Happy Birthday to Me

MARISSA

I smiled at the fact that when the club's doors opened, My Chem fans decked out in all their fan gear began to flood inside and made their way to the front of the stage. They were the devoted ones. They would keep an eye on the band's website and go to every concert they could - even if it meant they had to stand in long lines for hours on end.

A few moments later, the band walked out on stage and the fans went wild. But I noticed as Gerard walked out on stage his eyes met with mine and I could tell he was wondering how I managed to get inside. But instead of questioning it, he turned to the audience, smiled, and shouted, "We're My Chemical Romance and this is Bulletproof Heart!"

Gravity
Don't mean too much to me
I'm who I've got to be
These pigs are after me, after you
Run away, like it was yesterday
And we could run away, if we could run away
Run away from here

As the guys got into the song, I could see smiles creeping across their faces. They really liked to play their songs and they loved that people liked to listen to them.

I got a bulletproof heart
You got a hollow-point smile
Me and your runaway scars
Got a photograph dream on the getaway mile

Let's blow a hole in this town
Too much talking with a laser beam
Gunning out of this place in a bullet's embrace
Then we'll do it again

The girls in the front row started to jump up and down with their hands raised high up into the air and when Gerard walked up to them and reached out to them they reached back while screaming their heads off.

How can they say?
"Jenny could you come back home?"
Cause everybody knows you don't
Ever wanna come back
Let me be the one to save you

Gravity
Don't mean too much to me
I'm who I've got to be
These pigs are after me, after you
Run away, like it was yesterday
When we could run away, when we could run away
Run away from here

I'm shooting out of this room
Because I sure don't like the company
Stop your preaching right there
Cause I really don't care
And I'll do it again

So get me out of my head
Cause it's getting kind of cramped you know
Coming ready or not
When the motor gets hot
We can do it again

As Gerard sang 'cause it's getting kind of cramped' Frank touched his head like it was feeling cramped, then he turned around and played face to face with Mikey.

The papers say
"Johnny won't you come back home?"
Cause everybody knows you don't
Want to give yourself then tell the truth
And God will save you

Gravity
Don't mean too much to me
I'm who I've got to be
These pigs are after me, after you
Run away, like it was yesterday
And we could run away, if we could run away
Run away from here

And though I know how much you hate this
Are you gonna be the one to save us
From the black and hopeless feeling?
Will you mean it when the end comes reeling?

Gerard gripped the microphone stand, singing as hard as ever into the microphone as he finished out the song.

Hold your heart into this darkness
Will it ever be the light to shine you out
Or fail and leave you stranded?
I ain't gonna be the one left standing
You ain't gonna be the one left standing
We ain't gonna be the ones left standing

Gravity
Don't mean too much to me
Is this our destiny?
This world is after me, after you
Run away, like it was yesterday
And we could run away,
Run away, run away
Run away from here

Yeah
Away from here
Away from here

After that song faded away, Gerard smiled and wiped his brow, "This next song is a song we wrote because we wanted a true song to rock out to. So here it is, Planetary....GO!" he shouted just before the guys kicked into the instrumentals.

There might be something outside your window
But you just never know
There could be something right past the turnpike gates
But you'll just never know

If my velocity starts to make you sweat,
Then just don't let go
And if their Heaven ain't got a vacancy
Then we just, then we just, then we just
Then we just get up and go!

"Jump!" Gerard shouted before he began to jump up and down. The crowd followed his lead, even after he stopped jumping to continue singing.

Ladies and gentlemen:
Truth is now acceptable
Fame is now injectable
Process the progress
This core is critical
Faith is unavailable
Lives become incredible
Now, please understand that,

I can't slow down
I won't be waiting for you
I can't stop now
Because I'm dancing
This planet's ours to defend
Ain't got no time to pretend
Don't fuck around,
This is our last chance

The first two or three rows of the audience began to wave their arms back and fourth as they jumped, causing the rest of the crowd to do so as well.

If my velocity starts to make you sweat
Then just don't let go
'Cause the emergency room got no vacancy
And we just, and we just, and we just
And we just get up and go!

(Who) they want you to be
(Who) they wanted to see
(Go) kill the party with me
And never go home
(Who) they want you to be
(Who) they wanted to see
Just leave the party with me, and never go home

Even though I would probably never admit it to Gerard's face, my favorite song came up next.

You're unbelievable
Ah, so unbelievable
Ah, you ruin everything
Oh, you better go home
I'm unbelievable
Yeah, I'm undefeatable
Yeah, let's ruin everything,
Blast it to the back row

I couldn't help but to bob my head to the beat. It was undeniably a great song to dance to.

They sell presentable
Young, and so ingestible
Sterile and collectible
Safe, and I can't stand it
This is a letter my word
Is the berretta
The sound of my vendetta
Against the ones who planned it

If my velocity starts to make you sweat
Then just don't let go
'Cause the emergency room got no vacancy
Tell me who do you trust,
Do you trust
And we just
Get up and go!

(Who) they want you to be
(Who) they wanted to see
(Go) kill the party with me
And never go home
(Who) they want you to be
(Who) they wanted to see
Just leave the party with me, and never go home

Girls in the front started to dance at the slow part of the song to get noticed by the band.

You keep eternity,
Give us the radio
Deploy the battery,
We're taking back control
Engage the energy,
Light up the effigy
No chance to take it slow,
By now I'm sure you
Know, know, know, know, know, know
(1, 2, 3, go!)
Get up and go!

It worked as Gerard walked over to them and reached out his hand to them, grazing his fingertips with theirs while a bouncer at the front of the stage watched over him to make sure any of the fans didn't rip him off of the stage.

(Who) they want you to be
(Who) they wanted to see
(Go) kill the party with me
And never go home
(Who) they want you to be
(Who) they wanted to see
Just leave the party with me, and never go home

Are we still having fun?
Are you holding the gun?
Take the money and run
We'll never go home

I've got nothing to lose
You've got nothing to say
And we're leaving today
We'll never go home

Gerard went back to his microphone and began to wave at the audience for the last part of their song.

I think I'm gonna go now
I think I'm gonna go now
I think I better go now
Gonna go now, gonna go now, gonna go now, gonna go now
Go now, gonna go now
Go home!

After they finished the second song the audience cheered so loud, I was afraid my eardrums were going to burst.