Photo by Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images "Teenagers" by My Chemical Romance became a rallying cry for teens. Both the track and... read more
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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This song to me is so mysteriously beautiful. The way I interpret this in my mind is love for someone who's gone a bit off the rails, a bit unhinged, come undone, and that someone needs love from a dedicated lover, to guide them through their pain. "who do you need, who do you love, when you come undone?" ...