Vignette

Vignette is the sixth song on the album Clancy by Twenty One Pilots.

Vignette
Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Clancy
Recorded	2022 - 2023
Released	May 24, 2024
Format	Digital
Length	3:22
Time signature	4/4
Tempo	97
Key	F#
Live count	0
Writer	Tyler Joseph
Producer	Tyler Joseph
Label	Fueled by Ramen
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Clancy track listing Overcompensate Next Semester Backslide Midwest Indigo Routines In The Night Vignette The Craving (Jenna's Version) Lavish Navigating Snap back Oldies Station At The Risk Of Feeling Dumb Paladin Strait

Versions

Studio

Title	Releas	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Vignette	Clancy	3:22	2022-2023	24 May 2024

Background

“Vignette” is the 6th track from Twenty One Pilots' 2024 album, “Clancy”. The lyrics speak of addiction, with common excuses and traits among addicts being depicted.

During the premier livestream, Tyler spoke about Vignette, saying:

[T]here’s a few interpretations of it. I think for me, it makes the most sense when I look at it from the perspective of addiction, and what that can feel like at times. A certain type of season of that and that’s why this song is very special to me.

Lyrics

Album version

[Verse 1] Not sure when it started, peelin' from his bones Piece it back together all alone Hope it held together long enough for he To pitch the greener grasses and hope that she would agree Fresh off a binger in the woods Flesh covered in bites Testing what is real, what is good Man, it's been a long night [Pre-Chorus] It's a tribute to zombies of which I've become Where do I go from here? Where do I go from here? [Chorus] Clinging to promises Fighting off the vignette Tunnels cave, visions fade Swallowed by the vignette [Verse 2] He's thinking, "There's no way I'm headed there" Always sure-footed, educated, and was never scared Now he can't hold out his hand without it shaking Hounded by a bunch of dead when the search party found him Fresh off a binger in the woods Flesh covered in bites Testing what is real, what is good Man, it's been a long night [Pre-Chorus] It's a tribute to zombies of which I've become Where do I go from here? Where do I go from here? [Chorus] Clinging to promises Fighting off the vignette Tunnels cave, visions fade Swallowed by the vignette [Post-Chorus] No, not me, it's for a friend (Ooh) No-no, not me, it's for a friend (Ooh) No, not me, it's for a friend (Ooh) No-no, not me, it's for a friend, denial [Chorus] Clinging to promises Fighting off the vignette Tunnels cave, visions fade Swallowed by the vignette [Post-Chorus] No, not me, it's for a friend (Ooh) No-no, not me, it's for a friend (Ooh) No, not me, it's for a friend (Ooh) No-no, not me, it's for a friend, denial No, not me, it's for a friend No-no, not me, it's for a friend No, not me, it's for a friend No-no, not me, it's for a friend, denial

Rough draft version

It's a tribute to zombies Of which I've become I grappled with fallacies And I lost everyone Now I'm looking back fondly From where I came from // At where I am from // At the town I am from Where do I go from here x2 Not sure when it started, peeling from my bones Piece it back together, when I was alone Hope it held together, long enough for me To pitch the greener grasses, and hope she would agree Clinging to, a promise made Fighting off, the vignette Tunnels cave, vision fades Swallowed by, the vignette Fresh, off a binger in the woods Flesh, covered in scabs and bites Testing what he does and what he should // Testing if it's real, if it's good It's been a long night He's thinking "There's no way I'm headed there" Always sure-footed, educated, and was never scared Now he can't hold out his hand without it shaking, hounded By his demons, until a search party finally found him

Lyrics meaning

Lyrics
all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website