THERAPIST REACTS to Twenty One Pilots - Backslide (Official Video)

[@99Buldocek99]

Damn, he became one of us... waiting for premiere and stuff 🤣

[@BeyzaElitas]

i know lol

[@snurgette1]

It was inevitable really 😅

[@BeeKnown]

the way tyler doesn't speak to josh but just goes back-reminds me of how when you keep getting stuck in those unhealthy cycles or bad habits you don't want to disapoint the people you love so you stay away until you feel like you're 'presentable' again😢

[@allikortea]

Definitely. It's powerful that Josh patiently waits for him through this, ready to make something nourishing whenever he is ready instead of just the buns lol

[@BeeKnown]

@@allikortea yes, we all need a friend like josh looking out for us!

[@Ken_Benobi]

that is so true

[@xhaler8]

The rain only exists in his head, but it still affects the outside world, as the burger buns are soggy at the end. I think this is symbolism for how mental illness affects how a person can function on the outside, even if the problem starts on the inside of the mind Also, I think the flowers on the tree are some sort of trigger, and sends Tyler into a bad mental state. I relate to that because seemingly innocuous things often can trigger my depressive thoughts, and like how the music video portrays it, it just darkens everything around me. When he says "it's over my head" I think is a submission to the hopelessness and helplessness that comes along with it As someone who is learning to grow and trying to get better, the fear of "backsliding" is so real, and this is my favorite song on the album so far. It's just so relatable for me "I don't wanna backslide to where I've started from There's no chance I will shake this again 'Cause I feel the pull, water's over my head Strength enough for onе more time Reach my hand abovе the tide I'll take anything you have" I relate this to my suicidal thoughts, and how if I return to how I was when my depressing thoughts were so heavy, there is "no chance " I'd be able to make it out again. And the chorus continues this with Tyler saying he can get out of the waters just "one more time" before drowning. The flashes of light, particularly in the chorus probably reference his attempt while standing in the road, as illustrated in Next Semester. It's like the thoughts trigger and he remembers where hew as at, and everything is dark a nd scary again. It's such a difficult place to be in . I wonder if the actual lyrics is "strength enough for all of one more time" (it would fit the rhyme scheme all of rhyming with above on the next line, don't even get me started on Tylers lyrical genius). He says something in between enough and for, but doesn't really enunciate it. If that lyric is the case I really worry about his metal state, because if he doesn't think he can conquer these feelings again I fear the worst could happen. As a song writer myself, sometimes I hid words a bit because they're really just for me, I wonder if it's a case of that " If you could throw me a line I should've loved you better Do you think that now's the time You should let go? It's over my head" I relate to this part, as it looks like Tyler is just begging anyone to give him anything to continue. I have been in that place of desperation searching for absolutely anything to hold on to. He is almost condemning the people around him for not helping him more, as they are letting him go, right as he needs their support and the water is getting back "over his head " The I should have loved you better line really hits home for me, as I recently got out of a relationship and it was all my fault, and the regret I have for that. She was really good for me, and I just wasn't what I needed to be, and it's my fault that the people I love runaway from me. My therapist thinks this is thought distortion but I'm not so sure. As someone who recently deconstructed and lost their faith, I also interpret this as a cry to god. At the peak of my depression, I was begging for any sign that a god was there looking out for me. "Do you think that now's the time you should let go? " represents the idea that god is letting him go. He didn't give me anything, and it just hurt to have that part of my life decimated. I don't know what kind of god who has the power to help someone in their darkest hours and just chooses not to. "Rat race, place to place, adding weight Tendencies on repeat, innit? Benefit from a shoe with no lace Take the seat with the crease in it" For me, this is where I'm at now. Running in the rat race of capitalism trying to find a job and get my life back together. Everything seems to stay the same, every day repeats itself. The line about the shoe with no lace and the seat with a crease to me represents accepting the fact that the world isn't optimal to live in, especially for people with mental illnesses, but we have to make do with what we have. "I don't mind if it's lonely I don't mind if it's fair I don't care, you control me Leading me anywhere" To me, this is just completely giving up one's autonomy. I have been at that point where I would just do anything, let anyone tell me what to do and then do that. In my head, nothing mattered, so doing anything, even self destructive things, was justified because I would just follow where the wind took me not caring about the consequences. Also the lyrics of not minding that life isn't fair and that he's lonely, is a way of accepting the current situation. Almost apathetic to it. At 1:55 Tyler briefly rides with no hands, perhaps symbolizing this sort of reckless behavior. I guess I'm just gonna go through all the lyrics, because this song just speaks to me. "Bad place, on a hundred-dollar bass Kinda wishin' that I never did "Saturday" "Is that a stain? You should change" Are you doin' good? Did you solve all of your problems?" Thanks for asking In a way, but accidentally uncovered a new one yesterday What happened to what I brushed under the rug? I used to be the champion of a world you can't see Now I'm drowning in logistics" I think the whole 2nd verse is about how popular the band became, and how with all this success, the thought patterns haven't really gotten better, the problems have just changed or morphed into new ones. This is so relatable to me, as I think whenever I solve some problems new ones always arise. The stain to me represents both mental illness and creative freedom, as some people want the band to change their style to become more popular. This speaks to me personally, as it's as if people around me expect me to change and behave as if I don't have any reason for behaving as I do. It's like they just don't get it. To me this is perfectly represented in the video as Tyler pays for his lemonade with a burger bun. He has the money for it, as shown at the end when he buys buns for a 2nd time. It doesn't really make sense, but in tyler's mind, the bun represents so much so it is more than a cash payment. At the beginning wee see Tyler throw away something in the same manner a t the end, suggesting that this isn't the first time the buns got soggy , nor will it b e the last. This push and pull of mental illness is all but routine. I wonder if the Saturday line is referring to that maybe Tyler thinks he sold out some creative integrity for a more traditional pop sound in Saturday. I think that is a constant theme from his songs, the push between what's popular and what Tyler wants to create. I love the ending so much, because Tyler realizes he needs to go back for new buns, and Josh isn't upset. He doesn't go away, he waits for him. I think this shows how if you can find a true friend, they will help weather the storm with you, no matter what it is, or how often it happens. He even checks his phone, which I presume is to c heck and see if Tyler messaged him, he didn't expect him to be gone that long I'm not sure, just thoughts from a depressed person (edit: I appreciate everyone's kind words. I am doing okay right now mentally.)

[@abiwannabe]

Hola. Voy a la mitad de esto, solo quería decirte. Gracias 🫂 yo recibo exactamente lo mismo de esta canción y es bueno saber que hay otras personas que la reciben así. Stay alive xhaler. 💪🏻🖤

[@haveahangover9339]

oh wow! thank you

[@sukrutvaidya6715]

@xhaler8 I absolutely thank you for this wonderful interpretation

[@xhaler8]

@@sukrutvaidya6715 I'm glad you liked it!

[@ashton3757]

I agree. Live is like a rollercoaster like I put it. It has its ups and downs but we all gotta hold on in are own way. Recently I've been struggling with eating. I don't have an ED but borderline and the rope that's my mind feels like it's slipping and I have no control. I'm slowly going backwards into the horrible. mental spot I was as a kid. It's scary and i find it interesting how my faith in God is more powerful when I'm struggling like I am currently. It always is but it's more noticable to me. And tøp helps as well as my faith in God. When life kicks my but.

[@jtpromolab]

He keeps looping. Looping so often the kid adds “or 1 bun” to his sign so Tyler can get lemonade. Thats why Tyler stopped his bike suddenly

[@SatcheI]

Yes!! And at the beginning it seems he throws away an empty bread bag!! Just like he did when he went back

[@oscarmalmsten2004]

This album will 100% be their best album

[@just_galaxy_tbh994]

Its hard to beat Trench

[@SamFarley098]

Very hard to beat Trench

[@uacari]

VERY HARD TO BEAT VESSEL

[@veggiemonkie5041]

So far so good, this album so far has far exceeded the sound i expect from them, and knowing the lore makes it quadruple times better for me.

[@Transamethyst]

@@uacaripersonally trench is better than vessel

[@jessicaormerod7422]

The scene with the lemonade stand is like Charlie Brown going to Lucy’s psychiatric stand to talk. The kid is even wearing blue like Lucy! Cute reference, Josh!

[@amehiito]

Notice everytime he loops, and goes into the storm, the background starts to fade away. He's slipping into his most relied on form of coping, rumination and dissociation. Whether its cuz he's bored (curious about the bag, cycling w his insecurities), or because he's triggered (disappointed, angry, betrayed from just that burger scene!)

[@grzo6917]

The song is about the loop, the cycle. And he was literally cycling, throwing 'breadcrumbs' as well, hints all over the place. Just wow. A simple mv with so much to unpack.

[@ericstockman7405]

this was shot in northern columbus suburbs - most of these videos are going to be shot around columbus for this album with every song getting a video also, he sneaks in there "kinda wishin i never did Saturday" - imagine that's a regret of making such a mainstream sounding song

[@mkpetersen1607]

Saturday is definitely one of my least favorite songs of theirs 😅

[@ericstockman7405]

@@mkpetersen1607 it's a catchy song, but definitely way off course from what they usually put out

[@xwinter__riderx9155]

I noticed that line, but I unlike lots of people enjoy Saturday

[@liminalityy_]

I think it's a reference to how Saturday was a propaganda song since the entirety of SAI is canonically propaganda

[@YourFaceisPretty]

@@liminalityy_ I agree, I think it's the meta of Saturday. The denial and the mania and the meaning of it, not the literal song. It'd be cruel to the other artists on the track if he was dismissive of it, and that's not really their thing.

[@danielwalker875]

Fun fact, Tyler recently posted something on social media with Fall Away in it and thematically this seems like a follow-up to Fall Away. To me it feels very religious based of almost being a prayer reaching out to God to not want to backslide (similar to Fall Away, Holding On To You, and Goner).

[@allikortea]

Where did they post this? I love Fall Away

[@D4r3d3v1lD]

i think the buns being wet is like representing the past messing up your future, thinking about something that already happened and not letting go, something that doesn't exist anymore ruining something that is existing right now.

[@TheSKRStudios]

It’s not a Clancy reaction without Tom going “YEAHHHHHHH”

[@RegionalForest]

real

[@Insane98]

The last scene with Josh hits me extremely hard.. I used to run circles watching family and friends go out and have fun, whilest I was stuck in my room due to anxiety. The bag of buns for me was the courage of going to join them, but when I stood in front of the door the bag was empty and said "nevermind.. im not goin"

[@JeepGirl45]

I wasn’t expecting the reaction I had to this song. First time I listened to it I got goosebumps. The second time I got tears and I’m not a crier. I’m in the best place in my life financially, physically, emotionally and spiritually I’ve ever been . I’ve overcome addictions and mental health issues. I’m terrified of going back to who I used to be.

[@allikortea]

Thank you for this. Stay Alive |-/

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Amazing song that can do that to us! Thanks so much for sharing😊

[@michaeltiernan2367]

You’ve captured what I went through pretty well. Reflect on how amazing life is and enjoy the messages these guys provide us to keep us on the right path.

[@LucasDZurita]

I think the "time to let go" part is also directed at God. After backsliding so many times, are you really going to receive me again? Keep pulling me out of darkness? After me not loving you right so many times? Its a question from doubt :)

[@ScaledAnd1cy]

Especially connecting that to older songs where you can see the sane sorta theme with hin feeling undeserving of Gods help due to his loss in faith over the years. Especially if you look back to Doubt, and then the end of Chorline

[@alyssacannell9878]

OBSESSED WITH THIS ❤

[@FreyjaFoxx.x]

​@@ScaledAnd1cyDrown

[@BritneyRichardson-g4c]

my thoughts too

[@BritneyRichardson-g4c]

I think the "lead me anywhere" is also about God.

[@onqueueisgood]

When I first watched this I didn’t think much of it. I thought it was pretty surface level and fun. But after watching it a few times there is so much more minor details that can go under the rug if you come into watching this with the intention of just being visually stimulated. But wow Josh did a great job. Idk if it’s because I can tie these things to my own life but I think they did a great job relating to a lot of people struggling mentally. Great reaction as well you killed it🔥

[@mkpetersen1607]

Same! The "he's going back into darkness" part was genius! I definitely didn't pick up on that 😂

[@ScaledAnd1cy]

Really agree with the connection to religion, especially with him bringing back some themes and metaphors from older songs he’s used in older songs. Specifically Drown, Fall Away, Doubt, and even that end part of Chlorine. Its all about his lost in connection to God but he still calls out for help even if he feels its undeserving. From Doubts: “Don’t forget about me” to now “You should let go, its over my head” bringing back that Drowning metaphor.

[@no_phun_in_dema]

Definitely

[@toyaoren772]

my perspective of the video was widely different than yours! In my pov the song seems desperate, like he is begging someone to save him from becoming depressed again, feeling like the tide (metaphor for depression) is over his head, and he is kind of acknowledging how he was not treating the people he loves right and despite wanting their help he also calls for them to let go of him. also if you notice the end frames- its not that he does not let it bring him down, he quite literally is backsliding. back to where the video started (the end shot and the start shot are the same from different angles, we see tyler throw a bag in the trash, then goes in and buys some buns- both in the start and the end. he is repeating the cycle)

[@dorothygillstrap7549]

Great breakdown! One point, it’s a loop. He keeps doing this over and over. And Josh is on his own flipping a burger waiting for Tyler. Tyler keeps going through these mental health issues and he’s wanting to break free of this loop.

[@robinedler5656]

Youre opinions about all the mental health aspects in their songs are so rich and valuable 🫶

[@blueJadeistyping]

I think the lyrics can have three levels of interpretation - it might be Tyler's conversation with himself from his most successful/creative period i.e. he cannot find the same creative power in himself now; it can be addressed to us, fans, as he wants to make something that we like but it just makes him slide back into old destructive tendencies; and it can also be addressed to God, he even reaches to the sky in one of the shots. Then it might be about Tyler's doubts and questions that don't let him live and create in peace.

[@shannonnunnery7908]

I'm so glad someone is on my line of thinking. But I can't shake this feeling of a little deeper meaning. It's on your line of Tyler not wanting to go back to his old type of songs ( as a parent myself I suspected his music would change once the babies started coming, look at the last album. I feel that was a test to see how it would go.) I'm afraid this is a goodbye to us. I'm afraid this is their last album. In Overcompensate, the lyrics "done running, come up with Josh Dun." I'm thinking in this Clancy world there really is no Josh. Just a make believe friend. But in the end, I really hope its just the end of this kind of lyrics. That they just take a different style in the future. I also felt it could be a 'church' song. It's the emotions in his voice when he sings that drives the lyrics deeper. I tend to get a lot of goosebumps while listening to them.

[@blueJadeistyping]

@@shannonnunnery7908 hopefully it's just the end of the whole Clancy/Blurryface storyline. In one of the interviews Tyler says that this album is just the end of 'this' kind of music. Of course, people's plans and priorities change, who knows, maybe he's changed his mind since that interview but let's just hope it's not a *goodbye* goodbye.

[@shannonnunnery7908]

I know I'm reading way too far into this... but in Blackslide, he says strength for 1 more (Josh has strength for 1 more?) And T doesn't want to backslide. Meaning he lost his original 2 band mates and then met Josh. (Whatever the timeline) If J leaves, T is left back to the beginning (backsliding) 😮😢 OH lord

[@shannonnunnery7908]

Oh, and did you get the Saturday reference? He wished he never did "Saturday"

[@blueJadeistyping]

@@shannonnunnery7908 Yeah I caught that. After a few replays I feel very mature weariness as the main emotion. When you get older (especially if you struggle with anxiety and/or depression) you're rethinking a lot of your past actions, achievements, failures. Not only mistakes but things that might have seemed good before. All those intrusive thoughts can make you go back to your old habits or old state of mind. But because you're older, it doesn't freak you out anymore, it just exhausts you. So that's how it felt to me. And frankly, I think Tyler does look tired in the video.

[@U_S_A-freedom]

You notice how he backslides to where he began at the end of the music vid. And also he was throwing a bun bag away at the beginning showing that’s he’s done this already before.

[@gamingbros2286]

When the song mentions the pull it’s almost certainly a reference to the line in fall away that says “I can feel the pull begin”. In a Wikipedia article, the definition as relating to the Bible gives falling away as an alternative to the term backsliding.

[@allikortea]

My interpretation of the flowers as he's biking: As someone who is going through depression and never wants to leave the house even as the seasons change, seeing flowers or blooming nature which used to remind me that life goes on now can definitely be triggering because I feel like I should be recovering faster and making progress but instead I'm backsliding. It feels like the world is moving on without me when I am stuck in my current mental state. Maybe that's what they're getting at, especially with the swinging camera angles suggesting he feels alienated from the neighborhood he is familiar with/grew up in.

[@parose4231]

I’ve watched the video many times picking up little Easter eggs, but watching your video I just realized the significance of eating the hamburger bun with no meat. He just took a bite & tossed it. It didn’t have meat… that can’t sustain you, there is no protein, you can’t survive & get healthy. I think that goes with going back to our tendencies, going back to something that can’t sustain us. I don’t know if I’m explaining that well, but everything they do has meaning with mental health &/or spiritual journey to God, so I’m sure there is significance in just eating the bun with no meat.

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

This is it! I love your perspective. Thank you! Hope you’re in the livestream today😊🙏

[@lbp1961]

thank you so much for your analysis. You are very generous. I am autistic and I sometime have trouble "reading" the meaning. But you explain it in such a way that I get everything. Thank you.

[@ashleyschuck]

Take a seat with the crease in it, could be therapy. these guys are poets for life

[@troybucher6383]

Cycle again. He threw away the bun bag in the beginning just like the end.

[@grzo6917]

And he was literally cycling as well. And he's throwing bread everywhere, 'breadcrumbs' of hints after hints after hints. The vid is so simple yet so compact.

[@parakeetmusic]

@@grzo6917 oh shit you're right

[@Amie-q8x]

Never seen many people that can feel the music like I do passionately Nice energy

[@jamman413]

THIS GUY GETS IT!!!! 🎉❤

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Thank you🙏

[@gabymgrn]

Wow this reaction is so on point! I'm so glad you liked the song and all your input is amazing! My favorite tøp reactor ever!

[@isle_f_flightless_birds6399]

Ned represents Tyler’s creativity so I think he’s sharing his creativity to the kid (possibly his younger self) with the bread

[@CherylNelson-q6d]

I think the rain represents him riding through the storm of life, like the saying, it's in his own mind as no one else ever see's what anyone else is really going through

[@yeti4814]

This music video blew me away. As someone who has ocd, I feel like it very very accurately described the cycle that I go through with obsessions and mental rumination. The idea that you’re trying to do this one thing but you keep sabotaging it and having to go back and try again is the core of ocd for me. “Tendencies on repeat,” “strength enough for one more time,” the idea of trying to “solve” all your problems just to find another thing come up and having to brush the other problems under the rug, and the idea of backsliding in general all speak to the obsessive compulsive cycle of repeating unhealthy habits and not having any control over them, as well as to how exhausting it can be because you don’t WANT to participate in compulsions. And, especially after you’ve had a period where your ocd has been in remission, you just don’t know if you have the strength to deal with it once it starts creeping up again. It’s overwhelming like the tide he mentions in the chorus. This might be a bit of a stretch, but to me the “throw me a line” and “you should let go” lines are directed at friends and family, begging for help, but not being able to overcome the guilt that you’re just weighing them down by pulling them into your cycle. It could also refer to reassurance seeking and knowing that people shouldn’t indulge in your compulsion. I could go on and on about this, deep down I really hope this song is about ocd because it makes me feel so seen and heard. If it is, it’s possibly the best execution of addressing ocd in media that I’ve EVER seen.

[@Channel-gv5by]

As someone with OCD, Tyler has been the only artist I’ve found to accurately portray OCD, this song fucking hit me hard.

[@scottysaboss5697]

THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS OUT SO FAST

[@marahperrine5045]

You're so quick! Love it! I think you are right. This is a direct conversation with God. There are a lot of similarities between this song and Fall Away. If you look up the Wikipedia page for the term Backsliding it says in the first line also Falling Away. It also is term about losing your faith and going into old habits.

[@RR-ro6gs]

I agree. He also recently did a version of 24 for Switchfoot, Jon Foreman doesn’t “Shy Away” from his faith, AND Tyler posted a reel of DC Talk. They were about as Christian as it gets

[@thatlldodonkeh]

@@RR-ro6gsI don’t have social media, when did Tyler post a reel of dc talk

[@RR-ro6gs]

@@thatlldodonkeh yesterday. There were some that know his and Josh’s background and loved it and others freaking out wondering g why he would post a Christian band.

[@thatlldodonkeh]

@@RR-ro6gs yeah can’t please everyone, but I think it’s awesome because I’m a follower of Jesus and a big reason I got into twenty one pilots is because of their Christian roots. Also I love Switchfoot, they’re like my favorite band so when Tyler did a cover it was like a dream come true haha

[@RR-ro6gs]

@@thatlldodonkeh I feel the exact same way. I think fame got the best of them for awhile but there are always reminders. Jon Foreman is playing a part. Have you listened to Tyler’s colab with Whittaker?

[@louieee444]

Wow your fast. And you’re one of us!

[@shannonnunnery7908]

Hes officially a clikkie!

[@jaylasky4313]

Backsliding into Stressed Out, but a little older, on a bike, instead of a trike, on the way to grill burgers in with your friend in your shared rental

[@kcdelatorre4326]

Your enjoyment of this song made me subscribe.

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@yolomanrandom]

i just now realized the lemonade stand is a literal take on "when life gives you lemons make lemonade"

[@CabreraGómezAndreaEliane]

I just thought about why the cycle keeps repeating itself. Tyler admits he needs help, and just when he is about to ask his friend, Josh, for support, he regrets it and goes back to the same place.

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

I like this pov!😊

[@Caseyisawkward]

It’s crazy because Josh directed this video, it’s so simple but at the same time deep

[@scottishemmaa2457]

Loved this reaction so much Tom! I really really needed to hear this today, thank you! Fantastic track and fab reaction! Hope you, Jill and the boys are well, sending love!

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Emma!!! Thanks for the comment! Miss you😊🙏

[@scottishemmaa2457]

@@ReactionTherapyOfficial I know!!! Me too Tom! New contracts at work, super busy, life etc! Hopefully see you in the live-stream though! Xx

[@jcBentleyB3]

How do these guys keep doing this...? Every time is just better than the last.. like this song... keep pushing forward with love n surrender ❤💪👏 🙌 God loves you! 21Pilots GOATs

[@jonathancarderelli6724]

I agree that it could apply to a conversation with God. Another angle I saw was a conversation with a faithful friend that sticks with you through life's storms. At the end Josh is there, still cooking burgers, waiting for his friend. No matter how many times he fails and has to go back for more buns, Josh will be there with the burgers when he comes back. May not be what he was going for, but that angle speaks to me, as well as the conversation with God. Well written song with many levels for the listener.

[@destroyerofdreams42069]

you missed the whole point, he DOES backslide and goes back to get the buns

[@erica9578]

Damn, that seems so obvious now😂😂 how did I miss that

[@carterulery]

idk if i feel the ending like you do, you said he's not giving up and that he's pushing forward to get the buns but to me it's he keeps getting the buns, throwing them away for his selfish gains, and then gets to josh and realizes that he has to go back, always repeats that cycle, always disappointing himself and making josh wait

[@nazaret_a_18]

personally, I think is a cycle of him struggling within him, and trying to be the best (for josh in this case) and because he doesn't want to let him down, he wont tell him that he couldn't bring the buns, he would repeat the cycle (alone). and josh is there for him, wondering where he's at, not knowing that he needs help. take this as a sign to ask for help, your people is there for you, you just have to let them know.🧡

[@janied9879]

Ned also means creativity. So Josh has cooked something and Tyler is supposed to bring a creative element he keeps ruining in his backsliding.

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Mental health matters😊🙏

[@CoziestCozy]

At the very start of the music video, you can see Tyler throwing an empty bag of Ted’s buns; I think that it’s important to see it as a repeating cycle of Tyler going back to buy new buns but always showing up with them ruined- a cycle of tendencies that he hasnt figured out how to navigate alone.

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Love this 😊👍

[@CrashHobbyX]

My personal interpretation of it sounds like a cry out to his friends who he feels like he has let down because of his "backslides". It really hit home with me at the very end when Josh was flipping his burger, and checking his phone like "I hope he responds soon". Maybe it's not even relevant, but I noticed that he was just making one burger, which kinda represents how he invited his friend over for a simple meal just to spend time together, but he knows he probably won't make it because he's dealing with some stuff. It doesn't stop him from trying though. I've been both of those friends at different times in my life, and I can really feel it here. The lyrics "I'll take anything you have, if you could throw me a line", has me thinking literally towards Josh, or that one trusted friend in a person's life. Just help me get out of this, and I'll prove that I'm a good friend. I can get those burger buns there safely this time, I promise. I'll "love you better", and appreciate you more. At the same time Tyler is wondering if he's even worth saving, or if he's just going to bring his friend down with him, and that is one hell of an internal struggle. Lastly, the buns themselves. I read something like this in another comment and it made so much sense, but I can't take credit for it. The buns represent Tylers (our) coping mechanisms. Sometimes we try one, and it's not working like it did before, so we toss it aside without following through. The child in the video seems like he's talking to himself in his youth. Even his younger self needed help to cope, which is why he accepts "1 burger bun" as a form of payment. Realistically, all of this stuff can be interpreted about a billion different ways, and I don't think any one way is the "right way". But, I think we'll hear what we want to hear, when it's important to heal, and that's all that really matters. Stay above the tide, y'all. There's always strength enough for one more time. |-/

[@Deltaaaaaaaaa]

Tyler asking for a line is a conversation with himself. The whole song is a conversation with himself.

[@watercolorskies]

yes! even the “i should’ve loved you better” is to himself.

[@pokofallen]

I think the chorus its a conversation of he and himself, your dark side, and how this dark side always is temption us to come back to the darkness

[@loganmontague117]

Maybe how he’s saying “it’s over my head” has like a double meaning as a reference to God

[@britneypeyton6291]

Came here to watch some reactions to the new song. Went ahead and went back and watched your other reactions and realized i didn't see "Redecorate" in there. So if you haven't reacted to that one then i highly recommend it

[@hugobatres3]

Very simple video but a deep meaning behind it at the same time twenty-one pilots never failed

[@princesaleia0079]

Its interesting how his effort to not backslide and his worries about starting over again lead him to overthink and throw away all of the bread he got to begin with. When he gets to the end, he realises that he, in a way, cornered himself and brought himself right back to the beginning. Out of fear of changing... He repeated the cycle. That's just my theory🤷🏻‍♀️

[@TShadows]

Oh my God. They did it again. This song means a lot to me. This album means a lot to me. They are speaking through this music to me.

[@kevinlowen2648]

I love that you are instantly here to react to it :3 absolutely one of us!

[@cyndizebra6119]

Did you get the reference of the shoelaces? In jails or psych units they take the laces out so they can’t unalive themselves. The chorus sounds like he’s crying out to God!

[@06rockeando]

Can't wait for your Clancy reaction, a music video for every song is going to be epic 😭

[@teresahunt5521]

If you''ve ever a been admitted to a psych ward, you'll understand the "benefit from a shoe with no lace" line.

[@no_regrets_]

whats fun, is in the start of the video, he throws a bag in the trash which is what he did in the end, so its a cycle, really interesting

[@BritneyRichardson-g4c]

This man is so precious he must be protected.

[@-Wysteria-]

I really like the lemonade stand since i think it was days or weeks ago but tyler and jenna was spotted at a local lemonade stand too! Very cute!❤

[@davidemori8934]

Didn't listen to other analysis of the song and video so far but by feeling relatable with everything this song is saying and your explanations, I can already tell that it is my favourite, good job!

[@GhostintheValley]

Probably my second favorite youtube channel, keep it up!!!

[@Nineteen1114]

FYI - regarding the video location - non-lore videos are usually in Columbus OH (their hometown) & us locals get real excited when see it and/0r we stumble upon them recording 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. To answer your question about this video, I’m 99% this took place in German Village neighborhood of Columbus. …. Just some nerd info

[@curtiswilliams3517]

Tylers first album and other songs prior when he was on his own were mostly about god. So, it wouldnt surprise me if he was talking about god in certain aspects of the song.

[@headfullofwater237]

You are so energetic, I love it. Amazing reaction!

[@CuSolais]

Might of missed a few things. At the start when tyler shows at the store he throws something away. At the end he had a empty bag and threw it away at the store. Hes stuck in a cycle. Getting the buns. Going through them getting where he wants to be but they are ruined so he goes back for more. Doomed to repeat. Also "kinda wish i never did Saturday " the song Saturday. A very upbeat song from scaled and icy. Not their usual tone. Something about it he regrets. Maybe he is getting some push back from it. Or maybe its a message about what he gave into to do it. Many many layered video.

[@boggerdog]

I cant wait to see them in September

[@no_phun_in_dema]

Same!!

[@transparenteyelids]

same- in austin!

[@Steven-Primrose-Hazel]

Philly!!!

[@chrisgagne8142]

Tom, your energy is so contagious. I just couldn't help but bounce around right along with ya! Thank you for the Friday smiles and words of wisdom. And yeah, killer tune 3 for 3 if you ask me. This album is shaping up I tells ya.

[@gabriellesun128]

I just love how everything they do is always with an intention. They don't do music and video just for us to ear and see it. There is always a message for us to understand and think about 👌 good job to Josh for directing this one 🤟

[@Sammy11611]

This song makes me think of Chlorine. Especially, "i feel the pool water over my head". Man im so excited for this album!!! Love your reactions dude!

[@joshhale1340]

Wow. You are early to it, I was expecting it to take a few days for you to post, but as always, I love your Twenty One Pilots reactions

[@letoxxlove93]

Great video! Except for God being my main therapist lol Twenty One Pilots has helped me in a lot of ways! By the way does anyone else notice that that child’s face is not his real face? I’m pretty thats Tyler’s face as a child? So I think he was asking himself how it was going? ❤️ much love!

[@BritneyRichardson-g4c]

"A therapist on top of the lemonade salesman" :))))

[@snapbacktovessel]

At the end he just goes back to the beginning and the cycle begins again

[@igorcesar8643]

First reaction of the song hahaha

[@godsworddaily7200]

I love how you made that connection to God because I've been thinking about that too!!

[@SauliBo1]

I feel like the song is about the reaction their last album got and that this album is the last chance of “keeping their head above the tide”

[@smd8226]

Come on gang! Buns equals Bread! BREAD!! The body of Christ! A few points in the video it flashes with him not holding the bread and it is dark. And twice when he says, throw me a line - they zoom in on the bread. There is so much to unpack here and every time I watch the video I noticed something new. Love it so much!

[@Steven-Primrose-Hazel]

Oh wow!! Interesting!!

[@Steven-Primrose-Hazel]

Tell me more

[@audreygaston4021]

Man is pumped about TØP just like us, let’s goooo

[@alexshutup]

i don’t know if anyone said this but Josh directed this music video!

[@rubenhutahaean9590]

on 2018 "leave The City" help me from end me, the song was exactly released when i got the pull, when i was in univ almost drop out, help me staying alive and left "the city", and GOD thanks, when the pull come again on February when i got new problem related to economic issue, and that almost end me again, but this song, again! release exactly when i need it, so relatable and help me to fight the pull. yeaa i was religious, and hearing this push all my ego, push all things and praying for help to GOD, and yes indeed i should love God better. and is now the time. TOP is the way GOD help me, GOD already Throw a line for me, to help me from my depression, and give me hope for the future.

[@nikita8370]

Thanks, Tom, I needed that. ❤|-/💛

[@timofeygardin9339]

Dude I really like hearing your thoughts on the lyrics and the video!

[@WaRsNice]

Nice reaction! Thank you

[@JamesBond-sz3pl]

Well since I know for sure Im the only person with a direct connection to tyler and josh..the new album will be so simple and nostalgic. They are trying to promote their city as its growing..they will completely be back to their roots and I know all the spots for the current filming happening.

[@AllKindOfStuff0]

Josh was cooking only one piece of meat, what that means ?

[@jkkswide]

After watching this a bunch and wondering the same, could it be Josh was hungry and ate his without a bun and he’s keeping Tyler’s warm?

[@SH3RGXZ]

Love the man's energy towards this song 😅

[@no_phun_in_dema]

This song is definitely about God, especially the chorus. Absolutely love it and the kinda modern self titled vibes

[@ashleyschuck]

Man I needed these lyrics today! ❤

[@BritneyRichardson-g4c]

I haven't seen your other videos but definitely look into the band Half Alive if you haven't already.

[@allikortea]

Love them!! 🙌

[@xwinter__riderx9155]

This is a good song! Enjoyed the reaction

[@lindzin]

Did you guys see that the man in the beginning was behind him, and then, in the end, he was on the other side of the store?

[@o07t28]

The music video was filmed in Ohio where both of the boys are from!

[@GianmariaBortignon]

Yep, yep, yep🔥

[@tinymoonfpe7511]

just in time

[@BattlingOwnWar]

Wow you did this quick! You were waiting too huh :D