reviving pop-punk

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My Chemical Romance - I’m Not Okay (I Promise), Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (2004)

I will never forget the first time I saw My Chemical Romance.  It was a freak accident on August 3rd, 2002. I just wanted to see this shitty Jersey band called the June Spirit that no one’s ever heard of but me and the eight people in the room that night.  MCR came on right after them, Gerard leading the way in all black and wearing more makeup than a MAC employee.  My friend and I stood there for a moment, half in awe and half in WTF as they played all the songs off of “I Brought You My Bullets…”  I forgot about them until a year or so later, when my friend Marissa P and I were in a car listening to WSOU, jamming out to some song about taking shots of holy water and hanging out in hearses.  The car came to a screeching halt when the DJ announced it was My Chem and we swore never to speak of that moment again (sorry Marissa).

While I have almost impulsively purchased Bullets on vinyl several different occasions, it’s this song that gets me.  The stupid video and its high school loser mantra was the best example of angry teen angst there was at the time. Because I’m not okay, mom — Someone is wrong on the internet and I need to stay up all night and listen to this angry song on repeat because they know how I feel.

But really though, how many times did you sing along super loud while making camera hand gestures at no one? 

TL;DR You really need to listen to me because I’m telling you the truth, I mean this, I’m okay, trust me!