Lyric discussion by herestolife1000 

Cover art for Car Radio lyrics by Twenty One Pilots

i like this song because its easy for me to relate -

"I ponder of something great My lungs will fill and then deflate They fill with fire Exhale desire I know it's dire My time today"

basically explains how i feel, i feel like i have limited time on this planet which equates to a finite time inwhich i have to conquer all of what i want to accomplsh with my life. "i ponder of something great" i have all these great ideas and the ambition to conquer them, but i have to keep in mind that time waits for no man, no matter how great he. or his ideas are

"I have these thoughts So often I ought To replace that slot With what I once bought 'Cause somebody stole My car radio And now I just sit in silence"

basically explains how he suffers from "racing thoughts", he can't turn his brain off because he's constantly thinking about anything and everything in every scenario possible. he can escape this feeling by sleeping, but when he's not sleeping the only way to preoccupy his mind is with music. with no radio he has no way to block out his thoughts

"Sometimes quiet is violent I find it hard to hide it My pride is no longer inside It's on my sleeve My skin will scream Reminding me of Who I killed inside my dream I hate this car that I'm driving There's no hiding for me I'm forced to deal with what I feel There is no distraction to mask what is real I could pull the steering wheel"

now he hints that even though some of his thoughts are pleasant and hopeful, he also has negative feelings in the same, quiet, thoughtful manner. this verse is further explaining the point that without music, he is forced to deal with his thoughts. serving as a constant reminder for everything. he feels so lost and helpless that he even goes as far as saying "i could pull the steering wheel" hinting that he could run himself off the road (suicide) and end this constant feeling of not being able to escape the monsters in your head

"I ponder of something terrifying 'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind I find over the course of our human existence One thing consists of consistence And it's that we're all battling fear Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here Oh my, Too deep Please stop thinking I liked it better when my car had sound"

further explaining the negative side of his constantly racing thoughts

i think this song is basically about how when someone stole his car radio, his thoughts drove him to have suicidal ideation, because he has an overactive imagination

My Interpretation

@herestolife1000 Maybe they could be racing thoughts or maybe they are the same thoughts over and over. So yeah, they lead to suicidal ideation but it could be a depressed way too, not just manic as you say. Nice analysis though, this is just my point of view.

@herestolife1000 Do you actually think anyone is going to stop and read all that? because-i did.

@herestolife1000 I hear the song the same way, but the one thing you may have missed was

My pride is no longer inside It's on my sleeve My skin will scream Reminding me of Who I killed inside my dream

This is where I think he's talking about cutting himself because he can't the depression anymore which is why his skin is literally screaming... just my opinion