dear 15 year old me - you'll still love this song 20 years later and listen to it on a weekly basis while driving to work. ❤️

2024 Anyone

Just sitting here at 38 years old, engineering some software, being an adult. I don't know why, but I thought about The Used for the first time in decades. Put on a box full of sharp objects, was like being back in high school again. Just pure nostalgia. Look over in the related, see The Taste Of Ink. "I remember this song I think?". Click it, that opening lick happens, and I just stop what I'm doing and listen, crying by the end of it. It's like one of my deepest memories that picked over 20 years to lay dormant and then all of the sudden knock me over. I remember everything now, every little detail of that time. It's absolutely insane how much gets tied to songs, and apparently forgotten until the song finds it's way back.

the used always just takes me back to being in middle school, my sister would play this album non stop. so many great memories and what an amazing time for music back then

I miss these days so much. The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Senses Fail, Saosin, Finch... and so many other great bands helped me get through an otherwise shitty adolescence. Just wish today's kids appreciated bands like these more, and got to experience shows like we did. I can't even remember the last time I saw a garage band practicing...

This band peaked at such a young age. This is still one of the best cd's of all time.

Here I am, 2024, still rocking to this jam like it's the early 2000s

This song changed my life in high school. I still get goosebumps to this day when I hear it. "Savor every moment".

Is it worth it, can you even hear me? Standing with your spotlight on me Not enough to feed the hungry I'm tired, and I've felt it for a while now In this sea of lonely The taste of ink is getting old It's four o'clock in the fucking morning Each day gets more and more like the last day Still I can see it coming While I'm standing in the river drowning This could be my chance to break out This could be my chance to say goodbye At last it's finally over Couldn't take this town much longer Being half dead wasn't what I planned to be Now I'm ready to be free So here I am, it's in my hand And I'll savor every moment of this So here I am, alive at last And I'll savor every moment of this And won't you think I'm pretty When I'm standing top the bright lit city And I'll take your hand and pick you up And keep you there so you can see As long as you're alive and care I promise I will take you there We'll drink and dance the night away (We'll drink and dance the night away) Oh So here I am, it's in my hand And I'll savor every moment of this So here I am, alive at last And I'll savor every moment of this Savor every moment of this As long as you're alive Here I am I promise I will take you there As long as you're alive Here I am I promise I will take you there And won't you think I'm pretty When I'm standing top the bright lit city And I'll take your hand and pick you up And keep you there so you can see it As long as you're alive and care I promise I will take you there As long as you're alive and care I promise I will take you there So here I am, it's in my hand And I'll savor every moment of this So here I am, alive at last And I'll savor every moment of this Savor every moment of this Savor every moment of this

Being born in 85 and being able to have the chance to grow up with this kind of music is a blessing!!! 🎉🎉

I'm 39 and will forever hear The Used i don't care how old I am. ❤🙌🏻

Nobody could ever find the words to prepare me for how different these songs would hit now that I am in my mid-30s. Standing here, crying, while doing the dishes ( @ 4'oclock in the fckn *morning* 😅!) bc the nostalgia hits *SO* damn hard.😢"Savor every Moment of this!!" Some of my friends that loved The Used just as much (if not more) than I did, aren't even here anymore to enjoy them.😭 So I savor every moment of this... for them.❤🕊🌌 If you're here, reading this comment & you know exactly what I mean-- then you're a fuckin' *legend* ❤💯

36 and still rocking this song. This was high school, rock on

I literally remember blaring this every morning in middle school as well getting ready for the day. This was when music was literally life. This is our antidote to the world's problems.

My dad is so real for showing me this song

40 years old and I still get hyped listening to this song!

Oh man. His voice sounds so raw and real. It's amazing.

I love this song , how many memories are associated with it

31 yrs old .and still hear this song while driving alone in the night .sing it loud alone .thank you for the memory

god damn this is a fucking throwback. still just as good.

I get the chills with the taste of ink. It takes me back to high school when i was a teenager. 22 years have gone by and it still gives me the butterflies.

I can’t get enough just listen to the used taking me back to my high school days im 37 now these guys helped me and so many of my friends make memories together I miss the old days such an amazing band!!!

Mannnn if this songs get you going your clearly a 80's baby and still rocking with this Classic in 2024

Ah flashback montage of middle school. I love this song. It makes me reflect of how much I have grown, and changed since then.

This what I consider 2000s music and not that mainstream pop garbage in 2000s I love The Used ,

I used to record this video when it came on MTV past 12. This is my favorite song of my favorite band. It's the song of my life. Thank you Robert from Mexico. I'll repeat, literally is the song of my life, my friends know that in my funeral this song it's gonna hit the entire place.

I never really understood this song, but the true meaning behind it is really nice… I always assumed it was way more emo than it is! Bert had just gotten clean off meth and was extremely depressed and working with a new band and wanted to prove himself by writing the song at 4am.. the taste of ink is his desperation in writing the music and it being his only shot at freedom and success. The song originally had a darker chorus but when they got picked up and went to LA from Ohio, they all felt like this is it! It’s in our hands! Let’s savor every moment of it! And that’s that! It’s about a depressed guy struggling to stay clean in a horrible town and finding some friends who helped him stay clean and get out of that shitty town! Pretty nice. He’s still clean and doing well to this day too, so that’s nice!

this song still touches my heart deep I ~used to listen to it when I was 13, now I'm 28. kind of crazy still makes me feel so, the lyrics and video as well with the melody. great hug for all of you in the band. (graziela, br).

As much as I hate to admit it, this album brings me back; I'm sad there aren't music festivals like the Warped tour anymore. Such fun times when things were simple and life was just about getting to the next show

This song will never get old to me.

This song takes me back to Jacksonville Florida, in the Navy stationed in Mayport; 2002! Great memories!

2022 baby and this song is still a banger!!! When I think of The Used this is what comes to mind!!!

The Used, is something you discover and keep with you all your life. I've not found a single band that has made more of an impact on me.

I'll admit, I only really got into their first album, but what a phenomenal work it was!!! The Used really kickstarted this sound for the rest of the decade and countless imitations.

Glad I grew up with The Used songs during high school days. And it was over 20 years ago...Damn

Still get in my feelings listening to this album. I can feel how I felt back when I was 14... oh love it

This is currently my 4yr old daughter's favorite song. I catch her on her tablet singing along haha. What have I created!?

Give me back the year 2002 😍❤️

One of the most underrated bands. Who else can listen to them over and over 20 years later 😂

03/06/2024, 20 years later since the first I ever heard this song, I could listen to it in a live performance, for the first time. And it still has a huge impact on me

When the vocal melody in the verse is just as good as the chorus. Was late discovering these guys. Always knew of them, but never checked them out. Til Spotify put this song in one of my mixes last year and It's now one of my all time favorites.

I learned to drive while my uncle blared this song in 2004. He had me driving his mustang gt 5sp. Lol he muted it long enough to tell me "Rev it to 3000rpm and dump the clutch, then figure it out". Man I wish he was still with us. Every time I hear this song it takes me back to that moment.

Man you can feel the heart in this. Love The Used.

Finally available and not restricted!

Man I miss this music!!! We need movies of this era with this music!!

Boy does this song bring back some memories. Not all are great, but definitely memorable.

This song and walking the streets of my hometown late at night from the pool hall. Wish I would have lived every second a little longer.

Funny how you all feel old,,just heard these guys,,saw them on Portland 5th,,,its how i feel when I hear nirvana,or pear jam,,brings me back to my senior year they just came out on college radio,,,,dont feel old ,, have fun again

This is the most important song of my life. It bridged my childhood into my adulthood

I've heard this song soooo many times and this is the first time I'm seeing the video.

Just drove from ATL to Nashville to see you guys again. Always a pleasure!

Reminds me of good times. Still love this even after all these years.

There will never be another song in this world as close to my heart as this one ❤️💯 thank you. Forever.

One of the best and most defining post hardcore albums of all time.

Haven't listened to this in years...and it's still amazing.

Still listening in 2023. I guess it wasn’t a phase.

Forever missing The Used, have my love in a choke hold for them, from childhood to adulthood, thank you.

The feeling I get when I watch these old videos. Ugh, it's nostalgia at it's purest.

34 and I always come back to the songs that got me through some times.

This band got me through high school! And randomly popped up in my feed when I was in such a bad mood now I’m almost in tears from joy 💜💜

This was my younger brothers favorite band whom passed away last Apirl. RIP Jason Michael Owens! Love ya bro!

This song takes me back to the good old days of my late preteen and early teen years, one of those eras of my life that I'd always love to go back to.

When I was 18 or 19 I decided to go for Quinn's hairstyle lol! Took a lot of bleaching to go from brown to blonde. It was my late "phase" as they say hahaha. I then went for the mohawk and kept the tips blonde lol. Then I went for the all-brown mohawk, which was sick.

I love this song still. I was like 15 when it came out. Man I miss high-school. I hated it when I was there. But I'd give anything to go back even just for one day. Enjoy your youth. It goes by fast af. Now I got 2 kids and back problems but I still love this song 🎵 ❤️

Its because of The Used that I made it thru alot of hard times, I even owe my life to them, thank you guys, your my favorite band and always will be.

I saw The Used sing this live circa 2001 in a San Diego basement club. TAKE ME BACK! Then full circle at the last Warped Tour a few years ago. Always a jam. 🖤

2023 and this song still rock! 🔥🤘

I have hailed this album to be single handedly responsible for saving my life at 15, all while wishing I was "on my own" already and "hated" high school...I'm now 34 and I'd give a fucking arm to go back to this time and re-experience this again.

Takes me back to high school when time was kind and life was brighter

I loved this song growing up so much seen the video many times . How the hell did i miss the ke70 station wagon in the video! A car which later in life also became close to my heart. Makes me love it even more

I first time heard this song was when I was15 years old. I'm now 34 and I still love this song!

Press like if 2023 and you are still listening to the USED

This meant enough to me as a teen. Now in my mid 30s I am SO happy to come to this song after a very long time of stagnant nothingness. I have moments to savor bc here i legitimately am in my own hands now.

Thankyou for all the years i am 29 today and man been listening since I was 10 or so still rocking to THE USED been great guys thanks ❤❤much love

I haven’t heard this song since I lost my iPod shuffle and when I hear it now, 15 years later I still remember every word. Emo kids rocked the world

damn this album was my high school life, i remember so many great nights listening to this album. thank god i found this album on the floor in my brothers room. changed my life fr

their songs just don't get old :)

Been rocking the used since day 1! They are a local band here from Utah. They came from the most morman town in the country. I'm just now noticing the BYU shirt early in the video🤣 Incredible that so much talent in this form could come from Utah County. I will never forget seeing them at vans warped tour when Bert was dating Kelly Osbourn. I'm pushing 40, and I'll rock the used and catch their shows! And savor every moment of it!!

The Used saved my life. Twice. Thank you so much for existing guys. Love. E.

Middle school angst hit like a wave. Will never forget this was the first song I showed my friends that all but one made fun of me for. Was also the gateway for me to getting into the core genres.

It wasn't a phase mom!!! #2021

19 yo here. love seeing so many people get nostalgic about a band i love. cant say about my gen, but i love the used

Don't wanna be too soft but it's kinda cool how over a decade later, so long as I'm alive & care the used STILL takes me there.. goosebump nostalgia land 🖤

I used to listen to this song every morning before heading out to school.

Best song/ video EVER MADE

This melody randomly popped into my head right now at 2:20 in the morning. Couldn't remember the name of the group or the song so I hummed it into the Google song search. I'm glad I found an oldie but goodie, I used to jam to this with my headphones.

20 years later and I still love this and Bert still takes me there 😂✌️🔥🤟🤙

2024 and still here 🤙🏾

im thinking of my dead friend, im thinking of my ex-- I'm thinking of everthing

I remember seeing them open for Box Car Racer and being like wow they are awesome, and I swear it was like six months later they blew up.

Missin these good nostalgic days when i was a teenager. Listening to this song while relaxing after school. And now, i am a high school teacher and this song keeps telling me that as long as i am alive, my teenager days still with me too.

One of my all time favorites.. i will forever jam this song

Lost my cousin tragically the other day and needed some comfort music for my screaming soul im back listening to still one of the best albums in 2022

This song reminds me of one of the best times of my life. Nintendo GameCube, moving 500 miles away from everyone I knew and the feeling that life is so worth living.

Who Listeng 2022???🤘🇵🇪

nostalgia(

I really love the clean bridge part. 😌 It's so soothing

They are from my home state. I used to listen to this song during my seminary class. My seminary teacher even loved them. Miss the days of 2001-2003. Music now days is such a sucker punch to the go-nads

They're such an inspiring bunch of guys. I love and admire this band so much.

I thinknwe need to admit that the pinnacle of humans and music was in the late 90s and early 2000s. We have have been on a fast decline ever since.