Crown The Empire - Welcome To The Black Parade Lyrics






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."

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?"

Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me
And other times I feel like I should go
When through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets
And when you're gone, we want you all to know

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 in my heart I can't contain it
The anthem won't explain it

It will you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Let's shout it loud and clear
Defiant 'till the end we hear the call

To 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 and on we carry through the fears
Disappointed faces of your peers
Take a look at me cause I could not care at all

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
Won't explain or say I'm sorry
I'm not ashamed, I'm gonna show my scars
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here, because it's who we-
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
Just a boy, who had to sing this song
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I don't care

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

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
(We'll carry on!)
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
(We'll carry on!)





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  1. N.... �....

    When you don't want to hurt emo's so you change the G note to F

  2. D.... J....

    I wish I could download, it’s beautiful!

  3. S.... ....

    Shit cover trash

  4. A.... F....

    It sounds cool but I feel like it’s missing the little musical nuances that make the original so good

  5. M.... N....

    Listening to this whole album rn, this is my number one album of all time, and it’s been all cringe up to this.... still not something I’d download but at least they do the song justice... scared about Mama... we’ll see lol

  6. M.... ....

    Its actually an awesome cover tbf

  7. Y.... ....

    I love this cover made by an incredible band of these last years to make a tribute to fantastic band which unfortunately no longer exists since not so long ago only that !


    Crown The Empire you are my hero


    and R.I.P My Chemical Romance

    Y.... ....

    Oh, you haven't heard?

    Y.... ....

    @Lila heard what ?

    Y.... ....

    @Yamitoazilla95 that MCR got back together?

    Y.... ....

    Eh no !

    Y.... ....

    I see on the wikipedia page of MCR, you are right, you told me the truth.


    But this cover is awesome.

  8. Z.... B....

    F note warning.

  9. E.... M....

    Omg fk yes!!!

  10. J.... J....

    Can’t wait for 2026

  11. M.... S....

    Wow this sucks musically. The Singing is okay.

  12. N.... B....

    Damn i actually love this cover, it's totally different, but still you can feel this respect that they payed for My Chemical Romance

  13. S.... ....

    I like the drums not much else

  14. B.... ....

    Beyond mediocre

  15. K.... P....

    It's an F note for respect, guys.

  16. M.... G....

    The G note may be gone but its memory will carry on

  17. A.... ....

    this whole thing makes me emotional

  18. T.... W....

    I prefer the original over this...

  19. m.... ....

    so why did no one tell me crown covered this

  20. m.... b....

    "Who sung welcome to the black parade"

    "My Chemical Romance...."

    "Maybe we keep it that way"

    I wish someone said this before they released this. What an absolute shithouse cover!! It doesn't capture any of what made the original great either. So terrible

  21. Z.... ....

    Can we just take a moment and imagine the amount of pressure put on these guys when they were given 'Welcome To The Black Parade' to cover? The most iconic song, the song that is the damn anthem of the kids who don't fit in- in short, THE song in the album 'that defined a generation'? They knew if they get it wrong they'd be fucking screwed over worldwide. And they took it and did an amazing job covering that masterpiece of music. Anyone who bitches about this cover is fucking insane.

  22. J.... �....

    It's not bad, but it feels very artificial and un-lively compared to the original. But I guess that's the difference between using real instruments and samples.

  23. J.... F....

    as much as i like this cover, i dont think crown the empire of all bands should have been the one to cover mcrs most popular song

  24. T.... M....

    My picks for a Danger Days tribute:

    Na Na Na - Sleeping With Sirens
    Bulletproof Heart - Coheed & Cambria
    SING - One OK Rock
    Planetary (GO!) - Panic! At The Disco
    The Only Hope For Me Is You - Like Moths To Flames
    Party Poison - Beartooth
    Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back - Man Overboard
    Scarecrow - Enter Shikari
    Summertime - Twenty One Pilots
    Destroya - Nothing More
    The Kids From Yesterday - Our Last Night
    Vampire Money - The Used

  25. t.... s....

    nah too happy

  26. N.... M....

    Pause. When did this happen?

  27. M.... M....

    Only problem I have with this cover is they completely removed the guitar solo in the intro. Other than that it's a pretty solid cover keeping CTE's style while respecting the original craft.

  28. P.... ....

    Is it bad that I can actually understand the lyrics for this song in the cover but in the original it sounds like gibberish? ;-;

  29. B.... G....

    Y'all are overacting just because of a damn note. Appreciate the cover, they worked hard for it. Smh.

  30. J.... P....

    The Used should've done this.

  31. A.... R....

    Not to be rude but I have to admit this cover is SO FUCKING WEAK! The instrumentals were so empty. It's like they did this is one day. Where's the effort? What happened with tributing this song!? Isn't a cover a form of appreciation of a song.

  32. M.... d....

    On March 22 of 2019, we WILL get Welcome to the Black Parade to #1 on trending. Copy and paste to every MCR video you can! WE CAN DO IT, KILLJOYS!!

  33. H.... S....

    Spotify? What’s the tea sis?

  34. M.... ....

    Ok, someone that none admitted is that in the intro the drummer looks like he never see the tabs for the song, just learned by ear... And did it wrong, that cover is low tier as fuck. No lead guitar, a vocalist that looks like not even listen was recording or even try to simulate the tone of the song (I don't mean try to recreate the Gerard's voice cause that's impossible, I mean try to make the original tone, the tone had the song wrote) and try to put screams in a songs that was no made to have it. 4/10 just for the try.

  35. l.... l....

    everybody in the comments: THEY??? TOOK??? OUT??? THE??? G-NOTE???
    me: oh thank fucking god they took out the g-note i didn't feel like crying again today
    (please do not yell at me, i don't feel like crying again today)

  36. V.... A....

    I'm just sad Blood wasn't on this tribute. You know who would've done it perfectly? WATERPARKS, THAT'S WHO

  37. S.... C....

    No solo lead guitar ? Do you can play guitar ?! It's a shame

  38. t.... m....

    so.. no g note? *smashes phone and jumps on skateboard, breaking it in half*

  39. B.... ....

    Why did they remove the parade feel though?

  40. T.... T....

    I'm not okay (I promise) from CTE leaving out the g note. But they did an amazing cover of this song. Welcome to the black parade cte

  41. H.... P....

    singing along i still cant get gerard out of my voice

  42. O.... F....

    Why are these all horrible mixed WTF happened, anyways This one has more energy than most before it in The album

    O.... F....

    Especially dislike The bass and drum mixed my god

  43. P.... F....

    As an MCR fangirl, I think CTE did an amazing job with this song. :)

  44. R.... R....

    Goosebump~

  45. A.... ....

    the thing I like about this cover is the outro and the screaming at the bridge

    the thing I hated about this cover is the fact that it seems slower and *THERES NO FUCKING PIANO INTRO*

  46. M.... M....

    this actually made me sob help

  47. E.... ....

    No, just no.

  48. �.... �....

    Very sweet and gentle, not as in the original. Where is the drive and hysterical voice?

  49. B.... B....

    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
    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
    You will be the savior of the broken
    The beaten, and the damned?
    Sometimes I get the feeling
    She's watching over me
    And other times I feel like I should go
    And through it all
    The rise and fall
    The bodies in the streets
    And when you're gone, we want you all to know
    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 in my heart I can't contain it
    The anthem won't explain it
    A world that sends you reeling
    From decimated dreams
    Your misery and hate will kill us all
    So paint it black
    And take it back
    Let's shout it loud and clear
    Defiant to the end
    We hear the call
    To 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 and on, we carry through the fears
    (Oh, oh, oh)
    Disappointed faces of your peers
    (Oh, oh, oh)
    Take a look at me
    'Cause I could not care at all
    Do or die
    You'll never make me
    Because the world
    Will never take my heart
    You can try
    You'll never break me
    We wanna all
    We want to play this part
    Won't explain
    Or say I'm sorry
    I'm unashamed
    I'm gonna show my scar
    Give a cheer
    For all the broken
    Listen here
    Because it's who we are
    I'm just a man
    I'm not a hero
    Just a boy who had to sing this song
    I'm just a man
    I'm not a hero
    I don't care
    We'll carry on
    We'll carry on
    And though your 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
    Do or die
    You'll never make me
    Because the world
    Will never take my heart
    You can try
    You'll never break me
    We wanna know
    We want to play this part
    Do or die (we'll carry on)
    You'll never make me (we'll carry on)
    Because the world (we'll carry on)
    Will never take my heart
    You can try
    You'll never break me
    We wanna all
    We want to play this part (we'll carry on)

  50. �.... ....

    that scream, plz.

  51. C.... M....

    even when it's not a g note it gets me.

  52. B.... R....

    The vocals are fine but the instrumental is very meh

  53. M.... K....

    WAIT, THIS IS EXISTS???

  54. h.... R....

    I thought I’ve heard this song before 😂😂😂😂

  55. J.... ....

    People hate this but likes that shitty cancer cover???

    J.... ....

    I like the cover of Cancer by twenty one pilots, but I do think it's hypocritical of people to like their cover but hate this for no reason.

  56. n.... t....

    I think the reason wttbp is as amazing as it is because the original has the epicness of the guitar and it generally sounds like there was real passion put into the song. However, that being said, I couldn't love the scream of 'i don't care' at 4:04, no reason inparticular, I just like music with screaming in it

  57. M.... C....

    "When I was a young boy..."

    You sure you still aren't a young boy with that voice?

    (jokes aside, nice cover)

  58. A.... Z....

    How to totally take a shit on a song 101

  59. S.... G....

    Why isn’t this cover on Spotify lol

  60. G.... S....

    i hope this album in the Spotify 😢❤️

  61. S.... B....

    The I Don’t Care in screamo was awesome

  62. D.... N....

    WHERE THE HELL IS THE LEAD GUITAR?? IT MAKES THIS VERSION SOUND LIKE ITS MISSING SOMETHING

  63. S.... F....

    So wait, when people g note emo's get triggered
    But when people don't g note emo's get triggered too

    Just kidding Great Job!

  64. A.... B....

    CROWN THE EMPIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  65. L.... a....

    Don't complain, they obviously tried their best and had a lot of pressure considering this is MCR's most popular song. Andy changed the sound to match his vocals better. Please respect that they did their best.

  66. D.... J....

    I started crying... is that normal?

    D.... J....

    Jyn Erso yes :/

  67. M.... V....

    Man that intro sounded weird without the New Jersey accent

  68. d.... a....

    i hate most covers but i love both bands so fuck yea!

  69. A.... N....

    ...




    WAIT A MUCKING FINUTE

  70. B.... ....

    ‘Where did the G note go?!?’ Omg it’s to match the CTE style!! To match Andy’s voice!! None of the tribute songs sound exactly like the Original, all the bands have tailored them to fit that bands style- shut up already

  71. G.... F....

    Brings back nostalgia from the first time I heard this song🖤

  72. J.... 1....

    This is god awful

  73. L.... M....

    this just shows the drop in quality of music production and the loudness wars ruining everything, also what the hell is that drumkit it sounds like garbage cans

  74. f.... b....

    They honestly had a great song on their shoulders so its obviously different but it's okay

  75. S.... W....

    I actually don’t mind this cover ;)

  76. E.... ....

    This is probably my favourite cover of an MCR song I've ever heard, apart from the Cancer cover. Say what you want, but I actually really like this

    Also if MCR ever get back together, they need to get all the artists who covered their songs for this and sing them alll with them. I don't know about you, but I would kill to see Tyler and Gerard singing Cancer together

  77. V.... ....

    Is it just me whos depressed that Panic! at the disco didn't get to do a cover?

  78. G.... O....

    Guys, it's a cover. It's supposed to be a bit different to the original, and if you don't like that, please don't hate on CTE. Imagine the amount of pressure the band had when making this cover because it wasn't just any normal song out there no one knew, it was Welcome to the Black Parade, which a lot of people know and have very deep connections with. They must've been through a lot of pressure while making it, and other than the G-Note, I personally feel that they did manage to pull off a quite decent cover and they shouldn't be hated on for that.

  79. I.... S....

    two of the best bands ever... crown the empire and my chemical romance

    I.... S....

    i know mcr might not be that gothic but it is still awesome band

  80. q.... m....

    milliena Andy hits high notes thuo

  81. M.... V....

    It's a good cover, but there is like, zero emotion. You can't exactly make an emo song emotionless without it sounding like shit. They pulled it off because of the amazing singer, but for future reference use those human emotions. Release your inner emo.

  82. B.... ....

    No my favorite song of all time will not be ruined by a shirty band!!

  83. K.... u....

    They removed the underlying melody and it really killed the beginning for me. But the other parts weren't bad. Definitely one of the better covers on this album but obviously not even a fraction as great as the original

  84. x.... D....

    Me gusto el tributo a my chemical romance

  85. A.... H....

    this is proof of god

  86. D.... S....

    This is really great! Being a fan of both bands. This cover is really amazing!

  87. M.... J....

    I'm stunned! BEST cover EVER! XD

  88. K.... P....

    never did i think that a scream in this song would fit but when he screamed *I DONT CARE* i was like "holy hell this fits??"

  89. K.... P....

    the F note is to fit Andy's first pitch whilst the G note hit Gerard's first pitch. this song would sound fucked up if it was the same instrumental is the original

  90. S.... L....

    This was amazing, but nothing beats the original....

  91. L.... t....

    it must be really hard to cover such an iconic song, but I think they did a good job honestly

  92. B.... G....

    Comments are just complain complain and more complaining. A cover usually isn't like the original which is why its called a cover. This is a really good cover. "Ew its not G note." Well no shit guys. If he could sing G note, im sure it would start that way.

  93. K.... P....

    it started with the F note because of the contrast n shit with the voice. All the notes were different because Andy and Dave's voice s are different pitches and as musicians they know that

  94. X.... R....

    STFU ABOUT THE G NOTE

  95. B.... ....

    Normally I try to stand up for bands that try to do covers and make it their own, but in this case that just isn't possible...nothing could ever beat the original :/

  96. N.... R....

    God the drums sound so fake

  97. L.... T....

    When you can't use the G note because MCR basically copyrighted it on accident.

    L.... T....

    I wouldn't be surprised if they really did or will. It became such a big trademark for them it's pretty iconic on their level, don't you think? 🤔 I might make no sense but I think so.