Teenagers, de My Chemical Romance, fue inspirada por las experiencias del cantante Gerard Way con el transporte público de Nueva York. Observando cómo se agrupaban y interactuaban los adolescentes, Way reflexionó sobre la naturaleza intimidante que pueden tener los adolescentes en grupos. La canción trata temas de conformidad, violencia y el sentimiento de alienación experimentado durante la adolescencia.
Tono: E
E
They're gonna clean up your looks With all the lies in the books
B
To make a citizen out of you
A
Because they sleep with a gun
E
And keep an eye on you, son
B
E
So they can watch all the things you do
E
Because the drugs never work They gonna give you a smirk
B
Of keeping you clean
A
They're gonna rip off your heads
E
Your aspirations to shreds
B
E
Another cog in the murder machine
E
They said, all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
E
B
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
A
So darken your clothes
E
Or strike a violent pose
B
Maybe they'll leave you alone
E
But not me
E
The boys and girls in the clique The awful names that they stick
B
You're never gonna fit in much, kid
A
But if you're troubled and hurt
E
what you got under your shirt
B
E
will make them pay for the things that they did
E
They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
E
B
They could care less as long as someone'll bleed
A
So darken your clothes
E
Or strike a violent pose
B
Maybe they'll leave you alone
E
But not me * oh yeah *
A
E
A
B
E
They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me They could care less as long as someone'll bleed