Teenagers -- My Chemical Romance

• Song: Teenagers
• Artist: My Chemical Romance
• Album: The Black Parade
• Rating: 5 Stars

Everyone knows something of My Chemical Romance, even if all they know of is the band's existence. One of the many masterpieces is the song teenagers, which beautifully describes the angst-ridden mind of the American teenager.

Teenagers talks about the pressure to conform. People are going to try and make you conform to their standards any way that they can. They will watch you to make sure that it happens. They will pervert any method for mental escape that you have, and destroy your dreams, thereby destroying your individuality. Teenagers although craving individuality and freedom, are no different. They are crazy, violent, and will judge you more than other groups will. The song also says not to lose heart, because if you feel oppressed, if you feel hurt, you can make them pay for it later.

Teenagers is an excellently performed song that combines clear and relevant lyrics a classic rock sound. The vocals are performed with the emo genre's hallmark whine while maintaining a hard and edgy feel. Teenagers opens with prominent vocals and an electric guitar, portraying the image and feeling of the vigilante so indicative of the teenage spirit. The song branches into a fuller arrangement for the chorus, returning to the original style only for the pre-choral sections. In 2006, My Chemical Romance created the song Teenagers, and in so doing, the "Smells Like Teen Spirit"* of the decade.
* Smells Like Teen Spirit was a song in the 1990's by the band, Nirvana.  It is often said to have been the teen anthem of the decade.

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