HOLY S***! | MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - THE FOUNDATIONS OF DECAY [REACTION!]

[@kingsmerte3629]

For what i understand the song is about aging while doing nothing, and see the world around you and everything you've built succumb to time and decay. In the end he says "it comforts me much more to lay in the foundations of decay". As if he feels more comfortable doing nothing, avoiding his fears and anxiety. But then he yells at himself "get up, coward", inviting himself to fight it and do something.

[@ZUUL117]

I was wondering to myself "why was I tearing up " so hard to this song. Now I get it! I'm an OEF Vet dealing with (inser issue) and you just answered my question especially with the fall of Afghanistan. Thank you so much

[@alannahstulois5065]

He writes it so powerfully though 🖤 ‘if your convictions were a passing phase, may your ashes feed the river in the morning rays’ that lyric hit me right in the soul

[@xterminathan]

Have 🫵 found the Yellow Sign? HisStory awaits🐍🐉👁✍️💛🍋🐝☝️

[@phoenixmastrogiovanni157]

it's about 9/11 and all the negative impacts it had on an existing police state built on genocide and slavery

[@moppenboek]

Maybe commenting on his doubts of doing a come back. In that light it's pretty cool having this line be the end of the teaser single of their new album!

[@AfterSanAndreas]

5:05 The way Gerard says "You must fix your heart" it gave me goosebumps.

[@loganchitty]

My favorite line in the song

[@laureliviprv1367]

Mine too!! I FELT this song in my chest , especially that line.

[@JonDenton]

This guy stole my whole flow

[@francisconobre19]

Word for word, bar for bar

[@ShreyasKr...]

Exactly

[@luizarthurbrito]

you do know you can listen to the song by itself, right?

[@no1u521]

@@luizarthurbrito 😐

[@leanaburborough-meha8941]

My favourite band giving me Three Cheers & I Brought You My Bullets vibes back and I want to cry all over again

[@WTWAK]

I cried 1st listen

[@leanaburborough-meha8941]

@@WTWAK same 😂

[@susanahoria5039]

Absolutely 🖤❤️

[@cesarmounts3941]

This is so brought you my bullets

[@floristfindspeace]

i thought this was giving more like black parade and revenge, but more black parade than anything

[@axreason]

i don't have the lyrics yet, but i think the song is literally about the decaying of society. 9/11 was a pivotal point in Gerard's life. he was working in NY when it happened and because of it, quit his job and started MCR. "he was there the day the towers fell, and so he wandered down the road. and we would all build towers of our own, only to watch the rooms(roots? idk) corrode. but it's much too late you're in the race. so we'll press, we'll press till you can't take it anymore."

[@adamnoel3936]

L y r i c s [Verse 1: Gerard Way] See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left its scars upon his face With all the damage they had done And so with time, with age He turns the page Let the flesh Submit itself to gravity [Chorus] Let our bodies lay While our hearts will stay Let our blood invade If I die in pain Now, if your convictions were a passing phase May our ashes feed the river in the morning rays And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay [Verse 2: Gerard Way] He was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the rooms corrode But it's much too late You're in the race So we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore [Chorus] Let our bodies lay While our hearts will stay Let our blood invade If I die in pain And if by his own hand his spirit flies Take his body as a relic To be canonized And so he gets to die a saint But she will always be the whore [Bridge] (Let's flip out!) Against fate (Antihero) Against all life (As if it must be pure) Against change (Wander through the ruins) We are free (Fifteen years ago) [Verse 3: Gerard Way] You must fix your heart And you must build an altar where it was When the storm decays at this dying rate Let it flood Let it flood Let it wash away At last, we'll stumble through your last crusade When you welcome your extinction in the morning rays And as the swarming calls to lay in the foundations [Outro] Yes, it comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay Give up killing

[@joebidenjr5902]

Reminds me of that tragedy

[@derwake1]

1000% it’s kind of the same feeling of back then. The Country (USA) trying to come out of a horrible event…in this case it’s new division of race, political division, Covid, WW3 on the brink…MCR is back. They have a purpose again and came out of the fucking ashes just like they did when the twin towers fell in 2001

[@BryceNickersonAzrael]

@@joebidenjr5902 JetBlue airlines winning number one in customer satisfaction is the true tragedy

[@sschofield115]

I so badly want this to be a first single from an upcoming album but it would also be THE PERFECT final MCR song. It would be such a full circle moment from "Skylines and Turnstiles" being 1st and about aftermath of the attacks and this about the aftermath of society.

[@Setashi]

This surprise release made my entire year tbh.

[@KateSylvesterMusic]

gerard way actually was there during 9/11 commuting to work on the ferry - he saw the bodies falling. the first mcr song, "skylines and turnstiles", is about 9/11, which actually inspired him to call up some of the other members and start the band. these guys are fucking legends. they just wanted to make some music and change some peoples lives, and they sure did

[@noname-ng6sj]

Why do people keep saying this? You can't commute to a job you don't have yet. It was an interview for his dream job. His own Adult Swim show. Clueless people.

[@KateSylvesterMusic]

@@noname-ng6sj yaaaaas king go off 😌

[@gemmamalo96]

@@noname-ng6sj he was already working there when he pitched the show, and i'm pretty sure the show was pitched and rejected before 9/11 (they thought it was too similar to aqua teen hunger force). it was just a normal day for him.

[@nevermorapurge8371]

@@noname-ng6sj breakfast monkey I think?

[@bonbon2225]

He wasn’t on the ferry he was taking the PATH from Hoboken into the city.

[@duggs4456]

Can't tell you how happy I am it's good. Like so many people who went from kids to late teens/early 20s through the 2000s, MCR were one of the main bands, along with Linkin Park and a few others, that acted as a gateway drug to lead me in a heavier direction in my music taste. It's such a biting nostalgia that gives me so many mixed emotions to hear them come back with not just a good song, but a fairly heavy song for the modern mainstream scene.

[@adamgibbons5715]

P

[@dontdeletethexos]

"he was there the day the towers fell" I think this line is a reference to when they started the band, which was directly after the 9/11 bombings, saying they wanted to "make a difference."

[@5DollarGaming]

Didn't know that. Really cool fact. Thanks!

[@thomasdubois4383]

He was going to be a comic book writer and that changed everything

[@ΕφηΜπαχαρουδη]

He had seen them fall he was there

[@jillian5899]

@@thomasdubois4383 he thankfully did that too!

[@austinflores8552]

There wasn't any bombs it was an attack

[@ishajac3637]

Can we all just shed a tear for Ray Toro's soul searing shredding ability? No, literally .... It is so so so I'm sorry, I'm just at a loss for words. I'm just gonna go back to playing this on repeat and tearing up at that epic Toro crescendo.

[@great_hawk2]

And that atmosphere that Frank Iero brings to the rythym. He and Ray harmonizing together. It's one of a kind.

[@River_Medd]

I literally cried when I heard it.

[@jdrocks8605]

i love this

[@mafepa]

I cry every time I have listened to this song ….I still can’t believe this is happening

[@sunshinesteich4949]

Same

[@averydecloedt4389]

All I can tell you is that I am still in complete disbelief. It has been 8 years since they've dropped any new music and I feel like my brain can't compute what I am hearing, what I'm experiencing. I will say that I think that this is a brand new evolution, new era of My Chemical Romance. This is going to be life-altering.

[@alannahstulois5065]

It’s so exciting!!

[@cindyv9422]

I agree, they have been a huge part of my life. My prayers have been answered.

[@Inariestreams]

This song really hits you if you know the story of what inspired Gerard Way to get into writing music. Gerard Way said a long time ago that the collapse of the twin towers had a major impact on why he started writing music. This song seems to have multiple layers of meaning. I can see it being partially about what it was like when the towers fell but even more than that this song is using that as a metaphor for how life can be sometimes. Its also so refreshing to see them not go for a stereotypical "popular" sound and instead this song feels much more reminiscent of their early work but with the experience of a group that knows how to write!

[@alannahstulois5065]

To me, it’s about getting older, seeing everything you’ve built over your youth slowly rot and being too afraid to push on and build new. It resonates so much in me, so I think I’ve allowed it to slot into my own difficulties in life. But it really is so much more comfortable to sit in the past sometimes because starting again new means the possibility of facing more, new pain, and at my time in life that terrifies me. I needed this song so much, the last lyric ‘get up coward’ is now my new motto….and once again mcr saved my soul ❤️

[@countryroads3577]

Hearing this new song legit made me cry in the middle of the laundromat

[@bibbumblebee]

For me it was in the parking lot of my apartment building, a package toilet paper under my arm

[@victoriatrue2080]

Same! I bawled when I heard it! Gerard was on my 16th birthday cake. Like…super fan right here. And my life has seemed unfair that everyone else’s favorite bands kept making music and mine didn’t. BUT THEYRE BACK!!!!! 🫠🫠🫠

[@spiralxslater]

made me cry in the middle of sonic (my job) i screamed

[@bibbumblebee]

@@victoriatrue2080 Right? I remember being in grade school, trying to sneak downstairs late at night to look up black-parade-era interviews on KZbin

[@great_hawk2]

Standing in my living room, thinking about my youth and how inspired I was listening to them around 2004-2007.

[@5DollarGaming]

Honestly my first listen I was missing the more up front and catchy vocals but literally just putting it on for a second spin with the lyrics up, totally hit. So happy! The next 24 hours for music is legit overwhelming.

[@aidandoyle3570]

Where’d u find lyrics? I use Apple Music and they dont have the lyrics uploaded yet

[@5DollarGaming]

@@aidandoyle3570 Genius had em.

[@dontdeletethexos]

I can't believe they are back, and I'm going to see them so soon! Never thought this would ever happen to me, feel like I'm in a fever dream

[@mizzle2]

same it's so crazy, I thought id never see the day

[@a.h.1035]

same!!!! seeing them in less than a month and i was already screaming but now i am SCREAMINGGGG

[@patricksfedora1357]

Same! I'm seeing them in a month or so! :)

[@alannahstulois5065]

It’s going to be so amazing can you even imagine what the atmosphere will be like?!?!?

[@ARWG]

Makes me wanna listen to The Black Parade another 500 times.

[@gemin.r.j]

but this sounds nothing like TBP is more like TCFSR

[@ARWG]

@@gemin.r.j Saying in general, not musically. Haven't thought about MCR in a good minute. Just hearing that they're dropping new stuff makes me wanna go back.

[@aidandoyle3570]

This totally feels like Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and im SO HYPED AB IT. This feels like a holiday, i cant believe we are so lucky to have MCR back :’) My inner child is screaming so loud right now over this moment

[@resemblesyou]

genuinely can't express how this makes me feel - this band was there for me when nobody else was, through rock bottom and all. absolutely loving this song and i'm so excited to see them live next month, for the first time since 2011!!!!

[@Noggin79s1]

Definitely has and feels like all of the albums mixed together. Got a Danger feel in the beginning but definitely moves into more of the earlier album feels.

[@aaisha4106]

and I love that it displays who they are so well

[@fairydoom7311]

Yes! I really get ‘bullets’ vibe from it, like but more mature and refined. Gorgeous.

[@evermartin3364]

it gets me the i brought you bullets vibe

[@evermartin3364]

@@fairydoom7311 yess, i feel the same

[@Blindtechnician]

I am so glad you started covering rock music on this channel right before this came out. That is such great timing!

[@jdrocks8605]

crazy huh

[@sschofield115]

I so badly want this to be a first single from an upcoming album but it would also be THE PERFECT final MCR song. It would be such a full circle moment from "Skylines and Turnstiles" being 1st and about aftermath of the attacks and this about the aftermath of society.

[@shazboz]

Been a fan since the day I saw "Im not Okay" playing on MTV all those moons ago. I can't believe after all this time they make a comeback with a song like this. If the rest of the album matches this energy It could very well be one of their best ever. Absolutely shocked the old dogs did it!

[@kattastrophe7240]

We are most definitely getting a much needed new album from them. Listening to this again, I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a heavier album from them this time around. I think we got a mix of the guys’ side projects fused together to make a pretty solid blend of each of their four albums + the set of Conventional Weapons on this track. Also- willing to bet this will be the first track of the new album whenever we get it. Edit: I have waited for long, not knowing if this day of new My Chem music would ever come… and it finally has. Oh, and they disbanded in March 2013. Last full album was 2010, not counting Conventional Weapons.

[@alexburchell1891]

Agreed, MCR aren't one for making small moves without a bigger context, I strongly doubt it's just a stand-alone track.

[@aaisha4106]

yes 100% I agree with this. You get this undercurrent of their solo albums and projects, threaded through with their old sounds and all of it collates to form something entirely new

[@georjirk844]

It's definitey MCR, but deeper and a little darker. Love this song.

[@lesliepyne6670]

I HAVE MISSED RAY TORO. One of the most underrated, best guitarists in the game today.

[@Rabbit-285]

I’m a longtime MCR fan, and cannot deal with how well this comeback is going 🖤🖤 Not only are they back, but the song is so damn good :’) I’m seeing them for the 3rd and 4th time this upcoming tour, cannot wait now!

[@Colettepardo]

I had a literal panic attack because I saw they had a new single last night. So to celebrate I read some comics and listened to the entire danger days album

[@fairydoom7311]

I was already excited to full-fill my teen dream of seeing them live for the first time in just 2 weeks... but now with a new song, I’m even more excited. This is more than I could have dreamed of. I get major bullets vibes from it- I love it.

[@karyngoldsby3398]

I love, love, love this! It’s got everything I love in a song - dark and light and that heavy rock sound. So glad they came back! Just WOW!

[@rileyb3484]

oh my god this is how you do a comeback record. absolutely insane

[@musicandmania]

It's been out for 2+ years now and it still gets me every time! Im a loyal long time passionate friend and this song turned the fandom on our axis lol every time i hear it i swear i another layer unfolds. So many people were originally against how it was mixed, some were neglecting to remember the roots of MCR (Bullets, their first album, the epitome of grit). But i think the mix (sonically ) is just as metaphoric as the lyrics. It sounds like theyre buried alive

[@robinbradbury6493]

Seems to me Gerard writes a lot of auto biographical stuff. Loads of imagery (he's SO good at that!) and he paints a magnificent picture, but there is usually a true story there. Maybe about the band's breakdown? Wouldn't that be great?

[@alannahstulois5065]

Or him facing getting older? There’s definitely an acceptance of that in this song

[@robinbradbury6493]

@@alannahstulois5065 So, since I finally found what seems to be accurate lyrics...I guarantee it's autobiographical. I also am pretty sure the "She" he is referring to is MCR.

[@alannahstulois5065]

@@robinbradbury6493 with the reference to the twin towers….and building towers on they’re own only to watch the roots decay….I totally agree.

[@jamieds6538]

massive respect for getting this out on kendrick eve lol, so quickly too. it’s a great night for music !!

[@deadbeatcupcake]

I feel like he threw the towers in there because that's what started MCR and I feel it's symbolic of them restarting their band. Like it literally screams without a doubt "we are back."

[@RustleXer]

I was so HELLA excited when this came out. My god, all My Chem coming back was incredible enough and then they drop this 😍

[@mnandez7882]

Nostalgic af! Has first/second album vibes🔥

[@matthewhader]

Absolutely amazing!!!

[@t.c.bramblett617]

I like all the different places the song goes in one track

[@brencerrato6549]

MCR is f*cking amazing!!! I love them!!

[@rnttnzr774]

It’s actually been since 2010 that they put out music that was new at the time of released and not previously recorded for a scrapped project. Really exciting and I think they came back a 10x better band than ever before

[@morgana3797]

I'm freaking out rn I'm seeing them next weekend been waiting for them to drop something for so long with covid postponing the tour and all just so glad to have my favourite band back man

[@andalltheangelssay212]

Milton Keynes?❤️💖❤️

[@morgana3797]

Yep on the 22nd

[@andalltheangelssay212]

@@morgana3797 same!

[@laurenrolfe3808]

Me too!

[@morgana3797]

Genuinely thought I couldn't get more excited to see them and they drop this can already tell it's gonna be amazing to hear live

[@gerjanjanssen1607]

This song is about the entire history of MCR, I think that genius has most of the information about the lyrics on there. “He was there, the day the towers fell” refers to the fact that MCR came into existence due to the 9/11 incident, and so on

[@offtheleashman]

the look jd gives at 1:21 when the build starts

[@fraaank1995]

Such a great comeback

[@silentbb8679]

lol they knew they could get away with a 6 min song. love it

[@ines9468]

I'm so happy they're back ! Their music means so much to me and lots of people 🥲

[@andrescappiello1514]

The ending sounds like Muse's Plug In Baby with that Fuzz Factory effect at the end of Muse's song. And another think I'd like to mention is the out ot the scale note that appears in the part that Gerard sings "we wander through the RUINS" at 4:53 when he says RUINS. The same for the last word "coward". That's just unexpected and amazing.

[@heyrobert8337]

My friends a guitar solo in 2022... rock/emo music was amazing and to experience it all over again 🙌 To have that same feeling in your chest 5:01 enjoy.

[@Mmmkay10]

This song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@malice32080]

Have you checked out the song he was featured on with Matt Heafy? Gerard can scream!! ❤ Decay is absolutely incredible! I fell in love instantly! Welcome back boys,you've been missed.

[@coyotelong4349]

This was every bit as good as I expected it to be 🤘 This song almost functions as a spiritual successor to “Skylines and Turnstiles”

[@arminschmidt5941]

God this was so awesome! I needed this so much. The prophet at it again with the great reactions. Now I got this and Kendrick to keep me excited.

[@conradcoolerfiend]

this song is as good as i could have possibly hoped for from them!

[@michaeldrayer5429]

OMG, this sounds killer! When is the album coming out!?!

[@JaamesOsborne]

Was at their first show in MK last night and can confirm it was fucking amazing

[@ferrufinonumbelajoseph1781]

🔥🤟😢 aquí vamos nuevamente

[@shabnambi2479]

I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS ALL FUCKING DAY LONG, This almost feel surreal, I was so young when I listened to them and as I got older I kinda grew out of my emo phase and headed for heavier stuff which I don't complain, but this year I downloaded all the emo songs and holy crap I had forgotten MCR IS THE BEST, and I've been listening to their songs again and it even felt better in 2022 and then this came out and it felt jus like a miracle, my head's literally spinning

[@nicolelyons9416]

I love them so very much and this was a gorgeous reaction video!

[@brettwodon5896]

I'm glad to see you doing a rock/metal channel again! Love both stuff. This song rocks.

[@jazliek9941]

I'm really excited to see them perform this, whether on tour or in a music vid I just want to see them do this song

[@partypoison8476]

Man I got the shivers when he mentioned ' the day the towers fell'. It was a beginning of a new era, and now that it was mentioned again, we have a return -- a new era, of MCR

[@gillianhilton9223]

Saw it live 2 weeks ago - a - blooming-mazing!!!

[@danielmerriman8118]

My first time ever listening to MCR and this was phenomenal

[@htristany]

Grateful for this masterpiece!! So epic return!

[@erniebert1]

Sogood . seeing them live next week at Milton Keynes, so excited as been waiting over 2 years due to covid

[@sabrinaspacedementia8258]

this song brought me all the feelings of the first albums, it makes me so happy

[@jaybird6328]

I think Gerard Way is mentioning the fact that we all built towers with him when he created MCR, we all built a community. And when they broke apart, we let our towers corrode and watched it happen. They finally got back together after years. And now that he sees all that's going on in the world this year, and how the US isn't really doing anything, he's yelling for us to make a stand, even if it's more comfortable for us to just sit there and hope in the foundations of our decaying towers.

[@zek6x-]

Let’s go it came back keep up the good work

[@ShreyasKr...]

MCR OF ALL PEOPLE??? I thought a new chemical romance coming out would be like a myth we will never see again, or even if we saw, would fail like arcade fire or something... This was actually a great song...

[@JayTeeAyy]

Tool and Deftones told Gerard “this the one”

[@plix4348]

Listened to it like 37 times already

[@MaxBemis12]

So happy this channel exists! Now let's watch it grow!

[@Xiatter]

Gerard's voice is legendary.

[@nolashdemon]

That smile when the chorus was about to hit

[@eddikit]

lyrics: See the man who stands upon the hill He dreams of all the battles won But fate had left it's scars upon his face With all the damage they had done And so time, with age, he turns the page Let the flesh submit itself to gravity Let our bodies lay While our hearts will stay Let our blood in vein Feel forgotten pain, now If your convictions were a passing phase May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays And as the vermin crawls We lay in the foundations of decay He was there, the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road And we would all build towers of our own Only to watch the rooms corrode But it's much too late You're in the race, so we'll press And press 'til you can't take it anymore Let our bodies lay While our hearts will stay Let our blood in vein Feel forgotten pain And if by his own hand his spirit flies Take his body as a relic to be canonized, now And so he gets to die a saint But she will always be the whore Against faith (antihero) Against all life (as if it must be pure) Against change (we wander through the ruins) We are free (the guiltiness is yours) You must fix your heart And you must build an altar where it rests When the storm decays and the sky it rains Let it flood, let it flood Let it wash away And as we stumble through your last crusade When you welcome your extinction in the morning rays And as the swarming calls, we lay in the foundations Yes, it comforts me much more Yes, it comforts me much more To lay in the foundations of decay

[@Truid]

I almost wish they crushed the drums a little more to give it a that dirty aggressive sound for the chorus. Just a tad bit... Also, that effect on his voice during the verses.... don't know about it. But it's not wrong enough for me to care honestly haha. Can't deny the musicianship of MCR though. Still have that emotional chord structure, which tends to dig down into the bone. Love that they haven't changed, because this is where they need to be.

[@eduardoh1453]

I love MCR so much! also I'm gonna subscribe and give like to all the videos you upload in this channel cause' I as a massive hip hop fan but also a rock / alternative fan I really want you to keep reacting to this kind of music too

[@CitroChannel]

Ngl, I was hoping for a long time for Gerard to make a follow up solo album to Hesitant Alien (which I legitimately thought was great), but new MCR is dope!

[@gemin.r.j]

i'm still waiting for the studio version of "kid nothing"

[@Proudtman]

So great to have them back 🙂

[@malondrina6396]

youtube me recomendó esto, y confirmo que reaccione igual que este man haha mcr lo más grande

[@callmesmooth4728]

this song is so good omg

[@frankmorales4889]

When this came out my mom was sick and I was ignorant and now she’s in the hospital and I’m always high on something but the “fix your heart” and the “get up, coward” hits so much I’ve been sober for only a couple days and she’s still in the hospital and this song is now my favorite I’ve always loved them since 5-6 grade when I was down And here they are again when I’m in this situation. I could have helped my mother sooner but I was a coward and still am.

[@WTWAK]

This is the first real MCR since The Black Parade

[@gemin.r.j]

wtf? dude you really got stuck in time, dangers days and Conventional weapons ARE also the real MCR. This sounds nothing like TBP it sounds like TCFSR

[@patronsaintofswitchbladefi2944]

Long live My Chemical Romance ♥️

[@kaleidoskopeio4947]

My favourite band when I was a teen😍💛

[@jngin_verse]

i cant tell you how much i wanted to cry first listening to this song it made me so happy

[@britneyrenee2252]

SO GOOD! MCR IS BACK. what a time to be alive.

[@benedekistvan2655]

Are you into Metalcore,Jon?I recommend Northlane's latest album Obsidian.It got a nice mix of metalcore and techno sounds.

[@zippyzappa4982]

I'm buzzing. I'm going to see them on Monday in Cornwall. I'd assumed they'd of toured promoting something new. I couldn't of wished for a better come back. As for the lyrics life & death as they have always done the best.

[@T0ph01]

My favourites, they are back. 🙏🏽

[@jamhopsey]

no fucking clue what this song is about but i remember hearing that they formed the band around the events that took place during 9/11

[@Arccidius]

On first full listen with proper headphones I might have cried a little.

[@BitcoinBitz]

This song is amazing

[@andyhojguitar3126]

Good video mate!

[@zynister96]

the marching band that THIS young boy was watching in the city has returned🙇‍♂️

[@Re_AnthonySK]

I'm still in shock, it really hits you like MCR never left. Welp this is destiny so you just got a suscriber

[@s3rit661]

I just.. can't believe they're back, emo's not dead indeed

[@therealflr]

MCR is my all time favorite band

[@therealflr]

Right now I love Pierce The Veil Sleeping With Sirens Fall Out Boy YUNGBLUD MGK jxdn LiL Lotus too