my friend because New Politics were playing. We only really stayed for New
Politics, only because we were right up front and didn't think it was fair to
take those spots when people who really loved the headliner band could be there.
We ended up just hanging out at the bar at the place after talking to New Politics and sort of listening to Twenty One Pilots. I remember thinking how cool the lights and their sound were. And that's pretty much how it started. I looked them up the next day and fell in love immediately. Their songs had such amazing lyrics that I could actually relate to and at the same time enjoy singing along to. I ended up fairly obsessed with them. Usually when I get obsessed with a band that quick and listen to them non stop, I end up getting bored with them after a couple of
weeks, but not with Twenty One Pilots. It's been 7 months and I still listen to them non stop. It's the music I turn to when I have a really bad day or just need something to sing along to. It's the music I distract myself with when my thoughts get too bad. It's the music I sing in my head when I'm at work and just feel like screaming/crying. It's the music that helped me stop cutting. I ended up using it as a distraction. I would get completely lost in singing as loud as i could or blasting it as loud as i could and just closing my eyes and listening. It's now been 5 months today actually since I stopped. I can say that Twenty One Pilots saved my life by giving me the strength to save my own, if that makes any sense at all. Their songs remind me that it's okay to not be okay. It's okay to be having a tough time. On my 19th birthday I got their symbol, |-/, tattooed on me and this weekend I'm probably going to get Stay Alive tattooed, because sometimes I just need that extra reminder. The tattoos are right where I used to cut and it stops me every time I want to go back to that. Over the last couple of months I've actually started feeling happier and enjoying life more and I honestly feel like I have Joshua Dun and Tyler Joseph to thank for that.