My Thoughts On the Emily Song by MCR Possible Origin.
FAIR WARNING. I WILL BE GOING INTO A DEEPDIVE INTO THE SONG EMILY BY MCR, I RECCOMEND YOU LISTEN TO IT IF YOU HAVEN'T, IT'S A REALLY GOOD SONG :]
It's quite obvious i'm part of brandon—and for quite some time at that—especially when it comes to My Chemical Romance. If you look through my—rather short—time on tumblr, however, there is one topic has been on my mind for years now.
The Black Parade/Living with ghosts, an album published in 2016 for the 10th anniversary for their 2006 album (this year in october will be it's 20th). why am i talking about this album though? Well for one single track, Emily - Rough Mix. This song is one of my favorites, from the vocals, to the instrumental, even to the lyrics. Though, they always stuck out to me. They are rather dark compared to any other song for the black parade. But I also realized another thing…it made no sense for the album. The lyrics are just way out of character for the the concept. If you are completely new to My Chemical Romance, the album The Black Parade is a concept album about a man living through cancer, and through his journey he experiences the black parade, which one could speculate it's a form of hell for him through many context clues throughout the tracks. However, with Emily, it's…very out of place. The Emily is a song about two people in a situation where they killed someone, specifically, a child. Supposedly they knew this child, as she is name dropped as Emily in the chorus. The lyrics showcase panic, begging, even guilt, which is why I say this doesn't go with the album one bit. So, you must be wondering, if it's not for The Black Parade, then what could it's origin be from?
Ever heard of the concept album Paper Kingdom?
Paper Kingdom is a bing thing in the mcr fandom, it has been anticipated ever since 2012, that was until they broke up in 2013. Although, the re-banded in 2019, so people have been anticipating ever since then. There is something that makes me hesitant of it's release though, and that'[s simply the fact it got cancelled because Gerard had noted that he wasn't feeling the right spark that he envisioned for the album. Anyhow, I found Paper Kingdom through an iceberg video.
Mcr Iceberg video by Even Rogers //timestamp/portion 18:44-19:42
And through this video, I found a bit of a deep dive video for Paper Kingdom.
Paper Kingdom mini essay video by blockbuestergarbage
If you'd rather just read the concept here, it can honestly be summed up in one sentenence.
Paper Kingdom is a concept album about a group of parents that have lost their children in horrific ways. People within the sessions described it as one of the most toughest sessions mcr has ever had.
So, why am I talking about this? Well, I believe Emily was originally made for Paper Kingdom. It matches the themes of the album, and if I were to connect it I would say two of the parents in the group are carrying the heavy weight of murdering a child when realizing her parents are in the same group. The lyrics give me the idea that it was a complete accident.
It could be a one-off song honestly, but that doesn't make much sense to me, normally when they make songs with stories, it connects to something.
That is all I have though, What do you think? Do you agree with me or do I seem like a total maniac, I'd love to know.
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