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|[Intro]
|[Refrain]
Ooh, ooh
I ponder of something great


Ooh, ooh
My lungs will fill and then deflate


Ooh
They fill with fire, exhale desire


[Verse 1]
I know it's dire, my time today


I don't know why I feed on emotion
I have these thoughts so often, I ought


There's a stomach inside my brain
To replace that slot with what I once bought


I don't wanna be heard, I wanna be listened to
'Cause somebody stole my car radio


Does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name?
And now I just sit in silence


Oh, does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name, your name?
[Verse 1]


[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes quiet is violent


I scream, you scream
I find it hard to hide it, my pride is no longer inside


We all scream, 'cause we're terrified
It's on my sleeve, my skin will scream


Of what's around the corner
Reminding me of who I killed inside my dream


We stay in place
I hate this car that I'm driving, there's no hiding for me


'Cause we don't wanna lose our lives
I'm forced to deal with what I feel


So let's think of something better
There is no distraction to mask what is real


[Chorus]
I could pull the steering wheel


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus
[Refrain]


One that everybody knows
I have these thoughts so often, I ought


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
To replace that slot with what I once bought


Singing songs that nobody wrote
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
 
And now I just sit in silence


[Verse 2]
[Verse 2]


My brain has given up, white flags are hoisted
I ponder of something terrifying


I took some food for thought, it might be poisoned
'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind


The stomach in my brain throws up onto the page
I find over the course of our human existence


Does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name?
One thing consists of consistence


Does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name?
And it's that we're all battling fear


[Pre-Chorus]
Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here


I scream, you scream
Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking


We all scream, 'cause we're terrified
I liked it better when my car had sound


Of what's around the corner
There are things we can do


We stay in place
But from the things that work there are only two


'Cause we don't wanna lose our lives
And-a from the two that we choose to do


So let's think of something better (Better)
Peace will win and fear will lose


Oh
And there's faith and there's sleep


[Chorus]
We need to pick one, please, because


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus
Faith is to be awake and to be awake is for us to think


One that everybody knows
And for us to think is to be alive


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
And I will try with every rhyme


Singing songs that nobody wrote
To come across like I am dying


[Bridge]
To let you know you need to try to think


Quickly moving towards the storm, moving forward, torn
[Refrain]


Into pieces over reasons of what these storms are for
I have these thoughts so often, I ought


I don't understand why everything I adore
To replace that slot with what I once bought


Takes a different form when I squint my eyes
'Cause somebody stole my car radio


Have you ever done that? When you squint your eyes
And now I just sit in silence
 
[Verse 2]


And your eyelashes make it look a little not right
I ponder of something terrifying


And then when just enough light comes from just the right side
'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind


And you find you're not who you're supposed to be?
I find over the course of our human existence


This is not what you're supposed to see
One thing consists of consistence


Please, remember me?
And it's that we're all battling fear


I am supposed to be
Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here


King of a kingdom, or swinging on a swing
Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking


Something happened to my imagination
I liked it better when my car had sound


The situation's becoming dire
There are things we can do


My tree house is on fire
But from the things that work there are only two


And for some reason I smell gas on my hands
And-a from the two that we choose to do


This is not what I had planned
Peace will win and fear will lose


This is not what I had planned
And there's faith and there's sleep


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus (Forest, chorus)
We need to pick one, please, because


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
Faith is to be awake and to be awake is for us to think


Singing songs that nobody wrote
And for us to think is to be alive


[Chorus]
And I will try with every rhyme


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus
To come across like I am dying


One that everybody knows, yeah
To let you know you need to try to think


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
[Refrain]


Singing songs that nobody wrote
I have these thoughts so often, I ought


[Outro]
To replace that slot with what I once bought


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
'Cause somebody stole my car radio


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire (Fire)
And now I just sit in silence
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Revision as of 12:33, 11 March 2024

Forest
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Regional at Best
ReleasedJuly 8, 2011
FormatDigital
Length4:26
Tempo120
KeyF major
Last playedApril 8 2017
ComposerTwenty One Pilots
LyricistTyler Joseph
WriterTyler Joseph
ProducerTyler Joseph, Josh Dun
LabelSelf-released
Stream / Buy
Twenty One Pilots track listing
  1. Guns for Hands
  2. Holding on to You
  3. Ode to Sleep
  4. Slowtown
  5. Car Radio
  6. Forest
  7. Glowing Eyes
  8. Kitchen Sink
  9. Anathema
  10. Lovely
  11. Ruby
  12. Trees
  13. Be Concerned
  14. Clear

Car Radio is the 5th track on the album, Regional at Best as well as the 5th track on Vessel.


Background

The song was inspired by an event which had happened to frontman Tyler Joseph during college. In an interview with Rock Sound, he explained that one day he arrived to class late and forgot to lock his car's door. After class, he returned to discover that someone had broken into his car and stolen everything inside, including the radio, GPS and his CDs. At the time, Joseph didn't have the finances necessary to afford to replace what was lost. The subsequent experience of going on without his car radio made him realize "music can act as a distraction and can get in the way of where your mind wants to go." [1]

Versions

Studio

Title Releas Length Recorded Released Notes
Car Radio Regional at Best 4:49 2010-2011 8 July 2011
Car Radio Vessel 4:27 2011-2012 8 Jan 2013 Car Radio, along with other songs from Regional at Best were remastered for their next album, Vessel

Live

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

Lyrics

Lyrics

Album version
[Refrain]

I ponder of something great

My lungs will fill and then deflate

They fill with fire, exhale desire

I know it's dire, my time today

I have these thoughts so often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

[Verse 1]

Sometimes quiet is violent

I find it hard to hide it, my pride is no longer inside

It's on my sleeve, my skin will scream

Reminding me of who I killed inside my dream

I hate this car that I'm driving, there's no hiding for me

I'm forced to deal with what I feel

There is no distraction to mask what is real

I could pull the steering wheel

[Refrain]

I have these thoughts so often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

[Verse 2]

I ponder of something terrifying

'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind

I find over the course of our human existence

One thing consists of consistence

And it's that we're all battling fear

Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here

Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking

I liked it better when my car had sound

There are things we can do

But from the things that work there are only two

And-a from the two that we choose to do

Peace will win and fear will lose

And there's faith and there's sleep

We need to pick one, please, because

Faith is to be awake and to be awake is for us to think

And for us to think is to be alive

And I will try with every rhyme

To come across like I am dying

To let you know you need to try to think

[Refrain]

I have these thoughts so often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

[Verse 2]

I ponder of something terrifying

'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind

I find over the course of our human existence

One thing consists of consistence

And it's that we're all battling fear

Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here

Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking

I liked it better when my car had sound

There are things we can do

But from the things that work there are only two

And-a from the two that we choose to do

Peace will win and fear will lose

And there's faith and there's sleep

We need to pick one, please, because

Faith is to be awake and to be awake is for us to think

And for us to think is to be alive

And I will try with every rhyme

To come across like I am dying

To let you know you need to try to think

[Refrain]

I have these thoughts so often, I ought

To replace that slot with what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole my car radio

And now I just sit in silence

Lyrics meaning

Lyrics
“Be Concerned” is about how Tyler has begun to question his faith. It appears that it documents a hard time Tyler went through, but eventually overcame, as Tyler’s faith still illuminates even his more recent lyrics that the band has released.

Like a handful of other tracks from Regional at Best, this song was not included in its 2013 remastered successor, Vessel. While the song bears dense lyrical content, it has never been a huge fan-favorite, and it would make sense that Tyler wouldn’t want to constantly reflect on such a negative time in his life.

“Be Concerned” also features Tyler’s friend Jocef of the Jocef Michael Band, an Ohio-based Christian group. [1]

all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website

Sources

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Radio_(song)#:~:text=11%20External%20links-,Background,to%20lock%20his%20car's%20door.

[2] https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-forest-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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