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Song ID: 168987
Covered As: I'm Not Okay (I Promise) by Emocapella
Well, if you wanted honesty
That's all you had to say
I never want to let you down or have you go
It's better off this way
For all the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
Remember when you broke your foot
From jumping out the scond floor?

I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay, you wear me out

What will it take to show you that it's not the life it seems?
(I'm not okay)
I told you time and time again
You sing the words
(I'm not okay)
But don't know what it means
To be a joke and look,
Another line without a hook
I held you close as we both shook
For the last time, take a good hard look

I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay, you wear me out

Forget about the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
You said you read me like a book
Well the pages all are torn and frayed out

I'm okay, I'm o-kay
I'm okay now (I'm okay now)
But you really didn't listen to me
Because I'm telling you the truth
I mean this I'm okay (trust me)

I'm not okay
I'm not okay
Well, I'm not okay, I'm not o-fucking-kay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay (okay)
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05. I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
06. The Ghost Of You
Song Facts  
The song's overtly sentimental lyrics ushered people to label the band as "emo".
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120 comments on this song.
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eternally x lost
This song is awesome. The music for it- even Gerard sounds awesome, but he always does. Great song.
added: 05/11/2004, 07:00 AM
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EmoGeek87
I'm not o' fucking kay. Hell yea.
added: 05/28/2004, 01:05 PM
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IvICR
i love
added: 06/07/2004, 06:10 PM
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Number12
trust me
added: 06/08/2004, 07:51 AM
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DamagedApparatus
Great music, great lyrics, and specially great singing.
added: 06/08/2004, 12:27 PM
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pubarso
trust me.
added: 06/08/2004, 12:53 PM
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Number12
totally good =)
added: 06/08/2004, 01:01 PM
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« Joy »
Mwauh. It's just was shessay song. xDD
added: 06/17/2004, 11:08 AM
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socks
WOW, im not ok. I
added: 07/12/2004, 07:14 PM
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lstn2music247
i hate it when bands repeat the same thing over and over and over again, and when people say lyrics are good even though they aren't poetic. they rhyme, thats about it thought...
added: 07/21/2004, 02:51 PM
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Cloutweb_Duff
catchy
added: 07/23/2004, 12:20 AM
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missfuckie
This song is Headfirst For Halos part two. Straight from the band's mouth.
added: 07/24/2004, 12:29 AM
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cheidiotou
If this is really supposed to be "Headfirst for Halos, part 2", I can see why. Same style, same sound (maybe a little more Pop here), but same feel. And a good song.
added: 07/24/2004, 12:38 AM
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missfuckie
It is almost the same, because like Headfirst, this song has a poppy sound, but the lyrics are about suicide.
added: 07/24/2004, 12:39 PM
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JIGGY Geeyun!
this was thee song that make me want to listen to MCR!
added: 07/27/2004, 01:41 AM
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-x-courtney-x-
fuckin badass song, i'd give it a 11/10, i love it, even tho it kinda reminds me of good charlotte...fags...mcr still kicks ass
added: 07/30/2004, 01:08 AM
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El Mizzle
man i love this song...
added: 08/01/2004, 01:01 PM
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Big D
At least I'M okay. Anyway, it is a good song; the lead singer is freakin' out by saying "I'M NOT OKAY!!!" several times...and I like it.
added: 08/01/2004, 02:02 PM
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Morningstar
Very catchy.
added: 08/08/2004, 10:33 PM
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Loaf
I love this song this song is so addicting made me wanna listen to more
added: 08/26/2004, 12:55 PM
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buttcrack
I don't really like this band, but this song is alright and the vocalist is amazing.
added: 09/03/2004, 11:28 PM
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NewFoundGloryRoksmysoks
I love the song and i luv the band!JJ for eva!LoL ^_^
added: 09/14/2004, 10:08 AM
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arsenicNoldLace
Love it.
added: 09/16/2004, 06:22 PM
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THE Perfect Name
Brilliant.
added: 09/25/2004, 08:18 PM
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Fae
this song kicks ass. end of story.
added: 09/27/2004, 05:28 PM
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Happiness...
This is good......weird, but good.
added: 09/28/2004, 04:40 PM
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Cratic
It's alright. Better than most stuff out right now, but i wouldn't buy the cd or anything.
added: 09/30/2004, 03:19 PM
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ikarefornoone
addictive
added: 09/30/2004, 11:48 PM
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legend
no seriously Cratic, buy the cd, this is probably the only radio-friendly osng on it (with the exception of 'the ghost of you') and all the songs are much better than this
added: 10/04/2004, 06:55 AM
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anti-mullet
The only MCR song I've ever heard : X , and I heard it doing a listener survey for "what should be played?" for a local station, but I tell you, I gave this song the OK!
Yeah...this song rocks. The end.
added: 10/04/2004, 11:45 PM
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Tateno
this song is really good and catchy!
added: 10/05/2004, 07:38 PM
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Emo_LiciousxFrodo
I can't get it out of my head, but that's definitely a good thing.
added: 10/05/2004, 09:08 PM
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mcr_chick27
this song is fluckin asome
added: 10/13/2004, 09:36 PM
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Vash
the video's pretty funny but the song, and the band, is generic garbage. it's catchy but in an annoying way. it's catchy in the same way a Lil Jon song is, or the latest LL cool J track. yeah it gets stuck in your head but you don't WANT it there.
added: 10/18/2004, 09:23 PM
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Cratic
I find this song sounds a lot like the older stuff from good charlotte, which ain't a good thing
added: 10/23/2004, 01:49 PM
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Hottie with a body
I love this song it could be great if they would play it more.. I sing this song all day at school and i go to an all girls school so the song gets passed around
added: 10/23/2004, 11:07 PM
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Big D
Cratic, maybe it's the lead singer's voice that's pissing you off. To me, the lead singer sounds like Flogging Molly's lead singer, but less Irish.
added: 11/04/2004, 05:41 PM
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Cratic
I'm not pissed off at them, i just don't care for them. I just don't like their style
added: 11/04/2004, 05:53 PM
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teddygrams
WEll i dont know cause i never had a thing for gc... i just like it...i dont really know it is catchy and the video is halarious...but still ilike it ... it doesnt remind me of old gc...cause gc sucks...
added: 11/06/2004, 07:30 PM
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Dark2531
why do u bring gc up gc is like the gayest band ever we all know that were just here to say the song is kool and now for my share ( GReAt s0NG ;\)
added: 11/07/2004, 03:37 AM
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teddygrams
it is a geat song... i love it..so yeah...im not a gc fan and im kinda mad at all those people who compare good bands to bad bands...so yeah...leave them alone..and quit bitchin
added: 11/08/2004, 07:55 PM
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xocrzylv35xo
this song kicks ass! The lead singer is soo fucking hott! great song!
added: 11/13/2004, 03:21 PM
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MisUnderStood1327
i love this song a lot! whenever i hear it on tv or listen to it on the radio, i cant help myself. i just have to blast it up all the time ... this song roxz me soxz !
added: 11/14/2004, 04:49 PM
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Krowgher
Amazing song! the solo is beautiful! and the two videos fucking rocks!
added: 11/18/2004, 01:08 AM
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Tristan.
Amazing song. I love the little solo.
added: 11/24/2004, 02:32 PM
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Alone Up There
My Chemcial Romance is NOTHING compared to Good Charlotte, at all. McR is SO SO SO much better, lyrically and musically so, so all your fucking bitching. If you don't like the band or the song then why waste your time?
added: 11/27/2004, 07:02 PM
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mcr_chick27
good charlotte sux ass compared to my chemical romance ha ha
added: 11/27/2004, 09:27 PM
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Feeniks
This song is VERY repetitive, which in this case is a good thing. It gives the song the right feel, in my opinion.
added: 12/01/2004, 04:34 PM
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watchwhereuwalk
good charlotte sucks dick, my chemical romance is ok, i can withstand some of their stuff, like this song, but i hate the video
added: 12/13/2004, 09:12 PM
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Big_Fish
I love the speed of this song, and how it all flows together. This song fucking rocks!
Not even comparible to GC.....I just wanna live...its A+ Horse shit
added: 12/16/2004, 10:25 PM
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mikaincubus
this song is badass
added: 12/17/2004, 12:57 PM
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ZAK.
Coolness. This song is awesome.
added: 12/19/2004, 09:45 PM
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Derek-Danzig
this song is fucking outrageously awesome.
added: 12/19/2004, 11:50 PM
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n3verender
the part where the guy goes "trust me" is my favorite part of this song
added: 12/21/2004, 05:13 PM
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n3verender
"Well, I'm not okay, I'm not o' fucking kay. I'm not okay. I'm not okay (okay). " fucking amazing!
added: 12/21/2004, 05:14 PM
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LICutiePie6
love the video the one with the cheerleaders its sooo good
added: 12/24/2004, 06:08 PM
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mee and the moon
my favorite song on the album. so good.
added: 12/25/2004, 02:46 PM
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Griffman
well I was ok...this song fucking sucks my nuts.. although I do wish I could have a bitch voice like this dude
added: 12/28/2004, 11:54 PM
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ticky ticky
GREAT GREAT F-IN GREAT but i think it kind of stands out from the rest on the album...i love it no matter what though and i'm glad it's on this album!
added: 01/01/2005, 03:10 AM
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mestupchick
i heard it and i loved it. his voice is fucken amazing >:)
added: 01/02/2005, 02:15 AM
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xshaunhatesyoux
mtv doesn't ruin "great" songs no matter how much you want to say mtv is the devil and they ruin everything... last time i turned on mtv, they didn't even play videos, one, and two, if a song is that easily ruined for you, it wasn't a "great" song.
added: 01/08/2005, 03:21 AM
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*X*viva*X*la*X*bamX*
its simple---this song fuckin rox
added: 01/10/2005, 10:12 PM
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beckerz
one of the absolute best songs ever. the music video is awesome too...and no, i didnt see it on mtv.
added: 01/13/2005, 10:13 PM
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Infekt7
Songs not really that great. The vocals are horrible in the verse.
added: 01/16/2005, 12:29 AM
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mrs. brightside
I really like this song and I liked the video too..... and I didn't see it on mtv either.... like that makes any difference......
added: 01/17/2005, 12:57 PM
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drika
there 2 videos for this song..the one thatīs like a movie trailer is the best one.
added: 01/18/2005, 08:43 AM
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Smophie
This song is aweosme,i saw the video and that good too =)
added: 01/29/2005, 05:33 PM
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ChyD
Good song, the music vidio is hillarious.
added: 02/01/2005, 10:22 PM
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mrs. brightside
This sopng is great and I freakin' love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! I love the video, especially the one that's like a movie trailer!!!!!!!
added: 02/11/2005, 12:22 PM
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cereal_killer
I saw the funniest thing ever a couple of days ago..: These freaks played on the David Letterman show. The best part was when they started head banging. That made my day.
added: 02/12/2005, 01:40 AM
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TidesOfTomorrow
this song isn't too great dude and Dave Letterman is a tool...but you have quite the cliche list there mister cereal_killer
added: 02/20/2005, 02:41 PM
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Casey
i love this song, especially the music video!
added: 02/27/2005, 03:41 PM
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ryanslackofsurprise
The video is great but the song is way overrated. They have better stuff.
added: 03/04/2005, 11:27 AM
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carebear chick
yall are so wrong THIS IS ONE OF MANY GOOD SONGS FROM MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
added: 03/06/2005, 09:30 PM
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BlackGoat
great song.. i like it
added: 03/09/2005, 12:57 PM
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shorty rockk
definately an awesome song too.
added: 03/14/2005, 03:07 AM
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carebear chick
i love it yes i do i love it and how bout you
added: 04/17/2005, 10:36 AM
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KissMyFearsGoodbye_xox
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added: 05/01/2005, 01:02 PM
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piskraker
shut up kissmyfearsgoodbye_xox shih
added: 06/21/2005, 02:26 PM
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I c y
It's energetic.
added: 06/29/2005, 06:20 AM
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Ashs
this song kicks ass....i remember the first time i listened to it i was like holy shit thes song is kool
added: 06/29/2005, 01:23 PM
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Somiko
i live for this guys. it's thanx to them i'm still here so i have to say nice things about all of their songs. i think this will be their next video. i hope so at least.
added: 08/08/2005, 10:58 PM
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Lrg_dick
i think that these guys r too desperate
added: 08/08/2005, 11:41 PM
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RandomHero
in my opinion one of the weakest tracks on the album
added: 08/09/2005, 12:58 PM
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Somiko
shwhatever. he says fuck. that makes it fabulous.
added: 08/24/2005, 07:04 PM
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Brokenarrow
this is the first/worst MCR song i heard. from then on i totally hate this song with a passion.(they suck live too)
added: 09/14/2005, 06:10 PM
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FFAF
They do suck live. I've suffered through them, I think this band is so overrated it is ridiculous.
added: 09/15/2005, 04:02 PM
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Somiko
where'd u c them at?? cause they were pretty good in St. Louis...friday the 13th...best night ever....for a concert i mean, plus green day shot confetti everywhere...so i got that now..go me...billy idol is super too..
added: 09/18/2005, 02:42 PM
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FearsoftheFallen
my cheimcal romance sucks.....period
added: 09/25/2005, 12:09 AM
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Little Miss Princess
Fearsofthefallen, go suck a lamb and tell your mother she wants you cause MCR owns all you wannabe little punks. Kay ? Kay. Thanks.
added: 09/25/2005, 01:54 AM
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Somiko
FearsoftheFallen, leave them alone!! You have no idea what you're talking about!! Listen to em' and you'll get why I think they are incredible. You should at least give em' a chance. Give Em' Hell Kid!!!
added: 09/26/2005, 05:22 PM
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Karen_Cuttie
Well, my friend bought the cd, and um, I thought that was a bad idea. Whatever, they aren't that bad, not with the music out now, but reminds me a bit of good charlotte sometimes.
added: 09/30/2005, 09:00 PM
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megioo
Karen_Cuttie....They're the farthest thing from good charlotte, and i love it.
added: 10/06/2005, 12:21 AM
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Somiko
good charlotte r just retards trying to act like green day. and it isn't working!! mcr is infinity times better than those posers! come one! 1 of those retards is dating HILARY DUFF!! WHAT A LOSER!!!!!!!!!!
added: 10/08/2005, 03:05 PM
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I c y
Fucking energetic punk band. Their energy just never stops and I really appreciate and respect them on this one!
added: 10/11/2005, 08:13 AM
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Big D
There's no fucking way that they can be compared with Good Charlotte. GC is nothing but a band that demands to be punk but can't quite make it. They're even added in the "top 40" world because of how poppy those bastards are. As for MCR, they are hardcore punk. Sure, they may look weird, but they still do good guitar riffs and whatnot in their songs. Therefore, there's no chance that they're compared with GC. NO FUCKING CHANCE.
added: 10/18/2005, 09:24 PM
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Behold a Pale Horse
THIS, my friends, is POP.
Do any of you have any idea what punk is?
And as for calling this "hardcore punk", get fucked...
added: 10/19/2005, 01:33 AM
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inafalsepretense
are you kidding, this is the heaviest song i ever heard. i mean i pissed twice the first time i heard it. man can that guy sing. man he should be in a choir or something. and as for the band, they are the hardcorest punks i ever heard! best band freaking ever, i mean who doesn't love my chemical romance. i could list like 100 things that are close though...tacos, mormons, hot chocolate, peeing sitting down, labrador retrievers, wide recievers, eating hot dogs off of plates with a fork...did i meantion peeing sitting down? well anyways, this is great, that hwhap guy is dumb. i never met anyone so dumb. pop is like justin timberlake or shania twain getting down. hey they all should do a duet with my chemical romance, whouldn't that be the best thing that you ever seen? awesome song by the way.
added: 10/22/2005, 01:48 PM
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Karen_Cuttie
When I said they reminded me of good charlotte sometimes, I was refering to a part of the song that I thought sounded like them, it was one of the first times I heard the song. Now I will say that I like MCR, not that much, but they are probably one of the best bands that you hear/see on MTV these days. So ya, I won't compare them to Good Charlotte anymore.
added: 10/24/2005, 06:28 PM
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Cratic
Wow. I just read some of the most ignorant comments on this site. Hard Core Punk? Heaviest song ever heard? I hope to fucking God you both were sacrastic. You ask how can they be compared to Good Charlotte? Well I'll tell you. They're both boy bands with guitars who are making their living with their image and not their music. All it is, is pop music with a little bit more attitude (I use that term lightly) and instead of clean cut guys singing, they get make-up wearing "punks" so that they can reach out to the depressed and angst ridden teens to make more money. Basically, the record company put them out there because they're the Anti-Backstreet boys, but yet it's all the same music.
added: 10/25/2005, 03:25 PM
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Edd
Whatever your choice of words, this is fake music. Shit with no real meaning or emotion behind it. Yet, because of all these bandwagon jumpers, it's popular. Just give them another 6 months, and this song will be "teh suxiest song EVR". They'll all have gone to another shithole band that has no talent, but is played on MTV and the radio 3 times a fucking hour, so that means it's good.
added: 11/09/2005, 02:22 PM
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megioo
I have to agree, this is not hard core punk but it's not Pop either. As much as I love MCR this isn't one of the best songs on the album it's only popular because it is played on MTV.For you to honestly have an opinion of the band listen to all of the albums not just 3 cheers for sweet revenge. kthx bye
added: 11/11/2005, 11:34 PM
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Number12
OMG how pathetic... Saw MCR live yesterday, and it was cool. But they played a new song and the chorus was a rip off. Don't know what the song was called but the chorus was excatly like "last cristmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away" just with other lyrics. Me and 2 of my buddies just laughed and sang as loud as we could Last Christmas... and the crowd just looked at us and laughed cause they could as well hear what a total lame rip off MCR did. Totally 2 thumbs down.
added: 11/15/2005, 05:02 PM
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I c y
Why the fuck are you kids comparing this band with another band. Each band has their own style of writting songs and unique playing/vocals. There is just something in a band you couldn't find in others. So why compare?
added: 11/21/2005, 12:34 AM
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Brady1
Hey, if you guys dont like the song, dont listen to it. But whatever you do, dont say that these guys are gay and are the worst band imgaineable. Because I believe that I wasnt dreaming when I heard Nirvana.
added: 12/08/2005, 09:21 PM
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thiscityinruins
hardcore punk? WTF? i really hope you were being sarcastic too. Edd has it right on. Pop shit with no meaning, produced for the sole purpose of making money. Just like The Used, greenday, kid courageous, all that bullshit. so maybe they're not the worst band ever, but they're pretty freaking close to it. you kids don't know what REAL punk is. this "music" is purely POP. shit song from a shit band.
added: 12/10/2005, 08:37 AM
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Brady1
wouldn't you know that all the haters go to the mainstream songs. If they listen to the whole album they might not be the little fuckholes that say they are pop.
added: 12/11/2005, 12:10 AM
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kerrin615
metallica seems like she's into modern art,vegetables and all that crap. But lets put that behind us and talk about how awesome this song is!
added: 12/27/2005, 10:13 AM
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Snakes On A Plane
MCR does't suck. As for this song, it's one of their worst, but it's still pretty cool.
added: 12/29/2005, 09:12 PM
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kerrin615
song kinda stinkbut it's noy horrendus.(is that how u spell it?)
added: 12/31/2005, 06:46 PM
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Cratic
I think spelling is the least of your worries. Actually, after reading that again, maybe it is.
added: 01/05/2006, 12:15 AM
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&STFU;
This song isn't one of their best, but it's not one of their worst either. Good song.
added: 01/22/2006, 11:18 PM
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Love Is Insane
It's good, it gets stuck in my head but... the worst on the album, the worst of all My Chemical Romance's songs.
added: 01/25/2006, 11:20 PM
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Edd
Brady 1 said Hey, if you guys dont like the song, dont listen to it

Sorry, it's just every time I turn on the radio or television, it's force fed down my fucking throat because the only way MCR could ever be considered good is the multi-million dollar advertising campaign that tells 12 year old girls that this band is talented. They weren't good 5 years ago, and even when you listen to the WHOLE fucking album, they still aren't good. Sounds just like every other generic wannabe filler shitsucking band out there today.
added: 03/08/2006, 09:36 AM
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Brady1
THEN DON'T WATCH MTV, its crap anyway.
added: 03/20/2006, 05:44 PM
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iluvkiss92
that so crap
added: 04/20/2006, 02:08 PM
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*Gir_ina_Rave*
ummmm...i like the song.
added: 10/03/2006, 01:30 PM
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X.o.Courtney.o.X
it s the national anthem for teenagers (along with their new song teenagers) if you don't like em, turn off the radio and watch sesame street, if you do, u kick ass. if you dont like it, you must be okay.
added: 04/15/2007, 12:46 PM
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Rest Easy Soul
Catchy, upbeat yet depressing. Another song that fits down times perfectly. This song was what got me liking MCR
added: 12/12/2008, 04:57 PM
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Rockzilla
This song hooked me on MCR - fucking fantastic!
added: 01/23/2009, 12:39 AM
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