29 '90s And 2000s Songs That Explain Why Millennials Are The Most Angsty Generation

Avril Lavigne's Let Go was my first CD. I used to scream this song on road trips, and my parents were like...chill.

How old were you when you realized this song was about addiction and abortion?

Say what you want about Nickelback, but this song about needing to be saved was felt deep in my 10-year-old heart, despite my biggest hardship being science homework.

This song made me want to run away from home so badly.

Yes, even Taylor Swift makes this list. I used to secretly cry myself to sleep after the last day of school because I'd miss my friends, and I always felt this song referred to that secret.

My parents got legitimately worried when I started blasting this one, so I had to say it was a joke. :/

The first month of school was always rough, guys.

So many songs about crying to yourself at night.

This was the millenial/Gen X version of "I'm weird. I'm a weirdo. I don't fit in, and I don't want to fit in."

We all felt this song when we didn't get asked to the dance or get a part in the school play.

Every time I got an 89 on a test, I would blast this song and cry.

^Me after I took three gummy vitamins and thought I was dying.

I'm pretty sure everyone was sober in my elementary/middle school, but the sentiment remained. DON'T ONLY TALK TO ME OVER TEXT THEN IGNORE ME AT SCHOOL, MAX.

Every 2000s emo song was about someone saving you, which is honestly a toxic message, and probably the reason for all my failed relationships.

IT'S A DAMN COLD NIGHTTTTTT! TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS LIFE!

The casual way we'd burst into "I WISH YOU WOULD STEP BACK FROM THAT LEDGE, MY FRIEND!" defined millennial culture.

Take me back to elementary school, where no one made fun of me for not shaving my legs.

The best song to blast after getting in a fight with your BFF.

Like "How to Save a Life," this song was used for every sad TV moment.

YES, JACK'S MANNEQUIN. I HAVE.

^Me when I sat down in the shower and pretended the water was rain.

Just another song to reinforce the whole savior message!!

This is honestly the most hopeful song on the list. WE'LL CARRY ON.

There were so many upbeat-sounding songs in the 2000s that were actually about very dark topics (see number 15).

I blasted this song after I broke up with my seventh grade boyfriend. Well, technically, my friend broke up with him for me over the phone, but that's just a small detail.

^Me after I accidentally stepped on my cat's tail.

I know this song is from 1991, but Glee using it during the 2010 "Grilled Cheesus" episode was a cultural reset, so I'm claiming it for millennials.

I still don't know what's ending tonight, but that never stopped me from screaming this song out the car windows.

If you didn't yell "it's not fair!" and slam your door, were you even a 2000s teenager?