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Party Poison

Artist: My Chemical Romance

Album: null

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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These lyrics, which blend English and Japanese, are from a high-energy rock song with several content considerations. The Japanese portions reference a car being 'full tank,' a suitcase filled with explosives ('爆弾'), life being short and the road being dangerous, wanting to be famous, wanting to live forever, and 'I will explode.' The English portions contain references to gang war, selling one's soul, pyrotechnics and explosive stage imagery, and a repeated line suggesting 'all the good times give you cancer,' which is a nihilistic and somewhat dark sentiment. There are references to rejecting religion ('ain't a preacher gonna save me now') and a general anti-establishment attitude. The explosive/bomb imagery in the Japanese sections ('爆弾つめている' - stuffing a suitcase with bombs, 'わたしは爆発する' - I will explode) is the most notable concern, as it could be interpreted as violent or disturbing imagery, though in context it reads as hyperbolic rock-and-roll energy and metaphorical expression of intensity. There is no explicit profanity, sexual content, or drug/alcohol references. The overall tone is rebellious rock energy with dark metaphors and nihilistic undertones rather than genuinely harmful content, but the violent imagery and nihilistic messaging warrant parental guidance for younger audiences.

Themes
rebellion
nihilism
rock and roll lifestyle
violence metaphors
explosive imagery
anti-establishment
fame and legacy
dark humor
gang references
soul-selling metaphor

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Lyrics

みんあ! くるま わ まんたん だし すーつけーす に わ ばくだん つめてーいる じんせい わ みじかくて、 いく みち わ きけん が おーおい だから おどろう! Alright, alright! Everybody pay attention to me I got the answer I got the answer, yeah Street walkin' cheetah with a capital "G" So get your hands up Now get your hands up Hide your eyes, we're goin' to shine tonight Subatomic never get the best of me Ain't a DJ goin' to save my soul (my soul) I sold it long ago for rock 'n' roll (whoa, oh) Drop the needle when the tape deck blows I got to shout this out, so everybody knows This ain't a party, get off the dance floor You want the get-down, here comes the gang war You're doin' alright, I got the answer 'Cause all the good times, they give you cancer If we were all like you in the end Oh, we'd be killin' ourselves by sleepin' in So, hit the lights, I'll do it again And keep your cars, and your dogs And your famous friends well, alright Slide up the faders when the cabinet slams And get your hands up Now get your hands up Light up the stage and watch me kick out the jams So, throw your fist up Now throw your fist up Ain't nobody goin' to take my life Ain't nobody goin' to get the best of me Ain't a preacher goin' to save me now Grab a seat, I'm goin' to show you how Everybody hit the pyro cue We're goin' to blow this off, and show you what we do This ain't a party, get off the dance floor You want the get-down, here comes the gang war You're doin' alright, I got the answer 'Cause all the good times, they give you cancer If we were all like you in the end We'd be killin' ourselves by sleepin' in So, hit the lights, I'll do it again So, keep your cars, and your dogs And your famous friends well, alright Well, alright Well, alright Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Well, alright We came to party, kill the party tonight We came to party, kill the party tonight Let's go! ゆうめい に なりたい の? まじ で? えいえん と いきたい わたし わ ばくはつ する! This ain't a party, get off the dance floor You want the get-down, here comes the gang war You're doin' alright, I got the answer 'Cause all the good times Give me, give me good times, people, tonight This ain't a party, get off the dance floor You want to get down, here comes the encore If we were all like you in the end Oh, we'd be killin' ourselves by sleepin' in So, hit the lights, I'll do it again So everybody get down (みんなと踊る) 'Til the party breaks down (からだ が いたく なる まで) Now everybody get down (みんなと踊る) Now everybody get down 'Til the party breaks down (からだ が いたく なる まで) Tonight


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Analysis performed on June 2, 2026
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