Crowe

Ah, this isn't emo. Emo is now designated by over the top, personal reactions to situations and the sound of the actual music. This is more symbolic and a look at three very different people, a microcosm as it were. And instead of a personal reaction, it is told from the point of an omnipresent narrator. The point of the piece is to remind people that they are not alone, though situations may seem dire.

That being said, I also hate the label emo - every song ever written has an emotional attachment whether it's My Chemical Romance's "Helena", Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", Chuck Berry's "Maybelline", David Bowie's "Queen Bitch", or even Andrew W.K.'s "Party Hard".

I think the term "emo" is a tool for hipsters to further alienate themselves from people they see as conformists or whatever the label is now. I find it unfortunate that I have to use that term on a daily basis to describe certain bands and only to recieve a look of disgust as soon as it leaves my mouth.

Sorry Rant. This is not emo. But I like emo, so even if it were - w00t w00t.

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