PALADIN STRAIT MUSIC VIDEO EXPLAINED & THEORIES | twenty one pilots

[@dannyblimes]

Throwing this out there… No Chances has these lyrics: -“Get the door to blow you away” - the creaking door blowing open with scary floating Nico -“Notorious in the octagon, now” - Clancy is definitely notorious to the 8 remaining bishops (the octagon) after Keons died. Also “chorus, verse, chorus, verse, now here comes *the eight,* wait” in Levitate -“How’d you get the location? Put together pieces?” - Clancy knew exactly where to go, putting together all of the pieces from the letters, maps, and content from the lore. -“Spent some weekends on the grind” - Saturday lol. Also “Fridays will always be better than Sundays ‘cause Sundays are my suicide days” -“Surveillance is outside, we see when you arrive” - seizing the vultures to spy on the Banditøs army coming in -“Ride or die, my son” - could probably say somethin here haha I just think No Chances is an incredibly undervalued piece to all of the lore. Maybe it’s more like dialogue between Nico and Clancy than at least I ever knew. Freaking love this band.

[@beats_city0911]

Cool throwbacks! I think that we can make so many connections to other songs it's unbelievable. ❤ This is what I really love about the storyline

[@FearlessConcern]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing |-/

[@BeachDreamere]

When he opens his eyes, he looks determined. It's like Niko did exactly what Tyler wanted him to do ....

[@FearlessConcern]

I hope so |-/

[@Doth-A_Dreamer]

Also also, I found a cool thing: The audio from the song "Chlorine" matches almost perfectly with the visuals for the Paladin Strait music video.

[@_Greyboi_]

Thank you for the breakdown, I completely missed the flowers! To me, Clancy’s expression seems like “You’ve just activated my trap card” lol. Also, something cool I noticed is that the motion Clancy makes with the antlers in the tower is nearly identical to when he is seizing Keons and destroying the neon tube in The Outside music video. If I know my lore I’m pretty sure that was him setting Keons’ soul free, so I wonder if in this video he somehow is pulling down the neon tubes that hold all the bishops’ life forces, killing them instantly.

[@FearlessConcern]

I didn't think of that, about it being the same motion 🤯 thank you for sharing that |-/

[@etyline9323]

i'm pretty sure we're gonna get at least one more song on 25 of June because in the last seconds of Paladin Strait video we can hear something that sounds like an intro for another song

[@etyline9323]

also looking at more lyrics from Chlorine: "Had you in my coat pocket, where I kept my rebel red I felt I was invincible, you wrapped around my head" i think it's referring to those last moments on Paladin Strait. It could be that Clancy has something in his pocket, i also think that the face he makes is kinda silly, like he's moking Nico or making him believe that he has an advantage

[@matttalbot8908]

I don’t think we get one more song, I think we get 11 or 12 more for an ultimate edition. Possible first announcement or clues on 6/25 (also the date Simone Weil arrived to the USA I believe) and something more, potentially the song we hear at the end of the music video on the 28th. The ps video was 5 min 24 seconds, matching the release date of the album, but the full version of the song is 6 min 28 seconds, maybe signaling the next song drop to progress the end of the story.

[@FearlessConcern]

That last chord sounds like the beginning of a song, not the end of one so I think this is most likely true. I really hope you are right about Clancy having something in his pocket or just some advantage Nico didn't see coming |-/

[@_Greyboi_]

@@etyline9323 Ok wait, that line from chlorine actually makes so much sense in context that’s crazy. It’s insane how much little stuff from all their songs years back details parts of the lore years later, but a line from 2018 stating the final showdown between Clancy and Nico would be awesome

[@Mcrib05]

It could also be June of 2025. If we don't get anything today, I think it will be

[@ewolfgirl]

In the livestream when Tyler says b4 playing the Paladin placeholder song: ‘tell me does this sound like the end?’ he might just have been giving the viewers the hint to stick around beyond the 1 minute of birds. Not that he’s implying that the lore isn’t finalized after the FPE/Nico end statement 🧐 Lots of people saying that Clancy staring down Nico at the end shows that he has the inner power to stand up to his ultimate demon Nico. The End. Buuuut, I still was hoping for a more definite end to the saga/battle. Maybe we’ll get one final song Drag Path?? (unreleased song from the Digital Remains).

[@GDriblets52351]

Also I like how the album cover is red and yellow, the reapective colors of the bishops and banditos

[@enriqueramon2716]

If you use an app like Merlin Bird ID, you can identify a Red-eyed Vireo, House Sparrow, Northern Cardinal and Carolina Wren during the “end” of Paladin Straight.

[@jakelocke9024]

I hope this channel comes back!! There’s so many interesting things going on!

[@FearlessConcern]

Thank you |-/

[@DanielEndres-cu3tt]

I think, when it comes to the bird sounds in the music not being present in the video, it’s important to remember that they’re presenting ideas in different forms of media to slightly different audiences. The sounds in the album add so much to the story telling and setting of the song. With the visuals of the video you just don’t need 60 seconds of bird audio. Like what would they have done with the music video for all that time? More slow motion shots of Clancy climbing the tower or running through Dema? Sure they could’ve done that, but I feel like the pacing of the video was perfect and including that audio wouldn’t have helped. It definitely improves the album track. It gives the listener an opportunity to dwell on the lyrics of the song before getting to the conclusion and climax. It’s presenting the same story and ideas in different forms and I doubt it has much lore significance unless you want to tie the bird sounds to ‘Isle of Flightless Birds” somehow.

[@wavmario]

I like to imagine that Clancy already has everything he needs to kill all the bishops, but he's afraid to do it because, he would have to sacrifice himself, like in "Migraine" "Sometimes to stay alive, you got to kill your mind" Since Trench and Dema are representations of Tyler's mind, and Nico is Tyler/Clancy himself

[@ooooooooooo4918]

love this!! i always look forward to your videos, along with JLAnderson, Dema and Stolen Potential. i don't know why people don't talk more about your content as well, you do a great job! 💗

[@FearlessConcern]

Thank you so much!! |-/ that means a lot to me! I think the youtube algorithm doesn't like me bc I don't post videos on a regular basis but it's okay 😅

[@ooooooooooo4918]

@@FearlessConcern yeah, it’s probably the infamous algorithm, unfortunately… but i really like you and your stuff, so keep focusing on quality and i’m sure more clikkies will come around here! 💗 |-/

[@FearlessConcern]

thank you so much! |-/

[@cameronwheeler3219]

My theory.. one more song. Maybe on the 25th? The story ends with one more song that shows us the end of the battle. The ending shows Tyler fading back into reality / our world and waking up from a dream.. Possibly just showing Tyler in his house in his bedroom where Jenna comes in and tells him breakfast is ready and the kids are waiting. Life is bliss. Maybe not that exact scenario but something similar to that could occur. Jumpsuit says “we’ll win but not everyone will get out” this group of banditos will win this battle but not everyone wins unfortunately. The story ends with Tyler winning his battle of mental health because he’s no longer in that dark place. His career, his fans, and his family is what matters most. This album is all about Clancy winning this battle with the dark parts of his thoughts, this world he created, and all of the themes these songs associate with. He doesn’t want to backslide. “You should let go, it’s all in my head” is him speaking to himself.

[@FearlessConcern]

Thank you for sharing your theories |-/ backslide and snap back share similar ideas of how tyler is doing mentally and where he wants to be in regards to his mental health and I agree that those ideas will definitely play a large role in how the story ends

[@annavanboening6991]

I was thinking it was possible that the yellow flowers at the entrance of the sewers was to hide it from the Bishops considering they cannot see yellow putting it at the entrance / exit of where he would sneak in and out of the city would be a really good idea it would hide it from their View

[@FearlessConcern]

This is a great theory! |-/

[@garrettblackman3473]

When Clancy uses the antlers on the bishops, it looks like the zombies turn back into their normal selves, like their color returns instead of being grey and unsatuated

[@bigmac8081]

Great analysis!!! Thank you for doing this.

[@FearlessConcern]

Thank you! |-/

[@kieronrodgers]

Volcano behind Banditos = Dema destruction 🔥

[@Mike.G.]

If you look at it upside down it spells out extra 625

[@beats_city0911]

Thank you for the analysis! 💜

[@chloe2007athome]

guys i have a theory...i think clancy isn't actually the one who climbed the tower and confronted nico, because in the paladin strait video, clancy and the banditos are walking, but in the background you can see people with his red and black mask and red tape, NOT banditos, so who are they? I think there are clancy copies, and when he's about to climb the tower it shows him looking up and then it skips to him again but this time he's on the complete opposite side... and one of the lyrics says "they tell me i'm a copy" i think there's something more we haven't even thought about and when he opens his eyes after nico has him by the throat, it seems like it's in reaction to being called clancy by nico. idk but it seems weird

[@CountJeezy]

Well that's a really interesting theory. Are you thinking that there are copies of Clancy that are independent or that are being controlled. Kind of one of the flaws I would see is the fact that he doesn't have yellow eyes or that he is using the antlers to amplify his power. I think possessing someone and then actively using psychic powers through them would be a bit much Even in a story where a bishop possessed a dragon. I think there is just simply the original bandidos who still wear their colors and then an open army of rebellion. I honestly think that Clancy killed the remaining bishops and the end is to show that Clancy is no longer susceptible to Nico. He drops the one antler but still retains the other so he has finally managed to keep control where when we saw him in Jumpsuit Nico was fully able to subdue Clancy.

[@barrbruce9040]

I also think that at the end of PS video , clancy looks at nico in the eyes for the very first time.

[@Sola_does_quads]

It looks like the word says union

[@Doth-A_Dreamer]

Also, I think the look on Tyler's face is one of observation. He wants to see his enemy clearly so he can find a way to take him out.

[@sarahaluzan]

Kinda not related but OMG play March to the sea over this music video it fits so well it's scary😱😍

[@nicholassgroi4610]

I think the minute of birds was there to make sure the listening parties ended the party before the "Nico part".

[@zoator]

I think they inserted the bords in the placholder to push the time to 6:28. I think something is coming between 6/25 and 6/28.

[@TheJennick13]

Didn't the box look like the one Josh makes in The Craving, or is it just me?

[@enriqueramon2716]

It just hit me 🤦‍♂️Clancy is a Red Shoulder Hawk!

[@NovemberAir-23]

I know I’m the only one, but is anyone else confused about the antlers because in every shot they look different including the outside music video the antlers look kind of different could you go further into that? Is that like something important?

[@barkus__]

Where is the scar on Clancy’s nose?

[@FearlessConcern]

This is a good point! Honestly not sure why he doesn't have the scar in the video...

[@TerrellTellEm]

This could be a whole different Clancy, Tyler seizing someone, or it’s Clancy and Tyler is elsewhere

[@ewolfgirl]

definitely something weird going on with the scar! It originated with Heathens, then showed up in Trench, then back during Overcompensate & Navigating. Seems to only be there when Tyler is wearing the black cape, not when he’s Clancy or ‘singer Tyler’ (on the cliffs or the Pulpit)…so confusing 😵‍💫

[@personajesecundarioagus]

yo realmente estoy un poco harto de esperar.

[@nategresock5730]

What if the whole video is Dema propaganda due to the oversaturation of the video?

[@FearlessConcern]

I hope not 😔 |-/

[@jakelocke9024]

My whole issue is if Tyler is Clancy and clancys bishop is Keons, why does it still feel like Nico is his bishop? Are there 2 clancys? Was there another Clancy? I’m so confused.

[@FearlessConcern]

The lines are definitely blurry (no pun intended lol) but the way I think of it is that Nico is the leader of the bishops so he is the villain Clancy must defeat. The final boss |-/

[@אדוהדמרי]

We already got a lot of big hints about the death of the original Clancy from the letters, I think Tyler took on Clancy's name to rebel on his behalf in his memory, in one of Clancy's original letters he says he watched the jumpsuit plot from the sidelines, so he can't be Tyler It reminds me a bit of the phrase "Nobody knows his real name But now he just uses one he saw on a grave" Tyler's bishop is nico and clancy's bishop was Keons