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| Name          = Choker
| Name          = Choker
| Artist        = [[Twenty One Pilots]]
| Artist        = [[Twenty One Pilots]]
| Album        = [[Clancy (album)|Clancy]]
| Album        = [[Scaled And Icy|Scaled and Icy]]
| Cover      = Scaled and Icy cover 2024.jpg
| Cover      = Scaled and Icy cover 2024.jpg
| Recorded      = 2019 - 2021
| Recorded      = 2019 - 2020
| Released      = April 30, 2021
| Released      = April 30, 2021
| Format      = Digital
| Format      = Digital
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== Background ==
== Background ==


“Choker,” the second promotional single from Twenty One Pilots' sixth studio album, [[Scaled And Icy|''Scaled and Icy'']], starts off with a despairing tone as [[Tyler Joseph]] takes on the mindset of a narrator lamenting his inability to be there for the people in his life due to “choking” from his fears. As the song progresses, he experiences growth in character and ends on a positive note where he begins to look at his future with a hopeful attitude.
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 name=":0">https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-choker-lyrics</ref>


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
==== Lyrics ====
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width: 30%"
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|-
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|[Intro]
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm
[Verse 1]
I don't bother anyone
Nervous when I stand
Chokin' on the circumstance
Only smokin' secondhand (Mm-mm)
Cut us open, spread us out (Mm-mm)
Dry us in the sand (Mm-mm)
Lay the fibers side by side (Mm-mm)
And you'll begin to understand (Mm-mm)
[Chorus]
I know it's over
I was born a choker


Nobody's comin' for me
Comin' for me
[Post-Chorus]
Mm-mm (I know it's over)
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm
[Verse 2]
I don't bother anyone
Never make demands
Chokin' on the circumstance
Self-sabotage is a sweet romance (Mm-mm)
Seems like all I'm worth is what I'm able to withstand (Mm-mm)
Sooner I can realize that pain is just a middleman
[Chorus]
I know it's over
I was born a choker
Nobody's comin' for me
[Bridge]
I see no volunteers to co-sign on my fears
I'll sign on the line
Alone, I'm gonna change my circumstance
I know I need to move right now
[Chorus]
'Cause I know it's over
I was born a choker
Nobody's comin' for me (Only smokin' secondhand)
I know it's over
I was born a choker
Nobody's comin' for me
Comin' for me
[Verse 3]
Like a little splinter buried in your skin
Someone else can carve it out but when you've got the pin
It hurts a little less and you can even push it further in
When your body's screamin' out, trust your mind's listenin'
Like a silhouette that you can barely see
As a shadow cast upon the ground where you'll eventually
Lay forever, but the day goes on, the sun moves behind you
You get taller, bolder, stronger, and the rearview only blinds you
[Outro]
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm
|}
</div>
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==== Lyrics meaning ====
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!Lyrics
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|On their previous album [[Trench]], the song [[Leave The City|''Leave the City'']] has a reoccurring line: “They know that it’s almost over”, similar to "I know it's over" in ''Choker''.
The thing that is «almost over» is Tyler’s search for a path, especially related to faith. Him saying that he knows it’s over could mean he feels like he knows the answer to the question of where he is going.
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 name=":0" />
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website
|}
== Music Video ==
== Music Video ==
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 29 May 2024

Choker
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Scaled and Icy
Recorded2019 - 2020
ReleasedApril 30, 2021
FormatDigital
Length3:43
Time signature4/4
Tempo142
KeyG
Single30 April 2021
Live debut21 May 2021
Last played21 June 2022
Live count7
WriterTyler Joseph
ProducerTyler Joseph
LabelFueled by Ramen, Elektra
Stream / Buy
Scaled and Icy track listing
  1. Good Day
  2. Choker
  3. Shy Away
  4. The Outside
  5. Saturday
  6. Never Take It
  7. Mulberry Street
  8. Formidable
  9. Bounce Man
  10. No Chances
  11. Redecorate

Choker is the second song on the album Scaled And Icy by Twenty One Pilots.

Versions

Studio

Title Releas Length Recorded Released Notes
Choker Scaled and Icy 3:43 2019-2020 30 April 2021

Background

“Choker,” the second promotional single from Twenty One Pilots' sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy, starts off with a despairing tone as Tyler Joseph takes on the mindset of a narrator lamenting his inability to be there for the people in his life due to “choking” from his fears. As the song progresses, he experiences growth in character and ends on a positive note where he begins to look at his future with a hopeful attitude.

Musically, “Choker” is reminiscent of Twenty One Pilots' older style (e.g. 2009’s “ 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. 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. [1]

Lyrics

Lyrics

Album version
[Intro]

Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm

Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm

[Verse 1]

I don't bother anyone

Nervous when I stand

Chokin' on the circumstance

Only smokin' secondhand (Mm-mm)

Cut us open, spread us out (Mm-mm)

Dry us in the sand (Mm-mm)

Lay the fibers side by side (Mm-mm)

And you'll begin to understand (Mm-mm)

[Chorus]

I know it's over

I was born a choker

Nobody's comin' for me

Comin' for me

[Post-Chorus]

Mm-mm (I know it's over)

Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm

[Verse 2]

I don't bother anyone

Never make demands

Chokin' on the circumstance

Self-sabotage is a sweet romance (Mm-mm)

Seems like all I'm worth is what I'm able to withstand (Mm-mm)

Sooner I can realize that pain is just a middleman

[Chorus]

I know it's over

I was born a choker

Nobody's comin' for me

[Bridge]

I see no volunteers to co-sign on my fears

I'll sign on the line

Alone, I'm gonna change my circumstance

I know I need to move right now

[Chorus]

'Cause I know it's over

I was born a choker

Nobody's comin' for me (Only smokin' secondhand)

I know it's over

I was born a choker

Nobody's comin' for me

Comin' for me

[Verse 3]

Like a little splinter buried in your skin

Someone else can carve it out but when you've got the pin

It hurts a little less and you can even push it further in

When your body's screamin' out, trust your mind's listenin'

Like a silhouette that you can barely see

As a shadow cast upon the ground where you'll eventually

Lay forever, but the day goes on, the sun moves behind you

You get taller, bolder, stronger, and the rearview only blinds you

[Outro]

Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm

Lyrics meaning

Lyrics
On their previous album Trench, the song Leave the City has a reoccurring line: “They know that it’s almost over”, similar to "I know it's over" in Choker.

The thing that is «almost over» is Tyler’s search for a path, especially related to faith. Him saying that he knows it’s over could mean he feels like he knows the answer to the question of where he is going.

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.[1]

all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website

Music Video

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-choker-lyrics
Twenty One Pilots
Members Tyler Joseph • Josh Dun
Former Members Chris Salih • Nick Thomas
Albums Twenty One Pilots • Regional at Best • Vessel • Blurryface • Trench • Scaled and Icy • Clancy
EPs Johnny Boy (EP) • Live At UG Studios • Three Songs • Spotify Sessions • Holding on to You (EP) • Quiet Is Viølent •

The LC LP • Double-Sided • TOPxMM • Trench 10" Triplet • Location Sessions

Live releases Blurryface Live • Scaled and Icy (Livestream Version)
Singles Holding on to You • Guns For Hands • Lovely • House Of Gold • Fake You Out • Car Radio •

Fairly Local • Tear In My Heart • Stressed Out • Lane Boy • Ride • Heathens • Heavydirtysoul • Cancer • Jumpsuit • Nico And The Niners • Levitate • My Blood • Chlorine • The Hype • Level Of Concern • Christmas Saves The Year • Shy Away • Choker • Saturday • The Outside • Overcompensate • Next Semester • Backslide • The Craving (single version)

Tours Local Shows • Twenty One Pilots Tour • Regional at Best Tour • Mostly November Tour • Blurryface World Tour •

Emotional Roadshow World Tour • Tour De Columbus • The Bandito Tour • Takeover Tour • The Icy Tour • Clancy World Tour

List of Twenty One Pilots songs • List Twenty One Pilots music videos
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