MCR Tenth Anniversary

[NotACoolKid]

Hey, guys. It's incredibly late, and I'm about to go to sleep, but before I do, I felt like I needed to post this. It's September eleventh right now, and aside from being the ten-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, it also marks the ten-year anniversary of our beloved My Chemical Romance, who started because of that very same attack. I think it'd just be cool if today, the day that started it all, we just posted something about what MCR means to us.

I don't mean something stupid. Just like, why are you on this site? Why do you listen to them? Have they impacted your life at all? What are your favorite lyrics? etc. etc.


I'll start off to make it less awkward.

In my case, I have to say that I really adore the extent to which MCR manages to stay a "grounded" band. Like, they're super famous, they have forums made after their ideas, but they still manage to meet the fans, and also to do things like Sing It For Japan. I just really, really adore that they're people, which is something you don't get often in the world of celebrities.

But enough on that. My favorite lyrics are from Famous Last Words, and they are "I am not afraid to keep on living." For personal reasons, I adore these, and I hope to get a tattoo of them on my arm at some point.

Also. Can I just state that Gerard got clean in seventeen days? I know we all know this, but I just felt a need to say it again. It's really an inspiration. So way to go, Gee.


Okay. I'm gonna stop there before I ramble more (Nack doesn't fall too far from the tree). Sorry if this is a stupid idea for a thread, but I just thought we ought to say something about them on a day like today.

Can't wait to see your responses! <3

[Volume Virus]

I am not sure how I managed to not know that they formed ON 9/11. I always just presumed it was shortly after, not that very day. Well, I'll never forget again...

But, you know? I'm a sappy loser. So I'm going to say something stupid here: My Chem represents hope to me. They write all these songs about the terrible apocalyptic future, but as they do that, they're telling us to be something important, that we are worthy of life and we shouldn't throw that away. The first line of the first My Chem song ever written is "You're not in this alone". And that makes me feel...like, loved. I never really did before. Seriously, until two years ago I was convinced that even my best friends hated me.

And there was my "something stupid". You're welcome.

[bunny killightly]

This is a good idea. Thank you NACK. Today was the day that gee wrote skylines and turnstiles. Which is not only the first song I had heard by the band but still remains one of my favourite songs ever written. I guess the lyrics "after seeing what we saw, can we still reclaim our innocence" That will always stick with me, as a real life revolutionary there are some things that smash any naieve illusions in certain things and you can never turn back. The anti war movement in 03, the beatings from the police for standing up for what i believe is right certainly did that.

The one thing that stands out for me when it comes to mcr, like it will for a lot of people is the message that its ok to be fucked up cos you're not the only one. That and the overwhelming belief that no matter how dark it is or how bad things may seem, there is always hope and we should try spread that hope in any way we can. If i've achieved anything with this site or even in my own life i really hope it is that!

I'm sure we all have a million stories we could tell but i'm gonna pump there. I do however want people to remember another 9 11. In chillie 1973, there was an invasion by US troops and replaced an elected president for a brutal murderous dictator. All those who lost their lives then should never be forgotten.

[Sylvia Main]

Just learned that my little sister's best friend, well her aunt was on one of the planes that hit the towers. She was texting her family as it happened. I'm sitting here, watching a CBS special. It's so moving and sad, hard to believe that it has really been 10 years. At exactly this moment, 10 years ago, AA Flight 77 hit collided with the tower, causing the loss of many wonderful people and breaking families.

The Zones are a lot like this. Something tragic happened and we didn't let it stop us. My Chemical Romance created a world, a world who had experienced a war so devestating we were forced to rebuild. Our characters families were killed and everything we knew and loved were taken away. This could very well be a possible future. We can give up or keep fighting. MCR inspires hope and creativity. Don't be defined or cliche, but be yourself. Scream along with their music, who cares what anyone else thinks. We're all in this together and if we keep fighting we'll never survive.

I also want to give a shout out to all of our wonderful troops over in the Middle East, know that you're fighting for no reason. This isn't revenge or for money. Today should remind you of that. You are a hope as well.

[Arson Anthem]

This is a wonderful idea, Nack, thank you.

I'll be brief; what I love most about MCR is their endurance and their versatility. I've seen so many bands with so much potential burn out after a few years, but MCR is one of the few groups of musicians who can stick it out. They have a right to say things like "I am not afraid to keep on living", because they've never given up (and I might add that I'm infinitely grateful that they didn't burn out after that insane Black Parade gauntlet).

The other half of that is that every album is different. Some say that means they're selling out, and people say that after nearly every album any band puts out if it's not an exact copy of the one that came before it, but I don't believe that for a minute. Having seen how much negative talk people throw out, I appreciate the courage it takes to try something new when you're already established as something in particular.
(and the artist in me requires another sidenote as to that - anyone can learn to copy the Japanese and draw cookie-cutter manga. It takes guts to come up with your own style and create something unique for yourself. And having seen his art, I know Gerard agrees with me!)

I know I could say more, especially about the tragedies that this day marks, but I don't want to run on forever. So stay shiny, killjoys, you have more than enough to deal with even without the Great Fires and the Helium War, but if MCR can survive then we sure as hell can too.

[Stellar Synesthesia]

When I'm alone at home, I put the music on, turn up the volume, and sing my heart out with them. Any song that fits my mood.

I first heard their music during a hard part of my life, and the thing that struck me with them is how they can put words to things many people feel but can never quite say.

As the lyrics danced through my ears the first time, I thought, "These people have a heart."
And as simply as that, I found a way to /be/.
In the quiet days in my room, my junk box of a computer played the music of my soul.

In a way more metaphorical than literal, but with a hint of the latter as time wore me down,

My Chemical Romance saved my life.

[Toxic Panda]

Wow this is a great idea Nack!

Anyway to me MCR means hope, creativity and inspiration. They inspired me with my art and to try and make a difference in this fucked up world. They taught me to be myself and if other people didn't like it, well then just tell them to fuck off.

Listening to their music gives me hope. The lyrics are beautiful and always have a message behind them. In my eyes their making a difference to people around the world.

I could ramble on about how much of an impact they have on my life and shit like. All I can say is that MCR has helped make me the person I am today. And if it wasn't for Danger Days I wouldn't have met all you wonderful killjoys

Also to the 2,977 victims of 9/11 I want to say you'll never be forgotten

[redhavoc]

I was eleven when 9/11 happened and my mom came home in the morning and told me to turn on the TV. My parents were divorcing at the time and I was slowly realizing they were not as perfect as I once believed. That's when I began to learn you really can't be anything you want to be when you grow up and that people really do judge you based on appearance. The world, in general, began to really suck.

That's what Danger Days feels like to me, if that makes any sense. The killjoy verse is a messed-up desert dystopia and will mash you to pieces and spit you out before you know what is happening. Yet they survive and really live in that world, even though it sucks so much. Many people today don't really live, they just survive on their processed food and processed tv. And they are miserable.

MCR refuses to live that life and so do we. No matter what shit has happened in our pasts, we are conquering the present, and future, and having a damn good time doing it.