Lyric discussion by cathartic225 

Cover art for Hometown lyrics by Twenty One Pilots

"A shadow tilts its head at me Spirits in the dark are waiting I won't let them win, go quietly I won't let them win, go quietly" I think the shadow is 'blurryface' or the character he has created to represent his insecurities. i think the spirits in the dark are with 'blurryface', and are all of his doubs, fear, insecurities, and thoughts trying to pull him in, and he is saying he wont let them win, that he will beat them.

" Be the one, be the one To take my soul and make it undone Be the one, be the one To take me home and show me the sun I know, I know You can bring the fire, I can bring the bones I know, I know You make the fire in my bones, and make it grow" im not sure exactly what this part is about, but I think it might be referencing his faith, and this is tyler talking to god and asking him to heal him or fix him and make the voices stop and make him into someone different. and perhaps 'home' is heaven or just back to his old state of mind before he had these thoughts. im not really sure whom the person is he is talking to but he is basically saying that they will help him, and make him better.

"Where we're from There's no sun Our hometown's in the dark Where we're from We're no one Our hometown's in the dark Our hometown's in the dark" maybe this is saying that ohio is kind of unknown and theyre in the dark, and they weren't that known. but i also think the reference to the dark is lik representing his depression and the voices, and he is saying that like there was no help or 'sun'. im not really sure about this part.

"" A shadow tilts its head at me Spirits in the dark are waiting I won't let them win, go quietly I won't let them win, go quietly" i think this is him showing that he is trying to fight the darkness mentioned above? or is just repition bc that's how songs work

" Put away, put away All the gods your father served today Put away, put away Your traditions, believe me when I say We don't know, we don't know How to put back the power in our soul We don't know, we don't know Where to find what once was in our bones" i think this is him saying to put away your faith or what your family or others say you should do, and just focus on pushing away the darkness. i don't know, this is one of their harder songs to interpret, i feel like they did that on purpose so people could use it to help them through whatever they need it for. i think it could relate to religion, or depression, or just going back to family. im not sure, this is all just things i made up.