Trench: How Twenty-One Pilots Tell a Story
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
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00:00 Intro
00:44 Title Card
00:52 The Hunt Begins
01:33 The Story
02:52 Zoroastrianism
03:33 Banditos
04:12 Mental Illness
06:20 Yellow
07:02 Worldbuilding and Community
08:07 Conclusion
skeleton CLEEK
I just snorted
😂😂😂😂
I was searching for this comment 😂
I thought you'd make a little more commentary on the video considering that you made video essays on the same topic yourself, but ok 😂
same.
tyler joseph is such a genius. he created this whole world that on surface is a really interesting story which is all just a huge metaphor for real life things. there are so many lyrics on trench that fit the narrative of dema while also discussing mental illness AND music (the need for it/the creative process/or the industry) AND faith all at the same time. it's all open for interpretation and each individual can take the meanings in their own way however they need it, whether it's emotional, mental, or spiritual. i love this band so much and i'm always in awe of how their minds work. there's no limit to their creativity
lønely lana yes, and this is mind blowing
I think genius is a bit strong, but he's certainly both intelligent and creative
i wouldn't call him a genius, he's a biy cringy and pretentious but yeah that's some interesting stuff going on here
@@ihateshrek3itmakesnofuckin492 imagine thinking tyler fucking joseph is pretentious...
I think he will Never stop creating
FINALLY Polyphonic name drops me at 6:20
Bruh
Dude
... cheeky bitch.
Lol
r/beetlejuicing
When he said that they had created a community of fans trying to crack the code I kind of teared up because it’s true. I was still in school when the whole was going down and it was the only thing I looked forward to; finding clues with my fellow clique members on discord reddit and twitter. I can’t believe how important the DEMA universe was and still is to me. I finally got to meet Tyler and Josh on Monday and I personally thanked them for uniting us and giving us hope, for creating a haven. This band means so much to me
Glad you got to meet then! I'm sure what you said meant a lot to them.
ewolfgirl thank you! It was just endless thank you’s back and forth haha but I got to give them a book full of clique art and messages from people all over the world. They were so ecstatic to see it :)
Me too . I had school, I had tests day in day out and it was miserable, the stress, the fast paced life. And then twenty one pilots came to my rescue, again.
now that should be celebrated
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Creating a heathen*
👏👏👏
PILLOW PILOTS hi
Oh hey dad. You're here
I swear, you could literally make an empty comment and you would still get likes and replies. I still like that you're here though.
oh look who's here
mah man
mah ni👌👌a
I see you comment on literally all vids I watch. Love your channel sm!!!
Tyler and Clancy are two different persons in the story. If you read Clancy's journals he writes about seeing Tyler in Trench, but they didn't tell us too much about who Clancy actually is
Botond Lubics I think we’re clancy
@@blackswanvante nice, it really makes me think tho.
*Thrench*
Not anymore
I believe that is the intent, yes, that the listener becomes the central protagonist of the story. It's a classic story-telling trope.
You know it’s been confirmed Clancy isn’t Tyler at all. In one of Clancy’s letters, he writes about the events from the jumpsuit video as if he were an outside witness. He saw Tyler get taken by Nico. Therefore Clancy isn’t Tyler. There are a couple of other examples too. I just remember that one the clearest.
But remember that tyler and clancy can be the same person divided
Yeah I think Clancy is sort of his alter ego. Tyler represents the dark, uncertain, insecure side while Clancy represents reason. Tyler is talking about his insecurities and anxiety but Clancy is his side that knows these insecurities are not real. Anyways that’s my view on this
I feel like they’re parallels. Not the same, per se, but they share similarities and stories. While Clancy’s story is about attempting to escape dystopia, Tyler’s is about attempting to escape mental illness, and seeing it in a physical way through the eyes of another character helps drive the themes home. They relate to each other and help the audience draw the analogy Tyler wanted us to see, basically. I could be totally wrong but lol that’s my take on it
well this didnt age very well, the letter being released alongside the outside mv confirms that tyler is clancy and the jumpsuit letter was an out of body experience
my theory is that Clancy is a part of Tyler that’s trapped within dema like him. he knows Tyler’s memories and writes about it in notes.
I am so glad that you the person to give this album a proper video essay.
This is why I love Twenty One Pilots. I'm not a fan girl that likes seeing them shirtless, I'm a fan girl that obsesses over lyrics and stories and voices and sounds 😂
Dimønd Wølf why not both?
@@psrhy_2855 .o. well that would be the perfect fangirl, wouldn't it?
Previously I was just a casual listener. It's the well thought of concept of Dema that drawn me to them.. Then I realized how attractive they actually are ^ω^
Dimønd Wølf same
I really like lyrics as well and I think that's part of why I like writing songs. Personally I think the concept of trench is so cool, especially as a songwriter.
this is such an informative video about the story of Trench and actually goes in depth with the dema website and ties everything together as it should be! great job (-:
Ada Juarez If only it recognizes them as at least “Twenty One Pilots”... and that it’s not plural.
Ada Juarez IT'S :-) NOT (-:
Fun Fact: Nico and Blurryface are the same person, but when Tyler looked at him for the first time, he didn’t know his name so he called him by the way he looked like: Blurryface
That makes a lot of sense
I smiled so much when you said it's an interactive story where you feel that you're involved. If Tyler really planned it like this, he really deserved a medal
Broke: Liking twenty øne piløts because Fantano says it's OK
Woke: Liking twenty øne piløts because Polyphonic says it's OK
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Wait, what? I thought Fantano disliked Blurryface. He gave it a low score, which as a 21P fan, lowkey triggered me.
@@kaphizmey6229 He doesn't like _Blurryface,_ but he gave _Trench_ an 8/10
He gave Trench an 8/10, but yeah he didn't like Blurryface.
Jokes on you! I like 21 Pilots because **I** say it's OK. **I AM THE MASTER OF MY DESTINY!**
Well, that is why i love the clique and that is why i love Tyler. He wants us to THINK. He doesn't tell us this genius story, he wants us to use our ability to think and discuss things. And that is the reason why real twenty one pilots fans are people unique and different, people who want to discover, analyse and create. Okay wow, in just a year the boys have managed to put all those things together. That is truly an amazing thing. It was definetly worth the wait.
I feel so grateful for having them and for having you guys, the skeletøn clique. I love you all so much... and that screen is keeping me, my soul, and my brain alive♥
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I was actually suicidal but the release of this album actually kept me going on and I'm not disappointed
Stay strong ❤️
@@rainituesday I appreciate it
how did the release of the album keep you from killing yourself?
@@seanfeehly6206 the singles were killer and kept me in hype and suspence
Stay alive |-/
"Skeleton Cleeeek"
clique = c l e a k
Clancy leak
#fairlylocal
ReachForTheSi that’s legitimately how it’s pronounced in every single English speaking country except the USA
Jesus. Just imagine how deep a video on their Self-Titled album could go. Oh g o d
Oof true
*HMM..*
Holy shit
the album isn't nearly as cohesive as Trench
Derpz Da Derpy yeah I feel like the songs themselves are really deep and meaningful and have a lot of religious references and stuff, but it’s not a story that twines together, they’re each their own song
I strongly believe that My Blood is about being there for yourself.
I'm so glad so many people are giving tøp recognition for this album! i'm seeing them live in march cannot waittttt
Ooh, have fun!
thanks! i'm sure i will!
I will be too! Mine is London on the 8th
How was it
As someone who has been following twenty one pilots and their albums for years, I feel that you hit the nail directly on the head. This was so we'll explained and you really dug into the album to try to and it. I'm definitely linking any questions about twenty one pilots to this video!
MCR: *creates a story about a corporation that tries to get rid of individuality and fights it as killjoys*
TØP: *makes a story about fighting fear with hope with the metaphor of Clancy and his scape from Dema to join the banditos*
FOB: *makes a story about some secret organization that's trying to eradicate rock and roll and good music and how they fight back as youngbloods*
Me: *looks at P!atd* do something
I’ve always loved this band. I’m glad you’ve made a video on this album. They deserve all the praise they get.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why they are the best band of our generation
"cleek"
that is the pronunciation. yes.
Polnajeff it’s click lmao
@@GT_Mr.C no that's just how most people say it the real words pronounciation is what the video person said
creature o I didn’t know that I say click lol
“Really pronounced”? According to who, Canadians? British? Australians? The British can’t even say America or Honda, they say AmeriKer and Hond-er. The Canadians have all sorts of speech issues, as do people from Bahston, that’s Boston for the rest of us.
“I reject your reality and replace it with my own”. It’s “click” in my reality.
I think this is the best way to explain the story. It leaves you with a lot of information but doesn’t entirely explain it so you have a chance to go deeper than the video did.
This is the best overview I have seen of the album. You really analyze it and get into it. It reminds me of people analyzing classic bands of the past. Very awesome.
I think this really reflects the purpose with the music and this album, and it's pretty accurate. Great video!
Hi! I really loved watching this video! I think it is the first video I saw about Twenty One Pilots which went into discussing and presenting the importance of the narrative in Trench and how much the band put into it and how actually enjoyable it is to feel as a part of a secret community in a way! Thank you so much for this video, it really made me to rethink what this album and Twenty One Pilots are to me! Everyone stay positive and have a beautiful day :)
I don't think I could love Twenty One Pilots or this album any more. Its so amazing. This was a really great breakdown of the album and their narrative.
wow, this video is gold... the editing and he way you explained everything didn't let me take the attention out of it...AMAZING
This is so well edited and storywise so complete! :D
Wait... So Clancy could be the representation of all of us struggling with mental illnesses, for which we seem trapped within (Dema or maybe "demons"(?) inner demons?). The Banditos represents the Clique, which has helped Tyler. Tyler states he's a bandito, and his music helps us.... the other Clancy's in the world.
So glad I am alive to experience this era of music
Thank you for this! I've been looking for a video that I could show my friends to explain exactly how complex their music is, and I found the right one! Really well done 🙆🏼♀️
I wasnt updated on everything over the hiatus, so this REALLY helped. THANK YOU!
Tyler and Joseph also take theories from their fans and implement them into the lore.
This album is SOOOOOOOO good. It's easily their best.
Your joking right??!
Sunforged Doubt
It is indeed their best. This is their Pretty. Odd. or their Folie A Deux
Nah blurryface is easily there best album
@@ToryHater4069
I think blurryface has some of their best songs (first 5 tracks) but it falls off hard after those. Trench is consistently good all the way through.
This helped me understand trench so much better - as i'm a newer fan
Loved the video. It was put together well and def explained in a great manner.
I just want my twenty one pilots muse collab already...
They could appear on the next album muse releases! I know Tyler Joseph and Matt Bellamy are friends
Yes I've been saying this for so long!!
The collabo with Mutemath is good.
Kevin Head Literally saw them a year ago today.
And me thinking that was about religious and Illuminati things. I loved your perspective on the album
actually it is religious a bit, the whole album in a way is tyler showing himself losing his faith a little
@@Cheddar4U It dosent. No song references religion on the new album, they're about dema, family and suicide
@@camponyoftoo2463 I never said a song references it, but every album Tyler mentions his guide as God in some way, he mentions god, but in trench this isn't the case, he's showing his doubt of his faith
juan bautista Facio The whole album is structured around symbols Tyler made about trying to deal with his doubts about his faith, trying to work his way back to God - or at least to find a higher meaning. Tyler confirmed it in an interview to AltPress. The person who made this video maybe hasn’t seen that interview yet...HOWEVER, I do think twenty one pilots likes that people have different interpretations of their imagery and their songs. I think they are cryptic and symbolic so people can apply things to their own life.
There are many “Christian” references in Trench but, only few will know...
Your analyzation of music is astounding. New subscriber. Keep up the amazing work, my good man!
I had goosebumps throughout this entire video. I don't know why but whenever I listen to Twenty One Pilots I just forget about all the trouble I have and the trouble in the world. Their songs make me feel so relaxed and so good that I will be forever grateful for what they have produced and what they will produce in the future.
subscribing after this video. this was really well done.
can we just appreciate the editing
i love how regardless of genre and how people fight over what music is "good" or "bad" you appriciate and respect all the effort many different kinds of musicians make in their songs, its incredibly mature and respectful of you as a creator to appreciate so many different things
This video is so well done and edited, good job man!
If you like these sort of hidden stories inside music, try Blue Öyster Cult's "Imaginos". There's also a lot of incredible meaning behind the lyrics
DUUUDE, I NEVER THOUGHT YOU’D MAKE A VIDEO ON THIS
My favorite channel with a video about my favorite band. What a blessing
They’re such an exciting band to get into. I’ve been listening to them for about 6 years now but with this album I feel like there’s so much to rediscover.
There's another level to the album: Tyler said he was going through a personal crisis of faith while creating Trench (one that he's still going through); the album reflects the struggle of moving from that place of being certain in your faith, to one where there is possibly no God.
Tyler Joseph has Anxiety not depression, the reason why he had his hands colored was because right before Joseph got on stage coloring them helped control his Anxiety so he wouldn't do self harm to take his mind off of it.
He had depression when he was younger
He says it in songs like fake you out
Tyler struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts for a good portion of his teenage/young adult years.
no.. no. he literally said in multiple interviews he paints his neck black to represent the feeling of suffocating, and his hands black because he’s insecure about what the my create. no clue where you heard that but it’s far from true.
Amazing! One of my favs so far
I love your playlists so much man, you are an artist.
Best album of 2018!!! Thanks for the video!!
But you missed out sooo much.....
For those intrested please keep looking this is only part of the story and links. Its a powerful world to let your mind get lost in with so many possibilities that would be viable.
Just one example, how when in Nico and the Niners is linked to the video of Heathens by these lyrics being played out. We still dont know directly who blurry face is or who clancy is.
"Rent a race horse and force a sponsor
And start a concert, a complete diversion
Start a mob and you can be quite certain
We'll win but not everyone will get out"
I absolutely love your editing you have a new subscriber poly
Best video essay i have ever watched ever and the cliffhanger in the ending wow next video on marshall mather lp and deep dive on the album and help us understand the album even more
I thought you already talked about tøp, I'm having some mandela effect shit going on
But isn't that Déjà Vu?
Sailesh Sharma yeah it’s more déjà vu.
Maybe you're confusing him for Holistic Songwriting.
You tripping
@@saileshsharma2139 it is . Madela Effect is deja Vu on a masses I believe
Hi Polyphonic! that was a very interresting video, and wasn't aware of that aspect of twenty one pilot but as a French dude, it really make me think of a very VERY good French band called " Stupeflip " who use same technique of cryptic narration, through lyrics and clip, it draw a strange world with obscur religious cult, languagues, and récurent caracter
it is also a strange band because they don't really have genre bondaries, rock, rap, electro, French pop, trap, hip pop you name it
it is very good, very unique, and I highly recommend it to any curious mind out there,
here some easy one to listen, some are really weird ( shouting "caca" shit in frenchduring a whole minute is a thing they do )
Stupeflip Vite
La Menuiserie
Le Spleen des petit ( kids spleen )
I hope you will enjoy =)
ps : and check out the lyrics it is a big part of the fun!
plus they are doing this since early 2000, so maybe they are an inspiration
This video is SO INFORMATIVE!!!! I will be showing this video to anyone who doesn’t fully understand the backstory.! Thank you!
I've always been a passive fan of TØP, but as a musician and artist, they have my full appreciation. It's beautiful when artists merge multiple mediums to tell a full story. Inspirational
Just when you thought you couldn't love them any more!
While I wouldn't call what TOP is doing right now groundbreaking (see Nine Inch Nails, maudlin of the Well), it is really cool and has rarely been done on this commercial of a level.
If what they are doing isnt phenomenal idk what it is
I think what TØP are doing is simplifying this kind of storytelling to a mainstream audience (their fans) who (no offense to the fans) probably couldn't understand a complicated story like other bands have pulled off in the past.
Never said it wasn't good, but check out the story on an album like The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails or Hospice by The Antlers, or the promotional material for Year Zero by NiN, or look into the uncracked code across the two maudlin of the Well albums Bath and Leaving Your Body Map. Some really interesting stuff
@@musicenjoyer446 Never heard a more passive aggressive diss towards a fan-base before
Yeah I'm surprised it's being treated as something new. Bands have been doing for this decades. Concept albums are not new. TOP is doing it wonderfully and the album is quite good too, but like... it's nothing groundbreaking or unique.
Love this...great work man
My favorite youtube channel making a video about my favorite band!!
Ok, first off ... INSECURITY is NOT a mental illness. Everyone is insecure sometimes. Everyone has to fight their fears.
The band is talking to EVERYONE, not just “mentally ill” people. We ALL share the fight between hope and fear.
Also, Tyler confirmed to AltPress that the city & trench are places he named to represent a sort of SPIRITUAL battle - the city/Dema is a symbol for a mental state where life has no spiritual meaning, no God ... Dema is a world where only math and science matter and where the goal is fame. Nico (Nicholas Bourbaki) represents those thoughts that pull Tyler into that world.
Trench is the name he gave for the place where you search for more meaning than just this world - for Tyler, Trench is where he deals with doubts about the God who was with him in his youth, but it’s also where he just finds “meaning for now” to just “stay alive” - being with others who are searching for a higher meaning.
There are lots of other people searching for a higher meaning with him - the Banditos.
Tyler told AltPress he hasn’t named the NEXT place that he’s trying to reach - the one where he either gets back to God or finds a higher meaning.
Tyler told AltPress: “I’m talking about the world I’m traveling through, but I never really reach the place I’m trying to get to. It’s not because I’m holding on to some secret: You’re looking at someone who is still trying to figure out where that place is. ...
“When I make it out of Trench and I get to where I’m going and I know what the name is, I wonder then if I’ll be more bold in my faith and what our purpose is being here.”
What you are saying is totally legit!! It is to bad this “informational” video doesn’t take this information into account.
Moonbeam Thank you!
*Unpopular opinion,* but this is actually so disappointing to me because I'm an atheist and a huge proponent of skepticism/science, and I LOVE twenty one pilots' songwriting and storytelling. I just wish that faith and religion didn't tie so heavily in with everything, because I really can't agree with that stuff from a personal level.
I totally agree with you but I also believe that Religion has nothing to do with Spirituality. I personally don't believe in a God or follow a particular religion but that doesn't make me any less spiritual. Science itself if a spiritual and beautiful experience which is based on logic and truth. Religion, on the other hand, is like a grave practical joke played on humanity.
Annie Keller I can understand that. But even if you have everything figured out, you are welcome to join those of us who are still searching - you can be part of the Banditos and our complete diversions 😬 As Ritik said, you might find some spiritual meaning in the beauty and enjoyment of life 🌼
Very interesting!
I have been looking for new music -- this seems right up my alley, especially with the recognition of mental illness. Thanks for the intro to this great band!
Adam Kecskes ooohhhh you are in for a RIDE. I could suggest so many good songs right now but that would be a bit overbearing. Anyway, good luck, haha
(VESSEL IS THE BEST ALBUM AND SELF TITLED IS THE PIANO BALLAD/EMO ALBUM)
@@sunshi4929 ...
This band means a lot to me and I'm happy you became aware of TØP through this. Stay Alive ||-//
@David Cisneros Chaves This is a strange comment, please, explain yourself
@@gluedtothemouse i know this is a late reply and you might know now, but they just commented the twenty one pilots logo/symbol
Honestly not a more clever unique band/singer. Tyler truly loves and appreciates his fans. With his music he gives us a lot to look forward to. Every 3 years we get a new album so 2021 most likely we should get a new album and I’m beyond excited to see where we go next and the new chapter.
Please do fugazi!
thats why i love this band |-/
Im new to the whole twenty one pilots scene and ive been to figure their music out but ive been so clueless the whole time... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!! (Now i like them even more than i did before watching this haha)
I think its amazing how Tyler created this entire world and how we can feel like we are living in it
I'm not a 21 Pilots fan myself, but this is a really cool story. Thanks for sharing.
Also, I wanted to ask, with Remembrance day coming up, are you planning any kind of episode for the occasion? After seeing your Scarborough Fair/Canticle Video, I couldn't help but think about you discussing the history of war songs or something similar to that.
Personally, on Remembrance day I am going to listen to one album completely form start to finish. It's called Foreign Skies by a Canadian folk-punk band called The Dreadnoughts. It's all about the First World War, and with the 100 year anniversary of the end of the war coming up, I thought it would be a good time to bring it up. You can listen to the album for free, legally, off of their UA-cam channel at this link: ua-cam.com/video/NiVLCew4Pu0/v-deo.html
I'm not trying to be rude or be snobby, But if you don't want to get attacked by Twenty One Pilots fans you should probably start spelling it as Twenty One Pilots or TØP not 21 pilots, Because a lot of fans get very triggered and attack people who said that, Again I was just letting you know.
Guys PLEASE don't attack him. He technically didn't spell it wrong. DONT be TOXIC clique.
Campony of Too I wasn’t trying to attack him (if your talking to me)
theory on cRAck: The trench album is about Tyler trying to escape the ways of Math
Dema = Math
I'm bored
THIS VIDEO IS GREAT! it really helped, and it's greatly made :)
This was the most accurately explained depiction of trench. I've been a fan of twenty one pilots from the beginning and this laid out the story of the way they story tell better than the way I had it in my head.
Dem you now i am fallen deep into Twenty-One Pilots...
One thing u didn’t mention Tyler isn’t Clancy
Best video ever so easy to follow thank you for this
this is a wonderful video! great job! subscribed
quickest I've ever clicked on a video
Cleeked
That was interesting :)
Awesome video! Did an awesome job on it. Glad to see the topic covered from a information based, non sensationalized point of view
I love it when artists create stories with their songs and music videos, like how bts had a story with one of their old albums THAT GOT A WEBTOON SERIES.
let's not use bts and artists in the same sentence now
Make a video about D E A T H G R I P S
Yuss
Mr bungle is great
Although I'm not a huge fan of their music, I respect the hell out of them and I think that they do deserve a video to see what take Polyphonic give them in a video essay.
I see Death Grips and a Mr Bungle profile picture. I see you’ve jumped too far down the musical rabbit hole too, then.
Scout ²³ I love MR Bungle but I think Faith No More is much better. I just took this as my profile pick cuz I fought it looks weird.
Yo did anyone get those codes yet?
Tyler is so smart, it must have been hard to set all of this up, its so cool though and i relate to his songs so much in my own way, they also make me feel so much better about who i am and that im not alone. Tyler is such an inspiration and his music gives me hope.
Bruh ur editing is on point
U earned a sub
Just wait for the rush of fans to this video and equal amounts of praise and cancer
Here they come. This was posted on the discord.
Oh god
On behalf of the fandom, I am embarrassed
This is why I distance myself from the fandom
Theory: Dema and Nico represent depression
Every time Tyler tries to escape they bring him back
Boom mind blown
Btw I could have explained this better but idk how to
the editing on this is *amazing*
Gr8 channel dude, subbed for sure
Do a video on Devo
the strokes ?
No, I'm pretty sure that's twenty one pilots
This is a fantastic video with a concise overview of TØP’s soon to be ‘legendary’ world of DEMA and TRENCH 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 bravo!
this was amazing, just subscribed