the world every time, so when they reset to the true timeline they all still exist, they just don't remember each other (someone responded with the possibility of Klaus knowing, I love that) and then at the end they meet again during the holidays (the comment gave New Years Eve)

It's so much better for me, bittersweet but not garbage!!!

Also, I know it's cheesy... but hear me out:

When they meet again, at the veeeery end, Black Parade starts playing, like I know it's just so, so, soooo corny but like

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?

For a group of traumatized kids that finally got their happier ending???? To me it's great!

(I think the comment I saw was one of those bots that copy someone else comment because it had too many subscribers for a channel with no vids so I'm not sure it was the real comment, anyway it's under Amanda the Jedi Tua4 video)

[fan-a-tink]

My favourite lyrics from Jayden’s Charles playlist (because I am still going absolutely insane over it):

I’d walk to the depth of a world down below, and demand to get back what some circumstance stole - Orpheus, by Vincent Lima

How do you know which memories to save? Like the very last footprint that Orpheus made. Cause the last ray of sun made Eurydice cold, did she know, did she know, did she know, did she know? - Orpheus, by Vincent Lima

But I opened the door and I went down the stairs, I turned back one last time just to prove you were there. You said, ‚If you can see me, it’s all in your head‘, but it feels real to me now, it felt real to me then - Orpheus, by Vincent Lima

In the low lamp light I was free. Heaven and Hell were words to me. When my time comes around, lay me gently in the cold dark earth. No grave can hold my body down, I’ll crawl home to her - Work Song, by Hozier

Do you think I’d give up? That this might’ve shook the love from me? Or that I was on the brink, how could you think, darling, I’d scare so easily? - Francesca, by Hozier

If someone asked me at the end, I’d tell them put me back in it, darling, darling, I would do it again, ah, ah, if I could hold you for a minute, I’d go through it again - Francesca, by Hozier

Heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I - Francesca, by Hozier

I say they’re just the ones who gave me life, but I truly am my parents’ child. […] I can run but I can’t hide from my family line - Family Line, by Conan Gray

And wonder what I did to deserve this, how could you hurt a little kid? I can’t forget, I can’t forgive you, cause now I’m scared that everyone I love will leave me - Family Line, by Conan Gray

I was a kid but I wasn’t clueless, Someone who loves you wouldn’t do this - Family Line, by Conan Gray

And you laugh and you dance in the wind, and you sway and you hug and you cry, but there’s darkness behind those eyes even when you smile. Oh, summer child, you don’t have to act like all you feel is mild. - Summer Child, by Conan Gray

Stay together, no matter what the weather, even if the winds are changing everything that you are - The Mates of Soul, by Taylor John Williams

My love, there’s only you in my life, the only thing that’s right, my first love, you’re every breath that I take - Endless Love, by Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey

You are, you are, home, home, where I wanted to go - Clocks, by Coldplay

To die by your side, well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine. Oh, there is a light that never goes out - There is a Light that never goes out, by The Smiths

Well, fight or flight, I’d rather die than have to cry in front of you. Fight or flight, I’d rather lie than tell you I’m in love with you - Fight of Flight, by Conan Gray

Bonus, from Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance

Son, when you grow up, would you be the savior of the broken, the beaten, and the damned? 

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

I just love how it is so clear from every. single. song. that Jayden understands how much Charles loves Edwin. He is the biggest payneland shipper and I love him for it!

[its-kapi-wara]

"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"

– Welcome to the Black Parade (MCR, 2006)

[flavit]

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Lyrics to help sing along:

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"

[softlytowardthesun]

you see Perry the Platypus, 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?

Or will you be a schnitzel?"

[ijustthrewawaymyshot]

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[eden-has-rotted]

best parts of mcr songs to be sung by the audience

and IIIIIIMM OOOOOOOOKAYYYYYYY

SIIIIISTERRRRRR IM NOOOOOT MUUCH A-

and exPECT YOU WONT CRYY

he said, "SON WHEN. YOU GROW UP. WOULD YOU BE. THE SAVIOR OF THE BROKEN. THE BEATEN AND THE DAMNED."

I WILL NOT KISS YOOOOOOUUUUuuuuu

well MOTHER WHAT THE WAR DID TO MY LEGS AND TO MY TONGUE. YOU SHOULDVE RAISED A BABY GIRL I SHOULDVE BEEN A BETTER SON

any chorus of teenagers

i SEEE YOOU LYYINGG NEXT TO ME. WITH WORDS II THOUGHT ID NEVER SPEAK. AWAKE. AAAAAND UNAFRAID. ASLEEP. ORR DEAD?

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA N

WE AAAARE THE KIDSSSS FROM YESSSSTERDAYYYY

WELL ARE YOU READY RAY??

[anna-dreamer]

He said, "Son, when you grow up Would you be the savior of the broken The beaten and the damned?"

[probablygayattorneys]

My brother and I were talking about the nuances of the relationship between Miles, Phoenix, and Larry and it went

My brother: But then you were never a young boy, so you wouldn’t understand.

Me: When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city to-

My brother: Be promptly gunned down in an elevator.

Me: He said “Son, when you grow up, would you be the savior of the broken, the beaten, and the damned?”

My brother: And I said “No. But I will prosecute them.”

[ask-theredcrown]

when I was younger, my father took me to see a marching band

he said 'son, when you grow up, will you be the savior of the broken, and beaten, and the damned?"

(i know for a fact that toww has listened to mcr. the winds tell me such.)

"HE SAID WILL YOU DEFEAT THEM? YOUR DEMONS, AND ALL THE NON-BELIEVERS! THE PLANS THAT THEY'VE MADE?!"

"BECAUSE ONE DAY! I'LL LEAVE YOU! A PHANTOM TO LEAD YOU IN THE SUMMER! TO JOIN THE BLACK PARADE!!"

[throwmethatcello]

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"