Anathema
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Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Regional at Best | ||||||||
Released | July 8, 2011 | |||||||
Format | Digital | |||||||
Length | 4:01 | |||||||
Tempo | 140 | |||||||
Key | G major | |||||||
Live debut | July 9, 2011 | |||||||
Last played | May 18, 2014 | |||||||
Live count | 35 | |||||||
Composer | Twenty One Pilots | |||||||
Lyricist | Tyler Joseph | |||||||
Writer | Tyler Joseph | |||||||
Producer | Tyler Joseph, Josh Dun | |||||||
Label | Self-released | |||||||
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Anathema is the 9th track on the album, Regional at Best
Background
A lot of Tyler's songs deal with sleep/night time, such as "Ode to sleep", "Guns for Hands" and "Truce". I think this song is about those nights where he has too many worries and thoughts that keep him up at night.
'You will never know what's behind my skull/You will never know what's under my hair/You will never know what's under my skin/You will never know what is in my veins' - I think this refers to how he is able to put on a facade during the day but when night comes he struggles to hide how he actually feels and deals with his anxieties and fears that he has avoided throughout the day.
'I'm calling my father, Am I screaming to an empty sky?' He doesn't know who to turn to when he feels this bad and questions his faith as he tries to reach out to God. [1]
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Title | Releas | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Anathema | Regional at Best | 4:01 | 2010-2011 | 8 July 2011 |
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Sources
[1] https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858886313/
[2] https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-anathema-lyrics