Did He say, "Son, when you grow up Would you be the savior of the broken The beaten and the damned??"
Did he say, "Will you defeat them Your demons and all the non-believers The plans that they have made?"
And then did he say "Because one day, I’ll leave you A phantom to lead you in the summer To join the Black Parade"?
…no.
Just no.
Can you tell me? Especially this part:
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"
Please help? I really like this song and would like to know what you think it’s about!!
Well, going to see the marching band with his father is the boy’s fondest memory. The father is telling his son that he needs to be a strong person (savior) and help those in need (broken, beaten, damned), and never be taken alive (defeat them). Stand up for the right thing even if they hate you for it (non-believers). Learn from the past (your demons). They will want to change you (the plans), but don’t let them do it. Be you. He tells his son this because he wants the son to continue what the father has started, or because he wants his son to know what is important in life. He tells his son that one day he will die, as will everyone else. I get the impression that he is telling his son not to be afraid.
By-the-way, ‘they’ refurres to the ubitquitious ‘them’.
This is my interpretation of the song. It will be different for everyone, the entire album will be. That’s what MCR had in mind when they wrote it. They didn’t want it to have one exact defination. MCR wanted the album to leave an impression on you that made you want to go and live life to it’s fullest. They succeeded, I feel like that everyday.
on the front cover of my chemical romance’s album the black parade there is a little skeleton-thingy dressed up for the marching band (parade). what is it called? i can’t keep calling it skeleton-thingy!
thanks 
killjoys make some noise! <3
doesn’t really have a name lol i guess just call it the marching skeleton (the only time you would talk about it would be with people who have seen or know about it so its not like you have to have a proper name anyway)
Look alive sunshine ^_^
This was my first year in the band(freshman tuba). What do you think about their last three shows and this years show?
You go to Avon?
Damn, I’m jealous.
You guys are boss. My band directors always telling us to be more like you. You’re gods.
I’m in marching band, and we have this contest every year. It’s gotta be quick and easy. We have a space theme this year, so I would like something with stars, star trek, space, or band humor (like one kid was his dot for halloween last year-all black clothes)
Hmmm… if you want to stick with a space theme, you could all be different planets. I can’t really think of anything else though. My school’s band does something similar, and there’s been lots of different costumes. Each section dresses as something different. One section dressed up as M&M’s. The trombones dressed up as characters from Winnie the Pooh. 2 years ago, the drum line dressed up as Hooter’s girls. Everyone thought their it was hilarious, but they kind of got in trouble for that…
im drumline captin and we are doing a greenday show this year for marching band and we all would like all black clothing so we wont have to wear the uniforms. So if you know of a place that sells uni-sex black clothing for a pretty descent price please help! thank you
Definitely hot topic.
We wear thick jackets, pants, and black shoes. So the only part of my body showing is the neck up. We only have to wear hats for pregame and the halftime show; during the actual game, hats can be off. There’s a guy in band that I’m reaaaally trying to impress. Our first game is tomorrow, so I need ideas fast! Help?
You’re in a marching uniform, and so is he. When you’re in uniform, it’s not really the best time to be trying to impress a guy. Personality will go a lot farther in that situation than how your hair looks, trust me.
I need it for the basic marching band instruments, clarinets, flutes, saxophones, tubas, baritones, trumpets, horns, percussion, etc.
Thanks 
Why? Just because.
Well, look what I found:
http://sebastianwolff.info/news/2011/04/party-in-the-front-seat/
Anything beyond this, I suspect, you’ll have to get from the publisher.
Added later: If you have the Sibelius software package, someone’s worked it up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oMogC7n5wM
Or maybe this person:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PAUdaeGQJ4
He said, "Daughter, when you grow up, would you be the savior of the broken, the beaten and the dammed?" He said, "Will you defeat them, your daemons, 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."
…I still don’t know what he meant, but oh, well.
My dad would take us five kids fishing, and once a year to a state park for some picnicking. When I lived with my father, that state park was an hour away. Now, having moved further north than from where I was raised, that same state park is only 10 minutes away. It’s a beautiful place, and being there always brings back happy memories. My own children and I visit often.
When I was only 5 or 6 years old, my dad and Uncle Bernard took us kids for a walk in the woods at this same park. We came upon a beaver pond, and my dad found a piece of wood that a beaver had chewed. He gave this piece of wood to me, and 30+ years later, it is still in my possession.
We also owned a farm which we rented to others, and this farm was located several miles from our home. The farmers who rented this land planted corn, wheat and oats. In the spring, after they had plowed the fields, my father and I would hunt for arrow heads. We never found more than a few, but this was always a lot of fun.
There was a small shanty at this farm, and it was not unusual for my family and several neighbors to spend weekends here. The adults would sleep in the shanty while we kids slept in the pickup trucks. There was no running water except for a stream, and all of us used an outhouse. I’ll never forget the day when a neighbor man who was chopping wood at the shanty buried an ax in his leg. My dad rushed him to the hospital while we kids stood around grossed out.
We played softball at the shanty, took long hikes, had bonfires where we roasted hot dogs, made mud-baked potatoes, and enjoyed roasting ears .. as well as some precious memories.
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i want to know some bands playing around the march timeframe in or around western north carolina, general area or so, really wanna see some people (possibly some crazy moshes) pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssse help me!!!! =)
Cannibal Corpse
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