| Twenty One Pilots – House of Gold Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I've felt that this song could be taken as the Virgin Mary singing to Jesus in the verse, and the chorus being Jesus singing to Mary. "I will make you queen on everything you see." could be a reference to Mary becoming the queen of Heaven. She's been put on the map considering that many worshipers revere Mary. The first stanza of the first verse talks about leaving town, having their futures turned upside down, and pretending they had a happy ending. Jesus, Mary and Joseph had to flee Nazareth, Mary's life was obviously turned upside down when she gave birth to the Son of God, and Jesus took on the form of man, but his life would not be a normal one because he had to be sacrificed for mankind. They "make pretend" that they had a happy ending because to people that don't believe; Jesus was some guy that was crucified, and Mary was his mom, so they just died and that's it, it's sad.But to people of their faith, they believe that what they did has guaranteed them a spot in Heaven. Which is a happy ending. I'm not sure how "father turns to stone" line fits, and I may be completely wrong, maybe someone has an idea that stems off this? |
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| Twenty One Pilots – Trapdoor Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I this song touches on depression very easily, but I think the other theme in this song is drug addiction. I am a recovering drug addict, so for me it jumped out right away and made sense. The songs starts with the line "He wakes up early today, throws on a mask that will alter his face." I've taken this to mean that this man is getting high, this "mask" is the euphoria that is experienced by the user. It changes their behavior and perception of the world. They change. "Nobody knows his real name" because he is lying to everyone. In a lot of fantasy magic lore, someone's "real name" or "true name" is the name that defines the entirety of the individual, all their traits are explained within their true name, so because he hides his addiction from loved ones, nobody truly knows his true name. The name from the grave could be an artistic way of saying that he has killed his identity by letting this addiction control him. "He thinks that faith might be dead." When your life is being controlled by addiction, your life really sucks, it's hard to keep the faith when you feel that you're helpless, and not even God seems to care about your predicament. "He used to seem dreams at night now he's just watching the backs of his eyes." I used to be unable to dream because I was getting high everyday, it actually affected my brain. Certain drugs can cause this to happen, and I think this is what Tyler may be referring to. Pretending to be okay is pretty obvious, people usually aren't willing ti admit when they have a problem, that's why it's the first step in recovery, and if this person is "petrified" while in bed at night, it's safe to guess that this guy is self-medicating.to cope with some type of problem like anxiety or depression. When he says "finish this waste of life", it's a cry to God to get rid of him. Obviously he's disgusted with himself, and would rather die than continue to live this life. And finally, trap doors usually are designed to kill the victim that is unfortunate to go through them, while using drugs to help cope may seem like a harmless thing because you are aiming to help yourself, it's a trap because of how they can consume your life by how dependent you can become from them. So falling through this one is referencing the mystery man killing himself one day at a time through drug use. Sorry if this seems jumbled and all over the place; I have had this idea in my head for like a year or more, and I just kinda barfed it up to try to share it with you, the reader. I hope this made sense, and if you're struggling with some type of addiction, please, get the help you need. You're strong enough to do it, you just need to try. Stay Alive guys |-/ |
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