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Desolation Row Lyrics

My Chemical Romance : Desolation Row Lyrics

Songwriters: Dylan, Bob;
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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"

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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  • JB+MCR+FOB=aWesoMenEsS<3
    Female

    (4)

    Mar 15, 2009 at 08:25 PM

    gosh i LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!!
    they did an awesome cover MCR ROCK


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  • xxslimfitsingerxx
    Male

    (11)

    Mar 08, 2009 at 03:13 AM

    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


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  • Red_Stitches_11
    Female

    (11)

    Mar 26, 2009 at 01:21 PM

    I like your choice of words, my friend...

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  • Annamolly
    Female

    (7)

    Mar 04, 2009 at 02:54 AM

    Gerard is soo good at emoting. He should have been an actor too! LOL! Love this song!


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  • mcrluver
    Female

    (5)

    Feb 25, 2009 at 12:22 AM

    i love this song, and they made a great comeback


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  • mychemfreak
    Female

    (1)

    Feb 18, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    hav u all knoticed tht frank gained weight and grew a funny lil mustache???? i think tht its kinda funny lookin on him!!


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  • necrophyte
    Female

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    Feb 17, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    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


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  • necrophyte
    Female

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    Feb 18, 2009 at 09:40 PM

    Good, the lyrics've been fixed. For the most part...

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  • necrophyte
    Female

    (0)

    Feb 17, 2009 at 12:28 AM

    Whups, missed a "the". That line should be:

    And then the only sound that's left

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  • necrophyte
    Female

    (0)

    Feb 17, 2009 at 12:17 AM

    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.

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  • cocoa03
    Female

    (0)

    Feb 12, 2009 at 07:41 PM

    love it!!!

    glad they're back


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  • mychemfreak
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    Feb 12, 2009 at 01:00 AM

    i feel realy bad 4 bob... he has had like 4 surgeries on his wrists!! tht must hurt him 2 try 2 play!!!!


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  • Red_Stitches_11
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    (0)

    Feb 10, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    Also this is originally from Bob Dylan.


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  • Red_Stitches_11
    Female

    (3)

    Feb 09, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    I...need a...new album....


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