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MY THEORY ON THE SYMBOLS

What if they’re related to the albums?

The Candle (Clarity) - I Brought You My Bullets

A quote that they’re using all over the place is “like phantoms forever” which is a reference to Demolition Lovers. The candle, which seems to be the main logo, could be seen as a reference to the rest of the lyric “like scarecrows that fuel this flame, we’re burning forever and ever”. The word clarity in my mind connects to the fact that the album is essentially a result of Gerard witnessing 9/11. Seeing just how ugly the world can be and how fragile life is pushed them to say screw it, we’re doing this and we’re doing it now.

The Drop (Courage) - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

This one I can’t pin point so much as see a running theme throughout the album. Blood, venom, tears, rain, it could be a drop of anything. All referenced through the songs, all seen in the music videos. The word courage could relate to how the album seems to be about saying you know what, I’m not okay. And I’m not going to apologize for it and I’m not gonna keep taking your BS.

The Hand (Sacrifice) - The Black Parade

When I saw this one I immediately thought of this scene from the wttbp music video (and it’s what got me thinking about all the other symbols). As for sacrifice, I see this as referencing the patient’s death. Either that his loved ones are having to give him up or that he’s having to give his own life up. Either way, the albums about death and what greater sacrifice is there than life.

The Sun (Devotion) - Danger Days

The entire story takes place in the desert. It’s not hard to connect the sun symbol to Danger Days. It’s also not hard to connect the word devotion to the Killjoys. The whole album is about looking out for one another and needing each other and that’s the basis of the universe they created. The characters risk their lives to save this girl they don’t even really know purely because Killjoys protect Killjoys and fuck the corporation.

All in all this is probably just my overwhelmed brain going crazy because OH MY GOD MY FAVORITE BAND IS BACK FROM THE DEAD AND I MIGHT ACTUALLY GET TO SEE THEM LIVE IN MY LIFETIME HOLY CRAP and making connections where there aren’t any but hey man what a time to be alive this is amazing.