CONTINUED... Episode #10: Inspired by "My Blood" (Track 4 from Trench) You have made it to the third, and last, installment of my analysis of the song "My Blood" by Twenty One Pilots. This last theory is the most controversial because there is a lot of speculation around the meaning of TOP songs and who Tyler Joseph sings to in most of them, RE: "Ode to Sleep" " I'm not free, I asked forgiveness three times The same account of the singer's denial alludes to the biblical accounts of Peter denying Jesus three times before His crucifixion. This suggests that whom he adores and sings to is the Christian manifestation of God. In the same song, he continues to say he doesn't want to have the "sun's" (read: Son's) blood on his hands, which brings me to my final theory...
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CONTINUED... Episode #10: Inspired by "My Blood" (Track 4 from Trench) Welcome back to part 2 of 3 of my song analysis for "My Blood". If you missed the first one, feel free to read that one, too. Let's jump right in. THEORY #2:
The big brother represents Tyler to his actual siblings, since he cannot always be physically there for them. I'm fairly certain that he's the oldest sibling in his family, so he makes a good candidate for big brother, although birth order is not the only thing I based this theory on. Here is an excerpt from "Stressed Out" where he references one of his brothers, in particular: Episode #10: Inspired by "My Blood" (Track 4 from Trench)
Welcome to the beginning of a three-part episode covering the track "My Blood" from Trench. It warrants so many episodes due to the varied interpretations of the song. So far, I have three theories of what this song means. They are not mutually exclusive: they overlap in many ways, which is probably intentional considering the complexity we have come to expect from Twenty One Pilots songs. I based my conclusions on my understanding of the overall vibe of Trench, the two music videos released for "My Blood", past and present song lyrics, interviews, and lore. THEORY #1 One of the most obvious theories, based on the full length music video, is that the big brother is a coping mechanism and figment of the main character's imagination. (This theory overlaps with my second theory, so check back next Thursday for that.) |