Twenty One Pilots - Backslide (Official Video)

Josh you should direct. Josh: let’s throw water, leaves and debris at Tyler

josh: bro what takes you so long? tyler: you wouldn't believe me

From a little tricycle to a bike, Tyler has grown up so much! 👍

Man every single one of the singles they've released for this album have been drastically different from the next. And that's kind of the case with every TOP album. Every song is so varied and different. It's like unwrapping Christmas gifts.

"Cause I feel the pull" - Backslide 2024 "I can feel the pull begin" -Fall away 2009

I love the depiction of Tyler going through his cycle and storms while Josh patiently waits, dependably flipping the burger!

I know this wont be seen, but I wanna let you know that there are people who understand exactly what you are singing about, people who undergo the same struggles. Your songs mean the world to us.

Deadlift workout music right here 💖 *a u t h e n t I c v i e w s * 💖 dun took Twenty One Pilots oFf 2 da big leagues and for dat I will always be super grate

This was an excuse for josh to just throw a bunch of leaves and debris at Tyler LMAOOO ❤

His name's Clancy and he cares what we think.

I don't think you understand how I needed this song. "If you could throw me a line"

This might end up being my favorite TOP album with the way it's going so far.

CLANCY ON THE BIKE

This is the canonical continuation of Stressed Out in my head. A song about running from and dreading responsibilities, and this one talking about accountability and accepting the past and moving on, accepting that though the world is daunting, knowing you need help is a sign of strength not a sign of weakness. I love this song

Who’s excited for Clancy to come out 👇

the callback to stressed out was so perfectly executed.

music to my ears

This is the most I've been affected by a ToP song since Blurryface dropped. I absolutely just love the emotion coming through this one while still maintaining the classic notes that they've always carried. STOKED for the album!!

enjoying this song is such a miraculous experience for me because it reminds me of one essential truth: the fact that I fear relapse or the undoing of progress shows that I HAVE MADE progress in my life. fear of losing my recovery just means that I love being in recovery. if this song was released 7 years ago when I first started listening to twenty one pilots, I wouldn't have liked it because there was no relapse for me to have, I hadn't made any progress in the first place. I am so grateful to have this music to reflect with

This song is an internal monologue of self doubt and perseverance. The buns are coping mechanisms that we attempt to use or disregard right away, because they aren’t helpful enough. At the start of the video we see him throwing away an empty bag and going into the store, which he does again at the end, showing that he’s been in this loop for awhile, “tendencies on repeat” and through the whole ride home he’s having a mental battle thinking I cant let myself go back to my old ways look at all the progress i’ve made i’m not that person anymore, “I don’t want to backslide to where i’ve started from, theres no chance i will shake this again” feeling like theres no way we can survive it. As we grow up and face the same lessons it can be incredibly humiliating, he’s asking himself when he says “do you think that nows the time you should let go? its over my head” he entertains the thought that hes better off dead at this point since hes still struggling so bad, and hes talking to himself when he says “I shouldve loved you better” and “I’ll take anything you have if you could throw me a line” desperate for relief. Then we see him as a child running the lemonade stand, asking himself if hes happy and gotten his life together and hes able to pause for a moment of self reflection and trades coping skills- the bun for a cup of lemonade- which represents something that he loved doing as a child. He heads back out and starts spiraling again, but regardless he doesn’t give up, “strength enough for one more time, reach my hand above the tide” We have to surrender to the storm and all we can do is out best to keep trying, every moment of every day to not succumb. He could give up in defeat that the buns were soggy and destroyed but he turns around and goes back to get more and try again despite it. And lastly we all need people in our circle like Josh who will patiently continue to flip burgers while we get our buns in order, so we can enjoy the bbq of life together. At least thats how I interpreted it. |-/