#skeleton clique

[blurrysandra]

throws on a mask that will alter his face.

[crownedcrowws]

::I should’ve loved you better:: (art by me)

[sp0oky-skeleton]

they are talking to each other your honour

[gorillazgang]

He do be grilling

Anyways

A win for the clique 🔥🔥🔥

[the-hype-on-tv]

OMG HE KNOW

WHY ELSE WOULD HE POST THAT IF HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT

AND THE PAIN IT BRINGS UP ON THE CLIQUE

it's official, tyler has definitely read the forest fic

[hcmetown]

idk how to explain it but “Backslide” sounds like if “Morph” and “Redecorate” had a baby.

[spudat0]

drawing for my schools showcase :3

[m3ab]

YALL HES GROWING UP! HE HIT A NEW MILESTONE! HE CAN RIDE A BIKE NOW! NOT EVEN WITH TRAINING WHEELS!

[mysadblacksoul]

Backslide - 3/13 of the Clancy album

Grab a coffee and let's start this madness

MV

Tyler is wearing the same clothes that he wore in Overcompensate MV to I would assume that this MV takes place right after

Let's break down the signs first

We see the return of Ned Bayou as well as FPA, now standing for Food Petrol Etc.

You can buy 9 buns for $21, love the symbolism

There is a Jim sign omg. Baby is having his own bubblegum business

Of course the Bishops sign with 9 lines marked on it

I could've sworn that the black sign says "Dema Vapes", but looking closely I believe it's "Velma Vapes" lol

What is more, the cones (?) are yellow and I'm pretty sure that the fact that there are 5 of them is not an accident

They sold him bread that went bad lol. Nah for sure it's not the case since he gives the same bread to a child

But I believe that the scene and the lyrics are closely tied with Stressed Out

Now the next scene is interesting

I think that the bad weather is a simple metaphor for feelings of anxiety or fear

We can see that Tyler was contemplating then he was suddenly pulled from his thoughts

This is when the scene changes to normal, right? Exactly on the line It's over my head

Then we move to the scene with the kid

And I really believe that this little lad is personification of Ned

Like he has the same boba eyes lol

No but for real, this is parallel to Chlorine - kid is giving Tyler a cup just like Tyler gave to Ned. Yet he accepts it and drinks whatever is inside and Ned just shudders

Another interesting thing, that could make my point more valid is that the kid literally asks Is that a stain? You should change / Are you doin' good? / Did you solve all of your problems? like he knows Tyler very well and is in a way looking out for him

It's like he's keeping Ned by him - okat I'll stop

It might be a stretch, but the N kinda looks like a mirrored band symbol, do you also see it?

If 0.75c is equivalent to the cost of one bun than Tyler is being ripped off since he paid $21 for the pack instead of $6.75 lmao

Something is really wrong with those buns lmao

Then the mood changes again, but this time is even worse. Like his mental health is declining even more and even faster

The bread is wet, the day is ruined, thanks Mr. Joseph

You killed it Josh, love your creative mind

*funny music stops*

Now let's talk about the way how the MV is looping itself

I would say that it is a demonstration of the twisted circle that is life

Maybe it's a very basic analysis but I think of all the complicated lore-oriented MVs this one is uncomplicated

What is shown here is how our psyche can play tricks on us and how we can complicate a rather simple situation ourselves

If Tyler hadn't had dark thoughts then nothing would have happened to the bread, so he would have just gone and given it to Josh

This shows how our psyche itself can abolish the situation in which we find ourselves

Looping, on the other hand, shows that as long as we don't do anything about it ourselves, we will be stuck in this fishbowl (see what I did there?)

Maybe it's one big AD to check your mental health and a sign to try to get better

Lyrics!

Rat race, place to place, adding weight / Tendencies on repeat, innit? - rat race for sure happened in Dema, and repeat is literaly the loop, innit meand that Clancy is canonicaly British

Benefit from a shoe with no lace - shoe with no lace would make you fall back on the behaviour that you are running from

Take the seat with the crease in it - seat of someone who already tried to change their life, or even who had the same dreams and hopes for better future like Clancy

This could be parallel to When I leave, don’t save my seat/ I’ll be back when it’s all complete from Chlorine

I don't care, you control me / Leading me anywhere - well, all I should say is Dema don't control me and we all know the rest of the story

I don't wanna backslide to where I've started from - he doesn't wanna go back to his back habits as well as doesn't wanna go back to his life before he tried to escape

There's no chance I will shake this again - if he falls back one more time that will be the end of him. His psyche won't take it anymore and his plans will be buried

'Cause I feel the pull, water's over my head - this is parallel to Fall Away And I, I can feel the pull begin. But it also gives me the parallel to Holding On To You MV, the scene with the rope

Strength enough for one more time - like I said, this would be the last attempt to change everything

Reach my hand above the tide - it could indicate that his physical strength is also wearing out

I'll take anything you have / If you could throw me a line - again with the line. But it also can mean that he can endure anything now, he just needs a little helping hand

I should've loved you better - this line can be directed both to himself but also to the person who extends his hand to help. He might not have appreciated both parts before and now regrets it

Do you think that now's the time / You should let go? - This line is like both a request and an apology. As if he wants to say “I'm sorry I treated you badly before but please don't leave me when I need help”

Bad place, on a hundred-dollar bass - this line is also giving me Stressed Out. You can imagine the cheap bass being transported on the bicycle right?

Kinda wishin' that I never did "Saturday" - I think that he doesn't mean the MV irl lol, but the regret of taking part in Bishops' manipulation altogether

Is that a stain? You should change - a play with mentioning Saturday and the lirycs She said that I should change my clothes

Are you doin' good? / Did you solve all of your problems? - like I said before I believe that this is Ned looking out for Clancy, wishing him well

Thanks for asking, in a way, but / Accidentally uncovered a new one yesterday - safe to say that he is not doing better lol

What happened to what I brushed under the rug? - what happened to how well he used to be able to hide his problems and true feelings

I used to be the champion of a world you can't see / Now I'm drowning in logistics - if viewed as a fact that he created this world it now looks like he wants to regain all control over it. Logistics is to take care of the management of planning. And once again we see the mention of drowning

The bridge is acting as an externalization of his myhs and fears that even if he is outside the Dema, the Bishops will still have control over him

The entire song is about both regaining conrol over the world of Dema but also regaining control over himself, his psyche.

The main theme is about not going back to old habits.

The most important thing here is progress and pushing forward.

Because one wrong move can make all the work in vain and we will sink to the very bottom.

Safe to say that I liked it haha

[nathan-moth]

I should have loved you better, do you think that now's the time? ... You should let go... Is over my head.

AAAAAAAH I WOKE UP AND THERE WAS A NEW TWENT ONE PILOTS SONG LET'S GOOOOOOO

I honestly cried like you have no idea, also, loved the video, loved what Josh did.

[weirdo-with-a-potato]

Just watched the new TØP music video and I have a few things to say…

First: Josh cooking his little burger and being sad that tyler wasn’t there was adorable.

Second: tyler needs to keep the bread bag closed. And we should give him an umbrella.

Third: What was josh planning to do with his burger??!?!?!??!?! It is so tiny!!!!! Is he planning for him and tyler to each only take one bite??!?!!?! Will it be given to ned?!?!?!?

[blurrysandra]

i'll take anything you have.

did this quickly so its not the best 😭

[shreysheep]

Is noone going to talk about how Josh made Tyler give the poor lil lemonade stand boy a bread roll for the lemonade

[krzyyoyo]

I saw so many people thinking the same thing I had to draw it lol

[kuoster]

I CREATED THIS WORLD

TO FEEL SOME CONTROL

DESTROY IT IF I WANT

SO I SING SAHLO FOLINA

posted this to instagram and then realised i forgot to render his eyebrows so tumblr is deserving of a fixed version :')

[the-hype-on-tv]

wait a sec

is backslide about... not going back to the other eras?

it sounds nostalgic, but it's about.. rejecting the past somehow

the hype wants them to go back to their successes like stressed out and ride, but they actively don't want to go back to those days, because they weren't as stable or "happy" back then