Sunday, July 3, 2011

The Dark Poetry of MCR: 'S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W

My first experience of My Chemical Romance was 'The Black Parade'. I didn't like ALL of the songs at the start, but a couple of them grabbed me by the throat instantly and it remains one of my favourite albums. Now I have had a similar experience with the song, 'S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W' on their more recent album, 'Danger Days'.

'Move your body when the sunlight dies,
Everybody hide your body from the scarecrow
Everybody hide...

Make a wish when your childhood dies
Hear the knock, knock, knock when she cries
We're all alone tonight

Hold your breath when a blackbird flies,
Count to seventeen and close your eyes:
I'll keep you safe inside...

He burns my skin,
Never mind about the shape I'm in:
I'll keep you safe tonight, yeah yeah...

Move your body when the sunlight dies
Everybody hide your body from the Scarecrow
Everybody hide.

Blow a kiss at the methane skies,
See the rust through your playground eyes,
We're all in love tonight
(all in love tonight).
Leave a dream where the fallout lies,
Watch it grow when the tearstains dry...
Just to keep you safe tonight.

Heat burns my skin,
Never mind about the shape I'm in,
I'll keep you safe tonight, yeah yeah...

Move your body when the sunlight dies
Everybody hide your body from the Scarecrow,
Everybody hide.

Move your body when the sunlight dies
Everybody hide your body from the Scarecrow,
Everybody hide.

Love, love, love won't stop this.
(Bomb, Bomb) Love won't stop this.
(Bomb, Bomb) Love wont stop this Bomb.

Run, run, bunny run,
Run, run, bunny run.

Move your body when the sunlight dies
Everybody hide your body from the Scarecrow,
Everybody hide.

Move your body when the sunlight dies
Everybody hide your body from the Scarecrow,
Everybody hide.

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