This song is so insanely powerful to me! Tyler wrote it after having conversations with young Clikkies about their mental health struggles, and wishing to help them, which makes me want to cry honestly! 😢
I wish I knew where to find where this was originally said but I got this text saved about it and its what tyler said about this song Tyler Joseph about Guns for Hands : "There was one show in particular that this song was inspired by. I was playing a show in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it’s just this kind of a barn full of kids, and after this show, more than usual, there was kind of an unusual number of kids came up to me and felt inclined to share with me what it is they were going through. You know, a lot of their struggles, a lot of their, whether that be depression or suicidal thoughts, a lot of stuff along that vein. And I just thought, I was like wow, I mean I’m-am I just in a hotbed of kids going through stuff, is this just kind of like a crazy ratio of everyone struggling with this thing? And then I remember not too long after that, I was in New York, I think I saw like a pizza shop or something and I saw a magazine that was at the entrance of the pizza shop, this big article about this specific town in New York that has a lot of kids, high school age, going through a lot of the same stuff. And I realized, this isn’t just a - it’s not just an isolated event, it’s something that there’s a lot of kids throughout the entire country - even the world - that are struggling with the questions that they have, you know, ‘what’s the point?’, ‘what’s my purpose?’, ‘why am I here?’ and when you don’t have the answers to those questions, sometimes it can lead you to do something that you ultimately shouldn’t do." "So, Guns for Hands is talking about I wanna tell you that I know you have the ability to hurt yourself. You do. You have that ability. I feel like a lot of the older generation when they hear about someone struggling with it, their first reaction is like, “No, you’re not, you’re not struggling with that. Don’t think about that, you know, think about something else, you know, you’re just trying to get attention.” But this song was really trying to say like; “Listen, I know you have the ability to hurt yourself. I recognize that, but let’s take that energy and let’s point it at something else, let’s divert that, let’s kind of shift that momentum and look at something like art, or something like this music specifically, or even point it at me, you know, just point it anywhere, but don’t point it at yourself.” And so that’s what that song’s saying and that song will always be important to me. And I’m not a professional when it comes to this topic, but I write songs, and I feel like someone should say something about it."
One of the Clique symbols is a gun and a fist. He mentions his own disorder; self deletion. Encourages everyone who feels that way to take that idea of a gun and turn it into a fist of power. Doing so with the help of The Clique. The music was groundbreaking at the time to have such a serious topic with an upbeat
Cinematically I love how this opening scene ties to the scene in Navigating where Josh gives Tyler the Clancy mask 💛🔥 I always love how they pair very deep meaningful lyrics with such upbeat music. This one is for the fans who struggle with ideas of self-deletion and self-harm. Tyler wants to encourage them to not give up, turn the gun to a fist, and let the music help them fight. Josh struggles with social anxiety, but you saw that he takes off the mask the moment he’s at his drum kit. That’s where he comes alive and he gives it his all every time. The fact that their music takes you to an introspective place is exactly what Tyler wants. He writes music that makes people think. Even the name of the band has significance, it comes from Arthur Miller’s play “All My Sons.” Tyler puts so much thought into every aspect of their work.
The video was directed Mark Eschelman, aka Reel Bear Media. He’s been with them since the beginning and has done a lot of their videos. He also shoots a bunch of behind the scenes stuff. Incredibly talented and does a great job bringing their vision to life.
Joe E- you are doing the best twenty one pilots reactions on the internet. Thank you, brother. This band means so much to me and it’s fun to see it become important to you as well. Peace.
Such a great song and really shows how connected they are with the fanbase. This is a prime example of what I mean when I say sometimes it means so much to just feel seen. So many of their songs make me feel that way, this one especially.
I always feel a little bad for Josh as he stated he became extremely claustrophobic with the tape over his face and basically had to be reassured through a panic attack while they were filming this video. He is such a trooper for always committing to the bit. Tyler is just in peak form here too. Top 5 top video.
This song will always have a special place. They perfectly capture the shame of the aftermath. For me, 2 attempts, and o can honestly say that these two guys helped me through it. I will always be grateful to them.
Special song for me personally as it was the first song of theirs I heard - I just randomly saw this video here on youtube. I'd never heard of them but was fascinatede by the switch up and how weird the singer was! 😆 Been hooked ever since.
all of their videos, unless stated otherwise on the description, are made by Mark Eshleman (reel bear media) who is their videographer since 2011 and creative/media director. he is imo the third member of twenty one pilots. he shots all their tour series as well, and manages their social media. he is a fantastic guy with a great sense of humor, fits perfectly creatively with these two while also being their best friend. if you ever watch any of the livestreams they have up on their youtube channel, he's right there with them.
All of TOP is so relevant. Everything works together, it just works. One of my go tos with this vid is a short spoken word/poetry clip of Tyler called What's Your Story. It's def worth the 2 minutes to watch, and worth a lifetime to remember. 💛 |-/
We are so far away... but I wish to go to a TOP concert with you sharing the experience with someone who understands!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I could watch them live just once (in 2023 at Lollapalooza Buenos Aires) and I cried, jumped, shouted, sreamed, shoke, as I 've never did before in whole life!!!... so if we were at the same concert, we 'd be doing exactly the same!! 😅😅... Imagine it...they opened that show with THIS SONG!! maaaan it was so intense... I love and admire them sooo much, I think I understand what you feel. TOP songs, videos, sounds, lyrics are soo deep, with so many layers... they touch fibers of the soul... love them so much... I just hope be able to get tickets for their next show in Argentina (they have sold out) we are waiting for more dates🙏🙏 Hugs from Buenos Aires my bandito friend!! 💀👽💖🟦⬜🟦
‘I would assume it takes a while to tape up some heads’ …general person ‘wtf man’…..tøp fan ‘haha yeah’ makes gun with hands & turns it to a fist |-/ Faking it in the outside ??? So yeah you need to do Fake You Out😆 When this song gets you deep in your thoughts then pulls you out with that awesome reggae breakdown & hypes you up to join with others & keep fighting 🙌🏻👏🏻
We're all a bit unusual, and I certainly try to hide it. Maybe due to bring in my 50's and I was just brought up differently. But Tyler leans into his weirdness, and we relate to him, and love him, because of it.
So they're very first album is called Regional at best. I believe when they were signed by fueled by ramen, that's when they released the vessel album.
This song is so insanely powerful to me! Tyler wrote it after having conversations with young Clikkies about their mental health struggles, and wishing to help them, which makes me want to cry honestly! 😢
I wish I knew where to find where this was originally said but I got this text saved about it and its what tyler said about this song
Tyler Joseph about Guns for Hands :
"There was one show in particular that this song was inspired by. I was playing a show in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it’s just this kind of a barn full of kids, and after this show, more than usual, there was kind of an unusual number of kids came up to me and felt inclined to share with me what it is they were going through. You know, a lot of their struggles, a lot of their, whether that be depression or suicidal thoughts, a lot of stuff along that vein. And I just thought, I was like wow, I mean I’m-am I just in a hotbed of kids going through stuff, is this just kind of like a crazy ratio of everyone struggling with this thing? And then I remember not too long after that, I was in New York, I think I saw like a pizza shop or something and I saw a magazine that was at the entrance of the pizza shop, this big article about this specific town in New York that has a lot of kids, high school age, going through a lot of the same stuff. And I realized, this isn’t just a - it’s not just an isolated event, it’s something that there’s a lot of kids throughout the entire country - even the world - that are struggling with the questions that they have, you know, ‘what’s the point?’, ‘what’s my purpose?’, ‘why am I here?’ and when you don’t have the answers to those questions, sometimes it can lead you to do something that you ultimately shouldn’t do."
"So, Guns for Hands is talking about I wanna tell you that I know you have the ability to hurt yourself. You do. You have that ability. I feel like a lot of the older generation when they hear about someone struggling with it, their first reaction is like, “No, you’re not, you’re not struggling with that. Don’t think about that, you know, think about something else, you know, you’re just trying to get attention.” But this song was really trying to say like; “Listen, I know you have the ability to hurt yourself. I recognize that, but let’s take that energy and let’s point it at something else, let’s divert that, let’s kind of shift that momentum and look at something like art, or something like this music specifically, or even point it at me, you know, just point it anywhere, but don’t point it at yourself.” And so that’s what that song’s saying and that song will always be important to me. And I’m not a professional when it comes to this topic, but I write songs, and I feel like someone should say something about it."
... I think its from Vessel Commentary, 2 YT Videos. l-/
Not exact, but similar.
ruclips.net/video/RQlHr3Tbo3w/видео.htmlfeature=shared
One of the Clique symbols is a gun and a fist. He mentions his own disorder; self deletion. Encourages everyone who feels that way to take that idea of a gun and turn it into a fist of power. Doing so with the help of The Clique. The music was groundbreaking at the time to have such a serious topic with an upbeat
Huh? I thought it was about self harm and Tyler is telling us he can’t sleep cuz we keep self harming ourselves.
Cinematically I love how this opening scene ties to the scene in Navigating where Josh gives Tyler the Clancy mask 💛🔥
I always love how they pair very deep meaningful lyrics with such upbeat music. This one is for the fans who struggle with ideas of self-deletion and self-harm. Tyler wants to encourage them to not give up, turn the gun to a fist, and let the music help them fight.
Josh struggles with social anxiety, but you saw that he takes off the mask the moment he’s at his drum kit. That’s where he comes alive and he gives it his all every time.
The fact that their music takes you to an introspective place is exactly what Tyler wants. He writes music that makes people think. Even the name of the band has significance, it comes from Arthur Miller’s play “All My Sons.” Tyler puts so much thought into every aspect of their work.
The video was directed Mark Eschelman, aka Reel Bear Media. He’s been with them since the beginning and has done a lot of their videos. He also shoots a bunch of behind the scenes stuff. Incredibly talented and does a great job bringing their vision to life.
Joe E- you are doing the best twenty one pilots reactions on the internet. Thank you, brother. This band means so much to me and it’s fun to see it become important to you as well. Peace.
Joe E what da hell you just uploaded Migraine!!! 😂😂😂
We aint complaining though. Keep em coming!! ❤🌼
Such a great song and really shows how connected they are with the fanbase. This is a prime example of what I mean when I say sometimes it means so much to just feel seen. So many of their songs make me feel that way, this one especially.
I always feel a little bad for Josh as he stated he became extremely claustrophobic with the tape over his face and basically had to be reassured through a panic attack while they were filming this video. He is such a trooper for always committing to the bit. Tyler is just in peak form here too. Top 5 top video.
Love the performance and just them being themselves even if people think they’re weird it’s so addicting to watch
I know everyone is pointing out the importance of the lyrics, and I agree, but can we talk about the breakdown and the reggae feel? They are dynamite!
Thanks for doing this one Joe-E, it’s a special one to a lot of us!
Also thanks for your honesty!
You’ll LOVE the live show!!!
This song will always have a special place. They perfectly capture the shame of the aftermath. For me, 2 attempts, and o can honestly say that these two guys helped me through it. I will always be grateful to them.
Stay alive, fren |-/
Omg!!! Yes!!!✌️😊🌼🔥
This so is so powerful, especially live! It's collectively emotional, we all turn our gun hands to fists!!
...Yes!
Love your reaction again. This song is so good with a beautiful message to the clique 💛 |-/ thanks again!
Special song for me personally as it was the first song of theirs I heard - I just randomly saw this video here on youtube. I'd never heard of them but was fascinatede by the switch up and how weird the singer was! 😆 Been hooked ever since.
This is the song that connected me to the band and made me a lifelong fan. It will always have a special place in my heart. We are not alone!
This song is brilliant, from the sound, the lyrics, the performance, the video and to Tyler's emotional vocals.
Love your reaction
I am so excited to watch this
this is a direct message to the fans that he is feeling/dealing with the same issues they are dealing with
woah super early to this one haha- loving this journey!!
Your TOP reactions are so precious. Keep them coming!
This one is special. ❤
THIS IS *MY* TØP SONG!!!🎉🎉
all of their videos, unless stated otherwise on the description, are made by Mark Eshleman (reel bear media) who is their videographer since 2011 and creative/media director. he is imo the third member of twenty one pilots. he shots all their tour series as well, and manages their social media. he is a fantastic guy with a great sense of humor, fits perfectly creatively with these two while also being their best friend. if you ever watch any of the livestreams they have up on their youtube channel, he's right there with them.
I've been waiting for you to enjoy and give us your thoughts about this one, THANK YOU! Great reaction 💛💛💛
That's the song I found them with and fell in love for ☺️
Been a fan ever since!
And damn I feel old! Has it been that many years?!?!?! 👵🏼
A detail to note is that the tape is like a more permanent form of the ski masks, so there's cool symbolism behind that
All of TOP is so relevant. Everything works together, it just works. One of my go tos with this vid is a short spoken word/poetry clip of Tyler called What's Your Story. It's def worth the 2 minutes to watch, and worth a lifetime to remember. 💛 |-/
I told my daughter the other day that if my brain had a soundtrack, Clancy was it. I get what you said about their songs making you introspective.
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
We are so far away... but I wish to go to a TOP concert with you sharing the experience with someone who understands!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I could watch them live just once (in 2023 at Lollapalooza Buenos Aires) and I cried, jumped, shouted, sreamed, shoke, as I 've never did before in whole life!!!... so if we were at the same concert, we 'd be doing exactly the same!! 😅😅... Imagine it...they opened that show with THIS SONG!! maaaan it was so intense... I love and admire them sooo much, I think I understand what you feel. TOP songs, videos, sounds, lyrics are soo deep, with so many layers... they touch fibers of the soul... love them so much... I just hope be able to get tickets for their next show in Argentina (they have sold out) we are waiting for more dates🙏🙏 Hugs from Buenos Aires my bandito friend!! 💀👽💖🟦⬜🟦
Going to the one in LA, in the new Intuit Dome. I’m beyond excited
YES YES YES!!!!!
I never struggled with self-harm but I know millions of kids have, and what really blows me away is Tyler's unbelievable compassion for others
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do ‘Ode to sleep’ 🙏🙏
It makes sense bro!
Yooooo I just finished Migraine! So glad i checked for more. LFG!
Amazing reaction. I love watching you get sucked into the song. Absolutely amazing reaction.
‘I would assume it takes a while to tape up some heads’ …general person ‘wtf man’…..tøp fan ‘haha yeah’ makes gun with hands & turns it to a fist |-/
Faking it in the outside ??? So yeah you need to do Fake You Out😆
When this song gets you deep in your thoughts then pulls you out with that awesome reggae breakdown & hypes you up to join with others & keep fighting 🙌🏻👏🏻
top gives us permission to be vulnerable
He talking about self harm...he feels same sometimes, and understands, worries about people who have no hope....sad..
We're all a bit unusual, and I certainly try to hide it. Maybe due to bring in my 50's and I was just brought up differently. But Tyler leans into his weirdness, and we relate to him, and love him, because of it.
HERE for you. 😉
❤❤❤🤗❤❤❤
So they're very first album is called Regional at best. I believe when they were signed by fueled by ramen, that's when they released the vessel album.
Definitely Tear In my Heart, Choker at the least.
How did I miss one?!