As a product of the 90s, I have a penchant for angsty music; it was in the water when I was born. I drank the Koolaid and was never the same again. I like to think Kurt Cobain is smiling down on my generation as we carry on the tradition of melodramatic lyrics, "sludgy" guitar sounds and the ever-present desire for freedom. Jimmy Eat World, Greenday, My Chemical Romance, Evanescence-- I still know every single word to all their hits 11 years later.
So, get ready to update your AIM profile as we pull out these 26 angsty songs from the early 2000s that just, like, got you.
1. The Middle- Jimmy Eat World
2. Scars- Papa Roach
I thought this song was the most poetic song ever when I was in the sixth grade.
3. I'm Not Okay (I Promise)- My Chemical Romance
4. The Diary of Jane- Breaking Benjamin
I like to think I contributed at least one third of all views on this music video with as many times as I clicked replay.
5. Sweetness- Jimmy Eat World
6. Perfect- Simple Plan
7. Misery Business- Paramore
8. MakeDamnSure- Taking Back Sunday
9. Blurry- Puddle of Mud
I'm pretty sure everyone knows the words to this song; it was the quintessential breakup song of the 2000s.
10. The Ghost of You- My Chemical Romance
This was the first song I ever bought on iTunes
11. Only One- Yellowcard
I was such a Yellowcard fan I learned this song on the guitar. I may or may not still have it memorized.
12. Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Greenday
13. Broken- Seether
14. Face Down- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The CD that this song is on is currently in my bedroom along with a Paramore CD I bought in the ninth grade.
15. Bring Me To Life- Evanescence
16. Teenagers- My Chemical Romance
17. I Hate Everything About You- Three Days Grace
I will always remember this as the song my fifth grade "boyfriend" used on his MySpace page when we "broke up." I was such a little heartbreaker.
18. Bleed American- Jimmy Eat World
This was my favorite song to run to. The beat is the perfect pace for a nice 3-mile run once you get warmed up.
19. Disenchanted- My Chemical Romance
AIM profile lyric: You're just a sad song, with nothing to say
20. With Me- Sum 41
21. The River- Good Charlotte
22. I Miss You- blink182
23. So Far Away- Staind
This actually is a really simple song to play on guitar-- it's the lyrics that really speak, though.
24. So Cold- Breaking Benjamin
25. Vindicated- Dashboard Confessional
26. Miss Murder- AFI
Take a listen to my playlist and then go fight the man!
If you enjoy my taste in music, you might want to check out some other articles I've written on subjects like my favorite sad songs and the best cover songs ever.
