Loving a band with all your heart is something you only understand when it happens to you. On the surface, others can see it as a petty obsession, but they’ll just never know the feeling of putting so much faith into a few people on the other side of the world. It’s hard to explain it to them, the listening to song after song on repeat, the waits for new albums, the excitement and surreal sensation when you finally see them live. They don’t seem to understand why the lyrics booklets give you a sense of comfort, or why you paste photos of them all over your bedroom walls. And they can’t understand why one band could matter to you so much. And you think to yourself ‘Because they saved my life.’ But you say nothing, they wouldn’t understand.

(Source: niallhoransbabe)

And the internet collectively thanks MCR for the venom...

Brian Schechter (their original manager): An awesome era ended today. Congrats to all and good luck in the future in all you do.
Funny thing is this. That band will live forever. It gave a culture hope. It gave an industry hope. It gave lost souls hope. Then delivered.
Also, that was the first band that ever took a chance on me. So, all things being equal, I tip my hat to them.
#longlivetheblackparade
Jeff Watson (their web guy at Warner): RIP MCR They literally changed my life professionally & personally. We'll carry on...
@Frank I remember in Japan when a Bouncing Soul told me about you, "That kid's all heart." 200% truth.
@Brian Schecter I literally owe you my life. You know why. MCR actually saves lives.
Jared Leto (30 Seconds To Mars): Sorry to hear #MCR broke up. I hope the band + the #killjoys / #MCRmy are all doing ok. Our hearts go out to those who are sad. XO
Jack Barakat (All Time Low): Truly a bummer that we didn’t get close to the my chemical romance dudes until recently. We really hit it off with some of them.
Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low): Couldn't have said it any better! (than Jack) MCR will be missed.
Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides): Always had a deep respect for what MCR represented. Thanks for fighting the good fight & giving people hope through your music fellas
Mark Hoppus (blink-182): Sucks that MCR broke up. It was my fault, and I'm sorry.
Kimya Dawson: I wanna dig out my old bunny suit and line up all the sad My Chemical Romance fans and give them hugs and jellybeans. #TisTheSeason