By Vanessa Donadio
Singer, song-writer, comic book writer Gerard Way released a
new song five days ago-just in time for Halloween. The lead of the former band
My Chemical Romance came out with his first solo album “Hesitant Alien” in 2014
and has not produced any new music until now. The lyrical music video of the
spooky song “Baby, you’re a Haunted House,” has already hit over a million
views on Youtube.
Way’s
songwriting skills are still apparent after taking a break from music. While
the chorus is repetitive, the tune is very catchy, and the instruments fit
together perfectly. Way’s idea for this song was that, metaphorically speaking,
there is a haunted house in everyone. The lyrics represent the demons inside
all of us, combined with the struggles of staying in love.
Through
darkness and seeing the worst in the other person, there are times when we also
see disaster in ourselves. Though hidden beneath hundreds of love songs with
lyrics of adoration and affection, Way’s view of relationships is honest and
real. Accepting someone for all their flaws and marching through the hard
moments is scary, but when we learn to embrace love in all its imperfections,
we just might “stay in love somehow.”
