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fun fact: they almost left this song off the record because their label thought it was too deep because of the lyrics
is there a video or an interview of it?
@@deadsy11 yeah there's an interview
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Wait really? This is definitely one of my favorite songs by them
Has fueled by ramen heard any twenty one pilots song? They all have lyrics like this, just usually with a happier beat
This was deeply personal to Tyler. He fought with the label to keep it on the album. They thought there would be negative backlash. But Tyler was committed to get this message out. He used a very stripped down spoken word approach to make sure his message was clear. And the piano part reminiscent of Moonlight Sonata set the perfect tone. He’s incorporated suicide awareness into a lot of his music, but in a more veiled fashion. He became increasingly disturbed by what he felt was a glorification of suicide, particularly with celebrities. It’s heartbreaking hearing him perform this 😿 But there’s a powerful BBC Radio 1 performance of just Tyler on piano in an empty theater. This song comes from deep within his soul. And I love how he ends it with uplifting encouragement. ||-// Stay alive frens ||-//
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as a twenty one pilots fan, this is actually closer to what they do lyrically than what you've heard so far.
right? was thinking that the whole time haha
Truuuuuueee! They should really try to follow the whole journey as they did with NF, it becomes so much clearer what they usually do and the symbolism in the newer things is way more understandable
I completely agree. This is more twenty one pilots then anything, the thing is that musically is pretty different. I'd love them to check more songs, specially from older albums. Pretty sure they're gonna love it.
In the Nico and the Niners video when the bishops are making those glass light structures...those are Neon Gravestones that they're making
😂😂 the “fatality” followed by Eric’s “well literally” had me dying. Amazingly melancholy song but that was funny as hell haha
There entire work is about mental health and suicide prevention. There song “Guns For Hands” is also about suicide prevention
So glad you guys had a chance to hear this one. Chester Bennington was a HUGE TØP fan (posting about them and their music on social media regularly - even covering and practing their songs on his acoustic guitar. There are rumors that this song was made in part with his memory in mind. Those are some of the rumors and speculation anyway - I don't believe it's anything that has been confirmed by the band.
I didn't know that. I always thought of Chester when I heard this song
I would say Chester's passing was more than likely the catalyst that made Tyler write this song, considering he died a little over year before Trench was announced
he wrote this song so the world would acknowledge that social media was a massive suicide catalyst think about it a neon grave stone is a mobile phone screen
I’ve wondered about this, especially with the lines ‘they say how could he go if he’s got everything/ I’ll mourn for a kid but won’t cry for a king.’
@@noobsandshrew979 The way media talks about celebrities when they take their own life, is like a huge advertisement-it’s literally a *neon sign* . Don’t know about the US but in many countries the local media doesn’t report on this type of tragedy, in order to prevent copycats. It’s only when celebrities commit everyone is talking about.
neon gravestones has been my favourite song since it came out, other slow and beautiful songs from the trench album (which is my absolute favourite from them) are Bandito and Leave the city, those 3 songs played live with thousands of fans singing along give me chills
I especially love that Leave the City live compilation with those 500.000 voices
Leave the city made me cry un concert ! Sooooo beautiful
@@Teeeey__Leave the city live is so emotional and raw
I love that even with that mood and those lyrics the drummer is going absolutely ham. You can always recognize the singer's voice, but the drumming is just as noticeable imo, he has such a distinct sound. What a crazy duo.
To life, they were dedicated..... they went through their life, the good and the bad. But never gave up...that should be celebrated.
I'm amazed at how barely anyone mentions those last few lines. They put the song on a whole new level. It speaks to a much deeper cultural flaw then people ever address. Tyler doesn't just point out a problem, he offers a solution. A solution of looking to people who have lived and survived life, and can pass their lessons to those just beginning their struggles. It adds a whole new dimension to the larger conversation.
@@michellek.163 ufff, yeeesss!! I think in the same way... ❤🔥
This song is the reason I haven’t had a suicide attempt since 2018
@@Caseyisawkwardso glad you’re still here, fren. ❤
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So glad you finally reacted to this. I've asked a few times. Neon Gravestones tore the heart out of me the 1st time I heard it. It's such an important track. Not just about getting people to talk about suicide, thus "beating a stigma that no longer scares up" but it also calls out the reaction, mainly on social media, when a young person or a celeb takes their own life. The news is usually followed by pages and pages of posts & comments bigging the person up, talking about how loved they were etc. Maybe we tell our nearest & dearest those things everyday while they're alive and it can do some good. It's been scientifically studied and found that in the young, suicide can spread like a virus. Someone struggling with their mental health sees all the posts and love for the deceased person and it almost encourages or makes it easier for them to do it themselves. The boys touch on using suicide "as a form of a weapon.....thinking I'll show them....". Again, proven fact, beneath a certain age, young people don't understand the permanence of death. I saw a documentary on the subject a few years ago. One 13 year old boy was heard to say to his psychiatrist " if I top myself at the weekend, I can't wait to see how all the assholes at school react on monday"! TOP literally saved my daughter's life. She'd been struggling with severe depression & anxiety for almost 2 years and we believe she was reaching a stage of despair when suicide would no longer be a huge stretch. By fluke, she heard Car Radio, never having heard of TOP before. The lyrics, she said later, touched her soul and made her realise that someone else knew exactly how she felt. She started listening to their other stuff back then and just bonded with them. She saw them live the 1st time they came to Ireland as a support act for another band. She's seen them every time they've come to Britain or Ireland since. I ended up loving them because she had them on in my car so much. For my 50th birthday, we went to their Trench gig in Belfast. The morning before the show, I'd bought meet & greet passes as a surprise. The PR people were telling everyone in the queue no photos, no questions etc etc to keep the line moving. When we got to the table where the boys were signing autographs I said to Tyler " thank you so much for saving my daughter's life"! They both stopped what they were doing and stood up. The PR guys went to move us on but Tyler told them to back off. They came round the table and hugged my daughter 1 by 1. They took a few minutes to chat with her and then posed for photos with her. It made my girl's year! They say don't meet your heros! Maybe you just need better heros!! Great job boys xxx
Your story brought tears to y eyes. Just when I didn't think I could love these guys any more.... I'm so glad to hear your daughter is doing better.
Thank you for sharing this, so beautiful. And how lucky we are to have such humble heroes. Much love, frens |-/ 🤍🤍
This is what it’s all about! Happy to hear you and your daughter found them! I truly believe they have saved so many that’s it’s unimaginable
Stay alive☮️💜
this is such a beautiful story, thank you for sharing that
This song is so important!!! The lives it has saved is huge! The boys don't like when we say their music saves lives, but it really does!!!!
wait, why they don't like it? :O
@@inktob I don't remember the interview but Tyler basically said it's too much pressure on them- kinda like the meaning behind guns for hands.
@@dejahwilson268 but he’s also basically said that while it is an overwhelming thought, if knowing any of their music has saved one life, then being so lyrically vulnerable is totally worth it. Saved mine, and continues to.
Truthfully, this was a good one about the subject but it isn't the first from them, they had Truce, Goner, Guns for Hands, and so many more from their earlier albums. A lot of their songs are about mental health and even deeper but he has an amazing way with words and puts the lyrics with a beat where you would never expect the song to mean what it does. That is why so many people relate to their music and they have such a HUGE following. Just want to add that I love your reaction vids on them, thank you and can't wait for more
Love to see you back with twenty one pilots reactions. That song definitely had my heart punched when I’ve heard it for the first time, and I just recently found out that their label thought that it’s a risk, and that it could be taken wrong by the public and ruin band’s career, but Tyler went with a decision to leave it on the album, which was definitely a great choice- i don’t think i’ve ever heard anyone singing about this topic in such way. I saw someone recommended checking their Goner performance at the Fox theatre and i have to say, that’s really a MUST. One of the strongest performance I’ve ever seen, you’ll love it, I’m sure
I bought the album and couldn't WAIT to listen to it the first time. I was driving home from work when I heard this song for the first time and had to pull over because I was crying. This is probably my favorite TOP song ever, and speaks to my soul because of my own struggles with mental health and *un-aliving*. The haunting vibe and increasing insistence as it moves along really hits it home for me. I'm so glad you guys listened to this one, and really took in the premise.
Stay strong! You are loved more than you can ever know!
They did a live performance of Heathens in Romania that they mixed with the Stranger Things theme song. They showed snips of the last season on the screens. In the most recent season, a character was brought back from the bad place where she listened to music (Kate Bush "Been Running up that Hill"). On the screen in the back it says "Music has the Power to Save Lives". It's kind of hard to see and I wish the camera focused on it more. You made me think of that at the end. Their music helps so many people.
Yes!! Without their music I would’ve been gone in 2019. But here I am. Still struggling, but I am alive!
@@leyney9060 I can't say I got to that point but I could easily have given up and abandoned my family and could be living in my mom's basement by now. I'm glad you're still fighting the fight. I just wish it would get easier rather than just getting used to it. You know?!?
Thank you for the heartfelt reaction. Thank you for opening up. Tyler had to push to get this one on the album because the label thought it was too much. Reminds me of how ppl didn't accept TOP in the beginning bc they thought TOP promoted un-aliving, to use your term. But when ppl actually stop and take in the lyrics, they realize Tyler and Josh are, in fact, about the exact opposite. The marrying of the 'beat because of happy it sounds, but the lyrics are so down' and knowing that 'life has a hopeful undertone' really helps us feel right along with Tyler that 'no, they won't get 'em.' Such a powerful and necessary message. That's why we are the Clique, the Few, the Proud, and the Emotional. FPE |-/ 🤍🤍
Actually they kinda do this alot, but you probably just haven't heard it yet. Just like this song...redecorate, goner, and truce hit really hard emotionally. Upbeat but also about depression and su**ide, guns for hands, migraine, etc
Brothers Ryker, I found you guys today after going down a KZhead rabbit hole and rediscovering my favorite band TOP. I really appreciate your dynamic and in particular Kyle's emotional response to Tyler's lyrics. I've been a huge fan of Tyler and Josh for a long time and I highly recommend you do a reaction video to the Drown, Save, and Hear Me Now (among others) from Tyler's "No Phun Intended" album. I'll be honest, hearing Eric say that this type of song was not like other TOP songs you'd expect is frustrating, because the entire foundation of TOP is mental health struggles, faith and using music as a way to navigate contract between the two. Again, appreciate all that you guys are doing and can see from your later videos that you found out what makes these guys so special, but if you have not done so already - go listen to "No Phun Intended", you won't regret it.
hey guys. all i got to say is i’m glad you made it thru those dark times when you was younger. you’re here now giving lots of us entertainment with your reactions which can be a distraction for some of us still struggling to find the path out of the darker side of our thoughts. stay alive |-/
There are definitely older songs that have similar vibes/message. It's one of the main reasons I love twenty one pilots so much and started listening to them!! Definitely should check out more like Goner, Truce, Lovely, and Friend, Please (there are so many more tho)! Most of the first albums/self-titled are piano/uke based because Tyler still hadn't learned other instruments. The last lines in Neon Gravestones never fail to make me cry. Makes even more painful when you realize his grandfather died while this record was being created (listen to Legend for that lil bit)
Tyler is working on new music. Maybe you should try Redecorate? It’s the last track off Scaled and Icy. ✌️😊🌼
And amazing! I really could never pick a favorite song of theirs. I have some I like less than others but I still love them all. Some on No Phun Intended are very raw and could use a touch of what he can do now to polish them up, but the fact that he wrote those lyrics and put them to music at such a young age!?!? Just amazing.
As a massive twenty one pilots fan, I love watching your tøp videos cause it feels like I’m hearing the songs for the first time again😊this one almost made me cry lol
This is a tough one, and you both did well in your reactions picking up on the message early and understanding where Tyler was coming from with this. The last bit about grandparents is always an instant tear up moment every time I hear it.
WHOO HOO 🎉 Kimmy is doing her happy dance 😂 Thanks for the great reaction ☺️
Leave The City, the last track off of Trench, is probably my favorite by them, probably because the whole crowd sang it to the top of their lungs every show. Another one that should be reacted to.
Absolutely love this one, the live version is wonderful too. I always love your twenty one pilots reactions
hmmm we meet again sherry…lol jk glad to see you in the comments💙🤘🏽
@@jaydead863 always nice to see you too |-/
Yes yes yes! Been waiting for more of twenty-one pilots from you guys. You rock!!!
Eric I want all your beer glasses/mugs/etc. Love the hydrant glass. You guys always make me laugh when I’m down, thank you both for your time.😊
I was waiting for this reaction neon gravestones is my favorite song in the world, it is very deep, love it guy’s keep up the good work💛💛💛
"I didn't think TOP was going to make me feel.." LOL They do that sometimes when you least expect it. Although they talk mental health and unaliving oneself in just about every song, this is the most blanant and clearly he's spelled it out. Great reaction, guys. I enjoy seeing you connect with the songs I love.
Was waiting for this one, neon gravestones is a song that hits hard really. Great reaction, keep it up!
Goner and Addict with a Pen are kinda similar to this one!
Here we go. Love your videos. I will say that on behalf of the songwriter, the lyrics scares me a bit. Gives a lot of food for thought. I like that it has become more accepted to talk about mental health. If this had been more accepted a few years ago maybe we would still have people til Chester still among us😭
Chester LOVED TØP TOO!! He posted several videos about them!
Love the reaction guys as always! So this isn’t twenty one pilots related but if you guys have not reacted to hi Ren from the artist Ren you really really need to!!!!!!
*hugs for Kyle and *hugs for Eric, I certainly missed these reactions from you all, but I'm glad to have another one now. They have sung a lot about mental illness topics in their older music. But this was the first of this kind where it's more simplified in a sense. I freaking love them so much. They constantly try to tell their fan base that they also struggle and that those listening are not alone in their own fights. This came out around the time when we lost Anthony Bourdain and Chester Bennington. Basically voicing frustrations that people are ignored until it's already too late. And then, all of a sudden, we start focusing on it after they are gone. Creating television specials, trying to release their biography early because they passed, buying their merch, albums, etc. Our attention should be placed on people to prevent them from struggling or alleviating them while they are. Not when it's too late. This song always makes me gosh darn sob because of how brilliantly genuine and thoughtful it is. I can't remember if you reacted to it already but it would be wonderful if you could do a double-feature type reaction. My Chemical Romance created a song called Cancer and Twenty One Pilots did a beautiful cover of it. My Chemical Romance has a music video for it and Twenty One Pilots has an official lyric video for it. If you already reacted to one then it would be awesome if you could eventually react to the other one as well when you are in a good enough mental space to do so. I look forward to seeing more reactions from you listening to Twenty One Pilots, and I'm going to go revisit the older ones you've already done again. 💙
If you guys go into the TOP rabbit hole you will see that the first record hits really hard, actually all of them talk about the mental health issue, but for me the self-titled era was something else
Yes. And a lot of religious questions undertones. I love it. I think a lot of people who struggle with mental health struggle with their spirituality. But the self titled album is amazing. If you think you don't know what they are going to pull out of their pocket (musically) now, that album you can never even guess what's next!
I love No Phun Intended and Regional at Best
Keep reacting to twenty one pilots!!
this song was very important to me during a bad time. twentyone pilots in general, hearing these words in their songs kept me going, even when they were so dark.
Thank you :)))
Good to see people appreciate this song for what it is
Great reaction guys. This band’s music has saved my life.
this is what TOP IS ABOUT and they have been talking about in most of their songs
Another awesome reaction!! For a song about mental health, Ren- Hi Ren will blow your minds!! And he just dropped a new song, Sick Boi. You guys need to go down this rabbit hole asap.
This song is definitely some of their best work. I absolutely love the way they set the mood for this one with the instrumentals
This subject is what pretty much ALL of their songs are about.
Isn't this what music is for...to express emotions that has no words.
This is a hauntingly beautiful, sad, and amazing! Seeing it performed live was so emotional. We are not alone!
This song live is incredible
thank you for this reaction. one of their best songs for me for sure. love you two. more pilots reactions
Unaliving yourself is a common thing to hear from them i feel, as one of my favorites from them Message Man has a repeating line about it (I feel like Message Man would also be a great reaction it has a great beat and it has great lyrics.)
this song always hits deep !! it was deeply personal for tyler u can hear it and it really hits u, hits home. even more because u can hear it and u can see how much he’s in this song
I would love to see twenty one pilots reactions to the songs My Blood or Fairly Local next. Its also nice to see that u guys really got into this song and talked about it deeply
Tbh this is more or less what a lot of TOP songs are about so im a little surprised by your surprise. So glad you enjoyed it and understood the message so quickly
Great reaction! Love that you guys continue to dive deeper into tøp. Kyle, your reaction especially got me right in the feels 🥺
I was waiting on this reaction. One of my favorites, so glad y'all liked it.
so excited to see more twenty one pilots reactions from you guys, especially their deeper songs
Such a great song and I loved your reaction. Powerful song, glad you guys got to do this.. really love you two…
Omg, I sometimes forget just how amazing these guys are!🤦♀️ This was an awesome reaction my dudes! Both of you guy's reactions to certain lyrics were just so genuine and exactly the same as mine were the first time I heard it. Ugh, ffs this is an absolutely amazing song😉🥹
This song is brilliant! It makes me cry every time. Even though the positive message is spot on, I can truly feel the pain at the same time. Amazing talent!
if you're prepared for another heavy song Redecorate, from their most recent album is amazing
this song has such an important message, im so glad you guys reacted to it!
ok you have my attention
They are so amazing live. This song as well- hits different live ❤️
This is one of my personal favorites by them. It hits you in the gut and sits for awhile.
Yesss love that you guys found this song. Such a moving song. More TOP reactions!
the main message is that you shouldn't use suicide as a weapon, as a message.
Sweet! Glad you finally came back to them!
i was waiting for this reaction!
Guys you need to listen to older songs from them! I recommend: Lovely, Kitchen Sink, Drown, Forest, Ruby. Love from Germany 🙌
I'm an aroha, and had the bright idea to check this out after the news I woke up to today.. well now I'm crying and have to leave for work in two minutes. Great - did not think this through.
I listened to this song so much all the time and never knew why I liked it so much. Now that I know the meaning behind it I actually understand why I like it so much. Thank you for this, i love learning more about songs!
Finally 😌
I’m so excited for y’all to hear even more
i appreciate the distinction here between confidence and courage
Trees LIVE... 😮❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 ALL of their music is MAGIC! 😏🤷♀️😎 Gooood morning! 🥰☕️. Look into the STORY...The Bishops, escaping Dema...It's DEEP! (TRENCH ALBUM) 🙋♀️ GUYS, I'M TOO OLD TO BE FAN GIRLIN! 😱😱😱🥳🥳😁😁😁🤷♀️🤣🤣 BUT they are Soooo goood! 1 more I found...REN! Hi- REN , SICK BOI OH guys, DONT MISS OUT!!¡🤯🤯🤯
He keeps digging deeper and I'm obsessed because I can so feel these songs
The lighting for this live was beautiful
idk if you guys have heard of #stayalive. might sound cheesy but its something TOP has done from the beginning and is a very big and powerful thing in the comunity. all the songs are a story almost all their songs have these kind of meanings. the whole story is also very interesting to get into
THIS SONG MAN. Every time I hear it it gives me gossebumps (Or however you write it lmao). The words touch my heart every time. Probably the most underrated song in the album.
Courage... to show vulnerability... that's their artistic and human greatness for me... and always, no matter how dark the song would get, at the end the message is hope, light, strength, heart... (Kyle, your teary eyes got me, man) thank you for this reaction... Love from Buenos Aires💀👽❤🔥🎶
There's a BBC live lounge version that Tyler did of this song which is just outstanding. His grandfather has just recently passed and his pain is palpable. Watch it.
I loved it, I learned that version on the piano
glad to see you guys hop back in to Twenty One Pilots, please make sure you get to Trees + Speech live at the Fox Theater
Amazing reaction 💚💛
Great reaction! I love seeing your TØP reactions.
This song hit in another level today… was not expecting this from TOP… I would suggest some different songs than usual based off of this reaction, but you guys should listen to Loser or I Don’t Mind by Falling in Reverse… Just a different emotional level from Ronnie, especially in I Don’t Mind. Great reaction as always, and Neon Gravestones is gonna walk with me for a while
I really have been loving these twenty one pilots reactions. An extremely important band to me. I agree with how they can change up their sound so much and still sound like themselves. Despite tøp talking about mental health and su*cide consistently it was still jarring when I first heard this song when Trench released back in 2018. Definitely the most direct and carefully worded Tyler has taken this topic in a song before. I have cried a lot to this song, especially with the first couple of listens.
this is my favourite song. Thanks for listening and posting reactions to tøp.
my interpretation of this song is that neon gravestones is another way of “glorifying deaths”
That’s why in the lore, the citizens of Dema who commit suicide are referred to as “The Glorious Gone”
I really notice how Kyle felt the lyrics, thanks for the honesty dude
Loved the video! Tøp actually talks about mental health stuff in most of their song, but imo the special thing with this one is how direct the lyrics are. Next I would recommend goner (live at fox theatre) and redecorate
I absolutely adore Tyler's phrasing on every song of theirs
This is great in concert.
U guys need 2 check they're older stuff out, it's more similar but they have always done stuff for mental health awareness in their songs, but check out redecorate it's a beautiful song and if u loved this one then u will love redecorate.
Redecorate is perhaps one of their most perfect songs, beautiful end to an underrated album
One of their greatest songs, so much meaning.
This song also brings tears to my eyes Kyle
This song hit me because my grandpa in my dads side died and his funeral was right when the album came out
This is the first time I've actually heard this song, I know I know lol but dayummmm this is now my favorite song EVER by these 2.
Thank you. Good for you, Kyle
loved this video!! i definitely recommend reacting to goner, guns for hands, and redecorate by twenty one pilots as well :)
Whoooot!! You did TØP!!! More more!! Again gotta do HI REN SOON!! Let’s go!! ❤❤❤❤ GREAT REACTION! I can’t wait to see more reactions on them! Their lyrics are always great! Deep!