#stop scaring the living shit outta death you guys

Friendly reminder that “Teenagers” is not a “rah rah, stand up to the evil adult oppressors who want to turn you into capitalist slaves” song. It is literally about school shootings. It’s about teenagers expressing their (not unfounded) anger and fear through violence and how that is not something you should do. Gerard wrote it after teenagers on public transport were giving him a fucking panic attack, which is not something that happens when you see a group of people as innocent victims who have no choice but to turn to violence. If you watch the video, you have Death—the literal personification of death—saying “Teenagers scare the living shit outta me” and having that fear immediately validated. Turning it into a “rah rah, stand up to the evil adult oppressors” song is a willful misinterpretation of the original intent and also shows you didn’t listen to it very carefully.