My Chemical Romance
I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

Eyeball Records
Release Date: July 23, 2002
So there's this new band in town called My Chemical Romance and you wanna check them out, but can't figure out
which CD to buy. Well, even though it is a difficult decision, I'd say I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love is the one to buy. Their newest album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, does have the famous song "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" and awesome lyrics. It also seems to be a big hit with MTV, but I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love has a bit more variety in the songs than Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. The lyrics are just as awesome as their new record and it was produced by none other than Geoff Rickly.
One of the more known songs of the album is "Vampires Will Never Hurt You." The title may seem a little weird for people who are just getting into MCR, but for the fans
who have been into their music for quite some time now know, the title is perfectly normal for a band like My Chemical Romance. The lyrics to "Vampires Will Never Hurt You, sound like a song about trying to avoid being bitten by vampires. The lyrics say that if you are bitten, then have someone take a spike to your heart. The whole story of vampires is a metaphor for something else, however. The song is pretty energy-filled and Gerard Way puts a lot of emotion into the vocals.
Another known song is "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough For the Two Of Us." This
one is a bit harder than most of the others. It's a bit about cheating sluts. I'm not all that excited about the song since there are better ones on this record.
My favorite song off the album is "Early Sunsets Over Monroevile." The song is based off the movie, Dawn Of the Dead(orignal version). The sound of it is so awesome. It sounds like you got the band (or at least Gerard) in the room with you. It's kinda creepy in a way, but it's still definitely awesome. Also, since it sounds this way, Gerard's vocals have a very raw, emotional sound to them. Some of the amazing
lyrics in it are "Before I pull this trigger, your eyes vacant and stained/And in saying you love me make things harder a best."
"Headfirst For Halos" is definitely a more punk rock sounding song. It's a nice change from the rest of the record. It's very energetic and upbeat, too. The verses are especially upbeat and energetic. You could probably dance to it if you really wanted to. Even though it sounds upbeat, the lyrics aren't too upbeat since they talk about blowing your brains against the ceiling. The song goes out singing, "Think happy thoughts."
So I definitely prefer I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love over My Chemical Romance's new album. Each song on the record is unique and interesting to listen to. It's hard not to fall in love with it.
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Kersten Peterson
kersten.peterson@XROXX.com
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