A Car, A Torch, A Death

A Car, A Torch, A Death
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Twenty One Pilots
Recorded	June — November 2009
Released	December 29, 2009
Format	Digital
Length	4:45
Time signature	4/4
Tempo	140
Key	F major
Live debut	12 October 2012 first known time
Last played	12 October 2012
Live count	1
Writer	Tyler Joseph
Producer	Tyler Joseph, Chris Salih
Label	Self-released
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Twenty One Pilots track listing Implicit Demand For Proof Fall Away The Pantaloon Addict With A Pen Friend, Please March To The Sea Johnny Boy Oh, Ms. Believer Air Catcher Trapdoor A Car, A Torch, A Death Taxi Cab Before You Start Your Day Isle Of Flightless Birds

A Car, A Torch, A Death is the 11th song on the album Twenty One Pilots by Twenty One Pilots.

Versions

Title	Releas	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
A Car, A Torch, A Death	Twenty One Pilots	4:33	June - November 2009	29 Dec 2009

Lyrics

Album version

[Verse 1] The air begins to feel a little thin As I start the car and then I begin To add the miles piled up behind me I barely feel a smile deep inside me [Verse 2] And I begin to envy the headlights driving south I wanna crack the door so I can just fall out But then I remember when you packed my car You reached in the back and buckled up your heart For me to drive away with I began to understand why God died [Verse 3] The demon sat there waiting on her porch It was a little dark, so he held a makeshift torch And when my car was far out of sight He crept in her room and stayed there for the night [Bridge] And then I felt chills in my bones The breath I saw was not my own I knew my skin that wrapped my frame Wasn't made to play this game And then I saw him, torch in hand He laid it out, what he had planned And then I said, "I'll take the grave Please, just send them all my way" Then I felt chills in my bones The breath I saw was not my own I knew my skin that wrapped my frame Wasn't made to play this game And then I saw him, torch in hand He laid it out, what he had planned And then I said, "I'll take the grave Please, just send them all my way" [Refrain] I began to understand why God died [Verse 4] The air begins to feel a little thin As we're waiting for the morning to begin But for now, you told me to hold this jar And when I looked inside, I saw it held your heart [Refrain] For me to walk away with I began to understand why God died