"The Middle" — an energetically poppy punk song about being yourself — took off in a big way in 2002. It was a high-school outcast's anthem with a start-stop hook that hiccuped its way through the chorus; who could resist? The accompanying music video even encouraged fully clothed non-conformity in a sea of underwear-clad young people. (Seriously.) - NPR article

I think Jimmy Eat World might be my new fav band. I can't ever resist heart-on-sleeve.
Sincerity is the most potent ingredient for anything in life.