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.
From the way that you acted
To the way that I felt it
It wasn't worth my time
And now it's sad cause all I missed
Wasn't that good to begin with
And now I've started you begging
Saying things that you don't mean
It isn't worth my time
A line's a dime a million times
And I'm about to see all of them
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
You call my name when I wake up
To see things go your way
I'm coughing up my time
Each drag's a drop of blood a grain
A minute of my life
It's all I've got just to stay down
Why the fuck am i still down
I'm hoarding all thats mine
Each time I let just one slip by
I'm wasting what is mine
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time
My Time
My Time
My Time
I'm about to see a million things I thought I've never seen before
And I'm bout to do all of the things I dreamed of and I don't even miss you at all
I'm about to see a million things I thought I've never seen before
And I'm bout to do all of the things I dreamed of and I don't even miss you at all
Fuck you
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
You're taking up my time