My Chemical Romance - The Only Hope for Me is You Lyrics Meaning
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Jan 21st 2012!⃝I think this song is about 9/11.
"(Remember me, remember me)
Remember me
Remember me
Remember me
Remember me"
I think this is saying to remember everyone lost on that day.
"Where, where will we stand
When all the lights go out
Across these city streets
Where were you when
All of the embers fell
I still remembered them
Covered in ash
Covered in glass
Covered in all my friends
I still think of the bombs they built"
I think this is about what happened after the planes hit. When the towers collapsed a big cloud of dust swept across the city so it was hard for people to see (When all the lights go out across these city streets)
I think the lines 'I still remembered them, covered in ash, covered in glass, covered in all my friends, I still think of the bombs they built' is talking about the terrorists because they would be covered in ash, glass, and people. They have also built many bombs in various places around the US.
"If there's a place that I could be
Then I'd be another memory
Can I be the only hope for you?
Because you're the only hope for me
And if we can't find where we belong
We'll have to make it on our own
Face all the pain and take it on
Because the only hope for me is you alone"
I think this is saying that if they had been there then they would have died, eventually being 'another memory'. I think the person they're singing this to is supposed to be the only hope for them. After 9/11, they might've seen no point in their life, and that person is their only reason to keep living. 'And if we can't find where we belong, we'll have to make it on our own, face all the pain and take it on' They'll have to face the fact that their friends are gone, and they can't do anything about it.
"How would you be
Many years after the disasters
That we've seen
What if we learned
Of all the people burning
Purifying flame
I'll say it's okay
I know you can tell
And though you can see me smile
I still think of the guns they sell"
I think this is the person asking if the other person would still be okay being their only hope years later, and also if they learned of more people that died. The person will try to reassure the other person that everythings okay, and they know that. Even though the person's happy, they still think of the things the terrorists are doing.
The last couple of lines are a repeat of the chorus, 'The only hope for me is you', and 'remember me.
The first verse could also be the band reliving 9/11 and the second verse could be them thinking about it years later.
*If you try argue with me about these lyrics I really wont care what you say. I am NOT sure that this is what the lyrics mean. This is just my opinion*