Fairly Local

Twenty One Pilots

I'm fairly local, I've been around
I've seen the streets you're walking down
I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I'm evil to the core
What I shouldn't do I will
They say I'm emotional
What I wanna save I'll kill
Is that who I truly am?
I truly don't have a chance
Tomorrow I'll keep a beat
And repeat yesterday's dance

Yo, this song will never be on the radio
Even if my clique were to pick and the people were to vote
It's the few, the proud, and the emotional
Yo, you, bulletproof in black like a funeral
The world around us is burning but we're so cold
It's the few, the proud, and the emotional

I'm fairly local, I've been around
I've seen the streets you're walking down
I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I'm not evil to the core
What I shouldn't do I will fight
I know I'm emotional
What I wanna save I will try
I know who I truly am
I truly do have a chance
Tomorrow I'll switch the beat
To avoid yesterday's dance

Yo, this song will never be on the radio
Even if my clique were to pick and the people were to vote
It's the few, the proud, and the emotional
Yo, you, bulletproof in black like a funeral
The world around us is burning but we're so cold
It's the few, the proud, and the emotional

I'm fairly local, I've been around
I've seen the streets you're walking down
I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I'm fairly local, I've been around
I've seen the streets you're walking down
I'm fairly local, good people now

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Yeah

I'm fairly local, good people now
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Good people now
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Good people now
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


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    My Opinion

    Okay, so i was looking through and saw that someone posted this and it is a perfect description of the song.

    the comment below was posted by @fayelouise13

          "In this song above, with the way it's constructed, it appears they are trying to demonstrate life without Christ vs. life with Him. Without Him we are "evil to the core" because of our fallen condition (and that means all of us, friend, Christian and otherwise). On the otherside of the chorus, he flips it, because with Christ, we are redeemed and empowered to live life out of love, service and triumph because Christ gives those to us. We don't have to "repeat yesterday's dance" because, in Christ, our past, failures and sins are obliterated :) And no, you do not have to beg Him. It's simply ( it can be hard) acknowledgement of our sins, acknowledging He gave Himself to take our place in the sight of God (allowing us to stand in His righteousness not our unrighteousness), and asking Him to be our Lord, leading us away from sin and into His presence. It's a daily struggle, but Christ is faithful and loves you (that's the whole reason He came). Twenty One Pilots is saying here that they've been where you are and are reminding you life is so, so worth it. And that ultimately, you are loved. :)"

    So, so true my freind; so,so true.

    Kiibble4Lyfeon October 22, 2017   Link

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