| Twenty One Pilots – Taxi Cab Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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I really, REALLY don't feel like this song, or any of their songs in general, is about faith or God or any of that feel-good shit. Everyone knows their songs are primarily about mental struggles and mental illnesses. So here is my interpretation: This song is about depression. The narrator (not necessarily Tyler) is struggling with his feelings about someone, and fighting their own brain in an attempt to be happy for once. "You're by my side until my dying days", "a breathless piece of death made just for you". Aforementioned narrator is feeling particularly low, and starts having suicidal thoughts. The narrator attempts suicide somewhere between Verse 2 and Chorus 2. Then, the story becomes more interesting. My colleagues were right here in saying that Verse 3 (aka the rap) is a metaphor. But it's not about finding faith. The last verse is a metaphor for the hospital visit and therapy after the attempt. "We had to steal him from his fate"=saving his/her/their life "The hearse ran out of gas"=the narrator couldnt go through with the suicide attempt "A beautifully plain taxi cab"=an ambulance "Where my fingernails had fought"=the scars from cutting his/her/their wrists "Someone must have picked the lock"=the narrator felt that someone or something freed him/her/them from their suicidal thoughts "Morning sun"=a bright and happy future "Where all your blood is washed away and all you did will be undone"=could refer to the ER or therapy |
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