Stressed Out Interpretation
To me Stressed Out is about how as we grow older we become more and more aware of how we lack certain qualities and arenât as good as other people, making us more insecure and anxious about ourselves, then remembering a past in which we didnât care about popularity or appearance or being unique, âwhen nothing really matteredâ, where weâd have fun with those we loved and were allowed to be ignorant, but then being reminded of our responsibilities and of the real world where we need to make money and need work so so hard that it stresses us out.
 As someone who suffers from both anxiety and depression 'My nameâs Blurryface and I care what you thinkâ is kind of reassuring, reminding me that no matter what silly or stupid things Iâm thinking thereâs always someone who cares about them and that Iâm not alone. The contrast between Blurryface and the first verse signifies that even through all the negative thinking or negative things in your life there is always someone listening to what youâre thinking.
 Blurryface is only fictional, but that just shows how strong and meaningful song lyrics can be.
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When I first heard Stressed Out it was like it had been written about me. I listened to it on repeat for months because it was so good to hear a song that âunderstood meâ, (and also because itâs catchy as hell).
To me Stressed Out is about feeling like youâre never good enough. (Especially the âMy nameâs Blurryface and I care what you think.â bit.) Iâve struggled with depression and anxiety for about 6 years, and Blurryface overpowering Tyler in parts of the song is a pretty accurate representation of what it feels like to not be in control of your thoughts, and to have them be overrun with negativity and fear and stress. Basically itâs exactly what it sounds like, lol. (I love how it can sound like all of that, and talk about anxiety and stuff, and still be so catchy and kewl that itâs on the radio 90% of the time.)
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Stressed Out is such a weird song at the moment because of all the attention its gainedâŚ.itâs kind of weird that even my grandma knows the song! But out of all the songs to get big Iâm definitely really really happy it was stressed out because to me it very closely represents twenty one pilots.
Stressed Out is a nostalgic song that makes me think of my childhood and much simpler times. I really like the use of blurryface in this one because its like polar opposites, together. On one hand you have tyler talking about the good times he had in childhood and in the next verse you have Blurryface looming over the song and bringing it back down to reality.  I love that this song addresses important things like anxiety while still being a great jam. I love how it has that nostalgic ache that makes me wish for my childhood back. I love that its a fun, good, important song.
As someone who has struggled with anxiety throughout my teens, i can really relate to this song. âMy Names blurryface and I care what you thinkâ I really love that lyric because growing up, it was always cooler to say âI donât care what anyone thinks of me, Iâm going to live my life however I want and just not careâ when the reality is that I care very much, everyone cares a lot, i think. I live my life in constant fear that everyone looks down on me. Every time i go outside iâm constantly wondering what people are thinking of me (even though Iâm pretty sure everyone is just thinking about themselves and what everyone else thinks of them, its a vicious cycle) No matter how much I tell myself I donât care, or that Iâm better than that, stronger than thatâŚthereâs always my fears and insecurities (my blurryface) creeping in and telling me otherwise.Â
In conclusion, Iâm just very Stressed Out.
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stressed out to me is about the world and you changing as you grow up, the world changing you. people are not the same than they used to be. parents lie to us a lot when weâre kids, and we notice that when weâre older. as you get older, your responsibilities grow and so does the stress, obviously. everything kinda messes with your head and memories of your childhood might help with that, but they can also make things worse - you just wanna be young again.
so overall i think its pretty much what it sounds like..
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Addict with a Pen
For me, I interpret Addict with a Pen differently than most people do. I just recently had a bad break up but I still love her more than anything in the world. This song perfectly described what Iâm going through right now. âHello, we havenât talked in quite some time.â Itâs been almost a month since sheâs even spoken to me. âI know I havenât been the best of sons.â I did something that really upset her and caused her to not want to talk to me anymore. âHello, Iâve been traveling in the desert of my mind.â Iâve been feeling so alone. All I have left are just my thoughts. âand I havenât found a drop of life. I havenât found a drop of you. I havenât found a drop of water.â She was my life. She was the one thing keeping me going. My reason to live. âI try desperately to run through the sand as I hold the water in the palm of my hand.â Iâm forced to live my life without her, but I still hold onto our memories and hopes of one day seeing her again. âItâs all that I have and itâs all that I needâ All I have left of her is just memories and hope. âand the waves of the water mean nothing to meâ Being with her wasnât easy at all and this break up definitely isnât easy either but I still wouldnât have changed a thing that happened between us. âbut I try my best and all that I can too hold tightly on to whatâs left in my handâ Despite everything Iâve gone through I wonât allow myself to forget her or the time we spent together. âbut no matter how tightly I will strain the sand will slow me down and the water will drain.â Unfortunately as time goes by though my memories do become clouded. Little by little I start to get used to living without her. âIâm just being dramaticâ I have been very dramatic since she left. At least thatâs what people say. They donât understand why I canât just let go and move on with my life. âIn fact Iâm only at it again as an addict with a pen whoâs addicted to the wind.â I have so many letters for her that I will never send. Whenever life gets difficult and I miss her I just write her a letter but I never send it. Itâs my only way to really feel like Iâm talking to her still. âas it blows me back and forth. Mindless, spineless, and pretend.â So much has changed but I still desperately cling to the thought of being with her again, even when I really shouldnât. âOf course Iâll be here again. See you tomorrow.â I truly do believe Iâll see her again one day. âBut itâs the end of todayâ But I know for now what we had is over. âEnd of my way as walking denialâ I used to deny that she stopped loving me and kept telling myself that it was just a phase. I know now thatâs not the case.. She doesnât love me anymore and sheâs not coming back anytime soon. âMy trial was filed as a crazy suicidal head case.â Iâve been incredibly suicidal but everyone just brushes it off and says Iâm overreacting. âYou specialize in dying.â She is also suicidal and has been most of her life. âYou hear me screaming Father.â Iâm so desperate for her to come back that Iâve been praying to God to bring her back into my life. âIâm lying here just crying.â Iâve been so depressed and broken. âSo wash me with your water.â She is the water and I just want her back in my life again.
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I think Lane Boy is about how top stands out.Â
In the music industry it is thought that one band must have one genre, one thing they are known for. Because top does so many different things like music styles the music industry tells them to try to stay in one genre or âlane.â But because Tyler and Josh are Tyler and Josh, they go where they want to and play what they want to.Â
Lane Boy also talks about how life is sucked out of music usually. You can listen to a song and you find no true meaning or connection for the people who played it, you can tell they just wanted money. But Tyler writes to save himself, Josh plays to save himself, and because of that we listen to save ourselves. The music industry sometimes makes him think that his music needs to be just there because it sounds cool instead of have a true emotional connection.Â
When he says âForget sanity, forget salary, forget vanity, my moralityâ heâs saying forget about the money, the popularity, and remember your connection to the music.Â
Without any of topâs music, most of the clique wouldnât be here, and Tyler and Josh may not be here either. Lane Boy is like a letter to the music industry explaining all of those s and truth behind what music is really about. That is what Lane Boy means, plus a lot more.Â
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I feel like in Lane Boy they really express the frustration of being put in the very particular position of being a popular band. I think they feel a lot of pressure to fill out a role, but in this song Tyler lays out how this role is actually really restricting towards free expression and creativity, which is what they're /really/ all about. It's a tricky situation because the expectations of the role they're taking are superficial so they'll have to break out of it to stay true to themselves.
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Revised Look At Taxi Cab
So while going through some Twenty One Pilots song meanings I stumbled across a comment on Taxi Cab which said:
âI believe this song is about a suicide attempt and the personal relationship with someone who was helping them through tough timesâ
This got me thinking and now I have a totally flipped perspective of Taxi Cab that I wanted to share. Iâll go through all the lyrics and give and interpretation from this point of view.
âI wanna fall inside your ghost and fill up every hole inside my mind, and I want everyone to know that I am half a soul dividedâ
Before telling his story, Tyler wants to establish what this person means to him. He loved this person so much he wants to become them. He also wants to show that since they saved him, he believes that they hold a piece of his soul
âSometimes we will die and sometimes we will fly away. Either way youâre by my side until my dying dayâ
Tyler no longer wants to kill himself. He has finally accepted that, yes, he will die at one point, itâs inevitable, but he is willing to wait for that day with this person.
âAnd if Iâm not there and Iâm far away, I said, âDonât be afraidâ, I said âDonât be afraidâ, weâre going homeâ
Tyler might not always be physically there with this person but he wants them to know that heâll be coming back for them *insert 1D reference*
âI wanna strip myself of death. A deathless piece of breath Iâve made for youâ
Tyler wants no part of his former ways and thoughts to come back. Even if it was the only thing that gave him character.
âA mortal, rotting piece of song will help you carry on but this you heardâ This person loves music and probably uses it just like Tyler does but because this is a very sad song Tyler doesnât want them to hear it
[Chorus]
(Favourite bit)
âOkayâŚâ
Tyler has made his love for this person clear *sick tøp reference* and is now ready to tell his story
âSo the hearse ran out of gasâ
So Tylerâs body is the hearse while the person in it is his spirit, dead (and if Tyler continued that way so would his body). The hearse running out for gas may represent Tyler no longer wanting to carry on with how his life is going
âA passenger person grabbed a map and the driver inside it contrived a new route to save the pastâ
This person came into Tylerâs life, saw where he was going and immediately wanted to save him
âHe checked his watched and grabbed a cab, a beautifully pain Taxi Cabâ
The person realised that Tyler didnât have much time left and his hearse was going too slow so they helped him get a cab instead. The contrast is that a hearse is meant to drive slowly so that those attending the funeral service can see the coffin but taxis are meant to get people to thier destination fast. The fact that the cab was plain meant that Tyler could start in a clean slate
âA cab, had it cleared out back and two men started to unpackâ
After this person gave Tyler the cab (and probably made clear his suicidal thoughts his family) both the person and his family helped him get his life back together
âDriving once again but now this time there were three menâ
Tyler is now on his new path and his friends have come to help him on his recovery
âAnd then I heard one of them say âI know the night will turn to grey, I know the stars will start to fade. We had to steal him from his fate do he could see another dayâ â
The person is now talking to Tyler telling him that things may get worse before they get better. In the last sentence the person is thanking Tylerâs family and friends for helping him
âSo I cracked open my box, someone mustâve picked the lock. A little light revealed the spot where my fingernail had foughtâ
Tylerâs looking back to his suicidal days and realises that it wasnât by his power that heâs veered off that course but it was because of this persons perseverance and belief in him. Tylerâs happy for this because he himself was trying to escape
âThen I pushed it open more, pushing up against the door, then I sat up off the floor and found the breath I was searching forâ
Tyler is now digging deeper and finding peace and acceptance in his past and is now content
âThere were three men upfront. All I saw were backs of heads so I asked, âAm I alive or, well, am I dreaming, deadâ
Even though heâs at peace with his past, Tyler still has doubts (my reference game is on tøp(im too funny)) so he wants to confirm that they really are trying to save him
âThen one turned around and said âWeâre driving towards the morning sun, where all your blood is washed away and all you did will be undoneâ â
This is the person again, theyâre telling Tyler that they are all for him and the night (a metaphor Tyler used to symbolise depression and/or suicide) is finally over and morning is here
So yeah, thatâs my interpretation. I think itâs actually as cool as the religious one. I hope you enjoyed it and this possibly gave you a new insight into the song
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I think Lane Boy is about how fucked the music industry is and that everyone is labelled a certain genre they can't escape, but tøp wants to make different music that might not fit a certain label, but really has a huge meaining to people. Thanks |-/
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lane boy is about tylerâs constant battle with the mainstream music world and media. as the fanbase and awareness for the music grows, twenty one pilots is propelled more and more towards fame, which ruins so many people. grassroots fanbase and feel has always been an integral part of the band, and tyler seems very afraid to lose that freedom of being a small group.Â
the song begins with âthey say stay in your lane boy⌠but we go where we want to,â which shows one side of the music industry, which tries to put down the music and the band, probably for being too unusual and new
then tyler delves into the lyrics, âIf it was our way/Â Weâd have a tempo/ change every other time change/Â âCause our minds change on what we think is good,â which is indicating that he wants to make music the way he feels, no matter how cohesive the song is. the âif it was our wayâ part shows that theyâre almost starting to lose this battle, because there is a push for them to sound more mainstream, and so they have given into that.Â
The âI wasnât raised in the hood/Â But I know a thing or two about pain and darkness/Â If it wasnât for this music, I donât know how I wouldâve fought thisâ part references to the fact that even though some people will label him or try to pin him down for his rapping, he wants to stress that itâs not about being âhoodâ, itâs about the music itself. the music is what saves him time and time again, which is a common theme that ties together the majority of twenty one pilots songs
The song then delves into one of the more explicit themes: mainstream music.Â
âRegardless, all these songs Iâm hearing are so heartless
Donât trust a perfect person and donât trust a song thatâs flawless
Honest, thereâs a few songs on this record that feel common
Iâm in constant confrontation with what I want and what is poppinâ
In the industry it seems to me that singles on the radio are currency
My creativityâs only free when Iâm playinâ showsâ
tyler admits that he doesnât like the empty feel of pop songs, because when a song is too average-sounding or âflawlessâ, it doesnât shake anything up. it doesnât mean anything.Â
this is also another testament to his fight with the main stream. the industry, and probably the higher-ups at the label, push the band to become more successful, which to them is synonymous for becoming mainstream. tyler is trying his best to not listen to this, but he admits that even some songs on blurryface sound too âcommonâ for his tastes. this ends with the statement that when recording, he feels trapped. the only place he can be truly free is during shows.Â
the chorus here ends with the question âwill they be alive tomorrow?â which is tylerâs way of saying âthese songs are popular now, but theyâll never last.â
in the next rap, tyler talks about how he understands that this statement was shocking, but heâs like âwhatevs lol"Â
âIf you ask Zack
Heâs my brother, he likes when I rap fast
But letâs back track, back to this
Who would you live and die for on that list
But the problem is, thereâs another list that exists and no one really wants to think about this
Forget sanity, forget salary, forget vanity, my morality
If you get in between someone I love and me
Youâre gonna feel the heat of my cavalryâ
This is a similar theme to ride: with nothing else, who would you live for? tyler is stripping away every other part of his life, and at his very core, thereâs a list of people that we donât like to talk about, but itâs the people you cherish most. the people closest to him love his songs and love his style, and if anyone, his label, the media, his producers, get in the way of who he loves, then heâll take them down. this is about persisting through what so many people are saying, to stick with the few people he would live for.
the song ends with the idea that people in the mainstream think that itâs easy to make it into the music industry, but in reality, those peopleâs music wonât last
They say stay in your lane, boy, lane, boy
But we go where we want to
They think this thing is a highway, highway
But will they be alive tomorrow?
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weâre a blog that does song interps for twenty one pilots songs basically we pick a song of the week (even though it normally lasts a lot longer) and yall send in interpretations about the song and we post them!! We just finished car radio which you can find here! You can see the songs weâve done and the interpretations weve gotten here our next song is LANE BOY!! Â Please send in your interpretations here, follow us if you havenât, and reblog to spread the word!
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Car Radio
I think that car radio is about how he canât escape his dark thoughts heâs trapped and he needs something to distract himself from them but someoneâs stolen his car radio. âSometimes quiet is violentâ the silence is driving him crazy and causing him to think about things he usually wouldnât, silence is seen as something peaceful but itâs the opposite for this man all he wants is noise so he doesnât have to think but he learns that silence is good as it gives you time to think, to get your head straight and sort out your problems.
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Car Radio
The great thing about Car Radio, in my opinion, is that it started out as a song that is literally about Tylerâs car radio being stolen, but then turns into a study of what it feels like to be overwhelmed by your own thoughts.
The first verse kind of sets the scene for the rest of the song: Tyler is alone and it is quiet, which is why he is able to focus on his breathing and his thoughts. âThey fill with fireâ is the first indication that something is wrong, followed by the admission that his situation is âdireâ.
In the chorus we find out that this is a position he finds himself in regularly and he himself knows that he needs to find a way to avoid these situations (his plans of buying a new radio to counteract the silence). But for now he does not know how to fix this, or is unable to, which is why he continues to sit in the silence that leaves him exposed to his own thoughts.
The first line of the second verse (âSometimes quiet is violentâ) is probably one of the most quoted lines in the history of tøp songs, but for good reason. I think this one line manages to encompass a great deal of the meaning of this song: It refers to those moments, no matter if youâre sitting in your car or in a waiting room or lying in bed at night, when you have nothing to distract you from your thoughts. Outward, you may be sitting quietly, even peacefully, but inside your head, a violent war could very well be taking place between you and your own thoughts, your own head.
It reminds me of those times when I feel like trying to follow a train of thought is like maneuvering a mine field. Because one thought comes to your head and it is something you do not want to think about at the moment, so you try to push the thought away, but that only gives way to another reminder of something painful you would rather avoid thinking about and then it is followed by another one and you just end up jumping back and forth between different trains of thought, all of which cause you to shrink back, so you are getting assaulted by all of these half-formed thoughts that you cannot even make sense of anymore. This is the violence that this song speaks of and I think that this state of mind is very well represented by the following verses.
In the second verse, I believe that the pride and killing someone inside his dream refer to such trains of thought that he would rather not follow, although I am not sure what they mean exactly. In this verse it also becomes evident that Tyler is getting more and more desperate as he tries and fails to hide from his own thoughts, finally resulting in the idea to just end everything by pulling the steering wheel. This thought, however, is fleeting, as it is immediately followed by the chorus, in which Tyler reminds himself that there is something else he could do to change his situation (i.e. replacing his car radio), he just has not reached that point yet.
The next part of the song (from âI ponder of something terrifyingâ to âI liked it better when my car had soundâ) is another example of some of those thoughts that trouble Tyler, only in this case, these thoughts focus less on himself and more on deeper, existential questions. This is important, because he begins to realize that he is not alone in his struggle, there are other people who feel the same things he feels (âWeâre all battling fearâ). However, he interrupts his own thoughts again because he is feeling overwhelmed by them.
The next verse could be considered the most important part of the song in my opinion. After trying, and failing, to escape his own thoughts several times throughout the song, Tyler finally comes to the realization that you cannot outrun your own mind, you cannot hide from your own thoughts, so the only way out is to actually face all these thoughts. We âneed to try to thinkâ, as he puts it, because âfor us to think is to be aliveâ. So, while most of the song is about the difficulties of being exposed to your own thoughts and wanting to hide from them, the actual message of the song is that, even though it is hard, we need to face all of those thoughts head on if we want to escape them and find peace.
What I also love is that the beginning of the song is repeated at the end, which shows that sometimes, you will find yourself right back where you started, because even when you have figured out what your problem is and what you need to do, that does not mean you will be fine from now on. Dealing with your inner demons is hard and takes time and usually more than one attempt at fighting them. Â
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Migrane
So last night I saw them live for the first time. And unexpectedly (for me) they played Migrane. I think the fact that I didnât know it will come made it so much better and I started crying. Because that song means everything to me.
The first verse: âSundays are my suicide daysâ for me Sundays are hard because it means I have to worry about Monday, and getting ready for school which is very hard for me to think of the night before.
âSlight drizzleâ depressing British weather.
âLet it be said what the headache represents (âŚ) by a ruthless examiner that is represented best by my depressing thoughtâ these thought, these anxious and depressive thoughts are so hard for me to fight and is what really makes it hard to keep going. So the fact that he put it into words, that iâm not the only one fighting those things, that iâm not stupid with being at war with myself. Which is why seeing it live was so amazing. Because he was singing it for me, with me. And all those people around were singing it too. We are all fighting this, and at that moment we were fighting it together. And the fact that iâm not the only one who thinks that sometimes death seems better is amazing, and so healing.
âIâm not as fine as I seem, pardon me for yelling and telling you green gardens are not whatâs growing in my psycheâ everyone thinks youâre happy, but youâre not. And it was magical to hear him sing it with me. There in the same room. And he made us say pardon and gardens and it was perfect.
âSometime to stay alive youâve got to kill your mindâ the fact that a huge room full of people is shouting it with me as loud as they can because tyler put his hands out to us was just magical. Weâre in this together tonight.
âAnd I say that we should take a day to break away from all the pain our brain has made, the game is not played aloneâ we need to take those short moments to be happy, even if they are fleeting. Itâs a tiny break from the battle. And this concert is hopefully that break, this song was my break, because i wasnât alone at all. âAnd we should take a moment and hold it and keep it frozenâ this is this moment. Singing this. This is the moment I will hold on forever to know that âlife has a hopeful undertoneâ even when everything feels shit there is something happy to look to. And itâs that moment, singing it with tyler: tyler singing it to me, telling me to keep hopeful, to stay alive for moments like these. To keep fighting those suicidal crazed lions and those tidal waves of emotions. Because itâs worth it for that moment. Just one single moment that will be gone in a second, but will keep you going for years.
I was so happy I cried. It was a beautiful moment. With beautiful music and beautiful people. And now whenever I hear that I have no voice I remember screaming that song with tyler there with me and it makes me so happy to be alive. Because in that room we all fought and won over blurryface at that moment. And it means I can do it again.
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Car Radio
I feel like car radio means the mind or creative train of thought. The line âsomebody stole my car radioâ someone stole his creativity and happiness. His desires have been destroyed. then the line following it âand now I just sit in silenceâ means that Tyler, is just blank, lost in thought of reality. Sometimes the quiet is violent. Tyler being left with his own thoughts start to scare him. Depressing thoughts voices telling him to give up, heâs afraid. But then he goes to say that peace will win and will lose. He needs to have faith in himself to get out of the darkness in his mind. He wonât sleep it off cause it might cause him nightmares, so he stays awake battling thinking of better ways to fight off the demon that is his depression.
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