Fake Your Death

Fake Your Death

My Chemical Romance

“Fake Your Death” is the last song recorded before their breakup in 2013, that My Chemical Romance released and is found on the compilation album, May Death Never Stop You.

The song may be interpreted as somewhat of an explanation for the breakup of the band.

One may also view it as a question being posed to the fans: why should they stay when they have no desire to? They seem to acknowledge that fans may be upset, but reassure us that it’s all for the best.

MCR singer Gerard Way explained the background to the song in a series of Twitter messages:

“ What was not so obvious at the time [of creating the song] was that the song was, and would serve as, a eulogy for the band, though I should have known it from the lyrics. I think internally I did, as I felt an odd sense of sadness and loss after hearing back the words on top of the music. I also felt a strange sense of pride in how honest it was, and could not remember a band recording a song of this nature, being so self-aware. Ending felt like something honest, and honest always feels like something new”.