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Cancer Lyrics

The Black Parade takes listeners on a journey through the death of a man dubbed “The Patient.” This track reveals the driving force behind the protagonist’s death — cancer. It expresses his agony as he asks… Read More 

[Verse 1]

Turn away

If you could, get me a drink

Of water 'cause my lips are chapped and faded

Call my Aunt Marie

Help her gather all my things

And bury me in all my favorite colors

[Chorus]

My sisters and my brothers, still

I will not kiss you

'Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you

[Verse 2]

Now turn away

'Cause I'm awful just to see

'Cause all my hair's abandoned all my body

Oh, my agony

Know that I will never marry

Baby, I'm just soggy from the chemo

[Chorus]

But counting down the days to go

It just ain't living

And I just hope you know

[Outro]

That if you say (If you say)

Goodbye today (Goodbye today)

I'd ask you to be true (I'd ask you to be true)

'Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you

'Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you