Emo was never meant to be just "a phase"

The track that was playing was Decode-Paramore

At least for me. But, hear me out, I wasn't a hardcore intense emo kid back in middle school. But at the same time, I was so into it. When I think about it, I didn't realize that it was like a cult, people felt emotionally invested somehow. Which was cool. And after finishing middle and high school safe and sound, I somehow kept coming to those days and thinking that at some point it might save me from the hell that happened back then.

Emo was never meant to be just a phase, when you love it you realize some part of you may still have it. And again, just for confirmation, I'm not an expert of emo world, but I couldn't thank Ojik, one of my good friends, enough for introducing me this world back in middle school. I remember he played the songs and told everything he knows and gave me some recommendations which bands to listen to. I was addicted watching YouTube back then, so it wasn't hard for me to look for them. I didn't know this was called "emo". I started with My Chemical Romance, as everyone else did. The more I listened to them, the more I felt they somehow fit my life. The beat, or even the lyrics. You know you fall for something when you think of it even before you go to sleep. I remember my 12 year old couldn't even go to sleep without listening My Chemical Romance, especially one specific track "Mama". For someone who had mom's issue most of the time, that song just felt so right. Or that time when I found out about Paramore when one of my friends recreated Paramore's album cover "Riot" on a piece of paper. The further I dived in, the more gems I found. I also sort of found a new way of studying by listening to some music, it helped a lot.

As a good friend, Ojik kept recommending me things. I remember I also liked Blink-182, or the time  when I couldn't stop listening to Muse "Knight of Cydonia" even though I'm pretty sure Muse is not part of "emo". Or that time when I kept listening pop songs covered and arranged to a punk rock-rendition type of genre. I know nothing about music. But you still can look it up on YouTube, it still slaps. And then we separated, we went to different high schools. What I meant by titling this post "Emo was never meant to be just a phase" is Emo, for me, is a way  to appreciate other genres. I might be still trapped in a pop bubble if it wasn't because of this "phase". I could also appreciate the existence of other genres and the different tastes of music, which also broadened my knowledge of music, I guess. If it wasn't because of this "phase" I wouldn't even consider to listen to other "different genres" even they're not categorized as Emo like Imagine Dragons (which hands down the best band ever), or The Killers or Panic! at the disco. There would definitely be so much lonely time back then. If I didn't go through this "phase" wouldn't have something to overcome my tantrum, ignoring my teachers while they're praising the same kid over and over again, puberty and bad behavior, motivating me at my hard time, or even studying and preparing my final exam. They are my lullabies. So, huge thanks to Ojik, and of course this phase, for doing a great job in my life. After all, it was never meant to be just a phase.

And also, as we all agree on:
Prom: Fall Out Boy "Thnks fr th mmrs"
Breakups: Paramore "That's what you get"
Wedding: Panic! at the disco "I write sins not tragedies"
Funeral: My Chemical Romance "Helena"