here I am. January 15th of 2023. im 23 years old and I've been a fan since 2012 when I was just 12 years old. I remember seeing videos here and there on RU-vid about them playing in small venues, or even just in front of a few people. something inside of me told me that the boys were gonna make it, and they did. I didn't get to attend this show because I live in Texas... but when I heard this speech, tears streamed down my face like a river and my smile was the biggest it had ever been. I am so happy that they succeeded. |-/
god, im siting here on a damn school night crying my fucking eyes out. this band means so much to me, their message, what they do and what they have done.
Ahhh I wish I could've gone to any of the ERS concerts. 😣 The Bandito tour was incredible as well, but I miss this energy, where they were just starting to get big, but were still kinda "underrated". Overall, I just miss our boys. Can't wait to see them again in concert. 🖤
"and, i could only think of a three word phrase. and after soundcheck, anyone id meet backstage, people i know, people who work with us. all i had on my lips were those three words. i wanna tell you what those three words were. the first one, the first one i would like to define. clarify. the first word is We. and when i say We, i dont just mean me. i dont just mean the other guy over there on the drums. i dont just mean our labeling, booking agency, publishing, all those people who are here tonight, checking us out, watching what it is that you guys created playing with us. its not just this amazing crew who tours with us. and somehow its not just you guys. in this room. but its the thousands of people who are going to here about this show to. listen. and thats just to define the first word, We, thats what i mean when i say We. the phrase is this, i couldn't stop saying it the whole day. anyone i saw, they just said, what do you think of this man? i just said, We Did It. listen. every single one of you who listened to me say that right now, you can yell after that this is a celebration. WE DID IT!!" -Tyler Joseph, Live at Madison Square Garden 8/10/2016 Damn Tyler, did the speech have to be that long? it took so long to write.
These guys are amazing. Truly. Nobody will ever achieve the same status they have. They’ve inspired people all around the world, saved lives with their music, they’ve touched so many hearts with their words. Without them, our world would be so different. When they stop making music and their time is up, nothing will ever be the same, but they will never truly die.
I think I know what he means by “We are Twenty One Pilots and so are you...” The name TØP comes from the book titled All My Sons. 21 pilots were given faulty parts for planes from a man who was too afraid to admit his wrongdoings. The names comes from failure. Maybe by: “We are Twenty One Pilots and so are you...” means “We are Failures and so are you but let’s admit our wrongdoings and become stronger together.” Or, (since TØP has Christian undertones) maybe he means we are all failures in God’s eyes because we all sin. Instead of submitting to our sins and letting it take over our mind, let’s become stronger in faith together. I may be wrong and they might have explained it in a interview I haven’t seen but worth a guess.
If one day I can see them at a show and he makes a speech like this, omg I am going to cry all the tears of my body. That broke my heart but this feeling is so indescribable. Anyway I don't need my heart
