Hey man, take a look around
The world is burning down
And you're a fixture on the couch
Can you feign a fuck or sound
There's numbness in your eyes
And a dullness in your spine
Something, somewhere inside you died
Too long ago to tell
When I asked if you were well
You said
I've never really felt American
Ice cream, apple pie
Writing lyrics on her thighs
A song you've heard a million times
But you never recognize yourself in it
Did you finally find your place in the Black Parade
Did you pierce right thru the crowd
Rehearsed hellos for Gerard Way
Did you share how you arrived
With an unironic pride
How you closed your eyes
Heavy traffic on the turnpike
And did you finally feel American
Ice cream, apple pie
Writing lyrics on her thighs
A song you've heard a million times
But you never recognize yourself in it
My, my this American lie
Stole the Chevy
Drove it right into the lake off of Lakeview Drive
My, my this American lie
Find my body at the bottom of the lake off of Lakeview Drive
My, my what does it take to feel alive
Stealing cars, starting fights
You find new fears to hide behind
Then she cries, did you make Gardenia cry
A broken siren in the night on the side of Lakeview Drive
So Drive! Tonight I'm gonna feel ALIVE
Stealing cars and starting fights
Stealing cars and starting fights
Then she cries, did you make Gardenia cry
In broken English, once or twice
Now, it happens all the time
When you've never really felt
American, like ice cream, apple pie
Writing lyrics on her thighs
A song you've heard a million times
But you never recognize yourself in it
Today the TV brought, Americans
With their hands up in the sky
Watching eager bullets fly
A story heard a million times
But we never recognize ourselves in it
I want that field of light
And the radio at night
To hear Delilah speaking of
Making love
Under apocalyptic skies