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For a generation who felt like outsiders in the late 2000s, the emo scene felt like the one place where they could belong—and make sense of the chaos inside, as their favorite artists began to express the pain they held within their hearts: As Bert McCracken of The Used once said, “Music is church, therapy, and philosophy all wrapped up into one.” And that’s exactly what this scene became. From the explosive confessions of “Take It Away” to Panic! at the Disco pacing the church aisles in “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” From Hayley Williams of Paramore shouting “The truth never set me free—so I’ll do it myself” to My Chemical Romance singing revenge, resurrection, and spiritual crisis across Three Cheers, emo wasn’t afraid to rip open the human heart and let everything spill out. But what we quickly learned was that many who saw this as therapy could also take it to a place of no return. After 13-year-old Hannah Bond chose to delete herself, emo became Public Enemy Number 1. In 2008, the Daily Mail fired the headline heard around the globe: “Why No Child Is Safe from the Sinister Cult of Emo.” Suddenly, a culture built for struggling youth was being shown as something dark and dangerous, with fans of the genre fighting against the current of their day attempting to drift people away from the emotional music of the generation. But now it’s 2025; those late-2000s outsiders have grown up—and emo is rising again. My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World—the bands who shaped a generation are continuing to play shows, and their fans are right back in their black eyeliner and emotional armor. What was emo really preaching? Because these weren’t just break-up anthems—they were songs about identity, guilt, rebellion, spiritual confusion, and the longing for something beyond the pain. What we want to look at is the controversy, the comeback, and the worldview behind the music that became a church, therapy, and philosophy for millions. Timecodes 0:00 Introduction 3:58 The history of the emo era 14:45 The Used 18:11 Panic! At The Disco 21:35 Paramore 27:36 My Chemical Romance 33:56 How the emo scene affected and is still affecting people Follow Good Fight Ministries on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goodfightministries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodfightministries Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/goodfightmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodfightministries Rumble: https://rumble.com/GoodFightMinistries Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodfight 🎸 WATCH THEY SOLD THEIR SOULS FOR FREE! https://www.goodfight.org/sold-souls-free/ Left Behind or Led Astray? https://www.goodfight.org/product/left-behind-or-led-astray/ Marvel & DC’s War on God: Stan Lee, God, and the Devil https://www.goodfight.org/product/stan-lee-god-and-the-devil/ 📖 Sparky the Broken Mirror (Book) https://sparkybook.com 📖 Wrestling With Discipleship (Book) https://wrestlingwithdiscipleship.com ☑️ GOOD FIGHT YOUTUBE ESPANOL https://www.youtube.com/@GoodFightEspanol ☑️ BLESSED HOPE CHAPEL CHURCH https://www.blessedhopechapel.org ☑️ Learn more about Good Fight Ministries https://allmylinks.com/goodfight

The Led Zeppelin Curse: Jimmy Page and the Haunted Boleskine House with Lance Gilbert. (2021)

Animated by Jon Karl. Download "Counterfeit World" on iTunes or pick up the new EP at fivetimesaugust.com Follow Five Times August online: http://fivetimesaugust.com https://x.com/fivetimesaugust http://facebook.com/fivetimesaugust http://instagram.com/fivetimesaugust Lyrics: We've got counterfeit boys Dating counterfeit girls Making counterfeit love In a counterfeit world Counterfeit news For the actual fools Who believe and obey All the counterfeit rules Who's got the power? Who's got control? Who's talkin' the truth? Does anybody know? Who's in the shadows? Who cuts the deals? Who write's the script? Is any of it real In this counterfeit world? It's a counterfeit world Counterfeit seeds Growing counterfeit food Counterfeit meat Tasting counterfeit good Counterfeit drugs In our actual blood We don't know what it means We don't know what it does Who's got the power? Who's got control? Who's talkin' the truth? Does anybody know? Who's in the shadows? Who cuts the deals? Who write's the script? Is any of it real In this counterfeit world? It's a counterfeit world It's a long way back when you feel all the real is gone It's a long way back when you feel all the real is gone But who's got the power? And who's got control? We've got the power So let's take control We've got counterfeit Gods For our counterfeit faith Counterfeit fear For the counterfeit slaves Counterfeit cash Spent on actual crap It's a genuine steal When it don't actually last Who's got the power? Who's got control? Who's talkin' the truth? Does anybody know? Who's in the shadows? Who cuts the deals? Who write's the script? Is any of it real In this counterfeit world? It's a counterfeit world It's a counterfeit world It's a counterfeit world It's a counterfeit world It's a counterfeit world

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Jane Doe #9: A 'Surviving R. Kelly' Victim Speaks Out with Author Lizzette Martinez. (2020)