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Purgatory Alts
The Return of the Purgatory Alt.
Photos by Chicago Looks


Bro... What kind of alt r u?
Rlly, rlly confused by ur brand
Not sure which alternative era u live in
Trapped in alternative purgatory

I am the purgatory alt.

The alternative world has turned
and left u here
Wearing a vest and tie, or something
vibing with an iPod

Ur hand is wrapped
ready 2 fight
in an electro war of yesteryear

Who will save ur alternative soul, Purgatory Alt?
Will u fade away, beyond irrelevancy
Walking around suburban malls
looking 4 accessories at Hot Topic

Lace up ur 2k6-wave sneakers
It's time 2 run in2 the future

Ur time is now, Purgatory Alt
U shall be judged
by the most relevant eyes of 2day

Why do u have those CDs in ur car?
Linkin Park? Taking Back Sunday? Thrice? My Chem Rommy?
Owl City? Pretty Lights? The Ting Tings? Tokio Hotel?
C'mon bro.... C'mon....
Gimme an effing break here.

Use ur long, asymmetrical bang
to wipe ur the tears from ur eyes
u'll make it out of purgatory 1 day
The alt gods will judge u 4 ur alt sins

So many purgatory alts out there...
What are they trying 2 be?
Where did they go wrong?
What are they inspired by?
What kind of music do they listen 2?
Why are they not in touch with modern alt aesthetics?
Do they all just work at 'the mall'?

Youtube is a Place for Authentic Self-Expression

2k9 will be all about PurgatoryAlts: Those Alts whose personal brands are stuck in social purgatory because they do not have the self-awareness nor global awareness to transcend a mainstream perspective on the world. (Mainstream perspective = believing that there is an opportunity 2 find meaning [via material things & a lil bit of over-valued self-expression].
Purgatory alts make u wonder why they exist, but purgatory alts are unable to ponder, "Why do I exist?"

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[Note:FlamingTacoBroad removed the video and went on a mini=rampage in the cmmnts section.]
I wish they had Macbooks/USB webcams for Windows PCs when I was a child/tween/teen/18+ year old who is not capable of growing up.
I could express the inner 'me' that I have never been able to 'get out there.'
When I was younger, I was a bit overwhelmed by the world, I believed that inside of me was a craziness, silliness, and creativeness that no one else understood.
I felt alone in the world, with only a predictable range of clothes available for me 2 express myself.
It I had a platform with which to connect with other people, my entire life could have gone differently.
If I had access to an arsenal of free-spirited fonts, instead of just my sillie handwriting, I could have been an entirely different person.

If I had a Macbook
when I was a tween
I could have believed
in something
meaningful
(I could have believed
in myself)