The Hidden Story of The Black Parade

I’ve wanted to talk about this for a while and finally decided to. Let me know what you think! Any like, comment, or share is greatly appreciated and a HUGE thank you to my patrons.

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[Wendigoon]

I am so happy that people are starting to watch this video, thank you so much! There is one amendment I’d like to make since this video has come out:

I do not think the patient’s lover left him, instead, he made her leave. The shift from “know that I will never marry” in Cancer to “When after all the blood that you still owe, another dollar is just another blow. So take your gloves and get out while you can” in I Don’t Love you feels like he doesn’t want her to face the pain he’s going through. He’s intentionally hurting her to make her leave. This can be viewed as a selfless act and be part of the reason Death has a change of heart and why the patient came to the point he did in Disenchanted. TLDR; she didn’t leave him, he made her leave.

Again, thank you for watching!

[Mystery-Wolf]

I’m sorry but, the “I have less than a thousand subscribers” and seeing how this dude has over a million now makes me so happy. Look at him, look how far he’s come. I’m so proud of you, good job.

[coconut]

Bro, I'm ngl, you made Mama at least 700% more heartbreaking

[_-_sinexus_-_]

Realising that the Parader was screaming at the kid to wake up during "Sleep" actually gave me chills

[davidc]

When I was 14 my father introduced me to MCR through the song Welcome to the Black Parade specifically. He loved music and loved that song specifically from their catalog. He developed cancer when I was 15 and took his own life a year later so this album and his enjoyment of that specific song really meant a lot to me as a teenager and still today.

[totallyarealdoctor]

You know Wendigoon's a real one because you can see him tear up when he's talking about Disenchanted.

[jozz]

The part when his Father took him to see a marching band, I think was a literal event in the back story of the parader. When he died he fulfilled his Fathers wish by joining the Black Parade to help lead lost souls into the afterlife.
Edit: Also, early 19th century going to the city to view a marching band would have been a huge event in a child’s life that they would always remember.

[psychobilly]

This is the literally the greatest interpretation of the album I have ever came across. Holy shit dude, why does this have such little views?!?!?! I am legitimately moved

[pinarinanc]

I may be reaching, but for “Mama” (my fave song btw) I love how after all of the loud music and sirens and chaos and everything, the song ends with a single pluck. No grand finale, no lingering note. Just a single pluck, symbolizing the finality of death. There is no great exit, there is no blaze of glory, you’re just gone. Nothing afterwards to help the listener cope or grieve with the song being over. It’s chillingly accurate.

[NocteAeternus]

Another minor detail that wasn't mentioned yet really reinforces this theory is that, in all the music videos for the Patient's songs, Gerard has black hair and is wearing regular clothes, while in the Parader's songs he has white hair and the ever-famous black Parade outfit, and in Welcome to the Black Parade, the patient is played by someone else with black hair, with white hair Gerard as the Parader. In addition to the look, these are specifically the videos where Gerard really adapts the whole batshit crazy, sassy, pompous Freddie Mercury-esque personality (which is more or less Gerards own energy anyway) which I 100% believe is him playing the character of the Parader, and in the Patient videos, he's noticeably toned it down (save for Teenagers, which is appropriate given the song). It all fits in perfectly with this take on the album and I love it.

I also like to imagine that the rest of MCR, in the Parader's videos, are his brothers in arms who died in the same air raid and are now with him playing in the Black Parade.

[mitsunari]

You somehow made Teenagers fit in perfect with the rest of the album, that song always felt like it didn't fit with the rest of the album theme-wise. This interpretation makes so much sense to me, Id love to see more concept album videos at some point.

[BASILISKEN]

Something great about this Theory is, during the last black parade concert video, you see Gerard as the patient singing “The end”, in a hospital dress, then when the parade music hits, you see Gerard tearing up his hospital dress, and reveals the parader. - just something cool I noticed while re-visiting MCR

[mistertwister]

2 years ago: “. . . I have less than a thousand subscribers . . .”

Now: Over 3M.

It’s so awesome to see how far he’s come, I hope he continues to grow and succeed

[southernladyish]

“Mama” reminds me of a client I once cut hair for. This man literally had me in tears after he walked out.. I’ve been doing hair for 15 years now so I have had many weird, crazy, somber, and hilarious encounters with all types of personalities. Some are forgettable. But this man, I will remember him for the rest of my life. He was a Vietnam war vet. He told me about how hard it was for him to come back home and just cope with the guilt of living through the nightmares he endured first hand (without going into detail of those nightmares, of course) He told me about how he ruined his own life by running his wife and kids off, becoming homeless, struggling with addiction, and basically just trying to find his way home. My ex husband is a army vet and I’ve dated a couple of army vets as well.. I’ve seen the struggle with PTSD and the struggle they’ve had to just be a normal civilian.. so hearing some of his stories weren’t anything I haven’t heard before. It’s heartbreaking regardless.. but this man was different. He asked me if I am a mother. And I said “Yes sir, I have 3 little ones”. He turned to face me, looked me in my eyes and said, “You’re more of a hero than I could ever be”. Of course I spoke up and said “I could have never endured what you have and I am very grateful for your service.. but why do you say that”? He said, “Do you know what grown men scream when they’re facing death? They scream for God and their mothers.. nothing else”. My heart dropped when he said that and I teared up. I had to turn around to keep from bawling my eyes out. The way he said it was just so blunt and so nonchalant, it was almost chilling. This might not seem like a lot to some people.. but for me, it almost changed my look on life.

[austinfogelbach]

Wendigoon is literally the greatest comfort of my “way too long” nights. The fact that he is an MCR fan just solidifies my appreciation. Can’t wait to see you hit 1, 000, 000 subs

[person-lvrk]

he's laid out the blueprints for a black parade musical now make it happen

[NicholasMckenna-xznk]

I'd pay a hundred bucks to see Gerard way react to this

[greenrockgirl]

This makes me wish that Wendigoon made more videos about music. I would love for him to make a similar video about Ghost Quartet, American Idiot or another concept album with an obscure story.

[hunterwilliams]

Trust me, as someone who’s been around those nearing the end of their battle with cancer, “the hardest part of this is leaving you”, is far from cliché. It’s a very simple, yet visceral way of encompassing the true horrors of battling cancer.

[moth_ulhu]

This album impacted me so heavily as a child and to have the story laid out for me now gave me chills. I cried at multiple points in this video because A) i am a baby and B) your explanations made so much sense and were so chilling (i.e. the Parader screaming during Sleep). You’ve grown from a thousand subs to over 2.5 million, so I know the chance of you seeing this now is low. But I’m proud of you, we’re all proud of you, and thank you.