Teenagers

[Verse 1]
They're gonna clean up your looks
With all the lies in the books
To make a citizen out of you
Because they sleep with a gun
And keep an eye on you, son
So they can watch all the things you do

[Verse 2]
Because the drugs never work
They're gonna give you a smirk
'Cause they got methods of keeping you clean
They're gonna rip up your heads,
Your aspirations to shreds
Another cog in the murder machine

[Chorus]
They said all teenagers scare the living sh** out of me
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
Maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me

[Verse 3]
The boys and girls in the clique
The awful names that they stick
You're never gonna fit in much, kid
But if you're troubled and hurt
What you got under your shirt
Will make them pay for the things that they did

[chorus]

Ohhh yeah!

[chorus]

All together now!
[chorus][x2]


What I find most striking is the theme of the video. Anyone who remembers Pink Floyd's The Wall movie would recognize the tribute.
-Cheerleaders in gas mask
-The break-in to the auditorium
-The teenagers reaction to the image revealed when the curtains fell
-How the video ended
-You might recognize the infamous hammer symbol on the vocalist's jacket, shaped like the letter T.

It's like an anthem for teenagers, but the message is clearly on teenage violence. The reaction when the curtain's fall is evident on this subject matter.

Another thing I like to touch on is the way the song is played. It seems like they want the teenagers to sing along to the chorus. Though MCR was suppose to sound Emo/Punk, they seem to sound more progressive in their 'Black Parade' album.

I wasn't into MCR in their 'Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge' album, but when the 'Black Parade' came about, I became really impressed with the new direction in their music. Guitar solos, non-emo topics, powerful sound, and like the last album; it's a concept album.