They're selling postcards of the hanging
Where they're painting the passports brown
Yeah, the beauty parlor's filled with sailors
The circus is in town
Oh now but here comes the blind commissioner
Well, they got him in a trance
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
The other's in his pants
And the riot squad, they're restless
They need somewhere to go
As Lady and I look out tonight
From Desolation Row
Cinderella, she seems so easy
"Well, it takes one to know one," she smiles
And she puts her hands in her back pockets
Bette Davis style
Now but in comes Romeo moaning
"You belong to me I believe"
And someone says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend
You better leave"
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/desolation-row-lyrics-my-chemical-romance.html ]
And then only sound that's left
After the ambulances go
Is Cinderella sweeping up
On Desolation Row
Now at midnight all the agents
And super-human crew
Go out and round up everyone
That knows more than they do
They gonna bring 'em to the factory
Where the heart-attack machine
Is strapped across their shoulders
And then the kerosene!
Is brought down from the castles
By insurance men who go
Check to see that no one is escaping
To Desolation Row
'Cause right now I can't read too good
Don't send me no letters, no
Not unless you gotta mail them
From Desolation Row
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m.c.r.
i love mcr so much im there #1 fan! i have all there albums. long live the black parade!!!! =P
xxMCR_BVB_NSNxx
No. Frank is their #1 fan. :P
JB+MCR+FOB=aWesoMenEsS<3
gosh i LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!! they did an awesome cover
MCR ROCK
xxslimfitsingerxx
true, this song is a cover of bob dylan's "desolation row," but a great cover it is. with the agressive and rebellious sound of this song cover, it fit with the entire idea of watchmen perfectly. two-thumbs-up to my chemical romance
Red_Stitches_11
I like your choice of words, my friend...
Annamolly
Gerard is soo good at emoting. He should have been an actor too! LOL! Love this song!
mcrluver
i love this song, and they made a great comeback
mychemfreak
hav u all knoticed tht frank gained weight and grew a funny lil mustache???? i think tht its kinda funny lookin on him!!
necrophyte
Hi all who are confused. The current entry for this song is wrong, kinda. A lot of lyrics were cut out from Bob Dylan's original version to make it more aggressive and more relevant to the movie Watchmen, of which it is part of the soundtrack. A few words are added in/taken out/changed here and there too. After about a dozen verifications listening closely, this is what I've got. They're selling postcards of the hanging Well, they're painting the p****ports brown And the beauty parlor's filled with sailors The circus is in town Oh now look here comes the blind commissioner Well, they've got him in a trance One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker The other's in his pants And the riot squad they're restless They need somewhere to go As Lady and I look out tonight From Desolation Row Oh Cinderella, she seems so easy "Well, it takes one to know one," she smiles And she puts her hands in her back pockets Oh Bette Davis style And now but here comes Romeo, moaning "You Belong to Me I Believe" And then someone says,"You're in the wrong place, my friend You better leave" And then only sound that's left After the ambulances go Is Cinderella sweeping up On Desolation Row Yeah Now at midnight all the agents And superhuman crew Go out and round up everyone That knows more than they do They're gonna bring them to the factory Where the heart-attack machine Is strapped across their shoulders And then the kerosene Is brought down from the castles By insurance men who go Check to see that no one is escaping To Desolation Row 'Cause right now I can't read too good Don't send me no letters no Not unless you're gonna mail them From Desolation Row
necrophyte
Good, the lyrics've been fixed. For the most part...
necrophyte
Whups, missed a "the". That line should be: And then the only sound that's left
necrophyte
To be anal, more so than I already am, make that line: That knows more than they do (knows more than they do) ... instead. And add: Argh ... at the very end.
cocoa03
love it!!! glad they're back
mychemfreak
i feel realy bad 4 bob... he has had like 4 surgeries on his wrists!! tht must hurt him 2 try 2 play!!!!
Red_Stitches_11
Also this is originally from Bob Dylan.
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