twenty one pilots released a music video for their song, “Truce”. Â It’s a beautiful piano ballad that’s heartfelt and tender and gut wrenchingly sad, actually. Â For a while when listening to the album, I’d skip the tune because it was just too emotional. Â However, I now can appreciate it in all of its wonderful musical brilliance.
The video features Tyler Joseph, the frontman, playing a piano in a street. Â If anything, his manic depression is extremely evident here. Â That’s something I adore him for; he does not hide his weakness and his condition, he reaches out to those in a similar situation and helps them. Â Now I’m one of those people who generally hate seeing the “omg u saved my life” posts on band’s websites, but this man is truly, in more than one way, a hero. Â He’s an individual who is not exploiting mental illness, but empowering and helping those who deal with it. Â It’s beautiful and he does it simply through music in a way that so few can really accomplish.
You can clearly see his passion and how much power he puts into the song, and it made me a bit teary-eyed. Â It’s beautiful, to see someone care that much and stand behind everything they’re preaching. Â His voice is smooth and comforting, soft and warm. Â It makes the song special, and unique, opposed to the other work on the record. Â It’s so gentle and feels like a response to a cry for help, it’s a strong shoulder to lean on and cry on.
“Now the night is coming to an end; the sun will rise and we will try again,” is the line that opens it up. Â “Stay alive, stay alive for me,” is the most poignant and powerful line. Â It gives me chills every time I hear it and matching it with a visual through the video makes it even stronger.
twenty one pilots are extremely revolutionary, and are capable of so much. Â This video was a perfect way to close 2013 and open up a chapter of positivity and happiness in 2014.
“You will die but now your life is free; take pride in what is sure to die.”