Everything was awful and nobody understood.
Times were tough for the millions of teenagers that gravitated towards emo music, which took over in the early to mid-2000s. Despite the genre's depressing tendencies, it helped many dark-hearts through those rough times, like your first high school breakup.
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Maybe your hair is no longer swooped and dyed with Manic Panic coloring anymore. Perhaps all that's left is a slight scar from your lip piercings. That doesn't mean we can't relive the blunder years of emo past every once in a while.
So, the past emo kids of Mashable compiled this nostalgic list of our favorite post-breakup songs from the era for your listening pleasure.
For your convenience, there's a Spotify playlist embedded below.
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