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Emo by blink-182

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Emo

Release date: 13th April 1997

From Dude Ranch
Track 10
2:51
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About This Track

'Emo' by blink-182 is a 1997 Rock track from the album 'Dude Ranch'. The lyrics are a bitter address to someone stuck in a cycle of mockery, dismissal and cruelty, with the singer insisting nothing will improve. There is a direct, confrontational tone throughout, culminating in the line, "you feel empty all the time".

"Emo" is a track by blink-182, from the album Dude Ranch, released 13th April 1997. The track is 2:51 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 16 articles about blink-182.

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Lyrics

Emo

One more time you will laugh about it
And he'll never try to give you more
And I don't care, he is such a dick
Treats you like you are a stupid whore

And it seems like things will never change
You go on, every cloud is in your way
And I know you feel empty all the time
You'll never listen to anything that I say

She's better off sleeping on the floor
'Cause she fell right off when all
Is said, you know
It's okay to just want more

Why leave when you claim it is love?
But why stay when you're not the only one?
She's proved she's strong
Be brave, be strong

She's better off sleeping on the floor
'Cause she fell right off when all
Is said, you know
It's okay to just want more

She's better off sleeping on the floor
She's better off sleeping on the floor (Because she fell right off her bed)
She's better off sleeping on the floor
She's better off sleeping on the floor (Because she fell right off her bed)
She's better off sleeping on the floor
She's better off sleeping on the floor (Because she fell right off her bed)
She's better off sleeping on the floor
She's better off sleeping on the floor (Because she fell right off her bed)

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From Dude Ranch

2:511997
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Dude Ranch
Dude Ranch
blink-182
14th April 1997
Track number
10
Release year
1997
  1. 1Pathetic
    2:28
  2. 2Voyeur
    2:44
  3. 3Dammit
    2:45
  4. 4Boring
    1:42

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