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But I've read this one where you come undone // I chose this cyclone with you TTPD x twenty one pilots series [2 / ?]

surprisingly still working on this series so yay!

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Poured cranberry juice over my cereal instead of milk this morning so now I need to go and watch the Scaled and Icy Livestream Experience to stop myself from having a meltdown

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I’ve had an absolutely horrific reoccurring dream this last week where upon Breach’s release there was a secret raffle for Tyler and Josh to hand deliver someone’s pre-order. Turns out I won, but since I’m moving house I’ve had my pre-order set to be sent to my brother. On release day they turn up on his doorstep and not having a clue who they are he just thinks they’re new postmen and just shuts the door on them

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⊱ ۫ ׅ ✧ Mandatory ‘Happy Birthday Josh’ art piece.

(not pictured: the 45 minute battle I had with exporting the image where every attempt came out incredibly desaturated, as well as the following battle to manually correct the colour before I decided ‘yeah that’s close enough')

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I've been making a little google-doc analysing the links between songs on Clancy and their music videos and one thing I've picked up on is the use of flowers, specifically yellow ones, in different music videos since Trench. As an ex film student as well as a trainee florist, I'm very interested by what different flowers can represent when used in visual media.

°❀.ೃ࿔* First: Let’s take a look at Jumpsuit.

The flowers in this video are Gerberas, known for their rich colours and distinctive shape. Like sunflowers, Gerberas are known to turn towards the sun's light. They can represent a closeness to nature, as well as innocence and stress-reduction. Yellow ones specifically can be seen to represent friendship.

In relation to the Jumpsuit video, they are seen growing on the bottom of the valley Tyler/Clancy wanders through after Nico catches up with him. Much like how gerberas turn towards the light, the bright yellow is enough to break his dazed state to gaze back at the Banditos lining the cliff's edge. Obviously, we know that lorewise yellow has a protective quality against the Bishops, so it makes sense how these flowers were able to help him break free from Nico's control.

Additionally, their connection to innocence could be linked to Clancy's wonder at encountering the Banditos for the first time, and his realisation that the group he'd only ever heard rumours of were in fact real. This can also be relevant to the specific meaning behind yellow gerberas, and their links to friendship and optimism, given how the relationship between Clancy, Torchbearer and the rest of the Banditos develops, and the hope the group represents.

We see the flowers once more in the music video for Nico and the Niners, this time wilted and hidden away in a draw. They bring colour to the otherwise grey and dull rooms of the city, as well as representing the thread of hope Clancy clings to that he might finally escape for good this time.

°❀.ೃ࿔* Now: Routines in the Night

The flowers in this video are a type of Chrysanthemum, seen both on a desk behind Tyler and on his bedside table. Chrysanths are an interesting flower, as they hold many different meanings from culture to culture. The yellow chrysanthemum is the one deemed the 'traditional' form of the flower, with the name deriving from the greek 'chrysos' meaning gold, and 'anthemon' meaning flower. A lot of eastern cultures link them to luck and royalty, whereas in the west they can carry more of a solemn association of mourning and sorrow, given their commonplace in funeral arrangements. They do, however, still carry an association with optimism in certain areas.

In this video, the choice to include yellow chrystanths is still linked to the Banditos, especially given the inclusion of the bishop cloaks in the closet in the following chorus. The flowers are there to offer Tyler protection from the thoughts and insecurities plaguing his mind as he tries to sleep. Again, they hold a strong connotation of friendship in the US, very different from the sympathetic implications throughout a lot of Europe.

It's also interesting to note that the room they are found in is lit in blue, as opposed to the mostly red lighting throughout the rest of the video. We know that within the lore, blue is a colour symbolising defeat (in reference to that one blurryface tweet about wearing blue on stage), so with the flower’s associations they could represent either sorrow at impending defeat, or a thread of hope to keep pushing on.

°❀.ೃ࿔* Finally: Navigating.

It's a little harder to make out which flowers these are, but given the image of a cup-like flower with flat petals at the base and a bent stem, I believe these to be some kind of Wild Daffodil (or as it is also known, a Narcissus). For such a beautiful and common flower, they tend to hold quite a dark symbolism. This is in part due to the link between their alternative name 'Narcissus' and the character of the same name in Greek mythology doomed to fall in love with his own reflection, but also due to their commonplace as a graveyard flower during the Victorian period. They are commonly referenced in literature, such as in William Wordsworth's 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' poem.

I think the negative connotations of hubris and death apply to its appearance in this video, which serves as a direct parallel to the gerberas in Jumpsuit. Again, Clancy is being guided by the Banditos, but unlike before, he doesn't spare a glance to the hardy yellow flowers growing from the ground. We know that he has begun to become absorbed by his power to seize ("the crown his heavy but I can carry it" "I will be their example of absolute power, I feel alive again"), and if he does indeed fall down the Bishop path (which I'm not entirely sold on being the end of the story) it would indeed be in line with what the daffodil represents symbolically.

Alternatively, they are also one of the first signs of spring, a season that represents fresh starts and hope. Their bulbs survive through cold winters ready to rise once the sun thaws the winter frosts. They are resilient flowers, much like how Clancy persists despite finding himself captured and back in Dema again and again. Despite all their negative implications, hope is still at the core meaning of this flower; and the same can be said for Clancy.

A huge thanks to anyone who read all of that, I really enjoy analysing the visual elements of these videos as a lot of thought goes into how it reinforces the message of the individual song or overall story. I know this was a long one, but there's truly so many different meanings you can pull from even just one singular flower.

If the rumours that one of the tracks on Breach being named ‘Flowers’ is true, they did that specifically with me in mind. And you bet I’ll be analysing that as well.

I'm also well aware that at least 2 of these examples are naturally growing flowers in the filming locations, but I do believe the active choice to include them as a focal point holds some type of meaning.

Thanks again for reading, I'm sure i'll find something else to ramble over soon as I keep on analysing stuff.

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George Russell victory today and new Twenty One Pilots single a couple days ago, this weekend was made for me specifically

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To anyone that I told I’d be super chill about The Contract coming out today: I Lied.

Anyway let’s hear it for these majestic shots of Josh from the MV

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“ i just wanna stay, in that lavender haze ” 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧

── .✦ hi! i'm ephi, and i'm a 20 year old from england.

╰┈➤. i'm autistic, have a pet rabbit and i am currently studying to become a florist!

╰┈➤. i'll be posting art that i've done, as well as general thoughts and ramblings about my special interests and hyperfixations

ᯓ★ current interests: thunderbolts* and twenty one pilots

ᯓ★ overall interests: marvel, formula one, star wars, taylor swift, twenty one pilots, the muppets, lord of the rings, pokemon, batman (specifically lego, 2022 or dark knight trilogy), sims 4 and cricket.

ᯓ★ i post the odd film review on letterboxd (@ airyfairy), some are serious, some are silly.

☾⋆⁺₊🎮✩°｡ - currently playing: The Sims 4

˙✧˖°🍿 ༘ ⋆｡˚ - currently watching: Thunderbolts*

★🎸🎧⋆｡ ° - currently listening to: Clancy by Twenty One Pilots

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