My Chemical Romance - Sleep

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Black Parade, we have released a special edition that includes the album plus 11 previously unreleased demos, rarities, and songs from The Black Parade recording sessions.

We, the members of MCR, dedicate this release to the memory of Craig Aaronson, our friend, our relentless champion, our A&R man. He was appreciated, he was loved, he will be forever missed.

TRACKLIST:
1. The Five of Us Are Dying (rough mix)
2. Kill All Your Friends (live demo)
3. Party At The End Of The World (live demo)
4. Mama (live demo)
5. My Way Home Is Through You (live demo)
6. Not That Kind Of Girl (live demo)
7. House of Wolves, Version 1 (live demo)
8. House of Wolves, Version 2 (live demo)
9. Emily (rough mix)
10. Disenchanted (live demo)
11. All The Angels (live demo)

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[mofomanx]

I wasn't even part of the 'emo' movement, or anything even close. I simply thought this band had some of the greatest instrumentation & theatrics I've ever heard. It blows my mind to this day that people could call any of MCR's music "shitty" or "uninspired".

[jae]

I'M PISSED BECAUSE I FOUND THIS BAND LITERALLY LIKE TWO MONTHS AGO. LIKE, I ALWAYS KNEW THAT I LOVED MUSIC, BUT I NEVER KNEW WHAT MUSIC I LOVED. THEN I FOUND THESE FOUR AND I FOUND IT. TOO LATE. AVAJFHAHDLA

[elliestone]

hearing gerard scream 'wake up' through this huge wall of noisy instrumentation is just the most powerful and haunting thing ever and it never fails to make me cry.

[abbyinman]

I'm supposed to be sleeping, but MCR is more important.

[twisted]

"shut your eyes, kiss me goodbye, and sleep" goodnight MCR.

[geekerama]

5 years ago I posted " wanna sleep, wake me up when MCR comes back". Y'all did it. I'm finally back.

[geekerama]

I wanna sleep, wake me up when MCR come back

[madeleinep.]

“The hardest part is letting go of your dreams.”

“The hardest part of this is leaving you.”

[laura-yoes]

The "wake up" screamed at the end feels like when you are having a nightmare and you suddenly realise you are dreaming. Unable to get yourself out of it and just begging yourself to wake up

[_pnda]

People say Mama is a haunting tune, I say this is oddly more haunting...I just can't explain why it just has this....atmosphere to it.

EDIT: Bro, this comment is 5 years old, how am I still getting replies?

EDIT 2: 7 years later and somehow this comment is still getting attention. 6.2k likes on something I typed on a whim as a teen who didn’t know how to explain his feelings all to well is wild. Since then I’ve listened to this song live and let me tell you something: it was worth the COVID. Anyway, see y’all on the 10 year anniversary of this comment and the 30 year anniversary of one of my all-time favorite albums.

[sickluvr]

You can't spell iM CRying without MCR
Help me

[priceless]

Gerard screaming wake up at the end gives me chills

[partypoison]

Why does no one ever talk about this song. it's one if the saddest in my opinion (they're all sad to me, but that's aside the point) it makes me cry every time.

[yungybag]

Doctor she's got it bad
What has she got
She's got t-the feels

[kiiwiifuzzzz]

My dad lived through the 60's, he was part of the stoner hippie movement and has seen so many classic rock bands in concert. He accompanied me and my bff at the time to an MCR concert during this era and it was the greatest night of my Life.
My dad said that it was one of the best shows he's ever seen. It was so theatrical, he's said. Gerard coming out on a stretcher was awesome. He loved it when he thought it was gonna suck

[asscake]

They're these terrors, and its like
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my
They're theses terrors and its like
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my throat
Like last night, uh, they're not like tremors
They're worse than tremors they're, they're theses terrors
Like last night, uh, they're not like tremors
They're worse than tremors they're, they're theses terrors
And its like
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my throat
And squeezing and
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my throat
Some say, now suffer all the children
And walk away a savior,
Or a madman and polluted
From gutter institutions
Don't you breathe for me,
Undeserving of your sympathy,
'Cause there ain't no way that I'm sorry for what I did
And through it all
How could you cry for me?
'Cause I don't feel bad about it
So shut your eyes,
Kiss me goodbye,
And sleep
Just sleep
The hardest part is letting go of your dreams
A drink for the horror that I'm in,
For the good guys, and the bad guys,
For the monsters in our beds
Three cheers for tyranny,
Unapologetic apathy,
'Cause there ain't no way that I'm coming back again
And through it all
How could you cry for me?
'Cause I don't feel bad about it
So shut your eyes,
Kiss me goodbye,
And sleep
Just sleep
The hardest part's the awful things that I've seen
Sometimes I see flames and sometimes
I see people that I love dying and, it's always
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
And I can't, I can't ever wake up

[trinitakardia]

LYRICS~~

They're these terrors, and its like
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my
They're theses terrors and its like
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my throat
Like last night, uh, they're not like tremors
They're worse than tremors they're, they're theses terrors
Like last night, uh, they're not like tremors
They're worse than tremors they're, they're theses terrors
And its like
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my throat
And squeezing and
It feels like as if somebody was gripping my throat
Some say, now suffer all the children
And walk away a savior,
Or a madman and polluted
From gutter institutions
Don't you breathe for me,
Undeserving of your sympathy,
'Cause there ain't no way that I'm sorry for what I did
And through it all
How could you cry for me?
'Cause I don't feel bad about it
So shut your eyes,
Kiss me goodbye,
And sleep
Just sleep
The hardest part is letting go of your dreams
A drink for the horror that I'm in,
For the good guys, and the bad guys,
For the monsters in our beds
Three cheers for tyranny,
Unapologetic apathy,
'Cause there ain't no way that I'm coming back again
And through it all
How could you cry for me?
'Cause I don't feel bad about it
So shut your eyes,
Kiss me goodbye,
And sleep
Just sleep
The hardest part's the awful things that I've seen
Sometimes I see flames and sometimes
I see people that I love dying and, it's always
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Just sleep
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
And I can't, I can't ever wake up

[xan]

That last guitar riff is hauntingly beautiful, and paired with the vocal, "I can't ever wake up, " it is made even stronger.

[pansymossly]

I was doing good. I wasn't crying. I was happy. THEN I LISTENED TO THIS. IM CRAFTING LIKE MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

[nairalleo]

HOW COME I JUST NOTICED THE "I CANNOT WAKE UP" AT THE END WTF IM CRYING MCR STAHP