I am positive song is based off Matthew 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
I know people interpret it different but it is sad that such a beautiful song is interpreted to mean suicide when it actually has a hopeful undertone.
It is not just "religious" - it is about the calling, the push, any person who knows Jesus has - life gets you down, you go other ways, but in the end, God tells you He has a bigger purpose for your life, and that is to "fish for men" - tell people they are loved by God, and the good news of Jesus.
Tyler is on the "wide path" which leads to death and destruction instead of the "narrow path" of salvation.
@AprylRayn6
I was just logging in to write the same thing. Thank you for actually understanding the profoundness of one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Most people forget that Tyler Joseph is devoutly Christian, and his songs (especially the earlier ones), which people confuse as him struggling with his identity, are actually manifestations of his struggles with society, and what people expect of him, and his religion, what his Father expects of him. Almost all the earlier songs revolve around this very same idea, glowing eyes, ode to sleep, oh miss believer, a car a torch a death (Jesus's...
@AprylRayn6
I was just logging in to write the same thing. Thank you for actually understanding the profoundness of one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Most people forget that Tyler Joseph is devoutly Christian, and his songs (especially the earlier ones), which people confuse as him struggling with his identity, are actually manifestations of his struggles with society, and what people expect of him, and his religion, what his Father expects of him. Almost all the earlier songs revolve around this very same idea, glowing eyes, ode to sleep, oh miss believer, a car a torch a death (Jesus's death), etc. are meant to show how or why Tyler has overcome what society expects and what God expects, and not to represent the twisted view so many people identify as a struggle with suicide.
If you want to discuss any songs, I would be glad to, just email me.
And thanks for actually understanding this song.
I am positive song is based off Matthew 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” I know people interpret it different but it is sad that such a beautiful song is interpreted to mean suicide when it actually has a hopeful undertone. It is not just "religious" - it is about the calling, the push, any person who knows Jesus has - life gets you down, you go other ways, but in the end, God tells you He has a bigger purpose for your life, and that is to "fish for men" - tell people they are loved by God, and the good news of Jesus.
Tyler is on the "wide path" which leads to death and destruction instead of the "narrow path" of salvation.
The UFO is God.
stay alive frens
@AprylRayn6 I was just logging in to write the same thing. Thank you for actually understanding the profoundness of one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Most people forget that Tyler Joseph is devoutly Christian, and his songs (especially the earlier ones), which people confuse as him struggling with his identity, are actually manifestations of his struggles with society, and what people expect of him, and his religion, what his Father expects of him. Almost all the earlier songs revolve around this very same idea, glowing eyes, ode to sleep, oh miss believer, a car a torch a death (Jesus's...
@AprylRayn6 I was just logging in to write the same thing. Thank you for actually understanding the profoundness of one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Most people forget that Tyler Joseph is devoutly Christian, and his songs (especially the earlier ones), which people confuse as him struggling with his identity, are actually manifestations of his struggles with society, and what people expect of him, and his religion, what his Father expects of him. Almost all the earlier songs revolve around this very same idea, glowing eyes, ode to sleep, oh miss believer, a car a torch a death (Jesus's death), etc. are meant to show how or why Tyler has overcome what society expects and what God expects, and not to represent the twisted view so many people identify as a struggle with suicide. If you want to discuss any songs, I would be glad to, just email me. And thanks for actually understanding this song.