Firstly, it is emo, not emoe, since it comes from emotional which does not have an e in the middle of the word. I agree that this is about a friend watching someone they admire or respect going through changes; they don’t personally feel that these changes reflect the best values (or true values) of their friend. I disagree that it is strictly about someone becoming emo. I think this song is applicable to anyone that has chosen the aesthetic side of life. And you say that this is about a “dumb emoe kid” and their friend(s) “don’t want to acknowledge that their friend is like everyone else & has no individuality & soul & hopes”. This is ridiculous. In this statement you first make the claim that identifying oneself as emo means you have no soul, no individuality, and no hopes. But you don’t stop there. You claim that everyone else (that is, all people who disagree with the mourning friend) have no individuality, soul, nor hopes. Do you realize how ignorant that statement is? You continue on with your tirade against “emoes” and “emoeness”, but still fail to realize that the song is about conforming to something but not necessarily some specific group. I agree that it is a mordant indictment of our society, of conformity; the message is be yourself, be an individual. Don’t be, as Dostoevsky calls it, “a piano key”.
Firstly, it is emo, not emoe, since it comes from emotional which does not have an e in the middle of the word. I agree that this is about a friend watching someone they admire or respect going through changes; they don’t personally feel that these changes reflect the best values (or true values) of their friend. I disagree that it is strictly about someone becoming emo. I think this song is applicable to anyone that has chosen the aesthetic side of life. And you say that this is about a “dumb emoe kid” and their friend(s) “don’t want to acknowledge that their friend is like everyone else & has no individuality & soul & hopes”. This is ridiculous. In this statement you first make the claim that identifying oneself as emo means you have no soul, no individuality, and no hopes. But you don’t stop there. You claim that everyone else (that is, all people who disagree with the mourning friend) have no individuality, soul, nor hopes. Do you realize how ignorant that statement is? You continue on with your tirade against “emoes” and “emoeness”, but still fail to realize that the song is about conforming to something but not necessarily some specific group. I agree that it is a mordant indictment of our society, of conformity; the message is be yourself, be an individual. Don’t be, as Dostoevsky calls it, “a piano key”.