twenty one pilots - Stressed Out (Audio)

Written By : Tyler Joseph
Artwork : Brandon Rike
Video Directed By : Tyler Joseph, Mark C. Eshleman & Reel Bear Media
Mix Engineer Assistant : Scott Skrzynski
Upright Bass : Mike Elizondo
Drums By : Josh Dun
Keyboards By : Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph
Vocals By : Tyler Joseph
Programming By : Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph
Engineering Assistant : Brent Arrowood
Engineered By : Adam Hawkins
A&R : Pete Ganbarg
Mixed By : Neal Avron
Mastered By : Chris Gehringer
Executive Producer : Chris Woltman, Ricky Reed & Tyler Joseph
Recorded At - Can Am (Tarzana, CA)
Release Date, April 28, 2015
Sampled In / Stressed Out (J-Wright Remix) by J.Wright
2016 POP MEDLEY/Epic Mannequin Challenge!! (Sam Tsui & KHS) By Sam Tsui (Ft. Kurt Hugo Schneider)
Cover By : Stressed Out by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox (Ft. Puddles Pity Party)
Remixed By : Stressed Out (mellowmatics Remix) by ​twenty one pilots
United State of Pop 2016 by DJ Earworm
Performed Live As / Stressed Out (Reading + Leeds Festival Version) by ​twenty one pilots
Stressed Out (Emotional Roadshow Version) by ​twenty one pilots.
LYRICS
I wish I found some better sounds no one's ever heard
I wish I had a better voice that sang some better words
I wish I found some chords in an order that is new
I wish I didn't have to rhyme every time I sang
I was told when I get older, all my fears would shrink
But now I'm insecure, and I care what people think
[Pre-Chorus]
My name's BLURRYFΛCE and I care what you think
My name's BLURRYFΛCE and I care what you think
[Chorus]
Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but
Now we're stressed out
Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but
Now we're stressed out
We're stressed out
[Verse 2]
Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young
How come I'm never able to identify where it's coming from?
I'd make a candle out of it, if I ever found it
Try to sell it, never sell out of it, I'd probably only sell one
It'd be to my brother, cause we have the same nose
Same clothes, home grown, the stone's throw from a creek we used to roam
But it would remind us of when nothing really mattered
Out of student loans and tree house homes, we all would take the latter
[Pre-Chorus]
My name's BLURRYFΛCE and I care what you think
My name's BLURRYFΛCE and I care what you think
[Chorus]
Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but
Now we're stressed out
Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but
Now we're stressed out
[Bridge]
Used to play pretend, give each other different names
We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away
Used to dream of outer space, but now they're laughing at our face
Singing "wake up, you need to make money", yeah
Used to play pretend, give each other different names
We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away
Used to dream of outer space, but now they're laughing at our face
Singing "wake up, you need to make money", yeah
[Chorus]
Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but
Now we're stressed out
Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but
Now we're stressed out
[Outro: BLURRYFΛCE]
We used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny
We used to play pretend, wake up you need the money
Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny
We used to play pretend, wake up you need the money
Used to play pretend, give each other different names
We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away
Used to dream of outer space, but now they're laughing at our face
Saying "wake up, you need to make money", yeah.

[@thomasjohnson3534]

This song reminds me of a feeling that I took for granted as a young kid that I now miss greatly: The young kid feeling of not caring about appearance, how perfect you and your clothes were, about whether or not people found you attractive.

[@kayla-bw7hd]

dude fr people suck

[@cjr728]

nothin but facts bro

[@KydLives]

I wish I can have that same feeling

[@vasiliarkhipova1432]

i swear 🥺

[@joelbrewster48]

Yh

[@bezy2005]

This song says it all, like I really wanna go back to the old days :(

[@1ri_on_]

Same :( some of my favorite youtubers quit, and my other favorites make some cringy videos :/

[@Official-Pizzeria-Unit]

same

[@sdragons1512]

@@1ri_on_ yes

[@urcitenejablko2205]

good old days no fortnite no corona :(

[@zay91horne60]

@@urcitenejablko2205 Amen Bro 👏👏👏

[@danny5441]

2015: like this song 2024: feel this song

[@prinzycute2301]

Yes It's true...

[@vasiliarkhipova1432]

:(

[@XPGaboM4]

Jj and I'm in 2021

[@K1t7playz]

@@XPGaboM4 same

[@allycox3000]

What if I felt it in 2016 tho...

[@Donehere89]

I never understood this song when I was younger. Back then, I just liked the song a lot because of the music. I never listened to the lyrics or tried to understand the meaning. But now that I’m older and began understanding this song more, I actually feel this song having a huge connection to me mentally.

[@haimster222]

i did the exact same thing and now i understand the whole meaning of the song i love this comment

[@GreatReplacement]

Exact same thing 12.02.2022 10:36 Switzerland

[@VeryYesGood]

Ok knuckles

[@xm377Moyocoyatzin]

Yeah that was barely 6 years ago. I remember shit from 30+ years ago! 6 years ain't shit to me anymore, that was just last week. My grandmother is in her 90's, she counts time by the decade while the rest us count it by the month. When you live long enough you will understand the concept of Deep Time, a time where nostalgia dies and you live in a sort of "Forever Now."

[@rjadolf6782]

Music is great, but lyrics suck BIG TIME, it talks about embracing fear and regret of becoming and adult and how you wished someone else broke his/her back for you while you just rested and how you miss those days so much.

[@massiex1872]

This makes me nostalgic over a childhood I never had for some reason

[@lilyyahshuaisthesavior9181]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PeterPeter-wh4vh]

i'm fucking 14

[@yeetmiester07]

My childhood was full of abuse and depression 😔

[@shaded2715]

Not nostalgic, but makes you wish to have lived a different childhood from the one that you actually lived

[@adamdevlin649]

@@shaded2715 facts

[@fullmoonsociety7463]

That verse about the candle is insanely accurate... Me and my brother always stopped in the middle of the streets when we got this scent of night flowers that for some reason reminded us of childhood and our home, but we never actually found which flowers the smell came from. Now my brother left to study in Europe, and I'm happy for him, but can't help missing the old times like 15 years ago when it was all fun and games until we had to grow up really quickly.

[@oprahsgran5989]

Now as a 19 year old starting to face the facts of the real world. This song hits a lot harder than just being a bop 7 years ago

[@XXX-sl4vk]

Any hopeful advice u can give a 17 year old

[@Ra-eed]

19. Feel the same.

[@viralshark]

@@XXX-sl4vk dont waste your time dating or partying.... focus on your work and stacking wealth

[@shizuwolf]

Wait until you turn 29

[@Julia-nl3gq]

Oh man I don't mean to be rude but it's not gonna be until way later, like in your 40s, that you know about the real world....sorry like I said really not meaning to be rude, but it's just that when you're that young nothing has even happened to you yet....wait until you deal with things like cancer, cancer again, an alcoholic spouse, divoce, rape, etc.....at nineteen you're just so before all of that, before experiences crush you.

[@froggolatte1211]

This song is the definition of “when you little you liked the music, when you got older you understood the lyrics”

[@antonetanovac6003]

Best twenty øne piløts søng ever made

[@christmastree2520]

absolutely not

[@ThatEmoKiddd]

@Antoneta Novac YEP

[@anc.allisonn1349]

Ø

[@laurakowalik]

ø

[@IMINZAUSA]

@@christmastree2520 you swine IT IS

[@bethanyboarder7751]

"I was told when i get older all my fears would shrink. but now I'm insecure and i care what people think" those lines just hit really hard and cut me deep

[@skoda4564]

this is literally me in 2020, stressed out, wishing to be in the good ol' days and have some good times honestly.

[@fredthegnome489]

Yeah, it think it really aged well, since we had witnessed COVID and inflation and we just wanted a more better life in the past.

[@abbij2009]

2024 anyone?

[@dajahgreen8032]

Yep! Still

[@Alexlikeswt]

here

[@Deadwayz]

Nah 1899

[@Lion-vg8vu]

Hello there

[@ItsShowtime4U]

Still here 2024

[@norives1343]

♫ Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days ♫ ...

[@diamoundbitch9027]

You got that shit right

[@luviam0001]

I haven't listened to this in a while and decided to listen again. And man does this song give me chills now, I do miss the last decade, I feel the world has gotten worse.

[@alizaviolet3611]

this is way to relatable

[@faythmcmaster4346]

and it's only gonna get worse my friend

[@willgarlick7734]

Sadly yea.

[@malu_a_melhor]

Nah, the word stays the same. We were just too young to see that.

[@Tomorrison28]

​@@malu_a_melhorno the world is actually worse now.

[@Toxamine]

I remember this song when I was in my elementary years. Hearing this song again makes things hit different now, it was so simple back in old days...

[@That_Russel_Pup]

Yeah, I heard this in my elementary days too. I'm in high school now and I'm just sitting here like sigh *well damn*

[@traceyleeherrera5247]

As a mother you never outgrow worrying about your kids even when they are adults & doing fine. You just always want the best for them. This song always tears me up.

[@ThatGuy-te9wh]

holy shit a song that I've never heard but can actually understand what they're saying.

[@tkatgaming1764]

2015: Enjoys the song 2020: Feels and understands the song

[@JustAutistic]

Man, this song was preparing kids and teens alike that childhood wouldn’t last forever- that life as an adult wouldn’t be as easy as before.

[@silverkatana]

this song is for those who miss the past this song is for me as well i miss the past

[@davidmu8593]

Like by how many years ago?

[@JLJMGGaming]

I miss the past, the past when you didn't exist.

[@moominm1037]

Same

[@trollsthatlol1]

+JLJMG Gaming Who asked you again? lol

[@silverkatana]

JLJMG Gaming oh word

[@Aracelerii]

this is everyone in 2020 in a nutshell

[@mushroom_doesnt_exist8053]

Not me I'm pretty happy with this year so far

[@angelinarose4670]

found the comment

[@eianshungry]

@@mushroom_doesnt_exist8053 Bruh Whats good

[@mushroom_doesnt_exist8053]

@@eianshungry first of all pollution has decreased because of covid, since people got quarantined, second we're overpopulating and even if it didn't kill enough people it helped a bit, also that so called educational system called school became and online thing, also introverts like me get to enjoy their time at home during quarantine, there's other stuff I can't remember right now but I like 2020 so far

[@payofacundo9466]

Of course yes

[@fredthegnome489]

This song is probably one of the best songs in the mid-2010s.

[@somedingusdragonborn6913]

To appreciate this song, it must be played loud enough so you can hear only it, and it sounds like its simply part of you (just don't hurt your ears ☺)

[@CaptainWN]

We never knew what we had, until we lost it.

[@crazybanana8203]

this song will never get old.

[@exompire]

2015: ‘this song is my escape from reality’ 2022: ‘this song is the reality’

[@TeylorTamanho]

2014?

[@zentarz270]

"Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days" 😔

[@zay91horne60]

Back When The World Actually Made Sense

[@zentarz270]

@@zay91horne60 fr

[@ironiel562]

I wish I found some better sounds No one's ever heard I wish I had a better voice That sang some better words I wish I found some chords In an order that is new I wish I didn't have to rhyme Every time I sang I was told when I get older All my fears would shrink But now I'm insecure And I care what people think My name's Blurryface and I care what you think My name's Blurryface and I care what you think Wish we could turn back time To the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep But now we're stressed out Wish we could turn back time To the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep But now we're stressed out We're stressed out Sometimes a certain smell will Take me back to when I was young How come I'm never able to identify Where it's coming from? I'd make a candle out of it If I ever found it Try to sell it, never sell out of it I'd probably only sell one It'd be to my brother, cause we have the same nose Same clothes, home grown The stone's throw from a creek we used to roam But it would remind us of when Nothing really mattered Out of student loans and tree house homes We all would take the latter My name's Blurryface and I care what you think My name's Blurryface and I care what you think Wish we could turn back time To the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep But now we're stressed out Wish we could turn back time To the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep But now we're stressed out Used to play pretend Give each other different names We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away Used to dream of outer space But now they're laughing at our face singing "Wake up, you need to make money", yeah Used to play pretend Give each other different names We would build a rocket ship And then we'd fly it far away Used to dream of outer space But now they're laughing at our face singing "Wake up, you need to make money", yeah Wish we could turn back time To the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep But now we're stressed out Wish we could turn back time To the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep But now we're stressed out We used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money We used to play pretend, wake up you need the money Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money We used to play pretend, wake up you need the money Used to play pretend Give each other different names We would build a rocket ship And then we'd fly it far away Used to dream of outer space But now they're laughing at our face saying "Wake up, you need to make money", yeah

[@jace_of_spades]

This legit hits hard. Being older and listening to the song it just makes u remember how u can live and have fun. But now parents and adults pressure their children and make them feel this way. And now when they ask why we’re so different than when we were younger it’s because we were expected to grow up and not live life. It’s like we’re robots now. It’s sad and it hurts

[@miah5552]

Tyler Joseph’s voice is angelic, even in Heathens

[@copyrightso5199]

I can relate to this so much! as a kid ppl told me ""adults are not scared of anything", but seeing some of the adults around me, I always wondered if that was true. And now I know it's not,

[@KynatNL]

The audio quality is even better than the original song for some reason

[@KynatNL]

Or its just louder

[@Harshmelloo]

+Poet The Gamer yes it is because the video has natural sounds

[@KynatNL]

Gio Rgos I'm not sure what you mean by that, but the audio is the same as the music vid except that handshake thing cut out

[@Harshmelloo]

Idk exactly but it's a bit better in my opinion

[@hasanfawaz9866]

I realized that because when I hear this song on radio I feel its kind of tricky to pronouns what blurryface says

[@phonewithoutquestion80]

*WAKE UP YOU NEED TO MAKE MONEY*

[@silverkatana]

Forced Plane im broke

[@carriefisher6873]

wow same

[@nancigarcia4569]

The Toadies I'm going to be patient not rush I'm not into the competition I'm myself so yeah 😊 it's not about the money it's about surviving and taking risks in life and im going to stay positive and be worth the wait 😃

[@simonk4174]

The typical quoting for likes.

[@nicholastabatadze]

same except for me its "WAKE UP YOU NEED TO BE MORE INTELLIGENT THAN YESTERDAY"

[@autonomous8108]

I wasn't a huge fan of this song when it came out, but I'd still hear it everywhere. Now I'm getting older, and I relate to it a lot more, and ironically enough, it reminds me of being a kid again.

[@PeterAmaral3037]

This song sounds so 2014-16. Gives me memories of being in 4th grade roller-skating with the DJ playing this over the rink. This and 7 Years by Lukas Gram. Good times.

[@lunanightfox]

Oh god, i almost cried when hear this cuz of nostalgia 😭😭😭

[@miamarin7011]

When I was younger I didn’t even bother with the lyrics, I listened to this song after like 4 years and started crying.

[@Ty-op5xr]

Relate to this so much. Really wish I could turn back time. Life isn’t really satisfying these days

[@user-ck5wn7nc9n]

damn i never realized how much i miss the past good old days

[@gorilanator]

This song came out 30 years too late.

[@poker9507]

I cry when I hear the song I listened to it when I had trouble the song made me happy and I thank Tyler for making my life happy

[@Gigan10610]

"wish we could turn back time to the good old days" the most relatable shit I've ever heard

[@jayvarries6082]

2016 i vibed out to this now i understand it type shit

[@anavuckovic4593]

This song is so relatable in so many ways. I love it

[@nobodyatall7446]

I'm a classic metal and rock guy (50's to 90's) and I dig this

[@ramkugan9614]

I'm a guy who loves rock, metal, punk, pop, electronic, folk (1940s-2016), and I ❤ this

[@giocido]

Top 10 questions science can't answer! 1: Why did people dislike this masterpiece?

[@GoatStormChaser]

Bots

[@agentrawrsalot6920]

Poo

[@user-tz3sr3ht4h]

this song is pure nostalgiacore.

[@sea-bee2463]

I used to hear this on the radio every time I was in the car. I loved it.

[@aidanhursh6985]

This song is the definition of hits different

[@LailaLouisexic]

Yeah

[@theoneandonlycobruh]

The nostalgia...😭 it just slaps me back to summer 2016. Wow.

[@DNSMist]

That's cute it takes me to summer 2012

[@giocido]

The.... song wasnt out in 2012

[@Rania-im8jh]

True thoo

[@DNSMist]

@@giocido ok I know that but it reminds of 2012 stupid

[@giocido]

@@DNSMist stfu kid dont call me stupid

[@nex5185]

I remember when this song would play on the radio (or a playlist idk) while my dad drove me to school, and I didn't really get it, all I understood was that this was a popular song. Now :D like three years later, I actually understand every single word. God, I wish I could turn back time.

[@Vex.Therian]

"Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days" Hits hard though...

[@karolistavalente7226]

I love this song. It is one of my Favorites ✨ it makes me remember things 💔😔✨✨✨👑❤️

[@MonkeeOnVR]

I do wanna go back to the good ol days

[@MrGian-bn9jb]

인정합니다 좋았던 옛날 그 시절로 당연히 돌아가고 싶죠.. 아시잖아요..

[@chknsoupcalypso2850]

The verse describing the smell is masterful it’s so well written and so well described

[@AnneSteele713]

Gives chills listening to this in 2023…now the good ole days seem to be when this song first came out. 🫤

[@marc-andremenard3354]

the drumming is so simple but powerful. no pointless percussion. love it

[@yasirmuhammad8332]

This song is still amazing and is so truee

[@Enriqueking]

This song never gets old no matter how much i listen i never get bored

[@AugustAutumn-in5fv]

This song has grown on to me over the years. Now this is one of my new favorites!

[@xsm19]

'Wish we could turn back time, To the god old days' That hit hard

[@cesarzuniga9897]

2020, nostalgic days

[@luciamadore3261]

young me: *likes song* older me: *understands song*

[@sydneycutler1091]

This song was so popular when I was in 4th grade.😪

[@ctrl_ksl]

@L JM Wanting to be a kid again

[@thunderwormgacha2926]

As a child I’m gonna miss my childhood

[@idontevenknow741]

Same 😢💔

[@mrdishspongespongebobsqaur8401]

Man i remember this song, man 2016 was a awesome year, i wish i go back in time to 2016 and still have an awesome life.

[@behappy-dz6lh]

This video bring so many Memories

[@Marliemac]

My mom loved this song so much and didn't know why. Anytime the song played on the car radio she would sing and jam out to it, while I cringed like all kids do. I understood the meaning of the song, but I still was my childhood, so I couldn't relate to it. Fast forward to 2023, now I've never related to this song more than ever and think of my mom anytime this song plays. I finally get it Mother, I really do. I've never missed having a mother, playing pretend, having no responsibilities, and not feeling insecure than I do right now.

[@EorRompage7]

2020 has us vibe checking ourselves

[@cjr728]

we most definitely did not pass the vibe check this year

[@EorRompage7]

@@cjr728 I had no idea it would get so much worse

[@armandoj1228]

una gran obra de arte que permanecerá hasta el fin de los tiempos.

[@jupkk1497]

This song just hits differently...

[@happyduck128]

My name's Blurryface and I care what you think.

[@beezerboy4152]

Happy Duck hi blurryface, I’m dad! HA

[@happyduck128]

MXRG 😂

[@Jdmking-kp1mu]

Bernie face.

[@freshtalk4312]

Who would have thought that 2016 would turn out to be the good old days they sang about

[@user-dp4jz3py2t]

I grew up with this song ❤

[@WilliamPermanent32]

What a good vibe, my God, what a dark vibe, what an anthem, I remembered this hymn in my memory but I ended up warming up without meaning to, WHAT AN ANTHEM, what a dark vibe

[@savvvv069]

we all used to listen to this song as kids and just jammed but now that we’re older we actually relate to it more then we should

[@turbobrony1472]

Green Eggs and Ham brought me here!

[@jegorponomar5066]

Я в 2015: не очень нравится песня Я в 2021: эххх…ностальгия…🥺

[@user-ou3zw3cy2g]

хотело би вернуть те дни :) хотлось би вернуть врямя к хоришим дням когда мама говорила .... :(

[@kakimemo748]

This song just makes me think on what me now would have to say to younger me. I would say that younger me had it SO much easier. Before I had realized that mental health was such a pain

[@trinnnnnnnn.]

i remember when this played on my school bus, and i would dance to it not thinking about the lyrics in 2016 now i understand the lyrics and it hurts, now i understand the lyric "Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days"

[@ahmedhashim8395]

There is one thing am sure about , stress and depression will last forever across the different generation and this song also will do

[@seanprice6049]

This song describes me and the world right now perfectly

[@TheBuilders249]

Ikr...

[@lunanightfox]

Why nostalgia hits so hard and is super painful....

[@RedWeiedo2024]

The fact that this was 10 years ago and I'm still in love

[@f0undy0u15]

I remember the first time I found this song, I think I was in grade 2-3 but I really liked it, now that I am older I understand the words and it makes me think about how it was to be young. I wasn’t insecure, anxious and I was completely carefree.

[@YN-fb1lk]

This song just feels relatable now-

[@Yukovskii]

Song that never gonna be old. Even in 1000 years/

[@TLD6]

I haven’t heard this song since I was like 8. Hits different now

[@Art_TIS]

this reminds me of school idk why tho

[@cannibalbeanz5279]

This song takes me back to when my friend first showed me this song and I didn't really care for it but now it brings back memories

[@evidior]

wish i could go back to 2016 🥲 so much nostalgia

[@GOODNOIGHT]

The flame is burning out. Lost my Dad, my Lady of years left me, beaten down soul, many friends are gone, dead or in Prison, dreams are dead and barely can hold on to what I have left. Wish I could turn back time to the good old days

[@jeffoneto278xd]

Lol, I listened to this as a neurotic child who understood the lyrics and now I have bipolar disorder. So I was always 'stressed out'.

[@w.dgaster3614]

listing to this in 2021 is deep

[@therealfluffyasmr7933]

This song is amazing!! I love it!!

[@4n0mie]

"out of student loans and tree house homes we all would take the ladder(latter)" is still my favourite lyrical pun of our current age

[@pretap484]

Garai,não importa quantas vezes escutamos essa música,ela sempre continua INCRÍVEL.

[@Clara-eh9jd]

Né maravilhosa❤

[@traceyroberts8045]

this is my jam

[@natalie-chanistrash7214]

If you like this song, I suggest Semi-Automatic, Ruby,Addict With A Pen, or even Fall away, Semi-Automatic,Ruby,and Addict With a Pen are all made by the same band, Twenty One Pilots, and Fall away is made by Tyler Joseph,:)

[@uzithegoat1793]

I got a pen I got pineapple UH! pen pineapple apple pen

[@chris-vg]

Reminds me "In da club - 50 cent" Intro.

[@euxvi9919]

rlly jst want to go back to the good old days 🧍🏼‍♀️