“Maya The Psychic” is a song about Gerard, and how he has struggled with mental illness since he was a kid. During a show in Sweden, Gerard said that,
I was always depressed […] I didn’t have anybody to talk to. I didn’t have anybody that would take me seriously and neither did Mikey.
There was th...
[Verse 1]
We’re not just dreamers
We’re the kind that comprehend
We gather up our forces
She’s busy hearing voices again
Pneumonic-screamers came to gather up our friends
If giving in is pointless then get out of bed
Or this might be the end
[Chorus]
Voices hearing you loud
We’re taking the sound back with us
Now I’m hearing you loud
We’re coming around
Just give us more
[Verse 2]
You teenage believers, rallied up against the fence
Use weapons of clairvoyance
You adolescent strike force against
Metallic deceivers
From a planet far away
But when you read my fortune, are we running home
Or running free today?
[Chorus]
Voices hearing you loud
We’re taking the sound back with us
Now I’m hearing you loud
We’re coming around
Just give us more
Voices hearing you loud
We’re taking the sound back with us
Now I’m hearing you loud
We’re coming around
Just give us more
[Bridge]
Are you hearing voices again?
Are they with you, and are they giving you commands?
I know you’ve had choices to make
But I’m with you
You’re never facing them alone today
[Chorus]
Voices hearing you loud
We’re taking the sound back with us
Now I’m hearing you loud
We’re coming around
Just give us more
Voices hearing you loud
We’re taking the sound back with us
Now I’m hearing you loud
We’re coming around
Just give us more
(Are you hearing voices?)
Voices hearing you loud
We’re taking the sound back with us
(Are you waiting for this?)
Now I’m hearing you loud
We’re coming around
Just give us more
(Are you hearing voices?)
Voices hearing you loud
We’re taking the sound back with us
(Are you waiting for this?)
Now I’m hearing you loud
We’re coming around
Just give us more
Maya The Psychic was written by Gerard Way.
Maya The Psychic was produced by Doug McKean.
Gerard Way released Maya The Psychic on Tue Sep 30 2014.
When asked about the song during his 2014 Reddit AMA, Gerard said:
The song is about mental illness. The title was inspired by an old manga called Mai, The Psychic Girl, which is great.