Fact: You never completely grow out of your scene phase, you just learn to adapt to the rest of the world and the second you listen to an old song, you're back in your poster-covered room posting really bad poetry on tumblr.

Since we were all so ~deeply connected~ with our emotions and inner selves we all seemed to merge into one species and shared the same cringeworthy traits that we shudder at years later because this was simultaneously a hilarious and dark time in our lives. Mostly dark, like my soul and my eyeliner from Walmart.

1. Trying to pick the perfect MCR song for your myspace profile

My personal favorite was "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"

2. Making passive aggressive away statuses on AOL instant messenger

text my cell if u care </3

3. Getting skullcandy headphones in every color

I need my music to get through my angsty day, alright? "Headphones in, world out <3"

4. Wearing thick plastic bracelets of your favorite band all the way up your arms

My blood circulation means absolutely nothing to me.

5. Poorly drawn on eyeliner

Like I said, bottom only. Or a really chunky line on the top. What's a wing? What are makeup brushes?

6. Using said eyeliner to give yourself cat whiskers

One time I gave myself an allergic reaction doing this, but it's totally fine because the awful pictures were worth it.

7. Taking pictures with your digital camera and your filthy mirror

The messier your room was in the background, the better.

8. That one chunk of brightly colored hair because your parents wouldn't let you dye your whole head.

Manic panic hair dye anyone?

9. Saying things like "rawrr" and "wafflez!!" for fun

..I don't really know what I was thinking with this one.

10. Hot topic graphic tees featuring phrases such as "muffins are just ugly cupcakes"

We were sooOOoo quirky.

11. Going on online games and customizing your avatar to look like the true scene kid you wish you could be.

I'm talkin about those fur boots and converse shoes that came all the way up to your kneecaps that you wanted really bad. This is the only place I can be myself, okay? Nobody gets me.

12. Flip flopping between correcting people on their grammar and "talkinggg like thisss :33"

Cue the vomit noises. Depends on the era you were in.

13. Watching everyone go to warped tour if you weren't allowed to go

This was an inhumane form of torture.

14. Trying to get in touch with your inner art god/goddess by writing poetry that was honestly really terrible

This is what pain sounds like, right? We shattered. Cigarettes.

15. Judging everyone else for their poor music taste

Taylor Swift who?

16. Using "xD" in every. single. sentence.

"xD" is an emotion all on its own

17. Forever wishing you could be as attractive as the famous sitemodels

They were the embodiment of everything you were trying to accomplish.

18. Flipping your hair every time you spoke

Double flip if your crush was nearby.

19. Knowing above all that years later you still have the funniest stories from your childhood because of it

Party game: surprise friends that didn't know you back then with your old pictures.