A̹͚̲̭̜̦̬̭̭͇͓͔̜̬̎̈́̌ͫ̐̔̑̈́͂ͪ̽̈́̋ͬ̅̆͑̚n̮̗̮̭̬̦͉̬̲͈̲̟̬̪̙̑̒ͪ̌ͅͅ ̫̤͙͔̳̲̇̔ͤ̈̌͒̀A̳̭̹̦͎͓͖̘̖̩̪̹̰̬̥͚̤͚̒̈́͂͊͗̈ͥ͋l̫̰͖̦̗̪͉͓͍̲̱͕̔ͥ͆ͫ̔͂ͤͅb̜̘̮̽̌̀̓ͬ̍̓̔͐ͨ̈̃ͭ̓ͨͯ̀u͇͓̳͔͔̱̖̻͍͇̮̘̳̥̼̻͉ͭ̆̈́̽̈́̐ͨͮ͂͌̐̂̊ͯ͒̌̈̂̓m̲͈̺͚͔͍̼͚̀̉ͥͤ̇̐͂͋̒͊͌ ̞͚̞̯͇̅̾̓̑̓̏͗ă̩̳̘͔̯̼͍͋ͭͧ̾̓̌ ͉̟͚̼̯͍͈̣͉̫̫ͪ͋ͤ̃͆̈͒̈́ͧ͆͋̌̈ͥͧͪ̎̀͂Ḍ͈̭̯̪̬̬͖͕͕̬̮̜̝̠̝͔͑̈̈́̄̒̓̉ͯ̽ͧa͕̫̟͕͇ͮ̉͆̃ͦ̑ͅy̝̘̻̦͙̺̫̋͐ͭ͂̈́ͨ̄ ̮͚͈̬̲̣̺̥̟̰̱͎͍͖̩̹͈͖͆̄̈ͅi̩͔̭͇͚̰͕̟̣͉̮͖̦͙͔ͩ̋ͥ́̃̓ͭ͆̉͂̿͗ͣ̃̿̓ͣs̖̬̟̬̪͔̞̱̪̬̙͍̘̦͍͌͆̎̒̎̉͌͌̿ͨ̎ͫ͒ͬ̈́̍ ͍͎̥̪̠̳̳̺͎̣̠̘̌̓ͦ͑̍ͪ̄ͣ̈ͪͨ̄͒ͭ̒͐͆́p̰̹̖̘̘̺̤̺̯̎ͬͩͭ̊̏͌͑o̗̣͍͚̼̣͚̥̙̼̩̦̔͒ͩͪ̀ͨͩͦ͒̓ͅͅs̞̦̯̞̥͙͓̮̳̈̍̃ͪ̔̔ͨ̍̾͆̄ͭ̌͌ͯt̹̬̭͙͉͍̙̜̗̬̮͍̒ͭ͆̉̑ͯͭ̓̂̊̽͆̓̇̇͋ͅḙ̦̯̳̳͚̅͆̃ͤ̽̈́̍͐ͮͬ̚ͅd͇͓̹͚̮̰͎̫̯͖ͬͪ̆̍̽ͫ̄̇ ̙̠̭̙̞̝͍̀ͨͩ̃ͭ͑ͫ͛̒̅̈́ͮ5̱̪͓̖̼̦͈̜̍̒̑͊̈ͫ͐̆̽̊ͫ͑͂ͩ̓̚̚ ͓̤̫̇̓̈ͅḏ͓̮̙̯̜ͥͭ̇̈́̓̑̓̋̎̾ͥ͆̉̈̊̔̈̊ͨă͉̹̯̳̺͙̘͖̟̩̥͍̜͇ͪ̿ͯ̃ͯ̑ͅy͎̟̬͇̗̯̥̗̫̮͎̣̟͍͈ͬ͗̽͆̑̀ͅs̜͇̳̬̼̲̥̱̖̞̺̅̒ͮ̑̄̂̍͂͑̄̇ͪ͊̎ ̫̪̰̰̟͙͇̤͎ͭ͒͆̓̿̍̌ͅa̖͕̟͇ͣͮ̾͋̔ͫ͛̄ͩ̈͂̌̇̌̈̆̔͊ ͖͙͕̰͙̞͎͈͕̞̳͓̘̱̞̦͇̰ͬ̆̾ͤ̃̃w͔͙͖̯͎̥͉͍̣ͮ̉̃̉̈̇͗ͅe̮̦̰̱̳̠͉͇͍̗̰͇ͭ͐̌͌̎ͫ͗̍͊̂ͤ̒̚ͅe̼̹̹͈͔͓̤̘̮̟̩̜̲̝ͫ̉͂̂̚k̹̫̤͕̤͉̳̖̭̣̮̖̝͎̻ͯ̌͒̈̅̈̈́ͅͅ,̪͔͙̫͊̽͒̃̇̆̈̿͐̄ͥ̄̂͂ͤ̚ ̝̩̼̯̦̉̀̈ͭͧ̑̈̌Ṃ̰͕͖̘͚̙̰̩̟͕̟̜̥͖̗̭̖̽ͨͮ̔͑ͬ̃̓̒̇̐ͧ͛̏͑̚ͅö̞̳̜͉͉̱̻́ͧ̉̌͊̎ͩ̂ͪ̾̂ͯͦ̒͆̐ͦn͔͙̙̯̩̘̪̠̳͙̭̙̬͈̜̰̗̅ͥͨ̅̓͑̄ͪͥ̚̚d̼̰̝̖̞̲̳̳͛͌̓ͭ͌ͬ͒ͭ̎̽ͯa̦̺͙͎͇͈̞̣͖͇̽̀ͬͅͅy͔̗̠͇͙͙͇̲͇̬̖̰͔͔͚̦̲͓̗͐͌̍̾̔͐̽͋ͧ̎ͦ̉ͬ̓͂ͯ͑ͨ̚-̝͚̗̻̲̱͓̜͎̺̜̯͙͛ͣ̈͒̃ͨͩͪ̆̏ͥ̐̅͆F͚̲̹̞̣͖͙͙̮̹͎̖͇̪̭̦̟̏ͣ̋ͧ̅̋̍ͩ̑̿ȑ̝̘̫̥̬̗̥̝͚̼ͮ́̒̂̏̆͌̋̓ͥͭ̾̅i͍̖̳͚̤̙ͬ̑̏͋ͥ̿͑̇͐͐̆ͤ̂d͍͓̼̗́́͛̉ͬ̏ͯ̈̈́͌̎̈́̓͆̿͋̂̚̚a͖̙̼̘̲͎͗̓̓̐̽ͬͪ̏ͣ͒͋̒̔͌͗̿͐ý̦̺̩̯͇̖̪͓̃ͯ̂͂͆ͅ
Today we are continuing my quest to look at every twenty one pilots album by digging into their most recent studio album and smash hit Blurryface. This is the album that got me and many others into twenty one pilots for the first time. This album also is one of the craziest things to come out in a while as it is a bit of a concept album. The concept for this album does not follow a strict story but rather having tracks that all relate to similar themes and having the character of Blurryface.
First off I’ve used the version of Blurryface that many fans have agreed is the proper way to listen to it. This version is identical to the studio version except that you include the original cut of Goner that was released years before Blurryface at the beginning. The reasoning for this is that this version of Goner has the tone of someone who is giving up, being very dark and having the sound of a noose tightening throughout. Then at the end of this track we have the synth stabs that most fans believe to be the sound of Blurryface (the character) screaming, this is the exact sound heard at the beginning of track one HeavyDirtySoul.
From here the album plays out as a battle between Tyler and his demons, which are personified in the character of Blurryface. Blurryface has been described as an avatar for Tyler’s negative thoughts and emotions, being essentially all of the negative aspects of Tyler. The first time Blurryface was featured in a song was the single Fairly Local. This track has Tyler fighting with himself on the verses, arguing rather he is evil or if he can fight his nature. The pre-chorus has Blurryface taunting Tyler that this song will never be popular or played on the radio and that even if it went up for a vote his clique is too small for him to be heard.
The introduction to Blurryface comes in the music video however, where the first time this taunt is spoken Tyler steps behind a wall and all that can be seen is his shadow. The second time however, Tyler is standing is a red lit room looking nervous before his head snaps forward to reveal red eyes as the deep pitch shifted voice of Blurryface taunts him. This is another case of Tyler mixing metaphors of mental demons with imagery of actual supernatural demons. This deep pitched shifted voice is used on other tracks as well, such as the hit Stressed Out.
One of the weak points of this album is that the tracks after Fairly Local don’t really relate the character of Blurryface as well until Goner. While they are fantastic songs that deal with the issues of anxiety and doubt that Blurryface represents, they aren’t as direct with the character as earlier songs. Tear In My Heart is a really nice aside from the rest of the album as this is actually a love song written for Tyler Joseph’s wife Jenna. It’s the closest thing that twenty one pilots have done to a happy song and it’s a surprisingly good fit for them.
The next track Lane Boy is one of my favorites and deals with the idea of record labels or critics telling them to stay in their lane. The entire song is pretty much them telling critics they will continue to experiment and do whatever style or genre that they wish and they should be happy they don’t go as far as they want to. Tyler even suggest the idea of having numerous time changes and tempo changes, which I’d honestly be all for if they wanted to go straight into prog territory.
The song wraps up with a Drum’n’Bass buildup that fades into the next song The Judge. The Judge is the biggest Ukulele song on this album, featuring more lyrics of the spiritual crisis variety. The Bridge in this song displays Tyler’s uncertainty about his faith as well as relating back to the theme of a battle with Blurryface. While a lot of people see The Judge as being a metaphor for God it is also true that the listener can be The Judge of his bout with Blurryface. He is unsure if he is winning or losing because he is fighting himself.
The next track Doubt, as well as Polarize and Hometown continue the spiritual lyrics mixed with battling Blurryface. Another standout is Message Man which is features some pretty rare boasting from Tyler about his skill as a lyricist and a rapper. The big finale of this album is the new rendition of Goner.
While the original version finishes with Tyler seemingly defeated this version continues on with lyrics about how he’ll slip away into the music. This time around the fight continues with Tyler stating that Blurryface isn’t him and that he needs help to take him out. This lyrics seems to be Tyler asking praying for help much like HeavyDirtySoul. The song picks up into a powerful and frantic pace as Tyler screams out don’t let me be before ending with everything dropping out aside Tyler on the last line. This has been interpreted by many fans and been confirmed by Tyler as being the moment that Blurryface is defeated with many theorizing that the reason “you” is the line where everything fades away is because Tyler has received the divine intervention he was asking for.
If you can’t tell by the long and in depth review this album has gotten from me, I absolutely love this album. While other albums have had dark elements and good songs this album works from beginning to end with a dark electronic vibe throughout that is balanced well by the acoustic elements and softer songs. This is an album that gives up something new on each listen and filled with so much imagery and storytelling that you may never discover everything Tyler and Josh have included on this record.
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