- I think I know this song.
- ♪ ...ask you who you know ♪ ♪ Please don't make... ♪
- Oh, I love this! - ♪ ...any sudden moves ♪ ♪ (hard rock music) ♪ - (FBE) So today,
we're gonna have you read some lyrics
from top songs by an artist and have you tell us the meaning
and what you think, then you'll get to listen
to the songs you read and tell us your thoughts. - Well, I don't know
what to expect, but I do hope
to identify with the lyrics. - When I was a teenager,
rock and roll had just started, so I kind of go back to that era. - The way the artists
are today, I mean, some of their shit
is really out there. - It's only when I hear
the melody with the lyrics that I get a clear feeling
of what they're saying. - "I'm just being dramatic. In fact, I'm only at it again
as an addict with a pen. Who's addicted to the wind
as it blows me back and forth, mindless, spineless, and pretend." - "Of course, I'll be here again. See you tomorrow.
But it's the end of today." - This sounds like they're
addicted to writings songs. - If he's writing, why would
he say he's mindless and spineless, someone who's cowardly? - He has no direction. He's letting the direction
take him to his destination as opposed to going down
the destination himself. - I like the lyrics. He's got kind of
an open heart there. - (FBE) Here are the first lyrics
to your second song. - "I ponder of something great. My lungs will fill
and then deflate. They fill with fire, exhale desire,
I know it's dire, my time today." - It's gonna be filled with fire,
so that's excitement, and desire, which
could be love or lust, and then dire means it's not going
to be a good ending. - He wants to fill up for something
that's real to him and he's been deflated before. - He's living moment to moment and he's not gonna have
that moment again. - "I have these thoughts
so often I ought to replace that slot with
what I once bought 'cause somebody stole my car radio,
and now I just sit in silence." - I listen to the radio,
not sitting on the edge of my seat, but just to pass the time of day
while I'm driving. - I know how he feels. I know when my radio goes out,
it's like, "I gotta sit in silence. Now what do I do?" - Well, that, to me, could
also epitomize a relationship where the car radio was someone
who was always there with them and keeping their interest,
and now they're alone and depressed
and not caring about anything. - It sounds like somebody
that does a lot of introspection and thinking and they're
in their own little world, I think. - "She asked me,
'Son, when I grow old, will you buy me a house of gold? And when your father turns to stone,
will you take care of me?' I will make you queen
of everything you see. I'll put you on the map.
I'll cure you of disease." - It sounds like a son
who really loves his mother. - There's a lot about life. "You know, when I get old,
will you be there for me?" "Yes, yes, mom." - That's a thought that
is with every senior, basically, is there gonna be
somebody there for me when I get really old? - That would be a beautiful thing
for my child to say to me. - "I wish I found some better sounds
no one's ever heard. I wish I had a better voice
that sang some better words. I was told when I get older,
all my fears would shrink, but now I'm insecure
and I care what people think." - Every word in the English language
has been used and you try to express yourself-- you think
you come up with something clever, and it's already been said. - That is so interesting
because you think, you really do think as you get older
that you've overcome a lot of your fears,
a lot of your insecurities. - We all have some insecurities
that we have to deal with, and I guess it's the way
we deal with them that makes us who we are. - Maybe when you get in your 30s,
I think many people start to develop
more confidence in themselves, and when you get
much older like me, you really don't care
what people think, you know? That takes many years. - Well, I don't care
what people think anymore since I've gotten older. (laughing) I really don't give a [bleep]
what anyone thinks. - "I just wanna stay
in the sun where I find. I know it's hard sometimes. Pieces of peace
in the sun's peace of mind." - He just wants a peace of mind,
just like, "(sighing) Just let me lay in the sun.
Let me close out everything. Let me just (groaning)." - Sometimes you
feel you're in the sun, everything is right with the world,
you're relaxed, you're warm. - Everything around
you really doesn't matter because you're in that nice place
where you're warm and you can feel God's love,
you can feel the sunshine, you can feel people around you,
and it feels good. - "Yeah, I think about the end
just way too much. But it's fun to fantasize. On my enemies,
I wouldn't wish who I was. I'm falling, so I'm taking
my time on my ride." - As you get older, you think
about the end too much. It's gotta be a young person. "But it's fun to fantasize."
I don't fantasize. - Sometimes I feel like that myself. Like, I think about death too often, so I can understand
where they're coming from. - That certain times,
for sure, you wish, "Oh, why can't this all just stop? Why can't this all just end?" And he's saying
he's hurting so much he wouldn't wish it on an enemy. - "Taking my time on my ride,"
even though they're fantasizing and thinking about dying, maybe they just don't want
to die right now. - "All my friends are heathens. Take it slow. Wait for them to ask you
who you know. Please don't make
any sudden moves. You don't know
the half of the abuse." - Usually, when people say
you're a heathen, that means you have no morals,
you have no caring. - "Heathens" means
they don't believe in God, but that's a normal condition
among young people and middle-aged people. - He's asking people
not to make any sudden moves. There's a little fear
there. (laughing) Maybe you're gonna touch me. Maybe you'll get too close. - (FBE) So any idea whose lyrics
you've been reading? - I have absolutely no idea
whose lyrics these are. - No, I don't know at all. - I have no idea. - (FBE) These were lyrics to songs
from Twenty One Pilots' repertoire. - I've never heard
of Twenty One Pilots. I bet my daughter has,
but I haven't. - I've heard of the name, but I haven't really
checked out their music. - (FBE) It's hard to assign
Twenty One Pilots to a specific genre because they
have so many musical influences and they bridge a lot of genres, however some fans affectionately
call them "schizophrenic pop." - (laughing) - (FBE) The band says
their purpose for making music is to make people think,
as well as encourage them to find joy in what they
come to believe in life. - I think they've
kind of accomplished that. - The schizophrenic part, I like. I can really agree with it
because all the songs have different, you know,
things that they're talking about and just different parts of life. - These are philosophical
and deep, yes. - I'm not a poetry fan. I don't know much about poetry, but I think this
is very well-written. - (FBE) So now let's play you
the songs you read. - Let's do it! - ♪ I'm just being dramatic ♪ ♪ In fact, I'm only at it again ♪ ♪ As an addict with a pen ♪ ♪ Who's addicted to the wind ♪ ♪ As it blows me back and forth ♪
- Yep. - ♪ Mindless, spineless, and pretend ♪ ♪ Of course, I'll be here again ♪ ♪ See you tomorrow ♪ ♪ But it's the end... ♪ - I didn't expect it to be
that poppy and in your face. - I liked that.
It has a nice beat to it. - I don't know why,
it just reminds me of Eminem. - ♪ I ponder of something great ♪ ♪ My lungs will fill and then deflate ♪ ♪ They fill with fire,
exhale desire ♪ - Uh, I don't know
what he looks like, but I can picture
his face. (laughing) This brings offense to mind. - ♪ To replace that slot
with what I once bought ♪ ♪ 'Cause somebody
stole my car radio ♪ ♪ And now I just sit in silence ♪ - He's sittin' in silence. I think he's doing
a lot of thinking, though, and it comes out in what he says. - I think the wording is well done. - That was more of a dance beat.
Yeah, I like that one. - ♪ She asked me,
"Son, when I get old... ♪ ♪ ...will you buy
me a house of gold? ♪ ♪ And when your father
turns to stone... ♪ - It's more-- yeah, this is
more rock and roll time, yeah. - ♪ ...me?" ♪ - ♪ I will make you queen
of everything you see ♪ ♪ I'll put you on the map ♪ - (singing along)
♪ I'll cure you of disease ♪ See, if I can sing the melody,
hearing it for the very first time, there's something good there. - They have a nice rhythm, nice beat. His voice gets kinda strange.
I like that. - I didn't expect the music
to change that dramatically. - ♪ I wish I found some better sounds
no one's ever heard ♪ ♪ I wish I... ♪ - Yeah, and now it's
about the hip hop beat. - There is meaning to these lyrics. - ♪ But now I'm insecure,
and I care what people think ♪ - Very good, I really like them. I think it's a very good sound. - Instead of sticking with
the other rhythm, it's like, "Okay, rap, boom. Done." - ♪ I just wanna stay
in the sun where I find ♪ ♪ I know it's hard sometimes ♪ ♪ Pieces of peace
in the sun's peace of mind ♪ ♪ Yeah, I think about
the end just way... ♪ - Oh, okay, that's better. - ♪ But it's fun to fantasize ♪
- I like that. - ♪ On my enemies,
I wouldn't wish who I was ♪ ♪ But it's fun to fantasize ♪ - I don't know--
there's just something nice and bouncy about them,
something hip and trendy. - ♪ I'm taking my time on my ride ♪ - Oh, I like that beat.
I liked the bit at the end. It sounds like
a little reggae at the end. - Once again, a real different
shift in the type of music. - They're really showing
that they're vulnerable, and I think that's what
young people need to know, that other people
are vulnerable also. - ♪ All my friends are heathens... ♪ - Yeah, this is more
of a modern-- modern songs you hear
on the radio now. - I think I know this song. - ♪ Please don't make... ♪
- Oh, I love this! - ♪ ...any sudden moves ♪ - I'm slowly drifting
toward the point where I like 'em a little more. - ♪ ...the abuse ♪ - I think that's
depressing. (laughing) Don't know if I'd be
singing along with that one. - You're really drawn
to what the guy's talking about. I mean, you could
really listen to this and start memorizing the words
because they have importance. - I'm very impressed. I think it's a very good song. It's a very beautiful voice
and very nicely written. - Thanks for watching
us take on Twenty One Pilots on the React channel. - Subscribe, we have
new shows almost every day. - Bye, everyone. - Hey, guys, I'm Katie,
a React channel producer. It's because of your suggestions
that we were able to cover Twenty One Pilots,
so let us know in the comments what artist
we should listen to next time. Thanks, guys!
