Yes, I definitely agree with the song being about depression and also the things that keep your head above water. It seems like he's angry at himself for being depressed but can't seem to shake that it keeps creeping back (as in the first verse). He wants nothing more than to overcome the feelings, but the emotional ups and downs are beyond his control. The "I must'a forgot, you can't trust me. I'm moment-to-moment and close but don't show it. Before you know it I'm lost at sea," shows the struggles he cycles though as one minute he can be fine and the next moment snap back into his old ways/thoughts/patterns. His depression controls him ("Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes.") And the only thing he can do is hold on to whatever his buoy is. I don't necessary believe it has to be religious, though. It could be friends, family, things such as music (as the person below me stated) or painting, or even the faith he has that the future will bring better times ("Entertain my faith"). I'd assume the last bit of the song pertains to his wish that people could express themselves more genuinely through the heart like he is himself. If people worldwide weren't so judgmental or cold, and more open to the idea that we're all human, I'm sure it would be easier for someone who needed help to find it and not feel so small and insignificant. I really enjoy this song because it shows me that twenty|one|pilots are really making an effort to make a song that people across the board can relate to, not a song about big booty hoes or "getting paper" because deep down everyone has hard emotions they have to deal with, no matter how hard they can cover it up externally.
Yes, I definitely agree with the song being about depression and also the things that keep your head above water. It seems like he's angry at himself for being depressed but can't seem to shake that it keeps creeping back (as in the first verse). He wants nothing more than to overcome the feelings, but the emotional ups and downs are beyond his control. The "I must'a forgot, you can't trust me. I'm moment-to-moment and close but don't show it. Before you know it I'm lost at sea," shows the struggles he cycles though as one minute he can be fine and the next moment snap back into his old ways/thoughts/patterns. His depression controls him ("Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes.") And the only thing he can do is hold on to whatever his buoy is. I don't necessary believe it has to be religious, though. It could be friends, family, things such as music (as the person below me stated) or painting, or even the faith he has that the future will bring better times ("Entertain my faith"). I'd assume the last bit of the song pertains to his wish that people could express themselves more genuinely through the heart like he is himself. If people worldwide weren't so judgmental or cold, and more open to the idea that we're all human, I'm sure it would be easier for someone who needed help to find it and not feel so small and insignificant. I really enjoy this song because it shows me that twenty|one|pilots are really making an effort to make a song that people across the board can relate to, not a song about big booty hoes or "getting paper" because deep down everyone has hard emotions they have to deal with, no matter how hard they can cover it up externally.