i think this song is talking about Tyler and josh's struggles against fighting everyone opinions and ideas that they have for the band. I guess because twenty one pilots is so diverse, and they cover all sorts of topics, and musical structures that nearly almost album they create is different in its own special way, record labels and others in the industry question whether twenty on pilots will succeed. and to me this is their song fighting back, saying yes we will succeed, but will you?(will they be alive tomorrow). I think the highway && the lane reference is just Tyler trying to express how everyone seems to make music lately, how everything has to be a certain way, all very basic, uniform, and you all go the direction you're supposed to never straying from your 'lane', or what you know will make you music and be 'popular'. I think "But I know a thing or two about pain and darkness
If it wasn't for this music I don’t know how I would have fought this" was put in the song to show Tyler's want to express his past pain and struggles and how we wants his music to be therapeutic ad cathartic to his fans, and we will express his music the way he wants.
"Regardless, all these songs I'm hearing are so heartless
Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that’s flawless" I think he puts this in the song to say hat despite his want to help people through his music and wanting to do his music in his own way, I think here he is saying that all of the stuff other say is 'popular' and 'safe' are meaningless anyways, and the songs he puts out might not be perfect to people but its honest, and true.
"honest, There's a few songs on this record that feel common
I'm in constant confrontation with what I want and what is poppin'" I think here Tyler is saying that he is aware that some of these songs on blurryface are more common sounding, and I think he is kind of saying that while being constantly nagged about playing it safe, and living in constant fear of whether or not he will be successful and whether or not people will like his stuff//be impacted(he talks about this sometimes in interviews)
"In the industry it seems to me that singles on the radio are currency
My creativity's only free when I'm playing shows" here he is obviously saying that he looks at most artists and finds that music has all become about writing things to get the most money, and finding what will get the most likes and everything of that nature. and he feels that's he can only be creative while playing live to his fans because they're all there for the same reason, because they love music and what it does for them.
ultimately I think Tyler wrote this song to explain his view on the music industry and how it is kind of fake, and artificial, and he just wants to be able to play his music, the way he likes.
@cathartic225 Great breakdown! Could not have put it better at all, and I totally dig the part about Tyler admitting that some of the songs on this album sound common, but it is so much more awesome because he actually acknowledges it mid song!
@cathartic225 Great breakdown! Could not have put it better at all, and I totally dig the part about Tyler admitting that some of the songs on this album sound common, but it is so much more awesome because he actually acknowledges it mid song!
i think this song is talking about Tyler and josh's struggles against fighting everyone opinions and ideas that they have for the band. I guess because twenty one pilots is so diverse, and they cover all sorts of topics, and musical structures that nearly almost album they create is different in its own special way, record labels and others in the industry question whether twenty on pilots will succeed. and to me this is their song fighting back, saying yes we will succeed, but will you?(will they be alive tomorrow). I think the highway && the lane reference is just Tyler trying to express how everyone seems to make music lately, how everything has to be a certain way, all very basic, uniform, and you all go the direction you're supposed to never straying from your 'lane', or what you know will make you music and be 'popular'. I think "But I know a thing or two about pain and darkness If it wasn't for this music I don’t know how I would have fought this" was put in the song to show Tyler's want to express his past pain and struggles and how we wants his music to be therapeutic ad cathartic to his fans, and we will express his music the way he wants. "Regardless, all these songs I'm hearing are so heartless Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that’s flawless" I think he puts this in the song to say hat despite his want to help people through his music and wanting to do his music in his own way, I think here he is saying that all of the stuff other say is 'popular' and 'safe' are meaningless anyways, and the songs he puts out might not be perfect to people but its honest, and true. "honest, There's a few songs on this record that feel common I'm in constant confrontation with what I want and what is poppin'" I think here Tyler is saying that he is aware that some of these songs on blurryface are more common sounding, and I think he is kind of saying that while being constantly nagged about playing it safe, and living in constant fear of whether or not he will be successful and whether or not people will like his stuff//be impacted(he talks about this sometimes in interviews) "In the industry it seems to me that singles on the radio are currency My creativity's only free when I'm playing shows" here he is obviously saying that he looks at most artists and finds that music has all become about writing things to get the most money, and finding what will get the most likes and everything of that nature. and he feels that's he can only be creative while playing live to his fans because they're all there for the same reason, because they love music and what it does for them. ultimately I think Tyler wrote this song to explain his view on the music industry and how it is kind of fake, and artificial, and he just wants to be able to play his music, the way he likes.
@cathartic225 Great breakdown! Could not have put it better at all, and I totally dig the part about Tyler admitting that some of the songs on this album sound common, but it is so much more awesome because he actually acknowledges it mid song!
@cathartic225 Great breakdown! Could not have put it better at all, and I totally dig the part about Tyler admitting that some of the songs on this album sound common, but it is so much more awesome because he actually acknowledges it mid song!