Leave The City is absolutely breathtaking and powerful in their concerts. Hearing Tyler say to us for now I will stay alive is so beautiful and the crowd sings back the words
anybody who doesnt like SAI didnt give it a proper chance!!🗣🗣🗣 - me, who put it off for 3 years and finally did give it a real chance and now listen to it more than the other albums
people get so focused on tops lore that forgot the music is also about tyler’s feelings. SAI it’s him feeling better and finally putting a limit to this inner demons. love that album
It's genuinely impossible for me to pick a favorite from Trench. Some days it's Jumpsuit, some days it's NATN, Cut My Lip, Pet Cheetah, Legend, The Hype. This album is insane. So glad I got a physical copy of it.
The Hype(Berlin version) is something you can't miss and definitely a superior song, too. If you do extra stuff from them...I'd start there. Then the Live performances from FOX. Great reactions btw. ❤
Yeah you're getting there with the underlying metaphors. Remember Tyler created the world of 'Trench' as a representation (mostly) of mental health struggles. He felt that by personifying his issues, he could more easily tackle them. In this world he is Clancy. The Banditos represent a support network (friends, family, fans). The Bishops represent insecurities, anxiety, your 'demons' etc. 'The City' in the song title is Dema which represents the state of mind when you are struggling with these issues. The aim is to escape from 'Dema' and be well. In this song after all the events of the story told in the album...Tyler isn't ready to leave Dema, so for now he will bide his time and just stay alive. In Scaled and Icy the story progresses, bringing us to the new album and the events of Overcompensate.
This 1 does stick its head out ahead of the others ...every once in a while when the mode of life hits ...and hits with it even harder ..than most other songs. Calls to us all to stay alive. FOLINA SAHLO
Bravo D. Thoroughly enjoyed all these reactions to Trench. Nobody is asking, but imma tell you my biggest takeaway from this album that I believe they wanted you to hear. “ Leave the City” sums it up perfectly really. On the continent of Trench (life), you can easily find yourself pulled repeatedly into the walls of Dema (despair, depression, anxiety, insecurity). You may even find yourself living and comfortable there for a time. The bishops (champions of different darknesses) want you to believe you are alone, and can’t escape. They would have you give up and end your life there. But you’re not alone, and you can escape. The Banditos prove that. They know what it feels like, and they overcame. They held onto hope (yellow), where bishops of darkness cannot see. “In time I will leave the city. For now, I will stay alive”. To me, that translates to… even if you find yourself in Dema, don’t give up. You’ll be joyful again one day, but it’s going to start with hope to escape. Sometimes not being alone is as powerful of a message as we need. Not being alone gives us hope.
Trench is technically a continent, Dema would be the city where everyone is trapped and that is guarded by the bishops (really though this is all just a metaphor for what's going on in his mind) so to escape the city of Dema and defeat would be to conquer your bad thoughts and get control of your mind - so what he's saying here is that eventually i'm going to beat all these bad thoughts, but for now i'm going to concentrate on staying alive and pushing forward i'm not sure if you've watched "I Am Clancy" but it explains it more in that
Your reactions are still my favorite. It's nice to see someone analysing the lyrics and sound and taking it seriously. Keep up what you do, please. |-/
Well done. I couldn't choose. SAI will be different but I really love it. And xou will too. It will show Tyler's excellence in music writing once more. I'm looking forward to your reactions to the live versions.
Yes! In Trench we're not alone. |-/ 💛 Now remember as you move on that SAI is propaganda. (Rewatch I Am Clancy.) And, NOW... now, you can finally do the Storyteller Performance bc it's all Blurryface and Trench songs!! It's a must DJ!! Tyler gives great narration in between the songs as a bonus. We'll watch it all at once if you just wanna vibe to it and not break it up since you already know and have reacted to the music. Or you can spread it out for more content. Either way, bro! But it's soooo worth it!! Love the work you're putting in, DJ! Your reactions are awesome. I rewind you a lot, usually right before you rewind the music, too! 😊 💛|-/💛
The give away for me was the line where he says "my middle name" Oftentimes when picking a middle name, people go with the grandparent's name. That's what we did anyway.
I love your reactions man, here’s a couple things about the song. 1. Yes trench is a world inside his head, and DEMA represents the dark parts of his mind like doubt, fear, and anxiety. When he says that he’ll “leave the city” that means getting out of that dark place. 2. The last chord of the song is called the “truce chord”. In his last song of vessel, truce, that chord is the final part of the song and in leave the city, it’s the last chord too. I don’t know exactly what it’s for, but i think it’s to tie the two songs together as the final song of the album.
Yay you made it to the end! I don't disagree with your top 5 but mine is Morph, Nico and the Niners, The Hype, Cut My Lip, and Leave the City. However, I love them all the same lol So before you start reacting to scaled and icy, keep in mind that this album comes from Dema, so every sound and lyric is supposed to be fake. The first song is Good day and it provides a false sense of positivism. It's upbeat and happy but once you know that it's from Dema, you will realize that is not as happy as it sounds. Please dont make us wait too long that its torture 😂
I think he is trying to keep his fire (life) going, used all he has collected, singed his hands. The “faces facing me” at the end I think means the fans, he is not alone when touring because of the fans. Can’t wait for the SAI reactions!!!❤❤
This song song is all tied into the lore. "They know that it's almost over" I believe refers to the 9 bishops, while "leaving the city" is Clancy (Tyler) escaping Dema for good. Trench is the world outside of Dema where the Banditos reside, as shown in Jumpsuit and Levitate. Leave the City was set to be a precursor to a follow-up album to Trench, which is ultimately Clancy will be in addition to ending the lore. Once Covid hit and it seemed like the world was ending, Tyler decided to go in a different direction with the next album rather than lean into darker themes - you'll notice that Scaled and Icy is much more upbeat than previous TOP albums. Scaled and Icy is an anagram for Clancy is Dead and is propaganda from the Bishops - essentially forcing Clancy to perform a show for the people of Dema to give the impression of things being better there than they are. I still enjoy the album, but Trench is probably their best (so far, as I'm highly optimistic for Clancy). Tough to pick a top 5 off this album, but I'd go - Morph, Chlorine, Nico and the Niners, Bandito & My Blood.
your reactions are like a breath of fresh air for me, I'm very glad that I found your channel, thank you😩❤️ (english is not my first language, sorry if there are mistakes)
I was not expecting so many uploads today, but im loving it!! Can't believe we finished Trench now on to Scaled and Icy, which is a different vibe. I know a lot of people dont like it, but i personally love it, and I hope you like it too. My top 5 are 1 Morph 2 Nico and the Niners 3 Pet Cheeta 4 Bandito 5 Neon Gravestones
Their next album scaled and icy is a concept album about Dema forcing them to create music for the city so people won’t leave. So it sounds happier but the lyrics aren’t really
Picking 5 is always impossible. Mine: Chlorine, Jumpsuit, Pet Cheetah, Cut My Lip, Bandito. Tomorrow I'll change my mind. Smithereens and Levitate, and Morph should be in there too. And Leave The City. And... Oh forget it. New top 5 on Trench is Trench. Solved.
Trench is the land im the map of your brain where basicly it represents good, yellow, banditos (who are a group of ppl who have escaped dema and are against it). That is where tyler wants to go and he possibly was on the end of overcompensate (or maybe volksoy?)
Trench is such a great album that as soon as i saw it being sold at a local store in my town, i had to get it. It is BY FAR their best project❤ I have to say that my top five is rly different than yours ngl. I always struggled to pick a fave song of trench but here we go 🥲 1- the hype 2- chlorine 3- cut my lip 4- jumpsuit 5- smithereens (or maybe morp or levitate AAAHHH i can't decide😖)
you should also check out the sai livestream album the way they switch up and, combine the songs is crazy. I saw the livestream in the theater when it happen which was cool
powering through htis album reaction! theres a fan made video on youtube recreating the visuals for this song from bandito tour thats worth checking out, helps tie the lyrics to the dema story.
You know a album is great when you use the Chlorine beat for your Thoughts section for every Trench reaction but don’t even include Chlorine in your top 5. This is definitely one if the hardest albums to choose your favorites which is crazy because none of these songs are what TOP is really known for in the mainstream. None of them are like in their top 3 or maybe even top 5 most successful tracks. Great reaction to the album!
For me, the part at the end where he "couldn't take the pace of change" and he says "though I'm far from home , in Trench I'm not alone, these faces facing me" that's all the fame from Blurryface made their "pace" speed up with concerts and interviews etc.. but then now he's "in trench" and the faces he sees are ours in the audience. Am I making any sense at all?
They know how to end albums (self-titled, then Vessel, Blurryface and Trench). Chlorine is absolute top of this album, about pet cheetah, legend I don't even care.
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Leave The City is absolutely breathtaking and powerful in their concerts. Hearing Tyler say to us for now I will stay alive is so beautiful and the crowd sings back the words
My top 5 would probably change each time I listened.
scaled and icy is a whole new vibe , I personally like it a lot , but it doesn’t get a lot of love
I love SAI!
anybody who doesnt like SAI didnt give it a proper chance!!🗣🗣🗣 - me, who put it off for 3 years and finally did give it a real chance and now listen to it more than the other albums
people get so focused on tops lore that forgot the music is also about tyler’s feelings. SAI it’s him feeling better and finally putting a limit to this inner demons. love that album
Love SAI also! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
ngl as a former former tøp dickrider i found SAI to be absolute doodoo dog ass other than like a few songs, didn't like their style too much
Struggling to pick your favourites, like a TRUE Bandito 😊
It's genuinely impossible for me to pick a favorite from Trench. Some days it's Jumpsuit, some days it's NATN, Cut My Lip, Pet Cheetah, Legend, The Hype.
This album is insane. So glad I got a physical copy of it.
The Hype(Berlin version) is something you can't miss and definitely a superior song, too. If you do extra stuff from them...I'd start there. Then the Live performances from FOX. Great reactions btw. ❤
I second this, this remix is insanely INSANELY good, it's such a vibe.
Better then the oringal song it's 🔥🔥
Yeah you're getting there with the underlying metaphors. Remember Tyler created the world of 'Trench' as a representation (mostly) of mental health struggles. He felt that by personifying his issues, he could more easily tackle them. In this world he is Clancy. The Banditos represent a support network (friends, family, fans). The Bishops represent insecurities, anxiety, your 'demons' etc. 'The City' in the song title is Dema which represents the state of mind when you are struggling with these issues. The aim is to escape from 'Dema' and be well. In this song after all the events of the story told in the album...Tyler isn't ready to leave Dema, so for now he will bide his time and just stay alive. In Scaled and Icy the story progresses, bringing us to the new album and the events of Overcompensate.
Wow holy shit I could not have put it better myself thank you😭
This 1 does stick its head out ahead of the others ...every once in a while when the mode of life hits ...and hits with it even harder ..than most other songs. Calls to us all to stay alive. FOLINA SAHLO
Sahlo folina
Scaled and Icy was canonically forced by the bishops after Tyler's recapture btw
This song makes me cry. Its so beautiful. You should check out a video of this song live. The emotion from tyler and the crowd 😭
Yes! Agree 💯 |-/
Bravo D. Thoroughly enjoyed all these reactions to Trench.
Nobody is asking, but imma tell you my biggest takeaway from this album that I believe they wanted you to hear. “ Leave the City” sums it up perfectly really. On the continent of Trench (life), you can easily find yourself pulled repeatedly into the walls of Dema (despair, depression, anxiety, insecurity). You may even find yourself living and comfortable there for a time. The bishops (champions of different darknesses) want you to believe you are alone, and can’t escape. They would have you give up and end your life there. But you’re not alone, and you can escape. The Banditos prove that. They know what it feels like, and they overcame. They held onto hope (yellow), where bishops of darkness cannot see. “In time I will leave the city. For now, I will stay alive”. To me, that translates to… even if you find yourself in Dema, don’t give up. You’ll be joyful again one day, but it’s going to start with hope to escape.
Sometimes not being alone is as powerful of a message as we need. Not being alone gives us hope.
In Trench I'm not alone. |-/
Perfect summary. Thanks
Trench is technically a continent, Dema would be the city where everyone is trapped and that is guarded by the bishops (really though this is all just a metaphor for what's going on in his mind)
so to escape the city of Dema and defeat would be to conquer your bad thoughts and get control of your mind - so what he's saying here is that eventually i'm going to beat all these bad thoughts, but for now i'm going to concentrate on staying alive and pushing forward
i'm not sure if you've watched "I Am Clancy" but it explains it more in that
Your reactions are still my favorite. It's nice to see someone analysing the lyrics and sound and taking it seriously. Keep up what you do, please.
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every morning I run into my pc only to see this videos!
Well done. I couldn't choose. SAI will be different but I really love it. And xou will too. It will show Tyler's excellence in music writing once more. I'm looking forward to your reactions to the live versions.
Scaled and icey is Next 🎉🎉🎉❤❤😊
Can't wait for the Scaled and Icy vids! I'm honestly scared you won't like it as much because it doesn't get enough love 😅
Nah. DJ will love SAI like we do.
I admittedly didn't much care for SAI when I first heard it, but it has grown on me, and really isbmuch better than it's given credit for
Yes! In Trench we're not alone. |-/ 💛
Now remember as you move on that SAI is propaganda. (Rewatch I Am Clancy.)
And, NOW... now, you can finally do the Storyteller Performance bc it's all Blurryface and Trench songs!! It's a must DJ!! Tyler gives great narration in between the songs as a bonus. We'll watch it all at once if you just wanna vibe to it and not break it up since you already know and have reacted to the music. Or you can spread it out for more content. Either way, bro! But it's soooo worth it!!
Love the work you're putting in, DJ! Your reactions are awesome. I rewind you a lot, usually right before you rewind the music, too! 😊
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Yes!!! You made it and I loved every second. ❤
You made it, so Nice to watch you discovering the songs one by one !! Lets go to Scaled and Icy ❤
SAI next ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 I love your reactions so so much. 🫶🏻🫶🏻 looking very much forward to SAI
The give away for me was the line where he says "my middle name"
Oftentimes when picking a middle name, people go with the grandparent's name. That's what we did anyway.
D, you’re reactions to twenty one pilots are really like one of my favorite reactions I’ve seen :) I can’t wait for you to see scaled and icy
I'm so excited to hear you react to SAI now!
Also, Pet Cheetah is one of my faves of all their catalog.
Appreciate you really taking your time with this record. It’s so complex and deserves that attention
Hearing this song live was a real spiritual experience
I love your reactions man, here’s a couple things about the song.
1. Yes trench is a world inside his head, and DEMA represents the dark parts of his mind like doubt, fear, and anxiety. When he says that he’ll “leave the city” that means getting out of that dark place.
2. The last chord of the song is called the “truce chord”. In his last song of vessel, truce, that chord is the final part of the song and in leave the city, it’s the last chord too. I don’t know exactly what it’s for, but i think it’s to tie the two songs together as the final song of the album.
Yes, because sometimes, when you're tired of fighting (tending to the fire), the best thing to do is to call a Truce. For now. |-/
Yay you made it to the end! I don't disagree with your top 5 but mine is Morph, Nico and the Niners, The Hype, Cut My Lip, and Leave the City. However, I love them all the same lol
So before you start reacting to scaled and icy, keep in mind that this album comes from Dema, so every sound and lyric is supposed to be fake. The first song is Good day and it provides a false sense of positivism. It's upbeat and happy but once you know that it's from Dema, you will realize that is not as happy as it sounds. Please dont make us wait too long that its torture 😂
I think he is trying to keep his fire (life) going, used all he has collected, singed his hands. The “faces facing me” at the end I think means the fans, he is not alone when touring because of the fans. Can’t wait for the SAI reactions!!!❤❤
This song song is all tied into the lore. "They know that it's almost over" I believe refers to the 9 bishops, while "leaving the city" is Clancy (Tyler) escaping Dema for good. Trench is the world outside of Dema where the Banditos reside, as shown in Jumpsuit and Levitate.
Leave the City was set to be a precursor to a follow-up album to Trench, which is ultimately Clancy will be in addition to ending the lore. Once Covid hit and it seemed like the world was ending, Tyler decided to go in a different direction with the next album rather than lean into darker themes - you'll notice that Scaled and Icy is much more upbeat than previous TOP albums. Scaled and Icy is an anagram for Clancy is Dead and is propaganda from the Bishops - essentially forcing Clancy to perform a show for the people of Dema to give the impression of things being better there than they are. I still enjoy the album, but Trench is probably their best (so far, as I'm highly optimistic for Clancy).
Tough to pick a top 5 off this album, but I'd go - Morph, Chlorine, Nico and the Niners, Bandito & My Blood.
your reactions are like a breath of fresh air for me, I'm very glad that I found your channel, thank you😩❤️ (english is not my first language, sorry if there are mistakes)
Great reaction the the entire album D. 3 of your 5 top tracks are mine as well.
I was not expecting so many uploads today, but im loving it!!
Can't believe we finished Trench now on to Scaled and Icy, which is a different vibe. I know a lot of people dont like it, but i personally love it, and I hope you like it too.
My top 5 are
1 Morph
2 Nico and the Niners
3 Pet Cheeta
4 Bandito
5 Neon Gravestones
Love it! So glad you’re in the clique! ❤
6:15 Yeah i’d say you’re right on the money with that
I’m going to be late for work 😂
Their next album scaled and icy is a concept album about Dema forcing them to create music for the city so people won’t leave. So it sounds happier but the lyrics aren’t really
This song is beautiful!!! Leave the city in my top 5!
Picking 5 is always impossible. Mine: Chlorine, Jumpsuit, Pet Cheetah, Cut My Lip, Bandito.
Tomorrow I'll change my mind. Smithereens and Levitate, and Morph should be in there too. And Leave The City. And... Oh forget it.
New top 5 on Trench is Trench. Solved.
We know what he means.🌻❤🔥
Is there any way, we can pay you to react to the lore video? It will open your eyes to everything!!!
Cut My Lip is so good. Had to be in there.
Trench is the land im the map of your brain where basicly it represents good, yellow, banditos (who are a group of ppl who have escaped dema and are against it). That is where tyler wants to go and he possibly was on the end of overcompensate (or maybe volksoy?)
Trench is such a great album that as soon as i saw it being sold at a local store in my town, i had to get it. It is BY FAR their best project❤
I have to say that my top five is rly different than yours ngl. I always struggled to pick a fave song of trench but here we go 🥲
1- the hype
2- chlorine
3- cut my lip
4- jumpsuit
5- smithereens (or maybe morp or levitate AAAHHH i can't decide😖)
you should also check out the sai livestream album the way they switch up and, combine the songs is crazy. I saw the livestream in the theater when it happen which was cool
powering through htis album reaction! theres a fan made video on youtube recreating the visuals for this song from bandito tour thats worth checking out, helps tie the lyrics to the dema story.
YO! i see u with a vikings jersey on, you in mn? If so, you gonna be at the concert in october?
You know a album is great when you use the Chlorine beat for your Thoughts section for every Trench reaction but don’t even include Chlorine in your top 5. This is definitely one if the hardest albums to choose your favorites which is crazy because none of these songs are what TOP is really known for in the mainstream. None of them are like in their top 3 or maybe even top 5 most successful tracks. Great reaction to the album!
My TøP 5
- Chlorine
- My Blood
- Jumpsuit
- Smithereens
- Legend
For me, the part at the end where he "couldn't take the pace of change" and he says "though I'm far from home , in Trench I'm not alone, these faces facing me" that's all the fame from Blurryface made their "pace" speed up with concerts and interviews etc.. but then now he's "in trench" and the faces he sees are ours in the audience. Am I making any sense at all?
Welcome to Trench
They know how to end albums (self-titled, then Vessel, Blurryface and Trench). Chlorine is absolute top of this album, about pet cheetah, legend I don't even care.
I'm confused, I can't find your reaction to The Hype?
ayo what about "heathens" you didnnt react to it
It’s because ive heard that song so many times before I even started reading lol. Song is fire tho 😂🔥🔥
DON'T TRUST SAI! It's Dema propaganda!😊
Agree! Keep this in mind when listening to it.