Traditional manliness came under question with the early 2000s wave of emo music, what with the openness about feelings and the wearing of tight jeans and makeup. Lyrics like, “how we're just two men as God had made us,” “I’ll kiss your lips again” and “they make me do push-ups in drag” explore the fluidity of sexuality and the blurry line between conventional depictions of masculinity and femininity. While neither Gerard Way nor Bert McCracken of The Used (featured) identify as homosexual, the lyrics explore that aspect of sexuality in a way other punk bands hadn’t dared. Maybe you wondered, “Is it because they’re ‘emo’? Or are they really talking about being gay?” Both! The title hints at the fact that this song has something to do with a lack of traditional masculinity. “You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison” explores homosexuality
Way and guitarist Frank Iero also told Fuse - somewhat incoherently - that the title for the record came to them when they “saw the Virgin Mary in Dr. All of these combined influences prompted him and his bandmates to create the masterpiece that is Three Cheers, and the simple act of doing that was the revenge he sorely wanted. He also told Alternative Press that he felt anger toward those who had insisted MCR would never succeed. Way explains that listening to Black Flag brought up memories of how he felt like an outcast in high school. But the band that got the MCR singer fixated on the concept of revenge was actually, as he reveals in their 2006 documentary Life on the Murder Scene, California punk outfit Black Flag. Black Flag inspired the concept of revengeįans of Gerard’s sweet-yet-twisted brand of melodic singing may be surprised to learn that his first love was Iron Maiden. Chastising himself for not realizing the end to his own tale sooner, Way says, “Man, why didn't I think of that before?” 4. In the interview, Way divulges that after killing 999 men, the protagonist comes to the conclusion that the final soul he’d take would be his own. As mentioned, the concept centered around a man so desperate to be reunited with his lost love that he made a deal with the devil to kill a thousand evil men. In an interview with Black Velvet, Gerard Way was asked what the ending to Three Cheers would have been if he had continued with the original story as planned. Gerard Way came up with an ending after the record was released Gerard felt tremendous guilt for not being able to spend more time with her leading up to her death, and that guilt manifested itself in “Helena.” (" We are so far from you / Burning on, just like the match you strike to incinerate / The lives of everyone you know.”) Speaking of the song, the singer told Kerrang!, “It’s a really angry open letter to myself.” My Chemical Romance - 'Helena'ģ. She ended up dying just one day after they came home. But their hectic touring schedule kept them away from their family for a long time. In essence, she was the reason MCR became the musical giants they did. Their grandmother taught the young boys to sing and paint, and she and her husband even bought the band their first touring van. The song’s lyrics aren’t just about sadness or saying goodbye, but about something even more destructive - self-loathing. One of MCR’s most famous songs, “Helena,” is deeply rooted in the passing of the Ways’ grandmother, Elena Lee Rush. “Helena” is an open letter to Gerard Way… from Gerard Way I’m going to write the songs that I want.” 2. How am I going to deal with this story? Does it even matter anymore? Is it just fucking pretentious? Is it bullshit?” And then I came to grips with it and said, “Fuck it. So when that happened, I was like, “Fuck.
Gerard Way told Alternative Press:īasically everything I apply to this band, I got from her. The devastating loss somewhat derailed the original blueprint for the record, and it turned out to be half-conceptual, half-confessional instead. That’s because Gerard and Mikey Way’s grandmother passed away during the writing process. While Three Cheers does loosely follow this story, the record turned out to be much more rooted in the real goins-on of the band members’ lives than first planned. It was to be a tale of how two murdered lovers, one in heaven and one in hell, could be reunited should the male partner harvest a thousand souls. Three Cheers was initially conceived as a concept album, as per the band’s liner notes: “The story of a man, a woman, and the corpses of a thousand evil men…” It was meant to be a continuation of the story of the so-called “Demolition Lovers” sketched by the band’s first release, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002). Many people think that The Black Parade (2006) was My Chem’s first concept album, and in a way that’s true it was the band’s first complete concept album. Three Cheers’ was supposed to be a concept album
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