'Disenchanted' by My Chemical Romance WILL Depress You

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"Disenchanted" by My Chemical Romance has to be one of the most depressing songs I've ever heard. Enjoy my explanation of the meaning of the lyrics anyway.

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[katcallahan]

This song nearly didn't make the album, the bassist Mikey actually convinced the others that it was worth saving, so to speak, that there was potential to make it the song it became

[folieablue]

““Disenchanted" by My Chemical Romance WILL Depress You”

you’re telling me this like it’s news

[Eli-xiu]

Gerard is a genius. An introverted geeky genius who likes comics and cats

[shikathedestroyer]

My brain must be broken. This song relaxes me.

[no_one_lol]

*gets distracted by tøp lyrics while talking*
ME

[kahelorange]

I was listening to a fun song before this. I saw your notification then everything went down the emo hole. This song is just sad... MCR is just SAD.
BTW, that Car Radio tangent was great XD

[C-SD]

This song has always been a favorite of mine. The lyrics really resonate with me. Partially because I'm the same age group as the guys. lol The lines about your heroes selling cars on tv also made me think about the fact that as you get to adulthood the people that were your heroes have lost fame or whatever. Not just that they were trying to sell us stuff and use us for money, but that that's the only work they can get. This song is sad, for sure, but also really true. You become an adult and your heroes aren't heroes any more, they're real people.

[vampirefrank]

for some reason, this makes me love this song even more because it has meaning and yes, is may be sad but it also shows beauty and truth

[chaoticfloralarrangement]

Have you done the light behind your eyes? If not plz do

[Vaxilion]

I love this song. For some reason sad songs make me happy when I'm sad. Disenchanted is one of those songs.

[indecisive.]

Sir, My Chemical Romance in general depresses me

[corneliusspartacus]

I think this is my favorite song by mcr because It talks to me on so many levels.

[Emilie-cgvc]

I love My Chemical Romance. I know that you think their lyrics depress people, but for me, they kind of comfort me to know that other people feel sad too, and that it's okay.

[leahfishwick]

I always felt differently about the relationship between Gerard and the audience he’s addressing in this song. Rather than being disappointed in them or feeling misunderstood as they sing the words back to him, I think “it was the roar of the crowd that gave me heartache to sing” is about the heartache he feels in seeing that so many people feel the same way that he does. That they’re “roaring” the words back at him, as if to say they understand. It hurts him that life has caused pain to so many people, the same way it has made him suffer. “And if you think that I’m wrong, this never meant nothing to you”—and if you don’t relate, then this song won’t mean anything to you. It’s for the people who do understand. Gerard has talked a lot about how deeply empathetic he is, and how he’s prone to feeling upset for others before he’s upset for himself. That’s where the basis of my interpretation comes from :)

[TheLadyMalfoy]

Disenchanted is one of my favourite songs of all time. I've always said that there is a very specific feeling where all you want to do is cry and listen to this on repeat in bed for hours. The song is so dark but at the same time I find it oddly comforting and it got me through a lot of shit in high school

[christianbraymusic]

I saw the title and laughed so hard. But this is absolutely great.

[SocialRepose]

and the award for best lyrics goes to....!

[vitoriarezendekurita]

Is It weird that it's still my favorite song of the album and It makes me happy?

[Toffnm]

I always felt like the following verse was a positive one:
It was the roar of the crowd that gave me heartache to sing. I wasn't planning to feel that way, but as the thousands of different voices fused into one and my carefully planned words were shouted back at me like nothing else mattered, I realized that we were all the same, nobody left out, none of us alone. It was a lie when they had smiled and said "You won't feel a thing. Go on, get up on that stage and do your job." A lie. In that moment, I felt more alive than ever before.

[summertimelovely]

Even though their songs are sad and depressing they give me so much hope, they make me want to keep on living