I read through the comments, and I really don't think this song is about him getting his car radio stolen. I think it's about him running out of distractions and having to actually deal with his problems and emotions. I think it's about him learning how to be alive. But that's just me.
I agree with Keith: it's probably kinda that having his car radio stolen lead to this moment: He DID have his radio stolen, that's a fact. But after hours and hours without it, he was forced to really think about his life, and what he's doing here: how much time he has left, and what he'll do within that time.
I agree with Keith: it's probably kinda that having his car radio stolen lead to this moment: He DID have his radio stolen, that's a fact. But after hours and hours without it, he was forced to really think about his life, and what he's doing here: how much time he has left, and what he'll do within that time.
@CaptiveL Definitely. He convinces other people to think about how valuable their life can be: "To come across like I am dying To let you know you need to try to think."
@CaptiveL Definitely. He convinces other people to think about how valuable their life can be: "To come across like I am dying To let you know you need to try to think."
@CaptiveL I honestly agree with you, because Twenty-One pilots don't make they're lyrics blunt, they're lyrics make you think a while, before you understand the true meaning
@CaptiveL I honestly agree with you, because Twenty-One pilots don't make they're lyrics blunt, they're lyrics make you think a while, before you understand the true meaning
@CaptiveL As Keith and others note, it's both literal and a metaphor. And as metaphors go, I think this one is unusually brilliant. Unlike just about every other component of a car, the radio serves no functional purpose -- it is solely there to entertain and provide distraction from the tedium of driving. And if it gets stolen, it leaves an empty slot in the dash, and one must then drive in silence. Metaphorically, the car is his life, and the radio was something that provided distraction. But now that something is gone, leaving a hole in his life, and...
@CaptiveL As Keith and others note, it's both literal and a metaphor. And as metaphors go, I think this one is unusually brilliant. Unlike just about every other component of a car, the radio serves no functional purpose -- it is solely there to entertain and provide distraction from the tedium of driving. And if it gets stolen, it leaves an empty slot in the dash, and one must then drive in silence. Metaphorically, the car is his life, and the radio was something that provided distraction. But now that something is gone, leaving a hole in his life, and freeing his mind to think thoughts both deep ("something great") and depressing ("something terrifying").
One recurring thought involves refilling the hole in his life by going back to the old distraction ("replace that slot with what I once bought"). This is suggestive of an addiction of some sort, but it doesn't have to be.
But the ultimate message of the song involves "the things we can do" about our lives, of which "there are only two" that matter: we can choose "faith" or "sleep," which he goes on to develop as life vs death, being full of life and thinking vs being mindless or even literally dead (suicide). We can pay attention and drive the car safely, or we can "pull the steering wheel" and crash it. The plea is for faith = life = thought, a similar message to "Holding on to You".
@CaptiveL But he literally wrote the song because "My car radio actually got stolen when I was going to college, and since I'm an emotional dude, I wrote a song about it."
@CaptiveL But he literally wrote the song because "My car radio actually got stolen when I was going to college, and since I'm an emotional dude, I wrote a song about it."
@CaptiveL it's really a both. it can be interpreted as a metaphor for what you have said, but the person who wrote the song, Tyler Joseph said in a interview that somebody actually stole his car radio and he just turned it into a deep meaning because he's "emo"
@CaptiveL it's really a both. it can be interpreted as a metaphor for what you have said, but the person who wrote the song, Tyler Joseph said in a interview that somebody actually stole his car radio and he just turned it into a deep meaning because he's "emo"
@CaptiveL I think this is further shown by him shaving his head in the music video. Hair is often shaved by those seeking enlightenment as it removes one more worldly distraction and source of vanity.
@CaptiveL I think this is further shown by him shaving his head in the music video. Hair is often shaved by those seeking enlightenment as it removes one more worldly distraction and source of vanity.
@CaptiveL yes and no. Mainly because music can actually help you get away from all of the emotions and horrible thoughts you have. Without music a lot of people think and usually music is an escape, so it could be a car radio. But yes, it could just possibly any distractions. Honestly no distraction compares to music.
@CaptiveL yes and no. Mainly because music can actually help you get away from all of the emotions and horrible thoughts you have. Without music a lot of people think and usually music is an escape, so it could be a car radio. But yes, it could just possibly any distractions. Honestly no distraction compares to music.
I read through the comments, and I really don't think this song is about him getting his car radio stolen. I think it's about him running out of distractions and having to actually deal with his problems and emotions. I think it's about him learning how to be alive. But that's just me.
I'm pretty sure it's actually both, the car radio is a metaphor for what you said. They don't call these guys artists for nothing.
I'm pretty sure it's actually both, the car radio is a metaphor for what you said. They don't call these guys artists for nothing.
I agree with Keith: it's probably kinda that having his car radio stolen lead to this moment: He DID have his radio stolen, that's a fact. But after hours and hours without it, he was forced to really think about his life, and what he's doing here: how much time he has left, and what he'll do within that time.
I agree with Keith: it's probably kinda that having his car radio stolen lead to this moment: He DID have his radio stolen, that's a fact. But after hours and hours without it, he was forced to really think about his life, and what he's doing here: how much time he has left, and what he'll do within that time.
@CaptiveL It can be about the real radio but when I first listened to this song, I had the same opinion.
@CaptiveL It can be about the real radio but when I first listened to this song, I had the same opinion.
@CaptiveL Definitely. He convinces other people to think about how valuable their life can be: "To come across like I am dying To let you know you need to try to think."
@CaptiveL Definitely. He convinces other people to think about how valuable their life can be: "To come across like I am dying To let you know you need to try to think."
@CaptiveL completely agree
@CaptiveL completely agree
@CaptiveL I agree that he's trying to tell us to think. I thought for hours but I was better off having distractions and listening to the car radio.
@CaptiveL I agree that he's trying to tell us to think. I thought for hours but I was better off having distractions and listening to the car radio.
@CaptiveL in one of his shows he states that the song was a true story.
@CaptiveL in one of his shows he states that the song was a true story.
@CaptiveL I think you nailed it sir.
@CaptiveL I think you nailed it sir.
@CaptiveL I honestly agree with you, because Twenty-One pilots don't make they're lyrics blunt, they're lyrics make you think a while, before you understand the true meaning
@CaptiveL I honestly agree with you, because Twenty-One pilots don't make they're lyrics blunt, they're lyrics make you think a while, before you understand the true meaning
@CaptiveL As Keith and others note, it's both literal and a metaphor. And as metaphors go, I think this one is unusually brilliant. Unlike just about every other component of a car, the radio serves no functional purpose -- it is solely there to entertain and provide distraction from the tedium of driving. And if it gets stolen, it leaves an empty slot in the dash, and one must then drive in silence. Metaphorically, the car is his life, and the radio was something that provided distraction. But now that something is gone, leaving a hole in his life, and...
@CaptiveL As Keith and others note, it's both literal and a metaphor. And as metaphors go, I think this one is unusually brilliant. Unlike just about every other component of a car, the radio serves no functional purpose -- it is solely there to entertain and provide distraction from the tedium of driving. And if it gets stolen, it leaves an empty slot in the dash, and one must then drive in silence. Metaphorically, the car is his life, and the radio was something that provided distraction. But now that something is gone, leaving a hole in his life, and freeing his mind to think thoughts both deep ("something great") and depressing ("something terrifying").
One recurring thought involves refilling the hole in his life by going back to the old distraction ("replace that slot with what I once bought"). This is suggestive of an addiction of some sort, but it doesn't have to be.
But the ultimate message of the song involves "the things we can do" about our lives, of which "there are only two" that matter: we can choose "faith" or "sleep," which he goes on to develop as life vs death, being full of life and thinking vs being mindless or even literally dead (suicide). We can pay attention and drive the car safely, or we can "pull the steering wheel" and crash it. The plea is for faith = life = thought, a similar message to "Holding on to You".
@CaptiveL But he literally wrote the song because "My car radio actually got stolen when I was going to college, and since I'm an emotional dude, I wrote a song about it."
@CaptiveL But he literally wrote the song because "My car radio actually got stolen when I was going to college, and since I'm an emotional dude, I wrote a song about it."
@CaptiveL it's really a both. it can be interpreted as a metaphor for what you have said, but the person who wrote the song, Tyler Joseph said in a interview that somebody actually stole his car radio and he just turned it into a deep meaning because he's "emo"
@CaptiveL it's really a both. it can be interpreted as a metaphor for what you have said, but the person who wrote the song, Tyler Joseph said in a interview that somebody actually stole his car radio and he just turned it into a deep meaning because he's "emo"
@CaptiveL I think this is further shown by him shaving his head in the music video. Hair is often shaved by those seeking enlightenment as it removes one more worldly distraction and source of vanity.
@CaptiveL I think this is further shown by him shaving his head in the music video. Hair is often shaved by those seeking enlightenment as it removes one more worldly distraction and source of vanity.
@CaptiveL yes and no. Mainly because music can actually help you get away from all of the emotions and horrible thoughts you have. Without music a lot of people think and usually music is an escape, so it could be a car radio. But yes, it could just possibly any distractions. Honestly no distraction compares to music.
@CaptiveL yes and no. Mainly because music can actually help you get away from all of the emotions and horrible thoughts you have. Without music a lot of people think and usually music is an escape, so it could be a car radio. But yes, it could just possibly any distractions. Honestly no distraction compares to music.
@CaptiveL i think you're right. good job c;
@CaptiveL i think you're right. good job c;
@CaptiveL yeah, pretty sure
@CaptiveL yeah, pretty sure
@CaptiveL he did actually get his car radio stolen, and that led to him having to think about his life more and writing this song about it
@CaptiveL he did actually get his car radio stolen, and that led to him having to think about his life more and writing this song about it