Maya The Psychic

Album: Hesitant Alien (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • Gerard Way said during a Reddit AMA that this song is about mental illness.
  • The song title was inspired by a 1980s manga called Mai, The Psychic Girl. The main character of the comic is Mai Kuju, a 14-year-old Japanese girl with powerful psychic abilities. She is pursued by an organization which wants to control the world.

Comments: 6

  • Party PoisonWe're not just dreamers...
    were the kind that comprehends...
  • Maya Fey From Hit Game Ace Attorneywait this wasn't about me
  • Saul GoodmanWtf this isn't a ace attorney reference?
  • Swamphedbruh i thought this was ace attorney lmao the name and album cover made me think it was about maya fey ngl
  • Ultra Violet from Hellwow big galaxy brain dude
  • Bruhwait I thought this was Maya from ace attorney
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