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== Background ==
== Background ==
I've always felt like this song was about worries, fears, and problems that you can never really leave behind and trying to escape from them momentarily even though you know in the back of you mind they are still there. In the first verse it gets into these problems, "wanting to be listened to" not "heard" and being bothered when others have the same name. Then after another verse it ends with "So let's think of something better" and the chorus starts. I think the "forest" represents a place to escape to and "singing" as something to tune out your problems with. When they mention the chorus being one that everybody knows I imagine it's because it's supposed to be "normal" and "expected" which is what he is trying to be by avoiding his problems and putting up a front. The "hands held higher" and "we'll" be on fire" part is the problems catching up to him. Then in the next verse he addresses them: "Quickly moving towards the storm Moving forward, torn into pieces Over reasons of what these storms are for I don't understand why everything I adore Takes a different form when I squint my eyes
The "someone at the door" is responsibility. It could be his own personal health, mental state, spiritual development, outside obligations, or really anything. Whatever is at the door is in need of attention, but he is too engrossed in his own thoughts and torments. He likes to entertain them, either in just a figure of speech sort of way (entertain a thought) or possibly through the songs that he sings.


Have you ever done that, when you squint your eyes And your eyelashes make it look a little not right And when just enough light comes from just the right side And you find that you're not who you're supposed to be? This is not what you're supposed to see"
Basically the metaphor is that he locks himself up in a house of negative thoughts and shuts out the world. [https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858875305/ <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>]
 
In these verses he has stepped out of the forest and is slowly coming back to the reality of his situation. That nothing is perfect and the harder he focuses on it, the worse the problems seem. After spending so much time away in his "forest" he has forgotten his own problems and when they suddenly show up again he panics and they seem 10x worse. Hence:
 
"Please, remember me, I am supposed to be king of the king Devil swinging on the swing, something happened in my imagination The situation's becoming dire, my treehouse is on fire And for some reason I smell gas on my hands This is not what I had planned"
 
In fear he runs back to his "forest" and continues to ignore his problems. [https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858875305/]


== Versions ==
== Versions ==
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|[Intro]
|[Intro: Tyler Joseph]
Ooh, ooh
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


Ooh, ooh
Fall off the grid


Ooh
[Pre-Chorus: Tyler Joseph]


[Verse 1]
We live for the night's decor


I don't know why I feed on emotion
It reveals what we dream of


There's a stomach inside my brain
[Chorus: Tyler Joseph]


I don't wanna be heard, I wanna be listened to
I know there's someone at the door


Does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name?
They called for help, of this I'm sure


Oh, does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name, your name?
But do I want to say goodbye


[Pre-Chorus]
To all the glowing eyes?


I scream, you scream
I'm holding on to what I know


We all scream, 'cause we're terrified
And what I know, I must let go


Of what's around the corner
But I would rather play a song


We stay in place
For the eyes to sing along


'Cause we don't wanna lose our lives
[Post-Chorus: Tyler Joseph]


So let's think of something better
La, la, da, da


[Chorus]
La, la, da, da, da


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus
La, la, da, da


One that everybody knows
La, la, da (The eyes to sing along)


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
La, la, da, da (Long)


Singing songs that nobody wrote
La, la, da, da, da (Long)


[Verse 2]
La, la, da, da


My brain has given up, white flags are hoisted
La, la, da


I took some food for thought, it might be poisoned
[Interlude: Tyler Joseph ''with James Truslow'']


The stomach in my brain throws up onto the page
''Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh''


Does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


Does it bother anyone else that someone else has your name?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


I scream, you scream
[Verse 2: Tyler Joseph & James Truslow]


We all scream, 'cause we're terrified
We all know somebody who knows somebody who's doing great


Of what's around the corner
I know some people who know people who are flying straight


We stay in place
But I'll kindly enter into rooms of depression


'Cause we don't wanna lose our lives
While ceiling fans and idle hands will take my life again


So let's think of something better (Better)
[Pre-Chorus: Tyler Joseph]


Oh
We live for the night's decor


[Chorus]
It reveals what we dream of


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus
[Chorus: Tyler Joseph]


One that everybody knows
I know there's someone at the door


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
They called for help, of this I'm sure


Singing songs that nobody wrote
But do I want to say goodbye


[Bridge]
To all the glowing eyes?


Quickly moving towards the storm, moving forward, torn
I'm holding on to what I know


Into pieces over reasons of what these storms are for
And what I know, I must let go


I don't understand why everything I adore
But I would rather play a song


Takes a different form when I squint my eyes
For the eyes to sing along


Have you ever done that? When you squint your eyes
[Bridge: Tyler Joseph ''with James Truslow'']


And your eyelashes make it look a little not right
This room is far too dark for us to stay around


And then when just enough light comes from just the right side
Redemption's not that far, and darkness is going down


And you find you're not who you're supposed to be?
''This room is far too dark, for us to stay around''


This is not what you're supposed to see
''Redemption's not that far, and darkness is going down''


Please, remember me?
La, la, da, da


I am supposed to be
La, la, da, da, da


King of a kingdom, or swinging on a swing
La, la, da, da


Something happened to my imagination
La, la, da, da


The situation's becoming dire
La, la, da, da


My tree house is on fire
La, la, da, da, da


And for some reason I smell gas on my hands
La, la, da, da


This is not what I had planned
La, la, da


This is not what I had planned
[Chorus: Tyler Joseph]


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus (Forest, chorus)
I'm holding on to what I know


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
And what I know, I must let go


Singing songs that nobody wrote
But I would rather play a song


[Chorus]
For the eyes to sing along


Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus
[Outro: Tyler Joseph]


One that everybody knows, yeah
Their eyes will sing along, long, long


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
Make them stop


Singing songs that nobody wrote
Make them stop


[Outro]
Make them stop


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire
Make them stop


Hands held higher, we'll be on fire (Fire)
Make them stop
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!Lyrics
!Lyrics
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|“Forest” is about conquering inner demons through music and community. It’s easily considered to be a fan favorite, and is frequently played live by the duo.
|With an interesting, upbeat instrumental, Tyler delivers his vocals on “Glowing Eyes” in a similarly cheerful manner. The lyrics however tell a much darker story.
The song was later featured as a bonus track on the band’s 2013 album ''Vessel'' along with various other songs from ''Regional at Best''.
The song explores topics such as sociology, depression, apathy, and the alluring pull that the idea of death can have on an individual. The “glowing eyes” seem to represent a form of negativity of which the narrator is reluctant to let go of (addiction). This wish for the preservation of those things that cause our sadness may seem strange, but is actually rather common among the depressed.


The band released a small excerpt of the song which Tyler sings while walking through a city. It includes the main chorus of the song sung before and after the bridge which is sung in a similar style to Tyler’s “Street Poetry.” [https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-be-concerned-lyrics]
Regardless of the rumors, Josh Dun is ''not'' singing the backup vocals on this track. It was confirmed that the credit belongs to James Truslow, an old friend of Tyler’s.[https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-be-concerned-lyrics]
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| style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website
| style="text-align:center;" |all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the [https://genius.com/artists/Twenty-one-pilots Genius] website
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[https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858875305/ <nowiki>[1] https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858875305/</nowiki>]
[https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858875305/ <nowiki>[1] https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858875305/</nowiki>]


[https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-forest-lyrics <nowiki>[2] https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-forest-lyrics</nowiki>]
[https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-glowing-eyes-lyrics <nowiki>[2] https://genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-glowing-eyes-lyrics</nowiki>]


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Glowing Eyes
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Regional at Best
ReleasedJuly 8, 2011
FormatDigital
Length4:26
Tempo170
KeyEb major
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

Glowing Eyes is the 7th track on the album, Regional at Best as well as the 13th track on Vessel Bonus Track Version.

Background

The "someone at the door" is responsibility. It could be his own personal health, mental state, spiritual development, outside obligations, or really anything. Whatever is at the door is in need of attention, but he is too engrossed in his own thoughts and torments. He likes to entertain them, either in just a figure of speech sort of way (entertain a thought) or possibly through the songs that he sings.

Basically the metaphor is that he locks himself up in a house of negative thoughts and shuts out the world. [1]

Versions

Studio

Title Releas Length Recorded Released Notes
Forest Regional at Best 4:26 2010-2011 8 July 2011
Forest Bonus Track Vessel 4:06 2011-2012 8 Jan 2013 Forest, along with other songs from Regional at Best were remastered for their next album, Vessel


Live

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZzE64Abub6M

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
With an interesting, upbeat instrumental, Tyler delivers his vocals on “Glowing Eyes” in a similarly cheerful manner. The lyrics however tell a much darker story.

The song explores topics such as sociology, depression, apathy, and the alluring pull that the idea of death can have on an individual. The “glowing eyes” seem to represent a form of negativity of which the narrator is reluctant to let go of (addiction). This wish for the preservation of those things that cause our sadness may seem strange, but is actually rather common among the depressed.

Regardless of the rumors, Josh Dun is not singing the backup vocals on this track. It was confirmed that the credit belongs to James Truslow, an old friend of Tyler’s.[1]

all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website

Sources

[1] https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858875305/

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