| Twenty One Pilots – Trees Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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@[Moonbeam86:19037] wow that really made me think, and that's a really awesome take on the song!! I hadn't thought of it that way before. Thanks for the response :) I really like your interpretation of the line, "I can feel my death". This is because the next line supports your point. "I want to know you." This would be the reason why he's dying to his own life. To be closer to God. I wouldn't say that Tyler exactly feels close to God yet. Hence the future tense. Maybe God has impacted his life in someway, driving him to desire an even closer bond. I say that because of the line you mentioned, "I can fell your breath." Maybe what he means by this is that God is working in his life. Breath is invisible right? Maybe Tyler is referring to God working in his life invisibly. Another cool point that I just thought of; our breath is visible in cold weather, and a lot of people come closer to God and notice his work in their lives during the hard times. The "cold" times. Just thought that was interesting. Maybe that's why he can feel God's breath at this moment in the song. Having taken those two points into consideration: what I take away from this is that Tyler has been going through very difficult times in his life. During these times however, he notices the impact of God on his life, and desires a closer relationship with Him. He starts to turn over a new leaf, putting more value in his faith. Maybe this IS his conversion story, his return to faith. Thought I would add on to your statement. Thanks again for your added opinion :) |
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| Twenty One Pilots – Trees Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| "No offense to Christians" - Continues to tell Christians that there is no possible way their opinion could be right. I think it is very reasonable this song can have religious undertones, as a lot of Tyler's songs do. Especially the ones he wrote early on in his life. I respect your opinion, and I think it is very reasonable that you're right as well. It makes a lot of sense. Please don't think I'm saying you're wrong. Tyler acknowledges there are multiple meanings to the songs, and we should decide what they mean to us, depending on our situations. But please don't tell me my opinion is wrong. Thank you :) | |
| Twenty One Pilots – Trees Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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To me this song is a prayer. I know it's hard for non-Christians to accept but stay with me here. You might just find a bit of yourself in this. This prayer is from a person who is feeling alone, as most of Tyler's songs are. As Christians, we are taught that we are supposed to build a relationship with God. We are told that God hears all of our prayers. However, it's obvious that while he was writing this song, Tyler felt disconnected from God, like God was standing just out of reach, leaving Tyler alone. I myself feel this often. That's why I relate to this song so much. "Silent, in the trees." That's how God is described in this song. Tyler's lyrical metaphors are amazing. If you think about someone hiding in the trees, they would easily be able to see you, but would be hidden in shadow, and would be very hard to spot. The person in the trees would probably be purposefully avoiding contact with you. This is how Tyler feels God is toward him, watching, but choosing not to show himself. This is accurate for me personally. Whenever I try to talk to God, I don't get a response, and that's a bit frustrating to me. Prayer is supposed to be a conversation, and it takes two to have a conversation. As for the part that says: "And that's where I am, silent, in the trees." Tyler is most likely alone at this point. But what really matters is that he is silent. He is alone with himself. Using knowledge from his other songs, especially Car Radio (which is a great song), we can infer what's going on here. In Car Radio, he says two important things that we need to remember for this song. "I ponder of something terrifying, cause this time there's no sound to hide behind." and "Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here; Oh my too deep please stop thinking." These two lyrics mean that when Tyler is in silence, his thoughts turn dark, and he is scared by them. He'll do anything to get rid of them, even stop thinking at all. It is likely that he would pray to God as an outlet for his emotions and a source of comfort. He is scared by his thoughts, and his emotions almost overwhelm him; hence "I can feel my death." and "Why won't you speak where I happen to be? Silent, in the trees, standing cowardly." Tyler is close to the breaking point, alone with his thoughts. He is asking why God won't talk to him, even when he is at his weakest. He might even be fighting suicidal urges at this point. So really this song is a prayer to God, asking him to just show himself already. Tyler is scared, and he is looking for a source of comfort and relief. He is frustrated by the fact that God won't respond to him, despite his faith. "I want to know you, I want to see, I want to say hello." Tyler isn't holding anything back here. He is giving his full being to God. But we don't get a happy ending like we do in Ode to Sleep. The song ends with Tyler calling out to God in his panic. Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Tyler doesn't get what he wants. He doesn't get a response. He is still alone at the end of the song. This song really is lyrical genius. It makes me personally wonder what happened to make him keep his faith in God. I need one of those moments. Major props to Tyler for taking my most difficult thoughts and making it into music. And major props to him for surviving whatever he was going through to make him feel this scared. And to you reader, major props to you for surviving. Whatever your situation, the trees are never as lonely and scary as they seem. Despite my struggles with faith, I believe that God is there for us. And so does Tyler. |
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