The Gospel According to Emo: 5 Classic Songs Where Faith and Anguish Collide

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The Gospel According to Emo: 5 Classic Songs Where Faith and Anguish Collide

Emo music was always about searching—searching for meaning, for connection, for a way to survive your teenage existential crisis. But for some of the biggest bands of the early 2000s, that search had deeper roots than you might have realized. Beneath the heartbreak and angst, there was often a hidden layer of faith, theology, or at the very least, a borrowed Christian framework shaping the lyrics. Many of the musicians who defined the era came f…