The 'Never Meant' meme centers around the suburban house featured on the cover of American Football's 1999 self-titled debut album. Located in Urbana, Illinois, this house has become a pilgrimage site and a visual shorthand for the Midwest Emo genre. The meme gained traction in the late 2010s as the 'emo revival' reached its peak, with users photoshopping characters into the windows or adding captions that parody the opening track's melancholic lyrics about a failing relationship. It represents a specific blend of nostalgia, youthful angst, and suburban isolation, often used to either celebrate or playfully mock the overly dramatic nature of indie and emo subcultures.