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On “Dead!” Gerard Way takes on the roles of Mother War, The Patient, and the doctor, setting up the rest of the album to be a journey through The Patient’s final two weeks of battling cancer.
[Intro]
Yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 1]
And if your heart stops beating
I'll be here wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you get to Heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
[Chorus]
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh, take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand? It ain't exactly what you planned
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead?
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, dead
[Verse 2]
Tongue-tied and oh, so squeamish
You never fell in love
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you get to Heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
[Chorus]
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh, take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand to take a pistol by the hand?
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead?
[Bridge]
And in my honest observation, during this operation
Found a complication in your heart, so long
'Cause now you've got
Maybe just two weeks to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?
[Guitar Solo]
[Breakdown]
One, two, one, two, three, four
La la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la la la, well, come on
La la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la la la, oh, motherfucker
[Outro]
(La la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke, then why are we laughing?
(La la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke, then why are we laughing?
(La la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke, then why are we laughing?
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la)
If life ain't just a joke, then why am I dead?
Dead
Dead! was written by Bob Bryar & Ray Toro & Mikey Way & Frank Iero & Gerard Way.
Dead! was produced by My Chemical Romance & Rob Cavallo.
My Chemical Romance released Dead! on Mon Oct 23 2006.
The lyrics in “Dead!” are kept strictly to the concept of the album, but it’s possible the song could have multiple meanings.
The song tells about The Patient having cancer with just two weeks to live. Gerard Way plays the roles of himself, the doctor, and The Patient.