The Twenty One Pilots Universe: Trash the Dragon's True Meaning in 'Scaled And Icy'
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2021
- the revival of "The Twenty One Pilots Universe" series.
"The Significance of The Dragon"
A video essay about the history of the dragon's design and it's creators ideologies.
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CREDITS:
DIRECTED BY
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WRITTEN BY
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SPECIAL THANKS
AVA - for providing heavy insight into the connection to the faerie queene
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JADED ALICE - for diving into the walter crane before anyone else
• Who Is Walter Crane?
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MUSIC
Waking Up - ISHAI ADAR, WEISH
Hyper Light Drifter - DISASTERPEACE
VIDEOS
Choker - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
• Twenty One Pilots - Ch...
Jumpsuit - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
• twenty one pilots - Ju...
Levitate - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
• twenty one pilots - Le...
Nico and the Niners - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
• twenty one pilots - Ni... - Розваги
Most reviewers of SAI: “it’s just a stupid pop-album”
TOP fans: “so here’s a reference in this song that relates to medieval mythology which within the broader context reveals an analysis of our own capitalist society, which is illustrated in part by the bishops of DEMA and their religion of vialism which has direct ties to Zoroastrianism......”
underrated comment but totally agree man
and bro I just love how top fans are just so concerned and how top is just different from other bands i mean like just look at the attention to detail even a tiny dot 8n top's albums has a meaning and a complete explanation behind it
This is so insane. I love it. Tyler and Josh are geniuses for creating the world and all around it. But the fans are like fucking insane man. I love this so so much.
This man is a treasure
True that...
And we are pirates
yep
If it wasn't for you, most of us would never understand the subtext behind tøp's cryptic messages and the origins of their symbols. You bless us with knowledge sir.
I agree its awesome to hear people's interpretations of all this sub ideology...
He has very much helped me see and even understand a lot of TOP's music, story, and subtext. I suck terribly with coming up with theories and spotting subtle messages and clues, a lot of it goes over my dull head so having a bright mind like Nalbis point those out and give clear thoughts and explanations on it helps me stay up with the Clique lol.
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These lyrics aren't for everyone only few understand- message man
i know there's someone at the door
they call for help
of this i'm sure
but do i want to say goodbye
to all the glowing eyes
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With an interesting, upbeat instrumental, Tyler delivers his vocals on “Glowing Eyes” in a similarly cheerful manner. The lyrics however tell a much darker story.
The song explores topics such as sociology, depression, apathy, and the alluring pull that the idea of death can have on an individual. The “glowing eyes” seem to represent a form of negativity of which the narrator is reluctant to let go of (addiction). This wish for the preservation of those things that cause our sadness may seem strange, but is actually rather common among the depressed.
Regardless of the rumors, Josh Dun is not singing the backup vocals on this track. It was confirmed that the credit belongs to James Truslow, an old friend of Tyler’s.
From the genuis of the song glowing eyes
I'm holding onto what I know
And what I know I must let go
But I would rather play a song
For the eyes to sing along
Maybe Tyler ( Redcross ) has given in to despair ( Nico ) and the propaganda ( Trash )
Levitate is about trash the dragon too
I just realised Clancy means "red warrior" and Recrosse is the knight in the faerie queene... Maybe Clancy is Redcrosse then
Cool idea - I didn't think about Clancy and Redcrosse being connected! I thought maybe Clancy was named that because he is fighting against red or maybe the bishops want him to be a warrior on their side.
@@JadedAlice ooh maybe. I didn't think about that before. Hopefully we'll find out in time :D
Seeing as The Faerie Queene is a Christian Allegory... In a Christian context this gives "Clancy Is Dead" a whole new meaning. Especially if Clancy isn't /really/ dead, and that's just propaganda. If Clancy is our Redcrosse--our righteous hero on his own Pilgrim's Progress... then death could actually be something different. The Bible talks about how we "die" to our old self and become a new person in Christ. And baptism is a symbolic death--being "buried" under water like Jesus and then raised from the dead by the glory of the Father to "walk in newness of life." And even literal death is something that is only physical as the soul lives on eternally.
Or else if not that, which I grant is a bit heavy-handed and oddly specific--maybe saying Clancy/Redcrosse is dead is a way of saying "there is no holiness in DEMA" ...Maybe Clancy tried to get out of DEMA by being holy on his own. In the Christian faith, the only holiness we can have comes from the Holy Spirit, not our own ability to be good. So maybe Clancy managed to escape the vile (vial) clutches of DEMA once, but wouldn't join the banditos... he tried to find his own holiness, but just ended up lost in Trench (or the bishops of DEMA got him again).
@@ohifonlyx33 very interesting. Tyler did say Trench is a world without God. But I think he may be the secret character yet to be named.
@@ohifonlyx33 The Christian allegory also kind of fits with the termination of dmaorg, Clancy's website. The site began "terminating" on good Friday at 3pm EST, the day Jesus died and around the same time (accounts say he died around 3pm) and then the termination ended 3 days later similar to how Jesus rose again 3 days later. You could say that Clancy's website/journal died and then rose again 3 days later, with basically the birth of a new era on 5th April.
That pattern aligning with the Google maps shape of Clancy Way is some of deepest conspiracy theory I’ve ever heard.
I know right
I'm just wondering how on earth anyone found it and figured it out
On mulberry street in Columbus Ohio you can find the heavydirtysoul car as well
@@lambigail9936 can you?
@@31727noormuzaffar It might just be people's speculation but it looks very similar to the car.
"what’s twisted is that the moment i can afford any food i want is the moment i start getting it for free.
several years ago, broke tyler would have cried with happiness." -Tyler Joseph
i am honored to watching this and knowing this guy
same
On the window of the shop during "Chocker" there is Ned with the text "Have you seen me?", my theory is that the bishops are looking for him, because they now Ned could change things.
ned is a proxy for creativity, so i think they're trying to find him so they can control the creative freedom that the band is has
in the jar in choker when tyler is looking at the dragon it says "DEMA" so maybe they are trying to capture him
me changing my wallpaper after learning that trash the dragon is not a good guy:
lol
Watch the new Saturday music video you might be alright
lmaooo same for me
what if it's deceiving you to think it's a bad guy
The nursery rhyme the mulberry bush was originally sang by prisoners during their morning exercise where they would walk around an actual mulberry bush, so there could be a chance that the song could be about being trapped or imprisoned in some way
The song lyrics say "We're moving sideways," so that could definitely fit!
I just realized josh captures and drags Tyler back just like nico did in jumpsuit
I realised this very recently too... and I wondered if maybe the image goes as far back as the Holding on to You video with the noose?
With Levitate's "Oh, I know how to levitate up off my feet
And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe" and Tyler trying to get the toy dragon back in the Choker video I thought that Trash was really a metaphor for Tyler's creativity but perhaps it's been corrupted, yet still glowing with the Bandito's yellow hope.
i think maybe clancy isn't dead, but they want us to think that he is, like, if he is actually dead, why would there be the "destroy clancy"? 🤨🤨🤨
It’s the idea of us destroying Clancy. Clancy I think is both a person and idea. Him being the idea of hope or rebellion against our tormentors. Whoever is controlling the narrative wants these ideas extinguished. It’s why the word destroy plays at the end of shy away, and why we see Clancy is dead/ scaled and icy everywhere. Everyone is talking about the name of the album, repeating it constantly, and those who know what it stands for are forced to relive that message again and again.
Interesting. Gives me something to really think about...
The street referenced by the map is named "Clancy Way"
Maybe it's not saying "Destroy Clancy", maybe it's saying "Destroy Clancy Way."
They don't just want to stop Clancy, they want to destroy what he stands for.
@@waynemingin9888 yup. Destroy the idea of escaping.
omg yes, the bishops want to destroy all hope, so they convince us that clancy is dead
Are we ignoring how the dragon at 2:50 looks EXACTLY like the dragon on the album cover??? Not even just the eyes, the way the head and wings are placed, the shape of the fire coming out of its nose, EVERYTHING. No way this is a coincidence.
that's exactly what the video is about it is the same design
i just used the eyes comparison to be "poetic" lol
you are so talented, i can’t wait to see your name on some big productions
Never stop making these. I wish you had a bigger audience. These videos are so good.
I was thinking something along these lines, but i hadn't looked into the illustrator, that part is really interesting. Like you said, I don't think tyler is going to outright be like "so uh capitalism bad" he's probably going to keep being metaphorical and vague about it just like almost everything he does.
@@christinaleonard1510 yeah, I think it has a bit to do with my biases and personally, I will admit that.
I guess what I meant is even if he was anti-capitalist he probably wouldn't be super up front about it. I also admit that people can criticize capitalism without being completely anti-capitalist. I also know that i don't know enough about economic systems to fully discuss alternatives to capitalism and that whole dealio.
So yes, he could very likely just be critiquing greed and consumerism. I just find it fun to explore my own thoughts about things through art that i see, so i'm more likely to have an anti-capitalist reading. I also found the additional connection to the socialist illustrator particularly interesting but even using that added info it's all just discussion and theorizing and I guess more of a way for us to project our own opinions and have discussions and make stuff inspired by top. I do agree that it is important to make the distinction that it is all just theorizing fun and not a serious theory about what views tyler holds personally because that is a bit of a jump.
@@christinaleonard1510 Same goes for you, it was a good discussion! :>
@@christinaleonard1510 I 100% am thinking along the same lines you are. I'm pretty sure that this album is pushing's DEMA's views... not Clancy's or Tyler's. It is our job to think and figure it out.
@@christinaleonard1510 I'm glad someone said what I was thinking so I didn't have to type something this long 😂. I too thought it was kind of a stretch to assume that Tyler was anti capitalist.
I absolutely love watching and reading new theories, because everytime I do, I go back to listen to all the Twenty One Pilots songs and I swear its like listening to them again for the first time. That new perspective, the different messages that we can get out of just one song is astounding.
We constantly reshape this songs to see different perspectives, different stories, different messages. And I love it.
ALL I want is a blog with a PowerPoint or something with a timeline and explanations of the universe and stuff. Is all I need right now,so I can print it and put it in my room's wall.
Do that please please please
Bradtaste in music made a vid abt it
I once wrote a paper on the Trench era and I am working on a new paper about the new album. indd.adobe.com/view/a452fbd5-6ef8-4be9-bf35-17872d29a9c4
Hey that’s sick
Destroy clancy
What if clancy isn't dead, and the point of this album is to kill him
Lol so saying "Clancy is dead" is a threat
Or to keep him alive from all the lies like stated in one of his songs
What if they’ve been planning this album from the start and Clancy is the protagonist in car radio
Is it lore time? I think it’s lore time.
You are twenty one pilots right the guy on sending the message now by the way you're my favorite band I just want to know more about you my name is Gabe and I'm 10 years old I'm just using my mom's account
This man is a blessing gift for the clique
This album just keeps getting more and more interesting
I actually like your style of videos, anticipation and then reveal, it keeps me invested in watching the video.
Can we commend Tyler's drug dealer for giving him the good stuff?
If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have this awesome stuff.
His imagination is that of a hippie who eats acid for breakfast
@@arsonmusicc clancy is dead = cid
@@jaketucker7575 as Clancy is dead
I want Tyler to scream "EAT THE RICH" at some point during the livestream now
but you ended up being so right about those eerie, piercing yellow eyes, y'know, 'cause of Bishop control. i mean this was already a stellar video too :)
New sub. Tyler is Christian so I can see the biblical stuff. I can't freaking wait for album💙✌l-/
yeah the whole faerie queene is a very biblical story, since i'm not religious i don't feel i have much authority on the topic, but i love seeing those interpretations!
Yes very true. But what I can’t shake is the fact that Tyler said Trench was a world with no God, yet he seems to allude to him in songs like chlorine and leave the city.
@@bigshotz1240 what i think he meant is that it’s a world that needed it and that’s why nico and the niners which have a story if their own are trying to break the cycle and infiltrate
He's talking about satan's kingdom in the spiritual realm!
These guys work so hard to make you ask yourselft what is thoses forces we fight. They are in the spiritual realm. Jesus came to give us power over the demons of this surnatural realm. Satan want you to think there is just the natural realm that exist. A majority of your problems are demons living in you.
You can't get rid of the problem without getting the demons out.
Tyler know about Jesus and everything
Go watch Wittaker and tyler joseph music
GET BACK IN THE GAME SOLDIER THEY RELEASED CLANCY
They need to make a TOP movie series. One for each album. Those would be so good.
Matthew 13:22 “The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.”
The dragon is the devil. If Clancy is truth Clancy is Jesus. Jesus dies too
@@wonderouswillow But He rises again. Stay tuned for their next album on His resurrection!
So true I can't wait for there other album of twenty one pilots and there lyrics have scripture in there music I hope one day they drop a gospel album but in there style Next year ☺️ God bless you for spending the good news God bless you and Jesus loves you .
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Heard this recently and i think theres something here .
Also the hole to die lyric is a neon gravestone in LOC
I like how a lot of this is confirmed in Never Take It
Love the vibe of this; cool aesthetic + quality content. And of course, thanks for the shoutout!
I wonder how much influence this man alone has had on the pilotverse
The Return of the King
When listening to the album, the lyrics are sad but mellow. It stays upbeat and "happy" which makes it seems well.. yes, happy but it really isn't deep inside. Therefore this deception is being created. The dragon.
IM SCREAMING
YOU’VE OUTDONE YOURSELF AGAIN YOU AMAZING HUMAN
this is art and i wish there was a way to get it onto artopia were it deserves to be
Awesome connections there, that makes so much sense of their style!
Another thing about the dragon is that its iciness might embody the coldness referred to in the judge (“I know my soul’s freezing”) and in “Oh Ms Believer” (“We get colder as we grow older... your twisted thoughts are like snow on the road”). Given that both songs allude to doubt ("Ms Believer" is like "Missbeliever", and Tyler describes himself as being "best friends with [his] doubt" in the Judge), this iciness seems to be a reference to faith going cold. If so, this may mean the dragon stands for an entity who makes faith go cold (which could be “[Tyler] or the devil” if the Judge is anything to go by) by spreading deception. Thematically it would make sense if this dragon represented some controlling ominous entity behind Dema, and it would fit nicely with the parallels you can get from Christian sources, where Blurryface would parallel the "flesh" (the sinful aspect of our hearts), Dema would parallel the "world" (the systems which try to conform everyone to some false standard), and this Scaled and Icy dragon would parallel the "devil" (who is depicted as "a dragon" and "a serpent" "who deceives the whole world" in the book of Revelation (which alludes to Genesis 3) - this fits nicely with the image of the snake wrapped around the globe).
Those are my two cents, hope you all have a lovely day and God bless :)
I was hoping to find a comment about all this being Christian themed. Super cool observation, let’s be friends haha
You are an actual legend man!
Keep the content up
ok i love how this is filmed like a documentary, like you could narrate history docs
very good video !! also i just get so happy hearing u using the soundtrack form my favorite game in such dramatic but good ways
Awesome man. Thank you for this and all your other videos. Truly amazes me how well you do this.
I just listened to your podcast and I loved it! I can't wait to see more content from you whenever you want to make it.
Keep this going my friend I love every minute of it - thank you for taking the time and effort to sift through the details and explain them in a very creative way 🙏
Your videos and theories always leave me dumbfound, content as well as editing is top notch. Good job once again!
dude I've been following ur theories since ur trench videos first came out and when i saw scaled and icy come out I knew u would be able to crack it
absolutely amazing video nalbis. i loved theorizing with you in the discord server and seeing the result of all that is great. can't wait for more
your videos give me genuine serotonin
thank you, such a good video. btw also love the screen format. very neat
The quality on these videos is always through the roof, really nice work. Can’t wait to hear more as the album comes out!
wow this video is amazing- such insane editing and theories!!! thank youuuuu
Ava (@grapefantava from Twitter) here! This video is a masterpiece... wow, and aside from the faerie queene connections, the way in which you’ve managed to connect absolutely everything and put it together like this, with so much detail and so many connections, dude this is incredible. Despair!! I forgot to talk about that character but that’s one of the reasons I stuck with the faerie queene for so long. But honestly this is amazing, thank you so much for this! :)
well said :)
It has to have a connection. This and the Bourbaki group
@@bigshotz1240 oh for sure, especially Walter crane, it all connects so well. I did a lot of research into the faerie queene (focusing on book 1) and even there, the connections are outstanding :)
Good quality of video, great lighting, microphone, camera, aesthetic, you go straight to the point. I wish you had a bigger audience, thanks for your videos!
I'm SO happy you're back. I hope you're doing well and I've missed you! ❤️
YOURE BACK!!!!
Man your cinematography and storytelling and just everything about these videos are on point, they truly inspire me to make content
Beautiful. Wonderful. The man has posted yet again.
Your videos are amazing, love everything about them
GREAT video! Plus, I LOVE the use of Disasterpeace's HLD track!
I am continually captivated by your voice and the way you present these videos.
That's actually mind-blowing, your channel is incredibly underrated.
I am truly moved by your work, you've opened undiscovered paths of my mind. And I love this 4:3 format, this is not just a video it is the art. Wish to know you in person... Stay blessed!
Your videos and explanations are the best💠
Really well researched and a great in depth look at the walter crane connection, among other things that might have gone under the radar had you not put a spotlight on them. You clearly put a lot of work into it and it shows! Good job man
again, a stunning dive into this thing we call a band. great job.
Your videos are so cinematic and well done.
you my friend, are magic. everything you create is so captivating.
I’m a little late to seeing this video but by far the greatest explanation video I’ve watched yet for Scaled and Icy!! This is insane! Thank you for all the hard work and research you did! :)
I actually think you’re my favourite person in the internet
Your stuff makes me so happy thank you
thank you nalbis for existing
sir, everything you put out is a masterpiece
I GOT LITERAL CHILLS WATCHING THIS I HAD TO STARE AT A WALL FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS DONE TO COME BACK TO REALITY. WOW. You're such an amazing video maker and everything u said makes so much sense. Tyler is some genius istg
Dude, now that the new album has been teased, I CANT wait for your video concluding the whole lore!!! I just LOVEEE that we are back in business again✨
Nalbis back at it again with another piece of art
awesome video man. also love the hyper light drifter music
Great representation as always! Keep up the good job!
Also, thank you SOOO much for this nalbis! Amazing video!
Great editing work!
Just subbed and about to binge all your videos
Amazing video, very well researched, it all makes sense! Thank you so much for this! :)
I find myself getting excited for your videos more than their content itself lol
Your edits are fantastic
Your videos are always something i look up to
Never knew any of this:o thank you so much for your videos!!:3
really enjoying these videos! have been a bit distant from what's going on and these serve as great explanations. keep it up jimmy!
thanks my guy! never thought i'd be pulled back into it but yeah it's always super intriguing!
love what you're doing too
Excellent work, I hope to see your findings on the new album soon
I genuinely cant believe its been two years already, I remember watching this when it came out, I hope you make similar videos for the next album
ill likely only make one more once everything is wrapped up, covering absolutely everything in one master-video.
Incredible video, make's so much sense. Your videos are amazing
love your videos :)) thank you for making them
Can I just say I love your channel
Absolutely fantastic. You have a true gift
Wow. This was....I can't even explain it, but thank you for sharing your knowledge and incredibly interesting pov. I always felt like there was this waaay deeper meaning behind it all...cover, colors, lyrics, design, vibes, all of it! I no longer have that void sir, and it feels SO NICE😁. I also have an appreciation for the album and band that I didn't think had any room for expansion. Have an awesome day!
I’ve missed diving into the lore of TOP ☺️ it’s been years. Glad to be back 😄
Your videos are just perfect ! Thank you ^^
Need more of your content plz 😭
Wow! Where did you pull all this information from? This is incredible. Thank you for sharing
We need you again, king