I think this song is about a soldier or someone who has witnessed a lot of violence, trying to return to a normal life. They are finding it hard to adjust because their life has been different for so long, and they can't stop thinking about bombs and guns. They are reaching out to another person and asking for help. Basically, only love can save them. I love this song and I love mcr.

I think this song is about the teenage stereotypes. According to ignorant adults, all teenagers are either violent, vicious, or drug addicts. When they see teens that don't fit these prejudgements [goths, emos, etc.] they don't know how to respond, except to try and fit them into one of those categories. That's what the line "darken your clothes/ i'll strike a violent pose/ maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me" is about. When you don't understand something, you stay away from it- fear of the unknown. You could also say it's about teen violence, which I think the song was originally written about. I feel that mcr is trying to say it's better to wear dark clothes and not fit in and scare people, than to actually be violent because no one gets hurt. Mcr forever.

This song is about a girl who wants to find true love, but every1 else doesn't agree w her definition of love. @ first I thought it was about dreams but then I read the pt about not feeling, and now I think it's about finding love. There's all these other people every1 wants her to be with, but she is resisting and tells them it's not working, but that's not helping so she has to go out on her own and find love and 'set herself free'.