The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album, Blurryface (2015), which produced the successful singles "Stressed Out" and "Ride" and became the first album on which every track received at least a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The release of the single "Heathens" also made the group the first alternative artist in history to have two concurrent top five singles in the Billboard Hot 100 and the third rock act in history to have two singles simultaneously chart in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, joining the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
The duo have released six studio albums in total, with the latest being Scaled and Icy, released on May 21, 2021. They are due to release their seventh studio album, Clancy, on May 17, 2024. They have also garnered ten No. 1 songs on the Alternative Songs chart, making them the artist with the fourth-most number-one songs on the chart, just below Linkin Park.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_One_Pilots
Studio albums
Twenty One Pilots (2009)
Regional at Best (2011)
Vessel (2013)
Blurryface (2015)
Trench (2018)
Scaled and Icy (2021)
Clancy (2024) (Upcoming)
Anathema
Twenty One Pilots Lyrics
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What's behind my skull
So won't you say goodnight
So I can say goodbye
You will never know
What's under my hair
So won't you say goodnight
You will never know
What's under my skin
So won't you say goodnight
So I can say goodbye
You will never know
What is in my veins
So won't you say goodnight
So I can say goodbye
Won't you go to someone else's dreams
Won't you go to someone else's head
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
And you will never know (won't you go to someone else's dreams)
What I'm thinking of
So won't you say goodnight (won't you go to someone else's head)
So I can say goodbye
And you will never understand (haven't you taken enough from me)
What I believe
So won't you say goodnight (won't you torture someone else's sleep?)
So I can say goodbye
I
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep? (I)
Won't you go to someone else's dreams
Won't you go to someone else's head
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I
Don't know where I should go
And the tears and the fears begin to multiply
Taking time in a simple place
In my bed where my head rests on a pillowcase
And it's said that a war's lead but I forget
That I let another day go by
I want to be afraid but it seems that these days
I'm caught under water and I'm falling farther
My heart's getting harder, I'm calling my father
Am I screaming to an empty sky?
Empty sky, no way, that's me
'Cause one half of my heart is free
Empty sky, no way, that's me
'Cause the other half of my heart's asleep
The lyrics of "Anathema" by Twenty One Pilots are layered with emotions that come from the heart of the songwriter. The opening verses are a plea for the person listening to let the singer say goodbye, but they can't because the person will not understand what is inside their mind. The singer is battling with emotions that are deeply personal to them and can't be put into words. The second verse continues the theme of the first one, but this time the singer says that the person won't understand what they believe. The chorus is a repetition of the opening verses, telling the person to go away and find someone else to torment.
The bridge of the song brings the themes of the earlier verses together as the singer is separating themselves from their own heart. They are lost, and they don't know where to go. The tears and fears they are feeling are multiplying, and they feel like they are drowning. The final verse brings the song full circle, as the singer's heart is free in part but asleep in the other. The song is an emotive call for help, for someone to listen and understand the pain that the singer is feeling.
Line by Line Meaning
You will never know
There are things about me that I’ll never reveal
What's behind my skull
The thoughts in my head
What's under my hair
The secrets I keep hidden
What's under my skin
The emotions that I keep concealed
What is in my veins
The things that drive me internally
So won't you say goodnight
Please leave
So I can say goodbye
So I can be alone
Won't you go to someone else's dreams
Please stop bothering me
Won't you go to someone else's head
Please stop invading my thoughts
Haven't you taken enough from me
Haven’t you hurt me enough already?
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
Please leave me alone so I can rest
And you will never know
There are things I’ll always keep to myself
What I'm thinking of
My innermost thoughts
And you will never understand
You could never understand what I really think
What I believe
The principles and values I hold dear
I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I
I begin to fragment myself
Don't know where I should go
I feel lost and unsure
And the tears and the fears begin to multiply
My anxieties and emotions become overwhelming
Taking time in a simple place
I try to find peace in a quiet moment
In my bed where my head rests on a pillowcase
I lay in bed, trying to calm myself
And it's said that a war's lead but I forget
Although it may seem like a battle, I lose sight of the bigger picture
That I let another day go by
I wasted another day lost in my thoughts
I want to be afraid but it seems that these days
I want to feel something, but I feel trapped and numb
I'm caught under water and I'm falling farther
I feel like I’m drowning and drifting away
My heart's getting harder, I'm calling my father
I feel hardened and disconnected, seeking comfort from my father
Am I screaming to an empty sky?
Does anyone hear my cries for help?
Empty sky, no way, that's me
My emptiness feels like my identity
'Cause one half of my heart is free
One part of me is unencumbered
Empty sky, no way, that's me
I embody the feeling of emptiness
'Cause the other half of my heart's asleep
But another part of me is numb and disconnected
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Tyler Joseph
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sophiascott3549
Tyler, im so proud of you.
you didnt think you would make it past 17
but then you found jenna
and you had josh
and you have us
and now you have baby Rosie
youve come so far and youve helped so many of us
thank you tyler
congrats on your baby.
(ik hes never going to see this but yeah)
@grayson8686
5 minutes ago.
i was lying on the floor surrounded by my tears with my headphones on the left and pills on the right.
4 minutes ago.
my head was a war: one side fighting for me to die and the other for me to try and stay to see the sunrise.
3 minutes ago.
my shaking hand reached to the right for a split second but then i remembered you all, i remembered what we say. i remembered that fighting is hard and it is harder to stay alive than it is to give up.
2 minutes ago.
my right hand fell back to my side and my left one shot out. i grabbed the headphones. i pressed play. i closed my eyes. i disappeared into a different place. a place where i was okay.
1 minute ago.
i listened to this song for the millionth time and i remembered i am worth it. we all are.
now.
now i know that our hearts beat as one. the rhythm is calling us into the light of tomorrow. let us hold each other’s hands and guide us to a better future. for we are not screaming to an empty sky, we are screaming to a sky with a million suns. let us open our arms and our eyes and see them again. let us stay alive. ||-//
-written by me just now (i wanted to share it)
@sploosh2857
You will never know
What's behind my skull
So won't you say goodnight
So I can say goodbye
You will never know
What's under my hair
So won't you say goodnight
So I can say goodbye
You will never know
What's under my skin
So won't you say goodnight
So I can say goodbye
You will never know
What is in my veins
So won't you say goodnight
So I can say goodbye
Won't you go to someone else's dreams
Won't you go to someone else's head
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
And you will never know (won't you go to someone else's dreams)
What I'm thinking of
So won't you say goodnight (won't you go to someone else's head)
So I can say goodbye
And you will never understand (haven't you taken enough from me)
What I believe
So won't you say goodnight (won't you torture someone else's sleep?)
So I can say goodbye
I
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep? (I)
Won't you go to someone else's dreams
Won't you go to someone else's head
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I
Don't know where I should go
And the tears and the fears begin to multiply
Taking time in a simple place
In my bed where my head rests on a pillowcase
And it's said that a war's lead but I forget
That I let another day go by
I want to be afraid but it seems that these days
I'm caught under water and I'm falling farther
My heart's getting harder, I'm calling my father
Am I screaming to an empty sky?
Empty sky, no way, that's me
'Cause one half of my heart is free
Empty sky, no way, that's me
'Cause the other half of my heart's asleep
@sebastianr7166
You will never know, what's behind my skull
So won't you say goodnight, so I can say goodbye
You will never know, what's under my hair
So won't you say goodnight, so I can say goodbye
You will never know, what's under my skin
So won't you say goodnight, so I can say goodbye
You will never know what is in my veins
So won't you say goodnight so I can say goodbye
Won't you go to someone else's dreams
Won't you go to someone else's head
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
And you will never know what I'm thinking of
So won't you say goodnight so I can say goodbye
And you will never understand what I believe
So won't you say goodnight so I can say goodbye
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
Won't you go to someone else's dreams
Won't you go to someone else's head
Haven't you taken enough from me
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I
Don't know where I should go
And the tears and the fears begin to multiply
Taking time in a simple place
In my bed where my head rests on a pillowcase
And it's said that a war's lead but I forget
That I let another day go by
I want to be afraid but it seems that these days
I'm caught under water and I'm falling farther
My heart's getting harder, I'm calling my father
Am I screaming to an empty sky?
Empty sky, no way, that's me 'cause one half of my heart is free
Empty sky, no way, that's me 'cause the other half of my heart's asleep.
@alex-wn1dt
hey all my fellow clikkies,
i hope you’re all doing ok, but seeing as you’re here you probably aren’t. i just want to let you know how happy i am that you’re still here today, and i know you can beat whatever you’re battling. i know i’m just a stranger on the internet but we are both here because we love tøp, and so we’re instantly friends. keep going for me, for Tyler, for Josh. one day you will be able to listen to this song and go “i made it”
things get better, but in the mean time, i’ve got your back. feel free to vent in the comments (:
@jacobslan248
Omg this just made me cry thank you
@ye4910
This is my time to say I’ve made it I’m listening to reminisce
@bambiheartlock6298
you got me 🥲
@Banditoxpotato
this comment just got me out of my head thank you
@Yaxchilan
My kid turned 18 and ran away to the deep south!! I stopped paying my husbands rent so a homeless man left me.
@nanni4432
I feel like everybody here has the same deep and dark connection to this song. Playing that song over and over again in the darkest nights of our lives. Man, I'm so proud of us.
@xxmyharturhandzxx
<3
@plutoscool5761
❤️
@awozek3609
<3