はじめに
「When I was a young boy」という歌詞で始まり、「He said」など耳馴染みのいい単語が入りながらのバラード部分から一点してロック風の曲調に変わって「carry on」とサビにはいる曲があります。個人的にはよく洋楽メドレーなんかで耳にしますが、曲名を知らなかった。
というわけで改めて同曲を調べてみました。曲名は「ウェルカムトゥーザブラックパレード」です。
- provided courtesy of iTunes
歌詞
When I was a young boy My father took me into the city To see a marching band
He said, “Son, when you grow up Would you be the savior of the broken The beaten and the damned?”
He said, “Will you defeat them? Your demons, and all the non-believers The plans that they have made?”
“Because one day, I’ll leave you A phantom to lead you in the summer To join the black parade”
When I was a young boy My father took me into the city To see a marching band
He said, “Son, when you grow up Would you be the savior of the broken The beaten and the damned?”
Sometimes I get the feeling she’s watching over me And other times I feel like I should go
And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets And when you’re gone, we want you all to know
We’ll carry on
We’ll carry on
And though you’re dead and gone, believe me
Your memory will carry on
We’ll carry on
And in my heart I can’t contain it
The anthem won’t explain it
終わりに
ボクシングの入場曲としてよく聞くのでかっこいいサビの部分しか知らない人もいるかもしれないですが、イントロのところからも神曲なのでぜひ頭から聞いてみてください。
