Not Today
Twenty One Pilots Lyrics


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I don't know why
I just feel I'm better off
Staying in the same room I was born in
I look outside
And see a whole world better off
Without me in it trying to transform it

You are out of my mind, ooh
You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You waste all this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Yeah

Listen, I know
This one's a contradiction because of how happy it sounds
But the lyrics are so down
It's okay though
Because it represents, wait, better yet it is
Who I feel I am right now

You are out of my mind, ooh
You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise

Oh, don't you test me, no
Just because I play the piano
Doesn't mean not
I'm not willing to take you down
I'm sorry

I'm, I'm out of my mind, ooh
I'm, I'm not seeing things right, ooh
I waste all this time trying to run from you
But I'm, I'm out of my mind

Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise

(Ooh ooh, ooh ooh)
Yeah, oh!
(Ooh ooh, ooh ooh)
Yeah, oh!
(Ooh ooh, ooh ooh)

You are out of my mind
You aren't seeing my side
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise

Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (yeah)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah (yeah, woah)
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (yeah, no no, no, yeah)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah (yeah)

Buh buh bah, not today (not today)
Bah bah bah bah bah (not today)
Bah bah bah bah bah (not today, no today)
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (not today, no no no, no!)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah





Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song Not Today by twenty one pilots reflect the turmoil and inner conflict of the singer of the song. The song starts with the lines "I don't know why, I just feel I'm better off, Staying in the same room I was born in" implying that the singer is stuck in their current situation and does not see any hope or possibility of change. He looks outside and concludes that the world would be better off without him, hinting that he is battling with suicidal thoughts. The chorus "You are out of my mind, ooh, You aren't seeing my side, ooh, You waste all this time trying to get to me, But you are out of my mind" highlights a feeling of detachment and disconnection from the surrounding people.


The soothing melody of the song provides an interesting contrast with the dark and depressing lyrics. Based on the singer's comments, the song's upbeat tune represents the mask he wears to hide his pain and anxiety. While the words reveal a deeply troubled and unfulfilled life. The bridge, "Heard you say not today, Tore the curtains down, Windows open, now make a sound, Heard your voice, There's no choice," signifies a turning point in the singer's journey. He hears an internal voice urging him to break free from his pain and depression and make a noise, indicating that he needs to express himself and stop bottling his emotions.


Line by Line Meaning

I don't know why
I'm unsure of the reason


I just feel I'm better off
I believe my current position is the best for me


Staying in the same room I was born in
I prefer to remain in the place I grew up in


I look outside
I glance through the window


And see a whole world better off
The world is better without me in it


Without me in it trying to transform it
I believe my efforts to make things better aren't worthwhile


You are out of my mind, ooh
You don't matter to me anymore


You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You don't understand my perspective


You waste all this time trying to get to me
You're putting in too much effort to reach me


But you are out of my mind
You no longer hold importance to me


Listen, I know
I acknowledge


This one's a contradiction because of how happy it sounds
Despite its upbeat tone, the lyrics have a negative meaning


But the lyrics are so down
The words have a depressing message


It's okay though
That's alright


Because it represents, wait, better yet it is
This song exemplifies who I am now


Heard you say
I heard you mention


Not today
I'm not ready yet


Tore the curtains down
I opened up the window coverings


Windows open, now make a sound
I'm free to express myself


Heard your voice
I heard you speak


There's no choice
I have no other option


But I'm, I'm out of my mind
I'm not thinking clearly


I'm, I'm not seeing things right, ooh
I have a distorted view


I waste all this time trying to run from you
I spend too much effort avoiding you


Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (yeah)
Nonsense sounds


Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah (yeah, woah)
More nonsense sounds


Not today (not today)
I'm not ready yet


Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (not today, no no no, no!)
More nonsense sounds


Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Vocalizations




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TYLER JOSEPH

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@pumpkinpie1435

LYRICS
I don't know why
I just feel I'm better off staying in the same room I was born in
I look outside and see a whole world
Better off without me in it trying to transform it

You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seeing my side, oh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Listen, I know
This one's a contradiction because of how happy it sounds
But the lyrics are so down
It's okay though
Because it represents, wait, better yet it is
Who I feel I am right now

You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seeing my side, oh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Heard you say, "not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, there's no choice
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

Don't you test me, no
Just because I play the piano
Doesn't mean I, I'm not willing to take you down
(I'm sorry)

I, I'm out of my mind, oh
I'm not seeing things right, oh
I waste all this time trying to run from you
But I, I'm out of my mind

Heard you say, "not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, there's no choice
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seeing my side, oh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Heard you say, "not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, there's no choice
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, not today
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh



@claudiaapolinar5667

I don't know why
I just feel I'm better off staying in the same room I was born in
I look outside and see a whole world
Better off without me in it trying to transform it

You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seeing my side, oh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Listen, I know
This one's a contradiction because of how happy it sounds
But the lyrics are so down
It's okay though
Because it represents, wait, better yet it is
Who I feel I am right now

You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seeing my side, oh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Heard you say, "not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, there's no choice
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

Don't you test me, no
Just because I play the piano
Doesn't mean I, I'm not willing to take you down
(I'm sorry)

I, I'm out of my mind, oh
I'm not seeing things right, oh
I waste all this time trying to run from you
But I, I'm out of my mind

Heard you say, "not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, there's no choice
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seeing my side, oh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind

Heard you say, "not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, there's no choice
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, not today
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh



@edergonzalezzamudio919

I don’t know why, I just feel I’m better off,
Staying in the same room I was born in,
I look outside, and see a whole world better off,
Without me in it trying to transform it,
You are out of my mind, you aren't seeing my side,
You waste all this time trying to get to me,
But you are out of my mind,
Listen, I know this one’s a contradiction because of how happy it sounds,
But the lyrics are so down,
It’s ok though, because it represents, wait better yet, it is,
Who I feel I am right now,
You are out of my mind, you aren't seeing my side,
You waste all this time trying to get to me,
But you are out of my mind,
Heard you say, “not today,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a sound,
Heard your voice, “there’s no choice,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a noise,
Don’t you test me though, just because I play the piano,
Doesn’t mean I am not willing to take you down, I’m sorry
I’m out of my mind, I’m not seeing things right,
I waste all this time trying to run from you,
But I’m out of my mind.
Heard you say, “not today,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a sound,
Heard your voice, “there’s no choice,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a noise,
You are out of my mind, you aren't seeing my side,
You waste all this time trying to get to me,
But you are out of my mind,
Heard you say, “not today,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a sound,
Heard your voice, “there’s no choice,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a noise



@lilesco2864

[Verse 1]
I don't know why I just feel I'm better off
Stayin' in the same room I was born in
I look outside and see a whole world better off
Without me in it tryin' to transform it

[Chorus]
You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seein' my side, oh
You waste all this time tryin' to get to me
But you are out of my mind, yeah

[Verse 2]
Listen, I know
This one's a contradiction because of how happy it sounds
But the lyrics are so down
It's okay though
Because it represents, wait, better yet it is
Who I feel I am right now

[Chorus]
You are out of my mind, oh
You aren't seein' my side, oh
You waste all this time tryin' to get to me
But you are out of my mind


[Post-Chorus]
Heard you say, "Not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, "there's no choice"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

[Bridge]
Oh, don't you test me, no
Just because I play the piano
Doesn't mean I, I'm not willin' to take you down
I'm sorry

[Chorus]
I'm, I'm out of my mind, oh
I'm not seein' things right, oh
I waste all this time tryin' to run from you
But I'm, I'm out of my mind

[Post-Chorus]
Heard you say, "Not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, "there's no choice"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

[Bridge 2]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh


[Chorus]
You are out of my mind
You aren't seein' my side
You waste all this time tryin' to get to me
But you are out of my mind

[Post-Chorus]
Heard you say, "Not today"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice, "there's no choice"
Tore the curtains down, windows open, now make a noise

[Outro]
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (Not today)
Bah bah bah bah bah (Not today), bah bah bah bah bah (Not today)
Buh buh bah (No, not today), buh buh bah (Not today)
(Oh nah nah no) Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah (No) bah (No)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh



@stefanvanghelicescu2458

LYRICS

I don’t know why, I just feel I’m better off,
Staying in the same room I was born in,
I look outside, and see a whole world better off,
Without me in it trying to transform it,

You are out of my mind, you aren't seeing my side,
You waste all this time trying to get to me,
But you are out of my mind,

Listen, I know this one’s a contradiction because of how happy it sounds,
But the lyrics are so down,
It’s ok though, because it represents, wait better yet, it is,
Who I feel I am right now,

You are out of my mind, you aren't seeing my side,
You waste all this time trying to get to me,
But you are out of my mind,

Heard you say, “not today,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a sound,
Heard your voice, “there’s no choice,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a noise,

Don’t you test me though, just because I play the piano,
Doesn’t mean I am not willing to take you down, I’m sorry

I’m out of my mind, I’m not seeing things right,
I waste all this time trying to run from you,
But I’m out of my mind.

Heard you say, “not today,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a sound,
Heard your voice, “there’s no choice,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a noise,

You are out of my mind, you aren't seeing my side,
You waste all this time trying to get to me,
But you are out of my mind,

Heard you say, “not today,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a sound,
Heard your voice, “there’s no choice,”
Tore the curtains down, windows open now, make a noise.



@35yamilethmarsantes54

Not Today/Letras


I don't know why
I just feel I'm better off
Staying in the same room I was born in
I look outside
And see a whole world better off
Without me in it trying to transform it
You are out of my mind, ooh
You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You waste all this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind
Yeah
Listen, I know
This one's a contradiction because of how happy it sounds
But the lyrics are so down
It's okay though
Because it represents, wait, better yet it is
Who I feel I am right now
You are out of my mind, ooh
You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind
Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise
Oh, don't you test me, no
Just because I play the piano
Doesn't mean not
I'm not willing to take you down
I'm sorry
I'm, I'm out of my mind, ooh
I'm, I'm not seeing things right, ooh
I waste all this time trying to run from you
But I'm, I'm out of my mind
Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise
Yeah, oh!
(Ooh ooh, ooh ooh)
Yeah, oh!
(Ooh ooh, ooh ooh)
You are out of my mind
You aren't seeing my side
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind
Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (yeah)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah (yeah, woah)
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (yeah, no no, no, yeah)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah (yeah)
Buh buh bah, not today (not today)
Bah bah bah bah bah (not today)
Bah bah bah bah bah (not today, no today)
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (not today, no no no, no!)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh



@zinna5465

Lyrics

I don't know why
I just feel I'm better off
Staying in the same room I was born in
I look outside
And see a whole world better off
Without me in it trying to transform it
You are out of my mind, ooh
You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You waste all this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind
Yeah
Listen, I know
This one's a contradiction because of how happy it sounds
But the lyrics are so down
It's okay though
Because it represents, wait, better yet it is
Who I feel I am right now
You are out of my mind, ooh
You aren't seeing my side, ooh
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind
Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise
Oh, don't you test me, no
Just because I play the piano
Doesn't mean not
I'm not willing to take you down
I'm sorry
I'm, I'm out of my mind, ooh
I'm, I'm not seeing things right, ooh
I waste all this time trying to run from you
But I'm, I'm out of my mind
Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise
Yeah, oh!
(Ooh ooh, ooh ooh)
Yeah, oh!
(Ooh ooh, ooh ooh)
You are out of my mind
You aren't seeing my side
You waste all of this time trying to get to me
But you are out of my mind
Heard you say
Not today
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a sound
Heard your voice
There's no choice
Tore the curtains down
Windows open, now make a noise
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (yeah)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah (yeah, woah)
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (yeah, no no, no, yeah)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah (yeah)
Buh buh bah, not today (not today)
Bah bah bah bah bah (not today)
Bah bah bah bah bah (not today, no today)
Buh buh bah, buh buh bah (not today, no no no, no!)
Bah bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah bah bah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh



All comments from YouTube:

@flickering_wick

I would vote for this as the most underrated TØP song. A lot of the clique seems not to like it, but personally I think it's the most fun song to sing. 99% of the time when I'm in the shower, this is what I'm belting out.

@tj6800

Uh, Isle Of Flightless Birds? Friend, Please? Ruby? Clear? Two? Sorry, but this is kind of like saying that Stressed Out is underrated. This song is not underrated, because all of the songs I listed, a lot of people never knew these songs existed.

@flickering_wick

@CoconutSharks intheWater Underrated and under-known are two different things. Maybe a lot of people haven't heard Ruby or Isle of Flightless Birds, but of those who have, it seems most really like them. Meanwhile, I've come across a large percentage of fans who consider Not Today one of TØP's worst songs, which I strongly disagree with.
In any case, you and I certainly agree that all the songs you listed are fantastic! 😎

@tj6800

DarkEchoes Who dares not like this song? This song is a beauty, this whole freaking album is. And yes, a lot of songs that aren't well known are some of the best, and they really deserve more attention. I agree with you wholeheartedly.

@usernameo_o1804

☦?

@SHORTEAREDOWL

@Anxiety! At The Disco there are some moronic shitbags who call themselves part of clique but do not like not today and have not heard anything from the old collection and no phun intended

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@user-me6ov6hz1t

“This one’s a contradiction because of how happy it sounds, but the lyrics are so down.”




Literally ever twenty one pilots song.

@TheLynnzea

Beef_Cheese_lettuce is

@brandiwilliams8661

every*

@spookyghost8952

I wonder what Marks part in Coconut Sharks means?

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