hesitant alien my beloved

gerard way you had did it again. because this album is almost 10 years old. its birthday is 5 days after mine!

this whole album does not have a fucking flop. not one rotten apple. zero skips. honestly middle school me would have loved this and in this instance that's a compliment. as in "its so fucking good that even someone with the worst music taste known to man would love it." 

like The Bureau is a perfect opener, very headbang worthy

Action Cat is ICONIC

i have to be in the right headspace to listen to No Shows because the levels of nostalgia it emits directly into my brain is toxic and can stop me functioning. like seriously i think i cant listen to the harmonies in the chorus without almost crying. and its not even just because the way the song is written is so 2014 and/or beautiful, the subject matter is so comforting and bittersweet at the same time? i want to make everyone feel this song as much as i do. its easily my favorite on the album.

Brother is insanely sad. thats all. i have a little brother and if something happened to him or me i dont know what i would do. it makes me want to know my brother more. 

Millions is also iconic IT WAS REALLY ME! IT WAS REALLY YOU!!!!!! and its a song that reminds me of some pretty personal experiences so it means a lot to hear someone sing about them.

Zero Zero pokes my brain really good

Juarez is so FUN

Drugstore Perfume is so soft and it reminds me of the flaming lips a little bit which also makes it nostalgic because my dad used to play their music in the car all the time

Get The Gang Together is also very fun but this guy should take their own advice. grab ur friends and get into the studio and release more music.

How It's Going To Be has the same thing going on as No Shows because there's something about the harmonies that absolutely kill me in the head

Maya The Psychic is also fucking iconic. this song is incredible. its relatable. the way gerard talks about his experiences with mental illness is unmatched in any other musician i've ever come across. the verses expressing the loneliness and isolation that comes with depression, the feeling of otherness, and then the feeling of FINALLY FUCKING FEELING SOMETHING in the choruses, having a place where you feel safe and happy and comfortable and alive for the first time in your life... i need to break this song down completely. taken at face value, it's a song about a psychic teenager, which is also cool.

overall, genuinely insane. how does this guy consistently make good music???