My name is Kaley, and I've been a fan of twenty one pilots since around the beginning of 2014. The first song I heard was House of Gold, which I loved immediately. The second thing I discovered was the video for Car Radio, which was a shock to me because of how abruptly the genres had changed between the two songs. I'd never listened to music like that before, and I'm not even sure if I made it through the whole video. But those songs had lit a spark of interest in me, because something told me I should go back and check them out again. The first time I listened to Vessel, I was hooked. I listened to it nearly every day, and the uniqueness of the music and lyrics was what was drawing me back. I've always appreciated words; how syllables and letters strung together in the right way can create incredible emotions. twenty one pilots does that better than anyone I've ever seen or heard. It's changed the way I think about music, changed the way I think about the world and life itself. The band has achieved their desire to make people think, at least in me. Often times I'll find myself just lost in the thoughts in my head and wondering if other teenagers think about these things too, or if it's just the ones who listen to twenty one pilots. I'd say I've had a fairly normal life. My story isn't one of particular interest. But there's no doubt that my life wouldn't be the same without this music. I have fears and insecurities just like I'm sure most people do, dark parts of my thoughts that threaten to keep taking up more space in my brain. Tyler's words cut through the noise of the world, not afraid to talk about deeper things, but remembering that there's hope and giving people a reason to dance along to the upbeat songs. These are songs that can brighten up my darker days and make the great days even better. I will always stand by this band's side because of that.
Not only did I feel a connection to the music and lyrics, but I feel a connection to the people behind it as well. Tyler and Josh's sense of humor never fails to make me smile. They feel like friends. It's a strange feeling, wanting to give back to people you've never met. But it doesn't feel like the relationship is necessarily one-sided. It feels like we're in this together, twenty one pilots makes music for all of us to share. You give us songs that help us every day, and we get one night to scream the lyrics back to you as passionately as possible, to hold up signs, to clap along. Although, a few hours doesn't feel like nearly a significant enough amount of time to thank people who, even though they're actually complete strangers, we feel closer to than maybe our own friends. I will never be able to say enough. I feel like I'll always owe you, and not in a negative way. Just in the way that I'd give so much to be able to look both Tyler and Josh in the eye to say thank you. Even if you've heard it thousands of times, you'll always deserve to hear it. Thank you for being brave and passionate enough to share what you love with the world, because we love it too. Sure, we're the ones propelling ourselves forward in life, but often times twenty one pilots is the catalyst. It all comes back to the power of music, and the incredible way this band utilizes that. They have given us a piece of themselves in the music, and its only fair that we put just as much heart into the way we scream the lyrics back to them at shows. When I saw them in concert (October 8th, 2015 in Orlando) it almost didn't seem like my first time seeing them live, even though it was. I already understood the way they perform, the passion the crowd would have. It was incredible to me that I could be singing lyrics that could be thought provoking and dark, but I was tapping my foot and smiling the entire time, because even if it was just in that moment, we didn't have a reason to be sad. I was used to wanting to scream the lyrics: the biggest difference was that my voice was mixing with thousands of others at the show. Every time I think about it I get a little misty. I still feel something flutter inside my chest. Because another message twenty one pilots always seems to get across is that you're not alone. We are all alive together. No matter what, I always feel like I'll have Tyler's words to echo mine, and Josh's drums to match my heart beat.
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Not only did I feel a connection to the music and lyrics, but I feel a connection to the people behind it as well. Tyler and Josh's sense of humor never fails to make me smile. They feel like friends. It's a strange feeling, wanting to give back to people you've never met. But it doesn't feel like the relationship is necessarily one-sided. It feels like we're in this together, twenty one pilots makes music for all of us to share. You give us songs that help us every day, and we get one night to scream the lyrics back to you as passionately as possible, to hold up signs, to clap along. Although, a few hours doesn't feel like nearly a significant enough amount of time to thank people who, even though they're actually complete strangers, we feel closer to than maybe our own friends. I will never be able to say enough. I feel like I'll always owe you, and not in a negative way. Just in the way that I'd give so much to be able to look both Tyler and Josh in the eye to say thank you. Even if you've heard it thousands of times, you'll always deserve to hear it. Thank you for being brave and passionate enough to share what you love with the world, because we love it too. Sure, we're the ones propelling ourselves forward in life, but often times twenty one pilots is the catalyst. It all comes back to the power of music, and the incredible way this band utilizes that. They have given us a piece of themselves in the music, and its only fair that we put just as much heart into the way we scream the lyrics back to them at shows. When I saw them in concert (October 8th, 2015 in Orlando) it almost didn't seem like my first time seeing them live, even though it was. I already understood the way they perform, the passion the crowd would have. It was incredible to me that I could be singing lyrics that could be thought provoking and dark, but I was tapping my foot and smiling the entire time, because even if it was just in that moment, we didn't have a reason to be sad. I was used to wanting to scream the lyrics: the biggest difference was that my voice was mixing with thousands of others at the show. Every time I think about it I get a little misty. I still feel something flutter inside my chest. Because another message twenty one pilots always seems to get across is that you're not alone. We are all alive together. No matter what, I always feel like I'll have Tyler's words to echo mine, and Josh's drums to match my heart beat.
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