Disenchanted - My Chemical Romance

Well i was there on the day
They sold the cause for the queen
And when the lights all went out, we watched our lives on the screen
I hate the ending myself,
But it started with an alright scene

It was the roar of the crowd that gave me heartache to sing
It was alive when they smiled and said,
"You won't feel a thing"
And as we ran from the cops we laughed so hard It would sting

Yeah Yeah, Oh

If i'm so wrong (so wrong, so wrong)
how can you listen all night long?
(night long, night long)
How will it matter after i'm gone?
because you never learned a goddamned thing

You're just a sad song with nothing to say
About a life long wait for a hospital stay
Well if you think that i'm wrong,
This never meant nothing to you

I spent my high school career
Spit on and shoved to agree
So I could watch all my heroes sell a car on tv
Bring out the old guillotine
We'll show 'em what we all mean

Yeah, Yeah, Oh

If i'm so wrong (so wrong, so wrong)
How can you listen all night long?
(night long, night long)
How will it matter long after i'm gone
Because you never learned a god damned thing

You're just a sad song with nothing to say about a life long wait for a hospital stay
Well if you think that i'm wrong,
This never meant nothing to you

So go,
Go, just go, run away.
Now where did you run to? and where did you hide?
Go find another way...

Woah oh, Woah oh...

You're just a sad song with nothing to say about a life long wait for a hospital stay
And if you think that i'm wrong, this never meant nothing to you, come on

You're just a sad song with nothing to say about a life long wait For a hospital stay
And if you think that i'm wrong, this never meant Nothing to you

At all...
At all...
At all...

Straight from the title, the word disenchanted means to be free from illusion or false belief. Thus, this song revolves around being freed from illusions and lies. It is normally an event that started out well but ends horrendously wrong because you are being freed from the illusions you think you are in. Much of this is evident in the course of the song.

In my opinion, the title is a symbol itself.

"And when the lights all went out, we watched our lives on the screen
I hate the ending myself,
But it started with an alright scene"

Hate the ending, but it started with an alright scene. Starts well, ends wrong. It is supposedly a metaphor, referring his life as a movie/show with the scenes and endings.

This symbol is again emphasized.

"It was alive when they smiled and said,

"You won't feel a thing"
And as we ran from the cops we laughed so hard It would sting"

Laugh so hard, it would sting. Starts well, end wrong. Disenchanted.

Hyperboles can be seen quite often.

"You're just a sad song with nothing to say

About a life long wait for a hospital stay"

Its quite exaggerating to be waiting your whole life for a hospital stay isn't it?

"I spent my high school career
Spit on and shoved to agree"

Once again, a hyperbole is seen again.

It is exaggerating to have a profession in school where you are constantly spat at or shoved to be forced to do something.

Another metaphor.

"You're just a sad song with nothing to say "

Gerard refers a life to a sad song with nothing to say. Saying that that life is merely a sad song with no significance.

Personally, I enjoy this song because of its meaning within. After analyzing, there are two possible scenarios for this song.

First, it could be the band telling their fans that they are not getting or catching what they are is driving at. For the record, every single song written by them has a meaning embedded within. So the band is criticizing them for it in "If I'm so wrong, how can you listen all night long" and if that is the case, "You're just a sad song with nothing to say" would be referring to their fans too and "Now where did you run to? and where did you hide? Go find another way..." would be asking those fans who do not catch what they are driving at to listen to some other music/band.

Second, it could be a life of a patient looking back and reflecting at his life on his death bed. "And when the lights all went out, we watched our lives on the screen. I hate the ending myself, but it started with an alright scene." After that, he reflects about his high school life and all the difficulties he faced. People insulting him and so on. It is mainly like the patient is talking to himself. In this case, "You're just a sad song, with nothing to say. About a life long wait for a hospital stay." would be referring to the patient's life. It is mournful and depressing indeed.