Joseph's solo project released an EP entitled No Phun Intended. The EP was recorded in Joseph's senior year of high school, from 2007–2008, in his basement. The song "Save", off the release, was redone and released as a free download for a time on Twenty One Pilots' official website before it was then pulled.
In 2010, Joseph was featured in the song "Live" by the Christian rapper Jocef, with two other rappers (Juda and Alon). The song is the opening track to Jocef's debut album, In Search Of: L.O.V.E. The track was co-written by Tyler Joseph and Joseph Langston (who is Jocef). Jocef eventually returned the favor a year later by being featured on the song "Be Concerned" off Twenty One Pilots' 2011 Regional at Best.
In 2011, Joseph was also the lead star in Five14 Church's three episode mockumentary entitled "The (moderately inspiring tale of the) Longboard Rodeo Tango". According to the mockumentary, Joseph was an intern at the church at the time.
In 2012, Joseph was featured in an internet-use awareness video entitled "Where are you?" by Mark C. Eshleman (producer of many of Twenty One Pilots' music videos) for an annual contest put on by Trend Micro called What's Your Story? The room used in the video is the same room in which the original music video for "House of Gold" was filmed.
On December 24, 2013, Christmas Eve, Tyler Joseph participated and sang "O come, O come, Emmanuel" at Five14 Church's Christmas With the Stars in New Albany, Ohio. The official video of the performance was uploaded to YouTube on February 14, 2014. He also performed a magic segment with the church's host & emcee David McCreary for the show. Joseph has also contributed to a few tracks for Five14 Church's worship albums.
Between the years of No Phun Intended and Twenty One Pilots' rise to fame with their third studio album "Blurryface" the clique expanded the search for Tyler's 'lost' songs from his first production. In mid-2018 (day 361 of the Twenty One Pilots hiatus) 2 new tracks surfaced, one titled "Going Down" from No Phun Intended, and the other untitled but known as "Track 07", suspected to be a demo from 2011-2012 era. WAKE UP
Hear Me Now
Tyler Joseph Lyrics
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Oh yeah yeah
Oh yeah yeah
Words of mine
Words of yours
Confusing rhymes
And confusing wars
And words of hate
Wars of dreams
And wars of fate
Once again I step inside my shoes
A battle now for every single thing I do
And I don't care because I don't have a clue
I see you close all the windows in my room
And tell me how I am comfortable in silence
Broken teeth and skin that I'm in
I can't win
I need you to break me up break me down to the sound
So I can pray that someone hears me now
I just pray that someone hears me now
There was a moment in my life
Where I thought that you were gone
And every moment of my life
Was just us pretending
I go to sleep every night
I should be good at it by now
But very lonely is tonight
And time stands still
So now I try to picture you with all the kingdom I can't find
Fighting gravity turning with this little mind
I think I saw the kingdom get this feeling I must keep
Walking closer crack the door
And then I fall asleep
Because every time I think I see your face
It fades away
And turns to grey
Then I pray you save the day
Anyhow I just pray that someone hears me now
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I just pray that someone hears me now
In "Hear Me Now," Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots describes his struggle to be heard and understood amidst conflicting emotions and confusing language. The first few lines convey the idea that words can be both powerful and confusing, and can lead to wars between love and hate, dreams and fate. The second verse shows Tyler feeling lost and confused, unsure of what he's doing or what he needs. Tyler reflects on a moment in his life where he thought he had lost someone close to him, and how he still struggles without that person in his life. He is extremely lonely and tries to picture the person with all the kingdom he can find. However, he finds himself falling asleep, unable to shake the feeling that he's not being heard or understood. The song ultimately ends with Tyler begging for someone to hear him and make sense of the confusion in his life.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh yeah yeah
Expressing agreement with something
Words of mine
My own words that I speak
Words of yours
Words spoken by you
Confusing rhymes
Words that rhyme but don't make sense
And confusing wars
Conflicting and confusing thoughts
Between words of love
Expressing strong affection and admiration
And words of hate
Expressing strong dislike or animosity
Wars of dreams
Conflicting aspirations
And wars of fate
Uncertainty about the future
Once again I step inside my shoes
Facing a new challenge
A battle now for every single thing I do
Struggling to accomplish tasks or goals
And I don't care because I don't have a clue
Feeling uncertain and helpless
I see you close all the windows in my room
Feeling trapped and alone
And tell me how I am comfortable in silence
Being forced into isolation and without interaction
Broken teeth and skin that I'm in
Feeling hurt and damaged
I can't win
Feeling defeated before even trying
I need you to break me up break me down to the sound
Asking for help to cope with pain
So I can pray that someone hears me now
Hoping someone will listen and understand
There was a moment in my life
Remembering a specific moment in time
Where I thought that you were gone
Feeling abandoned and alone
And every moment of my life
Recalling all the moments that led to the present
Was just us pretending
Feeling like everything was fake
I go to sleep every night
Routine action of going to bed
I should be good at it by now
Expecting to be used to it
But very lonely is tonight
Feeling overwhelmingly isolated and alienated
And time stands still
Feeling like time has stopped
So now I try to picture you with all the kingdom I can't find
Imagining finding solace in someone else who is also in pain
Fighting gravity turning with this little mind
Struggling to stay grounded in the midst of chaos
I think I saw the kingdom get this feeling I must keep
Seeing hope in the distance and pursuing it
Walking closer crack the door
Approaching a new opportunity
And then I fall asleep
Returning to sleep amidst uncertainty
Because every time I think I see your face
Feeling like someone is there but turns out to be nothing
It fades away
Hope and comfort disappearing
And turns to grey
Feeling like there's no hope or color in life
Then I pray you save the day
Pleading for hope and help from someone
Anyhow I just pray that someone hears me now
Continuing to call out for support and understanding
Contributed by Emma P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@willianvinagre3338
lyrics
Oh yeah yeah
Oh yeah yeah
Oh yeah yeah
Words of mine
Words of yours
Confusing rhymes
And confusing wars
Between words of love
And words of hate
Wars of dreams
And wars of fate
Once again I step inside my shoes
A battle now for every single thing I do
And I don't care because I don't have a clue
I seem to close all the windows in my room
That tell me how I am comfortable inside this broken, tainted, skin that I'm in
I can't win
I need you to break me up, break me down to the sound
So I can pray that somebody hears me now
Just pray that someone hears me now
There was a moment in my life
Where I thought that you were gone
And every moment of my life
Was just a pretend fake, so
I go to sleep every night
I should be good at it by now
But very lonely is tonight
And time stands still
So now I try to picture you with all the kingdom I can't find
Fighting, grabbing, turning to you with this little mind
I think I saw the kingdom gate, this feeling I must keep
Walking closer, crack the door and then I fall asleep
Because every time I think I see your face it fades away
And turns to gray Then I pray you save the day
Anyhow, I just pray that someone hears me now
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Lets pray someone hears me now
@coreytoeler8092
The little soft "ahhhhhhhhhhh aAaaaahhh" at the beginning is my favorite part
@sydneydamico5982
@Mark Brackett always |-/ ❤️
@anoob2519
Sus
@XxSwagGamersxX
I wish he remade this whole album or remastered it
@Sunseekers05
Same honestly 😔
@abyss18
i don’t think his label would let him :(
@RK9th
I don't think he should, tbh. He was in a very dark place at the time of writing/recording this years ago, revisiting something like that isn't often a very good idea.
@hannabrisson9854
@@abyss18 do you know why? I don’t understand what happened to NPI or RAB
@eilidhrowe6203
@@hannabrisson9854 when they signed to fbr, it was part of the deal that to release vessel they had to discontinue rab (because a lot of the songs off that album were re-released on vessel) as for npi, there is nothing that means they cant re-record, but i cant think that either of them would want to considering its a solo album not a top album
@foolsington6755
I usually have trouble falling asleep, but Tyler’s voice is SOOOO soothing. Its not that its boring, its just really calming.