Kitchen Sink

Glowing Eyes
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Regional at Best
Released	July 8, 2011
Format	Digital
Length	4:26
Tempo	170
Key	B major
Composer	Twenty One Pilots
Lyricist	Tyler Joseph
Writer	Tyler Joseph
Producer	Tyler Joseph, Josh Dun
Label	Self-released
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Twenty One Pilots track listing Guns for Hands Holding on to You Ode to Sleep Slowtown Car Radio Forest Glowing Eyes Kitchen Sink Anathema Lovely Ruby Trees Be Concerned Clear

Kitchen Sink is the 8th track on the album, Regional at Best as well as the 14th track on Vessel Bonus Track Version.

Background

The whole concept of that song is that I feel that humans are always struggling when it comes to purpose, trying to figure out their purpose is, what purpose even is, what’s the point, justifying your own existence.

A lot of kids and people my age struggle with “what’s the point,” and with the logo, what it really means is it’s an encouragement. When someone asks me what the logo means to me, the logo means something to me because I made it mean something to me. That’s the point. The point is that I created something that only I understand and whether or not I decide to disclose the meaning of it, that’s the beginning of purpose for me.

The meaning of purpose for me, is by creating something, if it be by writing lyrics, painting a picture, by expressing yourself through art…if it’s photography or music or theater, or whatever it is. It doesn’t have to be artistic, but if you create something and only you know the meaning of it, that’s the beginning of purpose for you.

When you’re in the room by yourself trying to decide whether to stay alive, you can tell yourself “I should probably stay alive because I’m the only one who knows the meaning of that thing,” so the logo is an encouragement for people to create. That’s what it means.

–Tyler Joseph via YouTube interview [1]

Versions

Studio

Title	Releas	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Kitchen Sink	Regional at Best	5:34	2010-2011	8 July 2011
Kitchen Sink Bonus Track	Vessel	5:34	2011-2012	8 Jan 2013	Kitchen Sink, along with other songs from Regional at Best were remastered for their next album, Vessel

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6bz_1Bxd_g

Lyrics

Lyrics

Album version

[Intro: Tyler Joseph] La, la, da, da La, la, da, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da [Verse 1: Tyler Joseph] We all are stranger creatures than when we all started out as kids Culture forbids We have romantic fantasies about what dying truly is Fall off the grid [Pre-Chorus: Tyler Joseph] We live for the night's decor It reveals what we dream of [Chorus: Tyler Joseph] I know there's someone at the door They called for help, of this I'm sure But do I want to say goodbye To all the glowing eyes? I'm holding on to what I know And what I know, I must let go But I would rather play a song For the eyes to sing along [Post-Chorus: Tyler Joseph] La, la, da, da La, la, da, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da (The eyes to sing along) La, la, da, da (Long) La, la, da, da, da (Long) La, la, da, da La, la, da [Interlude: Tyler Joseph with James Truslow] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [Verse 2: Tyler Joseph & James Truslow] We all know somebody who knows somebody who's doing great I know some people who know people who are flying straight But I'll kindly enter into rooms of depression While ceiling fans and idle hands will take my life again [Pre-Chorus: Tyler Joseph] We live for the night's decor It reveals what we dream of [Chorus: Tyler Joseph] I know there's someone at the door They called for help, of this I'm sure But do I want to say goodbye To all the glowing eyes? I'm holding on to what I know And what I know, I must let go But I would rather play a song For the eyes to sing along [Bridge: Tyler Joseph with James Truslow] This room is far too dark for us to stay around Redemption's not that far, and darkness is going down This room is far too dark, for us to stay around Redemption's not that far, and darkness is going down La, la, da, da La, la, da, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da, da, da La, la, da, da La, la, da [Chorus: Tyler Joseph] I'm holding on to what I know And what I know, I must let go But I would rather play a song For the eyes to sing along [Outro: Tyler Joseph] Their eyes will sing along, long, long Make them stop Make them stop Make them stop Make them stop Make them stop

Lyrics meaning

Lyrics
When asked about the famous symbol that has come to represent the band, |-/, frontman Tyler Joseph told interviewers that the meaning of that symbol has a lot to do with “Kitchen Sink,” an extremely important song to him. "Something happened to me at a kitchen sink. There was something I realized. That song ‘Kitchen Sink’ and that reference means something to me. But if I were to tell you exactly what that meant, those times where I need the motivation to continue forward, I wouldn’t have that as part of my motivation. In my darkest hour, when I’m trying to figure out what to do with myself, there’s that thing, that song…If I were to no longer continue forward, there would be no one there to explain this thing. I will not tell you what a kitchen sink is to me because it represents something that only I understand." [2]
all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website

Sources

[1] [2] https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-kitchen-sink-lyrics