3 Emo Lyrics I’ll Still Remember When the Rest of My Mind Is Gone

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3 Emo Lyrics I’ll Still Remember When the Rest of My Mind Is Gone

Honorable mention to “I can’t drown my demons, they know how to swim.”

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Time comes for us all, and the mind may be malleable, but it’s not bulletproof. There are probably some emo lyrics about that somewhere. But now that we’ve arrived safely in Bummerville, here are the emo lyrics that will stick with me once I’ve forgotten what socks are for, whenever that may be.

“MakeDamnSure” by Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sunday released “MakeDamnSure” as the first single from their third album, Louder Now. Released in April 2006, the album served as their major-label breakthrough and carved out a spot for them in more mainstream emo. Taking Back Sunday already had a dedicated following, but Louder Now is often considered the band’s “grown-up” album.

I remember listening to “MakeDamnSure” on repeat when the single came out. The album art will always stick with me, as will the second verse of........

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