33 Of The Most Effectively Sad Emo Lyrics Ever Sung

“I know you well enough to know you'll never love me.”

— Taking Back Sunday, open.spotify.com

“Love must be just for idiots. I'm shutting down, breaking down.”

— Kill Hannah, open.spotify.com

“Your eyes must do some raining if you're ever gonna grow.”

— Bright Eyes, play.spotify.com

“Your place is still at the heart of my everything.”

— Texas Is The Reason, open.spotify.com

“And I can’t make it on my own because my heart is in Ohio. So cut my wrists and black my eyes, so I can die because you kill me.”

— Hawthorne Heights, open.spotify.com

“I'm falling down. And you're not here to break my fall.”

— Thursday, open.spotify.com

“It's four o' clock in the fucking morning and each day gets more and more like the last day.”

— The Used, open.spotify.com

“I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together.”

— Yellowcard, open.spotify.com

“I am a nightmare and you are a miracle.”

— Brand New, open.spotify.com

“Cause in the heat of bliss, we swore we would never love another. There was truth and dignity in that oath. Can there be any hope for their retention, in its breaking?”

— Being As An Ocean, open.spotify.com

“I couldn't save what was taken away.”

— Pianos Become The Teeth, open.spotify.com

“I know that without you is something that I could never do.”

— Saosin, open.spotify.com

“I wouldn't mind if you took me in my sleep tonight; I wouldn't even put up a fight.”

— Mineral, open.spotify.com

“The mirrors lie, those aren't my eyes. Destroy them. Raise my hand; reflected in savage shards.”

— Sunny Day Real Estate, open.spotify.com

“I ran away from you, and now something's killing me.”

— Citizen, open.spotify.com

“I used to waste my time dreaming of being alive. Now, I only waste it dreaming of you.”

— Fall Out Boy, open.spotify.com

“I'm like a broken record. I've got a needle scratching me.”

— Alkaline Trio, open.spotify.com

“Why can't I feel anything from anyone other than you?”

— Taking Back Sunday, open.spotify.com

“The more I try, the more I lose.”

— A Static Lullaby, open.spotify.com

“Besides, I'd rather forget the days we spent than try to stay afloat in shallow water.”

— Saves The Day, open.spotify.com

“How long must I wait?”

— The Postal Service, open.spotify.com

“Lovers come and go. The good ones always know the difference between being casual or a casualty.”

— Owen, open.spotify.com

“Honestly? Honestly I can't remember, all my teenage feelings. And the meanings.”

— American Football, open.spotify.com

“Your ray of light will fizzle out without hope.”

— AFI, open.spotify.com

“It's like my heart can't be tamed, I fall in love every day and I feel like a fool.”

— Death Cab for Cutie, play.spotify.com

“We might die from medication but we sure killed all the pain.”

— Bright Eyes, play.spotify.com

“It’s the things that I don’t say.”

— Pianos Become The Teeth, open.spotify.com

“The truth is you could slit my throat and with my one last gasping breath I'd apologize for bleeding on your shirt.”

— Taking Back Sunday, open.spotify.com

“Oh, I've had it now. I’m walking down to your house. I’m banging on the door. Please, please, please, Mr. Hox. Won't you tell your daughter I'm all alone? And I'm not handling this well.”

— Saves The Day, open.spotify.com

“Our love was lost. Your heart turned cold and that was when I let you go. I let you go.”

— Being As An Ocean, open.spotify.com