This song starts with the main character, Tyler, feelings depressed and not wanting to leave his house. He's a shut in with curtains closed and refuses to face his demons, Blurryface.
"I don't know why
I just feel I'm better off
Staying in the same room I was born in"
He has someone close to him, either a personal friend or possibly God, who refuses to let him wallow in his self loathing. He comes in and tears down the curtains and forces him to fight, saying "not today" as in, you're not giving in today. You need to fight this. The main character does not appreciate this at first, saying his friend doesn't see his side.
"You are out of my mind, ooh
You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You waste all this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind"
"Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound"
He finally gets so fed up with the person close to his that he lashes out at him.
"Oh, don't you test me, no
Just because I play the piano
Doesn't mean not
I'm not willing to take you down"
This outburst leads him to see how he needs to change. He's attacking the person that cares about him and he now realizes that he may be the one out of line.
"I'm, I'm out of my mind, ooh
I'm, I'm not seeing things right, ooh
I waste all this time trying to run from you
But I'm, I'm out of my mind"
The music at this point gets simple and drawn back as he turns on Blurryface. His original statements towards his friend are now directed at his demons. The music really adds significance to this line, thus suggesting a completely different meaning from the first time he said it.
"You are out of my mind
You aren't seeing my side
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind"
This is when the music gets really upbeat and happy, with the horns taking a more prominent role. This suggests a celebration of his victory over Blurryface. Although this victory is possibly temporary and short lived, it is still a victory and something to celebrate. So now when his friend says "Not today", it is Tyler now tearing the curtains down, throwing the windows open, and making noise in celebration.
"Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound"
I love how they use the music to change the meaning of lyrics through the process of this song. Makes the ending feel so satisfying and triumphant.
This song starts with the main character, Tyler, feelings depressed and not wanting to leave his house. He's a shut in with curtains closed and refuses to face his demons, Blurryface. "I don't know why I just feel I'm better off Staying in the same room I was born in"
He has someone close to him, either a personal friend or possibly God, who refuses to let him wallow in his self loathing. He comes in and tears down the curtains and forces him to fight, saying "not today" as in, you're not giving in today. You need to fight this. The main character does not appreciate this at first, saying his friend doesn't see his side. "You are out of my mind, ooh You aren't seeing my side, ooh You waste all this time trying to get to me But you are out of my mind" "Heard you say Not today Tore the curtains down Windows open, now make a sound"
He finally gets so fed up with the person close to his that he lashes out at him. "Oh, don't you test me, no Just because I play the piano Doesn't mean not I'm not willing to take you down"
This outburst leads him to see how he needs to change. He's attacking the person that cares about him and he now realizes that he may be the one out of line. "I'm, I'm out of my mind, ooh I'm, I'm not seeing things right, ooh I waste all this time trying to run from you But I'm, I'm out of my mind"
The music at this point gets simple and drawn back as he turns on Blurryface. His original statements towards his friend are now directed at his demons. The music really adds significance to this line, thus suggesting a completely different meaning from the first time he said it. "You are out of my mind You aren't seeing my side You waste all of this time trying to get to me But you are out of my mind"
This is when the music gets really upbeat and happy, with the horns taking a more prominent role. This suggests a celebration of his victory over Blurryface. Although this victory is possibly temporary and short lived, it is still a victory and something to celebrate. So now when his friend says "Not today", it is Tyler now tearing the curtains down, throwing the windows open, and making noise in celebration. "Heard you say Not today Tore the curtains down Windows open, now make a sound"
I love how they use the music to change the meaning of lyrics through the process of this song. Makes the ending feel so satisfying and triumphant.