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Because he struggles to make correct choices, the wrong choices cause his “skin,” or appearance, in this case, to break up and fall apart from what he envisions for himself to look like. He comes across as something that he has no intentions of being because he is trying to make his own decisions.<ref>https://genius.com/1910206</ref> | Because he struggles to make correct choices, the wrong choices cause his “skin,” or appearance, in this case, to break up and fall apart from what he envisions for himself to look like. He comes across as something that he has no intentions of being because he is trying to make his own decisions.<ref>https://genius.com/1910206</ref> | ||
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|''«Every time I feel selfish ambition is takin' my visionMy crime is my sentence, repentance is taking commission'' | |||
''It's takin' a toll on my soul, I'm screaming submission and»'' | |||
|There are at least three possible meanings to these lines: | |||
* He has been finding himself to be more selfish as time goes on. He chases fame and fortune instead of what is truly valuable. He is lost and doesn’t know which route in life he should take | |||
* He gives into temptation. leaving him with a need to repent. He may be realizing that he is living a life that will only take him further from salvation. As difficult as it is to create change, he now pleads for the assistance of God | |||
* The word ''sentence'' could actually mean a written string of words. Viewed from this angle, the lyric is stating that writing music grounds him, preventing a “selfish ambition taking [his] wisdom. | |||
The line “I’m screaming submission” communicates either a psychological, emotional, or spiritual crisis. He realizes some sort of change must occur. | |||
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|«''And I, I can feel the pull begin'' | |||
''Feel my conscience wearing thin'' | |||
''And my skin, it will start'' | |||
''To break up and fall apart»'' | |||
|Tyler is conflicted, yet again. Even though his body is still living, he feels that he is dead inside due to his thoughts of darkness. He worries he is beyond redemption as he may have already fallen away too far to repent. He fears that his efforts may be a waste of time.[[File:Shake hands with the dark.png|center|frameless]] | |||
=== Some intuitive thoughts === | |||
“March To the Sea,” Tyler says the line:<blockquote>And we’re dying with every step we take | |||
We’re dying with every breath we make</blockquote>As an individual is living, they are simultaneously progressing towards death, or dying. Consequently, Tyler is conflicted about this introspective thought, and it causes panic. He genuinely views life and dying as essentially the same. There is more evidence of this within the song “Lovely” from ''Regional at Best''.<blockquote>The only difference between life and dying | |||
Is one is trying, that’s all we’re gonna do</blockquote>These lyrics bring a solaced closure to the original line. We can see that Tyler not only understands the difference, but he has turned his past struggle into a tool to help others in the present. | |||
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''To break up and fall apart»'' | |||
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website | ||
