16 Emo Songs That Will Take You Straight Back to High School
You can go ahead and pretend you didn't listen to these songs...but we know the truth.Â
A little pop-punk for those who loved moshing, but didn't love actually taking political stances.Â
I go through puberty all over again every time the lead singer takes over with "Where are you? And I'm so sorry."Â
Brand New had so many sick burns directed towards their collective exes it was just ridiculous.Â
Whether or not you're a guy or girl, gay, straight, bi, or all of the above...if you say you never had some funny feelings towards Hayley Williams, you are a bold face liar.Â
If you're an adult and your band name has "boys" "girls" or a combination of the two in the name, you're hanging on to some teen angst. There's no question about this.Â
The hair. Just look at the hair. That hair hates its parents and just wants to be understood.Â
But also every other song by Simple Plan would work just fine on this list.Â
"You Promise?" No, we know. No one is doubting you.Â
It's like a much more dramatic and depressing version of the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows."Â
The two aren't mutually exclusive though, because you know what is both a sin AND a tragedy? That fucking hat.Â
We give this one the award for most creative Emo song title!
The taste of ink...? Is that the evocative metaphor we're going for?Â
Bow down, every other angsty teen band from the early 2000's, Fall Out Boy is your master.Â
You have to sort of admire a teen band that made it big with a lead singer who looks like Allen Cumming.Â
I think it's safe to say we all had our sexual awakening during the second verse of this song, and you know what? That is OKAY.Â
The apex where teenage hormones and a World War II history lesson meet.
