I have a confession to make to all of my college friends: There is a whole other life that I've lived that you all know absolutely nothing about. I've been to Vans Warped Tour, met Patrick Stump after stalking Fall Out Boy's tour bus after one of the 11 shows that I've been to, been in mosh pits, owned too many band tees from Hot Topic and, of course, wore bows to clip back my overly-swooped side bangs. I am a proud former emo teen.

Although I can't say I miss wearing eyeliner that made me resemble a raccoon, I do miss the greatest genre of music of all time: emo/pop-punk music. We just don't have music like that nowadays. No artist can fully grasp the concept of complicated love, feeling excluded or life transitions quite like the greatest emo bands of the 2000s. Even though some of these bands have tried to make a comeback, nothing can compare to listening to their original emo songs on your blue iPod Mini while sitting on the bus en route to junior high school.

I know that I'm not the only former emo teen to come out of hiding. It's time to tap into your ~eMoTiOnAl~ side again and head-bang to all of the songs I know you still (shamefully) remember.

1. "Miserable At Best," Mayday Parade

2. "Remembering Sunday," All Time Low

3. "Secret Valentine," We The Kings

4. "The Great Escape," Boys Like Girls

5. "Candles," Hey Monday

6. "The Way We Talk," The Maine

7. "Think Of You Later (Empty Room)," Every Avenue

8. "She's A Lady," Forever The Sickest Kids

9. "The Curse Of Curves," Cute Is What We Aim For

10. "Honestly," Cartel

11. "Slow Down," The Academy Is...

12. "Dark Blue," Jack's Mannequin

13. "Here (In Your Arms)," Hellogoodbye

14. "Move Along," The All-American Rejects

15. "Only One," Yellowcard

16. "Girls & Boys," Good Charlotte

17. "With Me," Sum 41

18. "Face Down," The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

19. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," My Chemical Romance

20. "MakeDamnSure," Taking Back Sunday

21. "Mr. Brightside," The Killers

22. "Vindicated," Dashboard Confessional

23. "Can't Be Saved," Senses Fail

24. "DONTTRUSTME," 3OH!3

25. "Shake It," Metro Station

26. "Misery Business," Paramore

27. "Such Great Heights," The Postal Service

28. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," Panic! At The Disco

29. "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs," Fall Out Boy

30. "So Contagious, Acceptance"

31. "Ohio Is For Lovers," Hawthorne Heights

Now that you're feeling nostalgic, you can listen to the ultimate emo throwback playlist of all time to fill the void.