We Got Older But We’re Still Young: Emo Night in Brooklyn
“We got older, but we’re still young–we never grew out of that feeling that we won’t give up,” these lyrics from The Starting Line were echoed out at Brooklyn Bowl the other night by several hundred Brooklynites, clad in the same Converse, Vans and skintight jeans of their Hot Topic teens. They’re no longer singing these familiar lyrics in basements, or broken down cars on the way to school. Instead, they’re banding together as adults, yelling over the pins being knocked down, screaming their lungs out, Yellowcard style. It’s not a semi-required office happy hour or yet another awkward Tinder date; instead, it’s a helpful reminder that they spent their tween and teen years dreaming of growing up, and they’re finally here. The Starting Line lyrics could just as easily be “we never grew out of that feeling that we won’t grow up,” because that’s what happens monthly at Brooklyn Bowl’s always sold out Emo Night.