TWENTY ONE PILOTS - LEVITATE VIDEO REACTION!! | THE CYCLE NEVER ENDS... 

Fun fact... Tyler‘s wife Jenna is the one standing behind him shaving his head.

I just imagine Tyler watching ur videos and being like... “this guy might know too much”

Ernest: “yeah idk this song is really cryptic, it’s going to be a big struggle for me idek where to begin really Let’s just dive in “ Ernest 5 mins later: *skillfully analyzes every bar of the song while thoughtfully interpreting the lyrics and video into meaningful metaphors which shine light onto mental illness and toxic social normalcies while also connecting the dots within complicated storylines which even long-term fans still struggle to do*

Vulture has no feathers on it's head, Tyler has no hair on his head, what's the connection? "I am a vulture who feeds on pain".

The shaving of his head connects to “Car radio”. “I have these thoughts, so often I ought To replace that slot with what I once bought 'Cause somebody stole my car radio And now I just sit in silence”... Dema meaning “tower of silence”. Tyler got out(levitate) by the help of the “banditos” (family and friends). That’s why you see he never puts the yellow tape(hope) on his jumpsuit himself, it’s always the banditos that put the tapes on him(in nico and the niners video). You can also levitate, with just a little help.

I always get a better understanding of the music NF and Twenty One Pilots from ur breakdown of their writting. Keep up the great work bro.

This also loops back into the beginning of the music video for HeavyDirtySoul, where he is being driven by Nico in the car until the fire that comes from Josh breaks it down and burns it, which then of course leads back into Jumpsuit. The cyclical nature of the videos is a manifestation of the cyclical nature of dealing with mental health issues. People tend to go through cycles to feeling better and thinking they have things beaten, but eventually those problems resurface and you get dragged back right to where you started. There is no one starting place in these four videos, they all tie together. You say that you struggle to understand this song, but honestly you got it much faster than I did when I first started digging into Trench. As usual your skills of picking out lyrics and understanding symbolism is awesome. That is what makes you such a great reaction channel. It isn't about the reactions themselves (though it is always fun to see you get hyped about the same stuff that hypes me up), it's also the analysis you bring to the game that sets you apart. Keep up the awesome work, always love seeing your stuff, particularly the TOP stuff

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To me the “keep your wooden wedges under doors” line means to keep your door open, not to shut out the people that want to help you

Literally dropping everything to watch this. Let's goooooooo

The Heathens connection seems to be Tyler’s hair and cut over his nose in the jumpsuit video when he was in the gorge. Also ties into Nico and the Niners because Tyler is the one caught at the end -“not everyone will get out”

Heathens was the first time we saw yellow. But like Heavy Dirty Soul, we didn't know there was a connection until Trench came out.

Nobody: Tyler: let's highfive, Josh

now i am hoping for some regional at best songs soon. - kitchen sink - clear - forest - ruby - anathema

Ernest doubts himself about deciphering... A few moments later - "he breaks the fourth wall" and continues to come up with some points which i never would have thought of ... Man I mugged up all the lyrics a year before only to find a good interpretation today... Way to go Ernest..

Bro, you are the most underrated reaction channel. Idk how you dont have more subs. keep up the great work!

My take on the shaving of the head has to do with a callback to Car radio where he gets lost in his own thoughts when it gets quiet, and he is having his head shaved here while he is talking about Nico and the Niners coming when everyone else is asleep and he is left with his own thought.

Damn man... I’ve heard this song a million times and never tied that line about what he bought to put in the slot and bringing it back to Car Radio. 🔥

"We win but not everyone will get out" - from nico and the niners connect the story. You can see what that means after "Heathens" music video that also goes as part of the story. (Basically there's 4 song that connected - Heathens, morph , bandito and leave the city)

maybe a Regional At Best series would be pretty cool? would love to see your reaction to their older stuff

I never did understand this song. I have a better understanding though and it makes me like Tyler even more. And it's crazy how significant the vulture is because it feeds off of dead animals. The bishops are sort of like it, it feeds off the pain of people. It takes power from it and reenergizes from it.

I just made the connection of Tyler getting grabbed by the neck when is night or "when the hours late and everyone's asleep" and the same line earlier. He is calling the bishops cowards for only coming for him when the hour is late. Or even better her is calling his insecurities cowards for only bothering him at night when the hour is late

the way i took the "wooden wedges under doors" is using them to keep the doors open so that someone else can keep an eye on him and make sure he "stays away from the ledges" (ie. a window) but thats just the way i took it

the fact that you catch lyrics when he's spittin that fast.. damn. talent

The end of an amazing trilogy. Can’t wait to see your reaction!

man, I've watched a bunch of different people react to TOP but you're by far my favorite, no one else I've seen analyzes their lyrics as well as you do. Really hope you do more from them in the future

Been waiting all day for this one lol I think you killed the interpretation! I think the wooden wedges really could be both to keep things out or keep him in the room. Watching this it made me think it was a play off of his lyric about staying off the ledge so maybe the wedges keep him in his room to keep him off the ledge outside of the room.

#thethirdernest at 10:50 I think you missed the reference on this line: “But compensation feels a lot like rising up to dominate by track two At least they all know all they hear comes from a place” Note the reference to Lane Boy with this line, but more importantly, I believe this line is actually a reference to Stressed Out (by far their greatest radio hit) which was track 2 on the BlurryFace album. :)

Wedges under doors hold doors OPEN. I think Tyler is saying not to shut people out.

I’ve been listening to this band for years and he analyzed this way better than ever did

“I got back what I once bought back in that slot I won’t need to replace” is actually a reference to one of their shows where a girl gave them a car radio. There’s a video on it on RU-vid

I'm actualy so proud that this was filmed in my country

I know I’m late but the first time I heard this song my first thought when he said “cowards only come through when the hour is late and everyone’s asleep mind you” was when people take their own lives they are often called cowards from people who don’t understand and people take their own lives when nobody else is around or late at night when nobody can stop them. I don’t know if that’s correct but that has always been my perspective.

You’re the best at reacting to top songs/videos. You just get it. And it makes me so happy because they mean the entire world to me. I hope you do more of their songs

Let's goooooo! You gotta react to Morph man!

I'm so glad you've reacted to these! I love how you break it down and notice little things! It's been fun watching your vids lol

This is definitely my favorite video of yours not bc of tøp but bc u were just flowing. Every second you had a new idea, comment or analysis and they were making me think sm. I subbed to ur channel bc I love how u analyze lyrics and music and this video portrayed that perfectly. Every video I watch of urs proves why ur my fav reaction channel more. Bravo.

I sincerely hope Tyler has stumbled onto your channel. The way you break down their art is an art in itself. You’re a genius!

CONGRATS TO 80k 👏👏👏

Glad i stayed up to catch this video, please continue TOP songs. Id love to see you react to some of their old songs like Kitchen Sink

You putting everything together really puts a smile on my face. Love your interpretations! Keep it up.

I've always related the "And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe" verse with the one in car radio: "My lungs will fill and then deflate They fill with fire, exhale desire". like he's been struggling with his problems for a very long time

Hands down 🙌 You're so incredibly good at explaining. I have been following you for a long time now and I want to say that you are the best at reactions. You deserve more followers. Love and light from Sweden 🇸🇪❤️

Seeing them perform this live is such an absolute moment. This was the one song I wanted a full video recording of from my show. Your breakdowns of their songs are always so spot on, and I love watching them. One thing that has been skipped/looked over; Josh is the leader of the Banditos, which means that he was also a prisoner of DEMA. He has struggled with mental issues and had to break their hold on him. He's helped Tyler a lot, but I think Tyler has also been there for him.

i go back to this video very reccord from twenty one pilots just to see the hype around the storlyline between tyler and his music and how he explains it through his music and watching someone understand what he saying is amazing to me

My man I've been waiting for this reaction from all reactors and your first!

You’ve brought to light and have interpreted so much in these videos, You’re amazing at catching metaphors it’s crazy.As a long time TØP fan this shit passed right over my head & couldn’t relate to the new album as much as their old ones until you reacted to them! thank you! awesome reaction

Alright, I just watched your last two TOP videos, and then you drop this just in time for me to watch it afterwards, so thanks for the perfect timing. Looking forward to this!

i've thought these songs over and over again and listened to them so many times but your analyses always make me appreciate them that much more all over again like with new eyes so thank you for that!

Like always, very thoughtful and well said. I didn't even catch that the video turned to night at the end when they snatched him back! Will always be the place I come for tøp reactions ❤

On point as usual! You’re good at this stuff! You actually pay attention and listen. Some people are just like “... ok yea that was good!”

Good to see you’re growing Ernest. Been a sub since 25k. Good reaction as always.

Love that you keep dropping videos! Keep them coming! GO Spurs Go!

This song is hella dope live. Great videos, Earnest. You nailed it!

Thank God for you and your videos to keep the entertainment top notch during these crazy times!! Keep it up man🤘🔥

thank you so much for your breakdown of this song!! I never really understood a lot of the lyrics, so thank you!! Your perspective helps me understand it better

I just wanna say I always appreciate your reactions and commentary on any songs. Like yeah I’m here for the music but I always feel like I take something away from your videos. You always add tidbits of your own knowledge and it’s nice to learn something new while also vibing to music I love. So thank you for putting the time and energy into making these videos!!

Watching your reaction videos made find a new renowned love for twenty one pilots been a fan since 2012

Never realized this before but there’s also a line « Cowards only come through when the hour's late And everyone's asleep, mind you » that reference back to holding on to you song «You think twice about your life It probably happens at night, right? »

Ayyy 80k subscribers congrats Ernest! Well deserved!

Ernest I just love any video you do...I remember in one old video you said you took a leap choosing to go your own way and not only "react" to songs, but break them down thoroughly, thank the gods you did man. there is NO ONE on youtube as educated as you, I am BINGING ALL of the videos you've ever made because, as a musician, I'm using your videos to better my songwriting, my creativity, my education, cross referencing and looking up any other artist you quote AND your breakdown of the editing and the symbols in the music videos is helping me SO MUCH to make sense of my weird ass ideas for my own music videos, edit and shoot them better on my own; my walls are full of post its of books, movies, artists, songs, albums and shiz I gotta catch up on and half of the music I was listening to was completely flying over my head before you made sense of all the quotes and references for me.. I cannot thank you enough for believing in yourself all those years ago basically lol your freedom of expression is helping set my creativity free.

been waiting for this one some time, this song is my fav from top. Cheers!

Bro I fucking love you dude keep up your grind you got me and thousands of people behind your back that love what you do and who you are as a person. Don’t ever stop being you man ♥️💯

Waiting for this song for the past 2 days! Fire break down. When Tyler was spitting fast, I had absolutely no clue he was talking about car radio, bro that’s actually nuts!!

Glad you made it to this one!!!

Best reactor out there dude, such good analysis.

I subscribed for these twenty one pilots videos and I regret nothing. FIRE

Amazing breakdown

You are a brilliant reactor. I thought I knew them but you get out the scuba suit and go DEEP.. Love it!

Ernest you have to watch the ‘Heathens’ music video because it does in fact connect to the overall story by the lyrics on ‘Nico And The Niners’ stating “...And start a concert a complete diversion, start a mob and you can be quite certain we’ll win but not everyone will get out...” it’s summarizes the events that took place in that prison.

We bring peices from our past along with us in our hair. The hair carries a literal documentation of what you take into your body. Also the way our hair is cut or styled throughout different chapters in our lives can be tracked through photographs, that in many cases shows an obvious contrast from chapter to chapter. When our lives change drastically our hair is the easiest way to begin to divide ourselves from that chapter.

Yours reaction of this video was my fav I've ever seen. Ty. Hugs.

Love this channel!!!

So glad you got the car radio reference.

Awesome reaction!!

Love, love, love your reactions! It's great being a fan, but then to hear others pull out things I missed is even better. On a side note, hope your brother is doing better! Watched that post about him, and then you said UofRedlands.. yo thas my hometown! I lived a stones throw, ha total top pun intended, from there. Anyways, hope all is going well with him ❤

Wow! Wish I would have found you a looonnnggg time ago! I watch around 12-15 reactions channels. I just found you today, and you’re by far my favorite. I may or may not have binge watched 10 videos already! 😂🤷‍♂️🔥

If you listen carefully, you can hear that in the end he recorded the melody with his voice and there is even a small phrase like a secret message what say "would you carry on?". Given that this is the second track from the album, there is even a place to be

This was my favorite track on first listen of this album, to the point I even covered this track

The video follows immediately after NATN, but the beginning of the song matches the end of Jumpsuit. They're together on the album as well as in concerts.

After seeing this video again I realized that it's so much more to Dema that they haven't talked about yet.

Ern a real one for this 🤞

🤜🤛 ❤️❤️❤️ thanks man, all i can say

Twenty one pilots, Third ernest, and spurs. Perfect combo

Me: I watch your vids and feel sad because of how underrated you are and how I wish that you would get so much more recognition for your breakdowns, you need to blow up! Also me: I'm so happy to be a member of the third fam and love the fact that it is just us here, and I kinda wanna keep you to myself so don't want you blow up!

Love your channel my man! TOP is definitely one of my favorites. I went back through your reactions to them and i could be wrong but i didn't find a reaction to Message Man?? If you havent heard it yet, you seriously need to. Your welcome 💛

Tyler is a genius and so are you

Addict with a pen UG studios would be a greatly beloved analysis/reaction

Can't wait to see more of twenty one pilots. Please try Taxi cab by them next time. All love and support

I may or may not have watched this while in the shower because I needed to get ready for bed but couldn't wait till tomorrow to watch 👀 #MultiTask 😂😂

Took me so many watches to notice he had the paint on his neck too when getting dragged away which was a great touch

Discord fam is here!

I gotta do schoolwork rn but when my man ernest releases a vid I gotta watch it

Levitate is my third favorite song of Trench. The second one is NaTN and the first one is Leave The City. Leave The City is the perfect end, because it's about this endless fight. Is not a happy song, is not about winning. Is about fighting. The Trench (in my conception) is not about winning, or even a safe place, but it's the place where you know people will fight with you. In Trench you will find people who are struggling with own disorders and problems (and in the trilogy, you can see child and young people in Dema and Trench). We know we're trapped in these places, but at least we're not alone and we'll not stop trying to escape from Dema. We're banditos in the end.

best analyzer for raps hands down

My guy, you just broke down almost every lyric and symbol on first watch successfully, this is why I love watching you. Best reaction channel out here. Also, most people believe Heathens is the transition from the Blurryface era to the Trench era.

Muuuaaahh! 💋Big Italian kiss for your interpretation! So many try but fail-you nailed it.

YOU ARE SUCH A BANDITO DUDE !!!! ♥

They actually fist bump each other. My cousin and I always do it when we jam to the album in the car.

When we get crazy trying to understand the messages and the simbolism in TOP universe I imagine Tyler and Josh laughin' like Muttley the dog!! LOL!!!