En la tranquila ciudad de Orem, Utah, cuatro jóvenes se unieron para formar una banda que cambiaría sus vidas y las vidas de millones de fanáticos alrededor del mundo. El camino de The Used comenzó en 2000, cuando Bert McCracken (vocalista), Quinn Allman (guitarrista), Jeph Howard (bajista) y Branden Steineckert (baterista) se encontraron por primera vez. Cada uno de ellos compartía una pasión insaciable por la música y una visión común de crear algo que resonara profundamente con la audiencia.
El sonido de The Used se destacó inmediatamente en la escena musical. Su mezcla de emo, post-hardcore y rock alternativo, junto con las letras crudas y emocionales de Bert McCracken, capturó rápidamente la atención de los críticos y los fans. Su dinámica escénica y su habilidad para conectar con el público les permitieron ganar un seguidor fiel, incluso antes del lanzamiento de su primer álbum.
En 2002, The Used lanzó su álbum debut homónimo bajo el sello Reprise Records. Producido por John Feldmann, el álbum incluía sencillos como "Box Full of Sharp Objects", "The Taste of Ink" y "Blue and Yellow", que rápidamente se convirtieron en himnos para una generación. La capacidad del grupo para capturar la emoción bruta y la angustia juvenil ayudó a solidificar su lugar en la corriente principal de la música.
You wrote me a letter
Got laid in the fire
Deleted the moment
Of course I'll regret it
And if I could just start it over
The same thing would happen oh
You know that I could see this coming
I've been standing here on my own
Slipped right through my hands
But it caught me
Broken windows
Are all that you left me
Woah, woah
(Ahh)
I left out the reason baby
I burned up your words 'cause I already knew
Got high with the Band-Aid on your forehead
You gave me some drugs like the drugs that killed her
And if I could just start it over
The same thing would happen oh
You know that I could see this coming
I've been standing here the whole time
Slipped right through my hands
But it caught me
Broken windows
Are all that you left me
You got me running away
At the same time, I'll never go
Nightmares, could be
You saved my life
Woah oh oh
(Yeah yeah yeah)
Woah oh oh
And if I could just start it over
The same thing would happen oh
You know that I could see this coming
I've been standing here the whole time
On my own
Slipped right through my hands
But it caught me
Broken windows
Are all that you left me
You got me running away
At the same time, I'll never go
Nightmares, could be
You saved my life
Slipped right through my hands
But it caught me, yeah
Broken windows
Are all that you left me
You got me running away
At the same time, I'll never go, woah
Nightmares, could be
You saved my life
Woah oh oh
(Yeah yeah yeah)
Woah oh oh
(Ahh)
And if I could just start it over
The same thing would happen oh
(Na na na)
You know that I could see this coming
I've been standing here the whole