IT'S INTERNATIONAL MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE DAY EVERYONE!
14 years ago, My Chemical Romance's debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, also abbreviated as Bullets, was released. That changed everything.
Listening to Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for The Two Of Us, for some reason I liked the line, "You can't touch my brother, and you can't keep my friends!".
Honestly, my favorite song from Bullets was the first ever song they've written: Skylines and Turnstiles. It just has this feel in it. Well, I can't really compare the demo version to the album one. But anyways. The lyrics hit me hard. Especially the chorus,
"This broken city sky, like butane on my skin, stolen from my eyes. Tell me, Angel, tell me, where are you? Tell me where we go from here."
I discovered MCR by the end of summer (May-June). First, my cousin was, I would say, the one who introduced me to the bands. I first listened to Panic! At the Disco and became a fan. Then I said, "Let's give My Chemical Romance a listen."
I remembered the first time I listened to them. Sitting on the backseat of the car. We were going to Laguna. While waiting for some other people by the road, with a struggling mobile internet, I took this time to watch an MCR video on youtube.
I first searched Helena, and I clicked on a lyrics video. Listening to the song and reading the lyrics, something hit me. I was feeling something, maybe it's what they call feels, but I don't know. At this time, I was tipped off at everything. School was nearing and all sorts of schist were happening.
Listening to Helena, I could sort of feel that anger, but ironically- It calmed me down. Whenever I got tipped off, I would usually have the urge to tear the car down. But. I could feel the anger being contained, I didn't want to rip the roof to shreds.
And so I got all the songs. And even when the tablet is 30% or below, I would still listen to My Chemical Romance.
Some of you may ask me, "Do you want MCR to get back together?" I don't really know. If the members are happy with their solos and new bands, then I'm happy. Besides, I've heard that if they do come back, they'll be different since Mikey, the bassist and the one who came up with the name of the band, won't come back.
Their solo songs are really cool, though, ((ThefeelswhilelisteningtoBrotherbyGerardWay)) ((AlsothehopeforhumanitywhilelisteningtoRayToro'sFortheLostAndBrave))
Here's the thing that I've realized, especially after reading Gerard's long tweet about the breakup: My Chemical Romance has ended, but it can never die.
The proof that MCR is still alive? Us. The MCRmy, the Killjoys. Up to this day, we still believe in them. New fans (like me) discover them every day. Fanfictions are still written on AO3, FicWad, Wattpad and all the other sites ((Even though most of them are about pairings- But it's true)). Hey, we even have some randomness books here!
Honestly, I'm afraid of one thing: Losing interest in MCR. The thought of it happening is a nightmare itself. I don't want to. It would be what others call "getting over it". But what am I getting over? Am I mourning a death? No.
As what Gerard had said, this band, or, idea, still lives inside. Because we are here. We've stayed with them, they've stayed with us, throughout the years, even after 12 of that. We've stayed together through the ups and downs, the achievements, the hate, the depressions, the success. And We Are Still With Them, Just Like How They Are Still With us.
So Long And Goodnight, everyone.
~Lawyer_HeavenlyYard
