This is the reason I never stopped wearing eyeliner and dying my hair black.

I remember listening to “Fake Your Death” in 2013 and thinking to myself “I need to savor this moment because I’ll never hear a new MCR song for the first time ever again.” I’m so glad I was wrong. Welcome back.

2 years without a new MCR song I’m thirsty ☹️

The fact Gerard's voice sounds exactly the same as it did in 2002 is crazy. He doesn't really look any older, either. Really makes me think that if vampires were hiding amongst humans, he would definitely be one.

Gerard’s got such a fucking incredible and expressive voice man. So good to hear these dudes again

WHAT. A. COMEBACK. 💀🥀

This song feels like it’s got elements of all their previous albums. It’s got the progressive elements of The Black Parade, the dark lyrics and “emo” vocals of Three Cheers, the heavy riffs and screaming of I Brought You My Bullets, and the synthesizers/electronics of Danger Days.

MCR was never just a band, they're a movement.

listening to this song feels like hugging an old friend you haven’t seen in years. i’m so proud of all of us for sticking around long enough to be here.

The fact that Gerard's voice still sounds so good after twenty years is insane. He sounds the same as he did in 2002.

A year ago when this was released, I was going through heroin withdrawal, determined to get clean. I caved and used. And used for months more. Every time I did, “GET UP COWARD” would play in my head. I just lowered my methadone dose for the first time… on the anniversary of this song’s release. I couldn’t have achieved sobriety without it.

"you must fix your heart and you must build an altar where it swells" really knocks me hard. they're so great, i missed their sound & iconic lyrics so bad

It is fucking 2022 and MCR has a comback with this wonderful banger. The emo era isn´t dead my friends. We´re coming back.

Honestly, MCR keep secrets better than most governments. How do you keep something this grand and glorious hidden??? But now, it's out. And fabulous.

Two years now and still makes me feel chills…

Happy 47th birthday Gerard 🎊🎉

This is legitimately one of the most exciting moments in music history

Does anyone else feel that this sounds both fresh and comfortingly nostalgic at the same time?!? It's good to have you back mcr.

I missed your era, I’m 60 70's and 80's was my music. 90's-2005, I was all over the world in the USAF. Found MCR in 2009 when my wife died. I was in hell. This music was all i had. Saw you in Raleigh August 2022, was up close on the floor. Best concert in all of my 60 years.

You guys saved my life at 16. 10 years later I'm still here. Thank you Gerard, mikey, frank, and Ray. #mcrsavedmylife Thank you for coming back

ARE WE HAVING NEW MUSIC AFTER ALL THIS YEARS??????? I CAN'T STOP CRYING

lyrics for y'all! See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left its scars upon his face With all the damage they had done And so tired with age He turns the page Let the flesh Submit itself to gravity Let our bodies lay while our hearts will stay Let our blood invade if I die in pain Now, if your convictions were a passing phase May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay He was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the roots corrode But it's much too late You're in the race So we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in pain And if, by his own hand, his spirit flies Take his body as a relic to be canonized, now And so he gets to die a saint But she will always be the whore (You look stressed out!) Against faith (Antihero) Against all life (As if it must be pure) Against change (Wander through the ruins) We are free (The guiltiness is yours) You must fix your heart And you must build an altar where it rests When the storm decays and the sky it rains Let it flood, let it flood, let it wash away And as you stumble through your last crusade Will you welcome your extinction in the morning rays? And as the swarming calls, we lay in the foundations Yes, it comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay Get up, coward! enjoy!

this live in 2022 was fucking crazy. i cried so hard. we were the first audience to hear this live ever!😭😭

Coming back to this song after a while one thing I do want to mention is I love how "mature" this sounds sonically. Plus the group have NOT missed a beat.

I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS. cried the moment i heard Gerard's voice.

as a younger fan who only became a fan after they’d already split up, i cant even begin to describe how i feel being able to experience them releasing a new song. it feels surreal i cent believe this is really happening

Happy one year anniversary to this beloved song 💕🎉🎆

"You must fix your heart and you must build an altar where it swells." This is such a beautiful message and one that I plan to live by.

I'M GOING TO CRY MY EYES OUT THEY'RE BACK I MISSED THEM SO MUCH

Can we appreciate all the different languages in the comments showing how universal this band is and how big a deal this is!!!

This song came out on my birthday and its till the best unofficial birthday present. Ever. Imagine your favorite band dropping a song on your birthday after 9-10 years.

I'm 50.. this is what Floyd felt like in my youth..MCR is high art

See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left its scars upon his face With all the damage they had done And so time, with age He turns the page Let the flesh Submit itself to gravity Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain Now, if your convictions were a passing faith May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay He was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the rooms corrode But it's much too late You're in the race So we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain And if, by his own hand, his spirit flies Take his body as a relic to be canonized, now And so he gets to die a saint But she will always be the whore (Let's flip out!) Against faith (Antihero) Against all life (As if it must be pure) Against change (Wander through the ruins) We are free (The guiltiness is yours) You must fix your heart And you must build an altar where it rests When the storm decays and the sky it rains Let it flood, let it flood, let it wash away And as we stumble through your last crusade When you welcome your extinction in the morning rays And as the swarming calls, we lay in the foundations Yes, it comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay Get up, coward!

Grammys are a joke (like always) for not even nominating this masterpiece

"mcr is back" fans: no way! Gerard: way!

This sounds like something straight from early 2000’s!

I sit here as a grown man, 33 years old, in my house, looking at baby toys all around my living room. I realize MCR gives me the same feelings as it did 17 year old me. 2 completely different people, loving the experience in different ways.

I'm a hollow person, but your music brings a spark of joy to this dreary life. Much appreciated.

Praying for a new MCR album🖤🖤🥀

LYRICS See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left its scars upon his face With all the damage they had done And so time, with age He turns the page Let the flesh Submit itself to gravity Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain Now, if your convictions were a passing faith May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay He was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the rooms corrode But it's much too late You're in the race So we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain And if, by his own hand, his spirit flies Take his body as a relic to be canonized, now And so he gets to die a saint But she will always be the whore Against faith (Antihero) Against all life (As if it must be pure) Against change (Wander through the ruins) We are free (The guiltiness is yours) You must fix your heart And you must build an altar where it rests When the storm decays and the sky it rains Let it flood, let it flood, let it wash away And as we stumble through your last crusade When you welcome your extinction in the morning rays And as the swarming calls, we lay in the foundations Yes, it comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay Get up, coward!

this is honestly a beautiful collage of the sound of bullets, the melancholy of three cheers, the power of black parade with a zesty danger days flair sprinkled in. it's like they never even left.

Just went to the MCR concert in Melbourne. Words cannot describe how amazing it was. Also, shout out to Jimmy Eat World. They were pretty lit.

As someone who didn't get into MCR until after their breakup, I never thought that I'd get to experience this! I'm so excited!

They literally came back when the world needed them most

27살 한국팬입니다…ㅠㅠ 아직도 MCR의 모든 노래를 사랑합니다

I know MCR will never see this, but if there was one thing I could let them know, I’d want them to know: my best friend Erika took her life 4 years ago and she and I were some of the most obnoxious MCR fans on the planet. It broke our hearts when we heard that the band broke up. Before COVID, I got tickets to honor her and get that experience that she and I never got. She would be losing her mind over all of this right now. It’s so bittersweet, but I’m glad to see them back again.

This is the best day ever.

So hard for me to keep a job because of my adhd, bipolar, reoccurring depression, and ptsd. I was diagnosed at 8 years old but no medications have helped me. So I couldn’t afford to see mcr. But I’ve loved them since I was 12. I’m now 28 years old. I hope someday I get to meet or see mcr. They saved my life.

My Chemical Romance isnt just another band i like, My Chemical Romance changed my life. It isnt just some songs i like, the lyrics, the melody, the singing, its way different than any other band, My Chemical Romance makes me think everything is possible and gives me hope to keep going and keep fighting, life may suck sometimes but My Chemical Romance gives me hope. I just wanted to say, thank you My Chemical Romance for saving my life.

Even if this is the only song they release, thank you MCR for giving the world new music.

MCR is incapable of making a bad song. They are the best.

okay it's 2 years now plis release new music for us, plis be the savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned

my father was an MCR fan, ever since he was a teenager. He had all the shirts and music and showed me it all. He is no longer with us today, but I'm sure somewhere beyond our realm, he hears this music calling to him. Thank you Gerard, ray, Frank, Mikey, and many more for helping him through the many years.

A NEW ERA FOR MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE HAS BEGUN THIS IS HISTORY, WE ARE WITNESSES WE CAN REBORN, WE WILL CARRY ON

A decade sans three years later and they still rock. Who are you calling rusty? If anything, I think these guys, somehow, improved, and they have evolved just enough to both sound relevant and modern while still keeping in tune with themselves as to be, well, the way only My Chemical Romance can be.

day 102 of coming here (almost)every day and manifesting mcr5, and also HAPPY 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THIS SONG!!! HAPPY BDAY MY DEAR FOUNDATIONS OF DECAY

What's great is that the song isn't trying too hard to be anything. It's just MCR being real to themselves. Well done.

it makes me cry seeing all the different people commenting and the different languages. shows how far MCR reached. so glad to hear a mcr song for the first time again

It’s been 2 years.. coME BACK you cant just release a banger and dip again

Just taking my part here on giving our favourite Gee a happy birthday! He's is making 47 today, wishing him a good day

Isn’t it crazy? That everyone the world is hearing this song at this right moment. Life is good. My chem is back!

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE IS BACK GUYS THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!

I can't believe I live in a world where both MCR and this exists 🙏😭✨️

One year tomorrow. Time truly does fly

they couldn’t have made a better comeback song… this is beyond fucking perfect. my chemical romance seriously never disappoints and continues to exceed my expectations.

LYRICS(I will update) [Verse 1] See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left its scars upon his face With all the damage they had done [Pre-Chorus] And so time, with age He turns the page Let the flesh Submit itself to gravity [Chorus] Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain Now, if your convictions were a passing faith May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay [Verse 2] He was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the rooms corrode [Pre-Chorus] But it's much too late You're in the race So we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore [Chorus] Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain And if, by his own hand, his spirit flies Take his body as a relic to be canonized, now And so he gets to die a saint But she will always be the whore [Breakdown] (Let's flip out!) Against faith (Antihero) Against all life (As if it must be pure) Against change (Wander through the ruins) We are free (The guiltiness is yours) [Bridge] You must fix your heart And you must build an altar where it rests When the storm decays and the sky it rains Let it flood, let it flood, let it wash away And as we stumble through your last crusade When you welcome your extinction in the morning rays And as the swarming calls, we lay in the foundations [Outro] Yes, it comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay Get up, coward! shout out to the fans that wrote this down on the genius website!!

Those of us that grew up as emo teens are now depressed and burnt out late 20's/30 year olds, we needed this song. Thank you, My Chemical Romance for making music that has gotten us through all stages of life.

How is this a year old now still feels like it dropped yesterday

I think for a lot of us, this is a historic moment. First MCR song release as a fan. It feels incredible and what a comeback. They are legends!

To those who say this sounds like 2000s, I say yeah, if 2000s embraced itself, grew up, experienced life, decided to dust off the mic and masterfully serenade us with soaring vocals full to the brim with emotion. This was like everything old and new perfectly mixed and mastered with every element having a clear distinct texture/flavor that is unsuppressed by the vocals nor the drums, nor the other instruments.

Never gonna stop loving mcr, I’ll never be more grateful to a group of people. They got me through the past 2 years of my life and continue to help day by day when it feels like I have nothing left. I’ll never forget crying and feeling like there was no way out and then putting on MCR or watching one of their old interviews and remembering how to smile, Gerard’s own struggle with suicide drugs and mental health is so similar to mine and seeing how far he’s come and how he can make this amazing musical comeback gives me hope too. I want to get all these beautiful lyrics tattooed on my soul. When I finally saw MCR after years of believing I wouldn’t, it was the happiest night of my life. Hearing this live filled a hole in my heart that I hadn’t even known existed. It was such a beautiful show and I felt so empty yet so whole when it was over. Remembering my show and how happy I felt gave me strength these past hard 6 months since I’ve seen them. I’ll never be able to fully express how grateful I am to MCR, how they’ve saved my life, and even though at the end of the day they are just 4 ordinary guys from New Jersey they don’t understand the impact they’ve had on so many lost kids who are just looking for something to call home, something to comfort them when life gets hard. Even though I’ve now outgrown mcr a bit they’ll always have such a special place in my life. It’s been almost a year since this life changing song was released but not a day goes by where I don’t think of it. Here’s hoping they’ll make a new album soon. “You must fix your heart, and you must build an alter where it swells”🖤🖤🖤❤️❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘 8/27/22❤️❤️

These guys made us wait for years, dropped one song and dipped.

This is a moment in music history I never thought I'd witness again, MCR still has me by the balls

I didn’t get into MCR until well after they had broken up. To be here listening to a brand new single from them is a feeling that I never dreamt I might experience.

I took so long to listen to this song because I was afraid they wouldn't rock anymore, like some of my other favourite bands/artists. Very glad to be wrong. It's like they never stopped.

The beat that starts 4:50 reminds me so much of what got me into them to begin with. Super nostalgic. I hope they bring out a new album soon

This is like 'I Brought You My Bullets...' grew big and tall and decided to show the world everything it's learnt over the past 2 decades. I'm so, so pleased to hear it ❤️

i was wrongfully worried that this song might sound too digital, clean, mainstream and chart friendly… but this is MCR!! this is the same mcr we met 20 years ago. it’s so perfectly them. you can tell that it was important to the guys to make this a genuine MCR song, and wow! they succeeded. 9/11 references, catholicism, screaming, the awesome breakdowns and heavy instrumentals… i love it. thank you, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE!!!

today is 1st anniversary to a beloved song

happy birthday babygirl, one year ago many lives were saved

the reference to 9/11, the distorted vocals, the dark sound….. it sounds like they went back to their roots with all the added wisdom they’ve gained in their individual projects and i’m so here for it

Not sure why, but this gives me a real "three cheers" vibes, but holy shit am I glad that my favorite band of all time released a song, especially since it's my first time hearing a new song since becoming a fan

happy anniversary.

this is the most melodic MCR song ive ever heard

I'm dying we finally got a new MCR song!!😭 This day has been awful and luckily these guys have saved my day

I had NO IDEA new music was coming out. I became a fan just a couple years after they broke up, so I thought I would NEVER experience the release of new music. I thought this was going to be a concert teaser when I clicked on it. I NEARLY CRIED WHEN I REALIZED IT WASN'T.

this song is unbelievably good. It's addictive. The riffs are so catchy, the lyrics are so well written and it just sparks a certain feeling, this song. These guys are certainly talented. I adore their work.

My dad got me into MCR when I was younger. He was a fairly young dad and was still going through his emo phase lol- And tbh I don't think he ever grew out of it but the plus side about that is that I had an emo to look up to for fashion and music taste lol. In all seriousness though. I really just love their music. It's got such a unique feel to it, and for me each of their songs are so nostalgic because I grew up listening to them with my dad.

Here are the lyrics: See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left its scars upon his face With all the damage they had done And so time, with age He turns the page Let the flesh Submit itself to gravity Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain Now, if your convictions were a passing faith May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay He was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the rooms corrode But it's much too late You're in the race So we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save Let our blood invade if I die in vain And if, by his own hand, his spirit flies Take his body as a relic to be canonized, now And so he gets to die a saint But she will always be the whore (Let's flip out!) Against faith (Antihero) Against all life (As if it must be pure) Against change (Wander through the ruins) We are free (The guiltiness is yours) You must fix your heart And you must build an altar where it rests When the storm decays and the sky it rains Let it flood, let it flood, let it wash away And as we stumble through your last crusade When you welcome your extinction in the morning rays And as the swarming calls, we lay in the foundations Yes, it comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay Get up, coward!

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP, HOLY CRAP. I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE THE DAY THEY WOULD RELEASE MORE MUSIC

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABYGIRL

The second half def brought me back 15 years ago. Can only imagine all the bangers that could've been. 🤧

Lyrics: [Verse 1] ''See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left scars upon his face With all the damage they have done And so time, with age He turns the page Let the flesh Submit itself to gravity [Chorus] Let our bodies lay With our hearts, we say Let our blood and pain If I die in pain If your conditions are a passing phase May your amnesty forever in the morning race And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay [Verse 2] And he was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the roots corrode But it's much too late You're in the race So we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore [Chorus] Let our bodies lay With our hearts, we say Let our blood and pain If I die in pain And if spirit fly Take his body and To be canonized [Bridge] Against fate Against all life Against change Way [?] In this race Let it fight Let it Let it wash away At last, we'll stumble through the last crusade And as [?] the foundations [Outro] Comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay''

happy one year to this incredible masterpiece that is getting me through hard times right now thank you so much for everything, My Chemical Romance

Track 1 of a concept album we will never hear, it is so powerful yet so melancholic.

NEW SONG!?!?!? I'VE BEEN WAITING A DECADE FOR THIS OMG

this song ultimately sounds more melancholic and mature than their previous albums of anger and desperation; it’s giving a new era of MCR that we need lol

Happy 2 years 🎉🎉🎉

Can't believe it's already been a year 😢 this song is still as sweet as ever

day 3 of coming here every day and manifesting mcr5 (i also just rewatched the entire corona capital 2022 show... again, proud de ser mexicano🫶)