Kathryn R I heard about this video but never found a source. I went through dozens of live performances just to see this one, and I didn't think it would affect me the way it did. I was too stunned to even move. I knew that this was what I was looking for but somehow it never registered that it was going to be so real. That was in January and I still have to watch this regularly, I don't know why. Something about that sinking feeling I get in my chest while watching it. It's dread. But at the same time, it's relief. It's understanding. He knows what that means. He's singing to us that he understands, he knows what it's like to go through that. And all I want to do is hug him, to show him that we are here for him just as much as he is for us. This song saved me in a lot of ways.
This video all of a sudden opened up my eyes to what this song is really about. And honestly it hurts, but I guess that's sort of the point. Tyler's saying it hurts, I know it hurts, but there are other options. We'll take it one step at a time. This is why I love Twenty One Pilots.
wait wait no stop everything pause wait pls thnx. he- the- that thing with the head to stop himself crying was enough. BUT THEN THAT THING HE DID WITH THE MIC NO *STOP* I CAN'T PLS
I know that this is an old post but... He does that head thing TO STOP HIMSELF FROM CRYING!?!?! OMG I'M TEARING UP 😭😭😭😱😱💀 I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!! 💛🖤 ||-//
At 0.40 I almost started crying. I fell in love with this band for its music but I never knew it would save me the way it did. He doesn't act like self harm is taboo but at the same time he knows all the right things to say and do for the people who are struggling, at least in my case. Tyler motivates me to keep fighting just by being himself. By being an example of the fact that staying alive is worth it. That someday you'll look back and be so happy you're still here. I saw twenty one pilots in concert yesterday and it changed my life. To be honest knowing that I was going to see them was the one thing I would make myself remember when I was having a bad day so I didn't do anything stupid. And it was everything I could have ever hoped for. Thank you guys, for helping me, even though you will probably never see this. Maybe if I think it hard enough it'll get through...
I know this song isn't supposed to be funny, but I just grin at 0:22 when Tyler walks in and the camera zooms to the other side and it totally misses him. I don't know if it's because of the camera, or the way he just walks into the shot but for some reason I grin EVERY time. Then I feel my heart drop when he mimics the cutting.
honestly the 00:40 thing just feels like hes saying "i know what youre doing you cant fool me" and even tho its super emotional it also feels kind of comforting this song is the reason im clean and staying clean. i draw the fist on my arm almost every night so i always have a random green or blue fist on my arm (i use whatever marker i can find) and every time i even think of hurting myself i see it and am reminded of the pilots and this song. im reminded to turn to art instead. i even painted a whole ass realistic fist on a canvas last night. i hope to get the fist tattooed one day :)
i UNIVERSE he’s definitely not cutting himself. that’s way more of a trigger than just making the motion(which is what he has doing) and I highly doubt he would commit self harm on stage. it was just a gesture to go along with the meaning of the song.
About 0:40... Tyler said that this song was originally inspired by kids in Ohio who were struggling with suicidal thoughts. He wrote this song to acknowledge to kids everywhere that yeah, you have the power to hurt yourself (which older generations seem to not want to admit), but you don't have to. You can redirect that energy elsewhere.
I think I heard about it on Spotify... there was an album there that included commentary from Tyler about every song. That's all I remember. Maybe you can find it and let everyone know. :)
I don't think this song is necessarily about self harm, but it definitely mentions it.. To me, it's about how Tyler knows his fans and others have the power to hurt themselves, or worse, end their lives - at any moment. "But you all have guns, and you never put the safety on, and you all have plans, to take it, don't take it". He wants to help them and it's keeping him up at night ("I'm trying to sleep, but I can't") tying to find a way to help.
It really blows my mind to know that there is someone out there understanding so well how I’m feeling (and many others) and are able to put it into words
It feels good to come back to this video when "your mind is gone". Thank you. Today is my 6 month clean about self harm. I know It dont mean anything for everyone except me. I just wanted you know, if you read this, that you can do it. You're not alone, and Tyler said right. All that worth it ! stay safe everyone
I'm not suicidal or anything or even depressed but for everyone out there who is struggling with those things, I'm sorry, and I hope it gets better. Please keep trying, u only get one life. Love u guys
This song means so much to me, i knew this was about cutting, I've cut in the past and I've been 2 months clean. The part where it says "and you swear to your parents that it will never happen again" is the story of my life, that's happened many times and I've never heard a song that's touched my heart like his before, whenever I have those thoughts of doing it again I'll just listen to this or other songs and it distracts me from it... so thank you Tyler and Josh for helping me keep it together❤️🖤
DallonWeekesPls he did when he was younger. You can see his scars on his stomach in a few pictures. There is also a few pictures of him with a rubber band on his wrist (you’re supposed to snap the rubber band on your wrist instead of cutting) and now he has three rubber bands tattooed on his wrist
Yknow, whenever I listen to this song I always think that’s what they were hinting at but I didn’t realise they actually were until this video at 00:40 I’m- gonna cry
This song means so much to me, I've always thought this song was about self harm: cutting, I've cut in the past and I've been 2 months clean. The part where it says "and you swear to your parents that it will never happen again" is the story of my life, that's happened many times and I've never heard a song that's touched my heart like his before, whenever I have those thoughts of doing it again I'll just listen to this or other songs and it distracts me from it... so thank you Tyler and Josh for helping me keep it together❤️🖤
I don't get why you are all shook by him making the si wrist motion. I love them more for sure and I have even more respect by him bringing to more people's attention but I'm not losing it or sooo shook. I had si issues for seven years and I'm glad more people are talking about it instead of hiding but c'mon. Also my comma button isn't working hence not quite proper grammar
it's currently 3am and i'm in tears because of tyler miming the self-harm. i had never fully realised the meaning of this song. yes, i had an idea but i never thought about it. seeing him do that hit me like a fucking ton of bricks. the lyrics, his past. it all hit me. and i'm currently shaking and crying because this song suddenly means 100% more to me.
Guns for hands theory He means that when he cuts he says to his parents that it will never happen again. (I know what that means, that you all have guns) he contemplates suicide because his way of coping is cutting but he doesn't have that coping strategy anymore (he promised to his parents) so when he sings "that 'you' all have guns" it means he feels like since his parents made him promise to not cut again he feels like they are killing him slowly with no coping strategy
Oli Mae The songs about how so many of his fans struggle with self harm and suicidal thoughts and he knows they have the power to hurt themselves but he's telling them to channel the negative energy somewhere else. Listen to vessel commentary for this track
I live in Las Vegas and I wish that i could see them. They had a concert February 18, 2017. They sold out early and I cried my eyes out. My mom said when we move to California this summer, she can try see figure out if they will have any concerts, if they do she will buy tickets for me. Thats why I love my twenty one pilots mom.
0:40 people have been saying "when he performs guns for hands live he always gestures self harm" and ive tried to find it so many times, but i couldn't. so i thought that maybe they were mistaken or something, but then i saw this and i barely moved for 1 minute and have been shaking for 10.
When he did the cutting motion at :40 I was prepared to get emotional but I didn’t, and I was really confused until I realized, that is not the place I self harm. I don’t do it on my arms, so that motion did not make me emotional. If he had done it on his hip, I would be bawling my eyes out.
Y'all i don't really think that's him mimicking cutting, most likely just him being awkward on stage as he always used to be. Idk doesn't look like how I cut, more like a tic almost
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Ok wow 0:40 hurts so bad
0:40 literally made my heart jump and stomach turn wow
Same here
me too
Exactly- I cried for some reason-
i never noticed tyler miming the cutting. i would be crying right now but im too stunned to make a noise. they mean the world to me.
+Kathryn Riches My heart jumped when he did that. I had never noticed it before....
Kathryn R I heard about this video but never found a source. I went through dozens of live performances just to see this one, and I didn't think it would affect me the way it did. I was too stunned to even move. I knew that this was what I was looking for but somehow it never registered that it was going to be so real. That was in January and I still have to watch this regularly, I don't know why. Something about that sinking feeling I get in my chest while watching it. It's dread. But at the same time, it's relief. It's understanding. He knows what that means. He's singing to us that he understands, he knows what it's like to go through that. And all I want to do is hug him, to show him that we are here for him just as much as he is for us. This song saved me in a lot of ways.
Abi Cunningham how are you today, frien? Hope you’re okay and safe.
00:40 was so so so powerful
00:40 causes me actual physical pain
ugh eeli me too. Like I actually felt sharp pain in my chest
@@dani_dazed I thought I was the only onee...
Oh my god this made me so sad. I literally want to give him a hug
This video all of a sudden opened up my eyes to what this song is really about. And honestly it hurts, but I guess that's sort of the point. Tyler's saying it hurts, I know it hurts, but there are other options. We'll take it one step at a time. This is why I love Twenty One Pilots.
Shani Zinck I could tel what this song was from just from experience
21 Røses Tøday me too
wait wait no stop everything pause wait pls thnx.
he- the- that thing with the head to stop himself crying was enough.
BUT THEN THAT THING HE DID WITH THE MIC
NO
*STOP*
I CAN'T
PLS
I know that this is an old post but...
He does that head thing TO STOP HIMSELF FROM CRYING!?!?! OMG I'M TEARING UP 😭😭😭😱😱💀
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!! 💛🖤 ||-//
At 0.40 I almost started crying. I fell in love with this band for its music but I never knew it would save me the way it did. He doesn't act like self harm is taboo but at the same time he knows all the right things to say and do for the people who are struggling, at least in my case. Tyler motivates me to keep fighting just by being himself. By being an example of the fact that staying alive is worth it. That someday you'll look back and be so happy you're still here. I saw twenty one pilots in concert yesterday and it changed my life. To be honest knowing that I was going to see them was the one thing I would make myself remember when I was having a bad day so I didn't do anything stupid. And it was everything I could have ever hoped for. Thank you guys, for helping me, even though you will probably never see this. Maybe if I think it hard enough it'll get through...
I'm crying I'm crying to sleep I'm crying I'm crying to sleep because this video is killing me in in side yeah
Laurathegirl same
Same
I know this song isn't supposed to be funny, but I just grin at 0:22 when Tyler walks in and the camera zooms to the other side and it totally misses him. I don't know if it's because of the camera, or the way he just walks into the shot but for some reason I grin EVERY time. Then I feel my heart drop when he mimics the cutting.
Omg I'm WHEEZING AHAHAHA THE WAY HE WALKS LEFT AND THE CAMERA MAN GOES RIGHT
have u ever felt like u wanted to cry but u just cant. I feel like that rn bc of tyler mimicking cutting his wrists
the local emo same
Yeah
the local emo except for the fact that I’m sobbing
0:40 im going to throw up holy shit
Tiedye Marshmallow same
Everyone's talking about 0:40 but can we just talk about 3:57 ? I'm crying so freaking hard.
honestly the 00:40 thing just feels like hes saying "i know what youre doing you cant fool me" and even tho its super emotional it also feels kind of comforting
this song is the reason im clean and staying clean. i draw the fist on my arm almost every night so i always have a random green or blue fist on my arm (i use whatever marker i can find) and every time i even think of hurting myself i see it and am reminded of the pilots and this song. im reminded to turn to art instead. i even painted a whole ass realistic fist on a canvas last night.
i hope to get the fist tattooed one day :)
this video hurts me so bad. specifically 0:40
Am I blind? Bc I can't see what he does at 0:40
+Kyleez Youngz he was making the motions of self harm with his mic
Kyleez Youngz
Kyleez Youngz the strength cause the holes on the mic if he runs it across his wrist it cuts him so he is cutting himself
i UNIVERSE he’s definitely not cutting himself. that’s way more of a trigger than just making the motion(which is what he has doing) and I highly doubt he would commit self harm on stage. it was just a gesture to go along with the meaning of the song.
Oh shit. That broke me. Tears rolling down my face man. That mic motion thing. Holy fuck.
i know right!! if it had been more subtle it'd be økay but the way he just kinda exaggerated it was.. ouch.
+imaginary ikr my heart was like oh shit. Here we go. 😭😭😭
I think my heart stopped beating at least three times during this
About 0:40...
Tyler said that this song was originally inspired by kids in Ohio who were struggling with suicidal thoughts. He wrote this song to acknowledge to kids everywhere that yeah, you have the power to hurt yourself (which older generations seem to not want to admit), but you don't have to. You can redirect that energy elsewhere.
hey! can you please tell me where you find this information? or send me a link or something? :) because i can't find it :/
I think I heard about it on Spotify... there was an album there that included commentary from Tyler about every song. That's all I remember. Maybe you can find it and let everyone know. :)
when you buy vessel on spotify, you get that video aswell! its called track by track video commentary or something
T-T
I don't think this song is necessarily about self harm, but it definitely mentions it.. To me, it's about how Tyler knows his fans and others have the power to hurt themselves, or worse, end their lives - at any moment. "But you all have guns, and you never put the safety on, and you all have plans, to take it, don't take it". He wants to help them and it's keeping him up at night ("I'm trying to sleep, but I can't") tying to find a way to help.
0:40 Plot twist: his arm was just itchy.
I feel really bad for laughing at this
Samuel Treminiø Valle same 😂
I laughed more than I should have
This is supposed to be sad but I just laughed so hard rn
I wish (bc I love tyjo and I don't want him to be hurting) but he does that in all his live performances at that line
At 0:40 my body turned to Ice and I melted to the ground
him bringing the microphone across his wrist 3 times... that is an image I will never unsee. it hurts to watch, and bring back memories
For a person who used to do it... this is unsettling but beautiful.
0:40 TYLER PLEASE STOP!!! IT'S MAKING ME FEEL THINGS I DON'T WANT TO FEEL!!
welp who needs stable emotions anyways
no one?
Me. I'm dun
I realised that he said in the beginning "Don't kill yourself it's not worth it. Trust me." Only the fifth time I watched it...Damn
Nici w h a t i just watched it again
Tyler forgot his piano again
"Dang it"
Oh man, I told him to pack it!
It really blows my mind to know that there is someone out there understanding so well how I’m feeling (and many others) and are able to put it into words
Why do I feel like josh is beating those drums harder than ever?
3:56 is my favourite part
*3:57
00:40 we all saw it. We all hurt. It breaks my heart to see him do it. And to know that other people do it too.
It feels good to come back to this video when "your mind is gone". Thank you.
Today is my 6 month clean about self harm. I know It dont mean anything for everyone except me. I just wanted you know, if you read this, that you can do it.
You're not alone, and Tyler said right. All that worth it ! stay safe everyone
You kill it girl, 11 months !
@@jainelucie4526 congrats!!!!! this is amazing, i'm very glad to hear that. wish you well. :)
I'm not suicidal or anything or even depressed but for everyone out there who is struggling with those things, I'm sorry, and I hope it gets better. Please keep trying, u only get one life. Love u guys
This song means so much to me, i knew this was about cutting, I've cut in the past and I've been 2 months clean. The part where it says "and you swear to your parents that it will never happen again" is the story of my life, that's happened many times and I've never heard a song that's touched my heart like his before, whenever I have those thoughts of doing it again I'll just listen to this or other songs and it distracts me from it... so thank you Tyler and Josh for helping me keep it together❤️🖤
it makes me really sad seeing my beans like that
i actually cried just because he did that and I could relate to just that on such a personal level. i hope he never went through self harm
DallonWeekesPls he did when he was younger. You can see his scars on his stomach in a few pictures. There is also a few pictures of him with a rubber band on his wrist (you’re supposed to snap the rubber band on your wrist instead of cutting) and now he has three rubber bands tattooed on his wrist
None of my business but Tyler is my rolemodel but when he did the mic motion I lost my cool
S AME
Ashton ! Z
0:42 I know it's supposed to do the opposite, but all that cutting only triggers the sick part of my brain to do it more.
bggc71196 same here i really want to cut right and it makes me feel bad because i don't want Tyler to be the trigger. does it make sense? haha
IT MAKES SENSE. That's how i feel everytime i watch this. So i tend to avoid it for that.
Stay strong, fren. You can beat the urge, we can do this |-/
bggc71196 You're so sweet
Bar1338 anything for a fellow clique member :D hugs from Mexico, baby bean!
Yknow, whenever I listen to this song I always think that’s what they were hinting at but I didn’t realise they actually were until this video at 00:40 I’m- gonna cry
it's 5am... im crying.. oh god 💔
Am I the only one curious as to what Josh took out of his pocket and then left on the drum(s) after the drum battle?
It's chilling to see Mandalay Bay in the background and know what will happen in that same spot in a few years.
This song means so much to me, I've always thought this song was about self harm: cutting, I've cut in the past and I've been 2 months clean. The part where it says "and you swear to your parents that it will never happen again" is the story of my life, that's happened many times and I've never heard a song that's touched my heart like his before, whenever I have those thoughts of doing it again I'll just listen to this or other songs and it distracts me from it... so thank you Tyler and Josh for helping me keep it together❤️🖤
and the three motions were right over the three lines tattooed around his wrist
I don't get why you are all shook by him making the si wrist motion. I love them more for sure and I have even more respect by him bringing to more people's attention but I'm not losing it or sooo shook. I had si issues for seven years and I'm glad more people are talking about it instead of hiding but c'mon. Also my comma button isn't working hence not quite proper grammar
@KINGWOLF Stereotyping much?
@KINGWOLF Or wait, no. You're right. He or she doesn't understand.
That's literally his or her first sentence.
i am obsessed.
the fact that they're doing this for us makes me so damn grateful
it's currently 3am and i'm in tears because of tyler miming the self-harm. i had never fully realised the meaning of this song. yes, i had an idea but i never thought about it. seeing him do that hit me like a fucking ton of bricks. the lyrics, his past. it all hit me. and i'm currently shaking and crying because this song suddenly means 100% more to me.
Guns for hands theory
He means that when he cuts he says to his parents that it will never happen again. (I know what that means, that you all have guns) he contemplates suicide because his way of coping is cutting but he doesn't have that coping strategy anymore (he promised to his parents)
so when he sings "that 'you' all have guns" it means he feels like since his parents made him promise to not cut again he feels like they are killing him slowly with no coping strategy
Oli Mae The songs about how so many of his fans struggle with self harm and suicidal thoughts and he knows they have the power to hurt themselves but he's telling them to channel the negative energy somewhere else. Listen to vessel commentary for this track
tomcatno1fan we know that that’s not really the meaning of the song but it can be if you want it too, songs can be interpreted
most chilling yet comforting performance |-/
this saves me every night
this song means a lot to me
ok but at 3:40 when tyler almost falls and Josh's zebra pants! 😂😂
I live in Las Vegas and I wish that i could see them. They had a concert February 18, 2017. They sold out early and I cried my eyes out. My mom said when we move to California this summer, she can try see figure out if they will have any concerts, if they do she will buy tickets for me. Thats why I love my twenty one pilots mom.
He says he promised that it will never happen again as he is cutting his wrist. This breaks my heart
Man....
and this happened in my hometown
I can’t watch this with out crying I hope he’s doing alright
this made me emotional
I can't believe i actually saying this but im self harm free for almost 2 years, after cutting everyday for 10 years. Thank you TØP 💛
AHHHH I WANNA CRY
0:40 I'm crying, I never noticed that. He's using the mic to mimic cutting, Tyler why?! 😭
I can't craft anymore I need to cry
it's okay. we can cry if we need to. don't cry craft is for another time mate
Wow I didt know how many tears I had
I love them.
the shooting.
Everyone is talking about what Tyler does, but what sticks out to me is that this is the same place a mass shooting took place not too long ago
I live in Vegas but I didn't know they existed in 2013
This is so beautiful I love them so much. We did it. |-/
0:40 I have chills and I’m crying...
?
i'm crying.
Whoa, just whoa
0:40 people have been saying "when he performs guns for hands live he always gestures self harm" and ive tried to find it so many times, but i couldn't. so i thought that maybe they were mistaken or something, but then i saw this and i barely moved for 1 minute and have been shaking for 10.
omg I cried so hard!!! tyler no.... please no
It’s that place...
im crying.
0:40 made me start to ball
Perfect !!! 👍👍👍👍
im crying
0:40 actually managed to make my cry. I.. its hard to explain what I'm feeling right now.. Tyler.. ;w;
Is it a bit unsettling to anyone else where this song was preformed? Considering what would take place at the hotel just 4 years later?
Nick k what do you mean ?
Charlotte Vincent he’s talking about the Las Vegas shooting that happened in the room on the Mandalay Bay during a concert.
everyone talking about 0:40 but noone mentioned 3:57
0:40 omg :'(
0:40 oh wowwowo crying
went to Las Vegas in december that year...I'm always off by three months :(
0:40 i feel so sick..
0:40 made me cry for 20 mins nonstop. Stay alive guys, please. |-/
When he did the cutting motion at :40 I was prepared to get emotional but I didn’t, and I was really confused until I realized, that is not the place I self harm. I don’t do it on my arms, so that motion did not make me emotional. If he had done it on his hip, I would be bawling my eyes out.
@Kenzie Holden I use a rubber band too. It's actually helped but my mom wonders why my wrist is red all the time :/
i love him so fucking much:(
Me crying for 5 minutes and 36 seconds straight
wow holy shit! at the end there?!
Ben Miller here 3 yrs late but still someone finally acknowledged the end
Okay everyone is talking about 0:39 or 0:40 and that he cuts, but the Video is so blurry, I can't really see anything
He makes motions with his mic like he is cutting his wrist.
Screeching Onions Oh now I see it thank you
Really spooky seeing Mandalay Bay right behind the stage
Y'all i don't really think that's him mimicking cutting, most likely just him being awkward on stage as he always used to be. Idk doesn't look like how I cut, more like a tic almost
4:40 ME: TYLER YOU STOP THAT!
Well that's embarrassing. I put the wrong time. I meant :40
fuck i have chills
fucking Sky why do you make me watch this😂
the mic thing- ow :(
SMURF TYLER!!!!
what does tyler say at 2:34
He sed "where's my piano?"
@@azulBjort_1406 he said "let's break it down"
:40 hit so fucking hard