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Contrary to popular belief, screamo music isn't all about death and pain. Most of them are poetry, and if you actually take the time to learn the lyrics, you would understand, amirite?

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My favorite screamo song poem goes like:
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSDJFHUSAHIODFA
OHHHAHHHHAHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSHHHUASHH
ADFJSKJFAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH."

Anonymous +359Reply
@My favorite screamo song poem goes...

Your favorite song is "The Circle of Life" too?

Anonymous +27Reply

This may be true, but the reason I don't like screamo is because I like happy, bouncy melodies or slow, powerful ballads. I just don't like the way this genre sounds.

Anonymous +21Reply
@This may be true, but the reason I don't like screamo is because I like happy, bouncy melodies or slow, powerful...

There are screamo songs with happy bouncy melodies. Take Attack Attack! for example, or BrokeNCYDE to an extent

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply

ROFL@hardcore ignorant people who voted no way and didnt go look up some lyrics

Anonymous +9Reply
@Kluklayu arent they just awesome?

All genres have some songs with poetic lyrics.

Anonymous +4Reply

Isn't all music poetry... >.>

okay, maybe not "Friday."

call me picky, but if a song has nice lyrics, i actually like being able to understand them and not have them growled at me. if i didn't want singing i'd listen to "friday".

@yddraigarian call me picky, but if a song has nice lyrics, i actually like being able to understand them and not have them...

That's what's great about post-hardcore music, it's a nice combination of clear and screamed vocals

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are +2Reply

It's not limited to screamo, either. Bands like Epica sound really dark and, as my friend said, devil-worshipping, but they're really not. Most of their songs have very good meanings.. people just don't realize it. <_>

cupcake12winxs avatar cupcake12winx Yeah You Are +4Reply
@cupcake12winx It's not limited to screamo, either. Bands like Epica sound really dark and, as my friend said, devil-worshipping...

I always laugh when I'm listening to the devil wears prada, or even skillet, and people say I'm listening to Satan worshiping music

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are +8Reply
@Kluklayu I always laugh when I'm listening to the devil wears prada, or even skillet, and people say I'm listening to Satan...

I love TDWP, but their songs are totally off the wall - lyrics, music, song titles, everything lol

Walruss avatar Walrus Yeah You Are 0Reply

you know... a post that starts out with "contrary to popular belief" should be in negative.. otherwise it's not really contrary to popular belief...

I could not agree with this post more :] Hardcore , post hardcore, metalcore = LIFE <3

UhOhBananaTimes avatar UhOhBananaTime Yeah You Are +2Reply

I completely agree with this post(:
I absolutely cannot stand when someone says "TDWP is nothing but a satanist band" when they've never even heard the music, and chances are it's only because they saw the name. Plus, it just makes them sound stupid in the end, because people who take the time out to listen to the devil wears prada know they are a religious band. Another thing i can't stand is when people see what type of music I'm into and say "You cut yourself don't you, because screamo is for emos." Can you be MORE ignorant and judgmental. The music I listen to has nothing to do with any of that. To be able to say you don't like screamo for a certain reason, you should at least have a little knowledge on screamo. e.g. bless the fall, escape the fate, asking alexandria, alesana, the devil wears prada etc. to back up your argument. "Screamo is stupid." or "Screamo is full of devil worshipers." is not an argument

jsleepyjeans avatar jsleepyjean Yeah You Are +1Reply
@Kluklayu I'm going to see asking Alexandria next Friday :)

Are you going to put them on your tumblr?

jsleepyjeans avatar jsleepyjean Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Kluklayu Yep

Lucky! I have never seen them live! I really want to, though. Who are they playing with, and where? Tell me when you post it!

jsleepyjeans avatar jsleepyjean Yeah You Are 0Reply
@jsleepyjean Lucky! I have never seen them live! I really want to, though. Who are they playing with, and where? Tell me when...

They are playing with Miss May I, Emmure, Evergreen Terrace, Chiodos, and some local bland up in calgary. It's gonna be great

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Kluklayu They are playing with Miss May I, Emmure, Evergreen Terrace, Chiodos, and some local bland up in calgary. It's...

I am so glad emmure is getting recognition!! I actually just found them out recently when I was on stickam and andrew bisante's live was screaming "WON'T you beeeee myyyy briiiide!!!"

jsleepyjeans avatar jsleepyjean Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Kluklayu I had never heard of them before this concert lol

I only heard the one song by them, but that was enough for me to love them. (:

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Can't even name favorites lol

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Yes, yes they are

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Who said anything about being angry?

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply

my parents are like that they hate some what i listen too, oh well.
good post.

DaNawhos avatar DaNawho Yeah You Are 0Reply

I have aactually taken the time t listen to the lyrics. It's true but the thing is how they sing it. The people that don't listen, don't listen to it because of the screaming. They would listen to it if it had a better beat or way of singing it.

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@I have aactually taken the time t listen to the lyrics. It's true but the thing is how they sing it. The people...

That's completely understandable. If you don't like the style you dont like the style. I just find that when I'm talking to people, most of them don't like it because they say it's "evil" music simply because of the style. Although I do disagree with you on the "better beat or way of singing" part, because I don't think any way of singing is better than another, it just appeals to different people

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Kluklayu That's completely understandable. If you don't like the style you dont like the style. I just find that when I'm...

anybody who says music is evil is fucking stupid. I don't care what genre it is. A song could have lyrics like "kill all the jews, and spill the blood of the innocents, and than fuck your sister" and i would never take them seriously. In fact i'd probably laugh at the over the topness of it all. Simply put if you want to communicate a negative message, why the hell are you singing it. There's a reason mein kompf wasn't a musical ballad.

Well, if there are "poetic" lyrics to these songs, I should be able to hear it in the song. I should not have to look Google to find out what the fuck they are shouting about.

dan94s avatar dan94 No Way 0Reply
@dan94 Well, if there are "poetic" lyrics to these songs, I should be able to hear it in the song. I should not have to...

Y'know, if you listen to the song more than once, you can understand what they are saying.

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Kluklayu Y'know, if you listen to the song more than once, you can understand what they are saying.

Usually, but it takes me a couple tries to understand the lyrics of an Arch Enemy song...

Anonymous 0Reply
@Usually, but it takes me a couple tries to understand the lyrics of an Arch Enemy song...

Really? I don't listen to a lot of arch enemy, but I pick up on their lyrics on the first time usually

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply

I shouldn't have to look up the lyrics every time I listen to music just to know what the song is saying.

@RosesAndNerds I shouldn't have to look up the lyrics every time I listen to music just to know what the song is saying.

Agreed, which is why I don't listen to pop or rap, I can understand what they are screaming

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Kluklayu Agreed, which is why I don't listen to pop or rap, I can understand what they are screaming

I guess it depends on what you're used to listening to.
I don't listen to a lot of pop or rap on my free time, but since I do a lot at dance, I can understand what they're saying.

@RosesAndNerds I guess it depends on what you're used to listening to. I don't listen to a lot of pop or rap on my free time, but...

Yeah, and it also depends on the mood I'm in. I'm usually in a really energetic mood so really hardcore or heavy songs just get me jacked up. But I've got other stuff like nevershoutnever, paramore, and 30 seconds to mars, and even a bit of eminem and country

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Kluklayu Yeah, and it also depends on the mood I'm in. I'm usually in a really energetic mood so really hardcore or heavy...

Hey, i understand the beatles just find and they we're pop. All of they're songs are perfectly clear... except i am the walrus... the premise of that song eludes me.

But there is a lot better poetry in other song lyrics that is better for your ears.

@Kluklayu How is it "better" for your ears?

Tegan and Sara do not sound like fingernails on a chalkboard, and they do not make you want to rip your ears off of your head when you listen to them.

@Sierra43 Tegan and Sara do not sound like fingernails on a chalkboard, and they do not make you want to rip your ears off of...

Ronnie Radke has a beautifully deep voice, it's melodic and soothing, and Shawn Milke from Alesana and Jeremy DePoyster both have amazing voices.

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu Yeah You Are +1Reply
@Kluklayu Ronnie Radke has a beautifully deep voice, it's melodic and soothing, and Shawn Milke from Alesana and Jeremy...

I absolutely LOVE Ronnie. I really do miss him in escape the fate, though. But, I won't rant about who is the better lead singer in escape the fate. However, I will say i like bless the fall a LOT more now than i did, even though i was a fan before then. Ronnie made the band unique. They just sound so... bleh, now. I suppose they have their reasons for kicking him out. (I'm being unusually mature about this particular topic. I stand by Ronnie in the debate.)

Alesana is definitely one of the better screamo bands. (screamo is my preference) I'm really into the emptiness at the moment, as I was with past albums. I really like the reference to Edgar Allan Poe, and the story written in the songs.

jsleepyjeans avatar jsleepyjean Yeah You Are 0Reply

I tend to listen to music that goes along with their song lyrics.. Like Taylor Swift: Good, happy melodies, good, happy lyrics. Not "Roseeessssssss arrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee rrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeedddddddd, Vioooolettttssss are bluuuuee, Candyyyyyyy issssss swwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeettt. Juuuuust. Liiiikkkkkkeeeeee. YYYYYYYOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

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