Annotations for House of Wolves Version 2 Live Demo

Lyric: We were all to blame
Annotation:
A similar thing is said in the live demo of All The Angels: And all the angels say ooh, ooh, You are all to blame

Lyric: An abandoned mental lover
Annotation:
This lyric could be referring to when The Patient’s partner left him in I Don’t Love You. https://genius.com/My-chemical-romance-i-dont-love-you-lyrics

Lyric: Ashes are to ashes
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Gerard Way (the singer) was a massive fan of David Bowie. This line could potentially be a nod to Bowie’s song “Ashes To Ashes.

Lyric: This purifying flame
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A “purifying flame” is also mentioned on their 2010 track  “The Only Hope For Me Is You”: What have we learned Other than people burn in purifying flame?

