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Musically, “Choker” is reminiscent of Twenty One Pilots' older style (e.g. 2009’s “[[Addict With A Pen| Addict with a Pen]]”) with its slow tempo, bright sound and the poetic rap included at the end. | Musically, “Choker” is reminiscent of Twenty One Pilots' older style (e.g. 2009’s “[[Addict With A Pen| Addict with a Pen]]”) with its slow tempo, bright sound and the poetic rap included at the end. | ||
Its release was first teased on April 28, 2021 on the premium page ''live.twentyonepilots.com'' for fans who purchased tickets to the [[Scaled And Icy Livestream Concert|Scaled and Icy Livestream Concert]]. The official announcement of the single and its accompanying music video was later made public the following morning via a teaser on Twitter. Fans who purchased tickets to the aforementioned livestream received access to behind-the-scenes content 30 minutes before the song and video’s midnight release. <ref>https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-choker-lyrics</ref> | Its release was first teased on April 28, 2021 on the premium page ''live.twentyonepilots.com'' for fans who purchased tickets to the [[Scaled And Icy Livestream Concert|Scaled and Icy Livestream Concert]]. The official announcement of the single and its accompanying music video was later made public the following morning via a teaser on Twitter. Fans who purchased tickets to the aforementioned livestream received access to behind-the-scenes content 30 minutes before the song and video’s midnight release. <ref name=":0">https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-choker-lyrics</ref> | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
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Throughout the previous album [[Trench]], the Banditos, who represent people close to you, are seen trying to guide and help Tyler out of Dema, a metaphor for bad mental health. In ''Choker'', when he is saying that “Nobody’s comin’ for me”, he could be saying there is no saving him. | Throughout the previous album [[Trench]], the Banditos, who represent people close to you, are seen trying to guide and help Tyler out of Dema, a metaphor for bad mental health. In ''Choker'', when he is saying that “Nobody’s comin’ for me”, he could be saying there is no saving him. | ||
This could unfortunately mean that the path he feels like he knows now is a faithless path that the demons of Dema, or his dark thoughts, are in control of.<ref | This could unfortunately mean that the path he feels like he knows now is a faithless path that the demons of Dema, or his dark thoughts, are in control of.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website | | style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website | ||