We Don’t Believe What’s On TV by Twenty One Pilots
We don't believe what's on TV,
Because it's what we want to see,
And what we want, we know we can't believe,
We have all learned to kill our dreams.
I need to know that when I fail you'll still be here,
'Cause if you stick around I'll sing you pretty sounds,
And we'll make money selling your hair.
I don't care what's in your hair,
I just want to know what's on your mind,
I used to say, "I want to die before I'm old,"
But because of you I might think twice.
Alright, second verse
What if my dream does not happen,
Would I just change what I've told my friends,
I don't want to know who I would be,
When I wake up from a dreamer's sleep.
I need to know that when I fail you'll still be here,
'Cause if you stick around I'll sing you pretty sounds,
And we'll make money selling your hair.
But I don't care what's in your hair,
I just want to know what's on your mind,
I used to say, "I want to die before I'm old,"
But because of you I might think twice.
I don't care what's in your hair,
I just want to know what's on your mind,
I used to say, "I want to die before I'm old,"
But because of you I might think twice.
“We Don’t Believe What’s On TV” Reflection
Twenty One Pilots is by far one of my favorite bands of all time. Their music sounds upbeat, yet the lyrics contradict the happy rhythm that the two members of the band create. This song I chose specifically because it is one of the songs that speaks closest to me and brings me the most emotional reaction.
‘We Don’t Believe What’s On TV’ is a song about friendship, or at least that’s how I take it. The song talks about relying on someone, friend or otherwise, and I always think of my best friend when I hear the song. Also touched on in the song is how no one can believe the media as they know nothing in the media is true, mostly in the first verse.
The pre-chorus and the chorus are what affects me the most in this song. I haven’t always had someone to rely on when I failed, and now that I do I can be pretty scared that they’ll leave. Inciting them to stay with “pretty sounds” is something to help take away the fear. I’m honestly not sure what’s up with selling the hair, but hey, at least it sounds good. Then, in the chorus, they talk less about caring about the physical properties (“what’s in your hair”) and more about what’s on their mind. What my friend is thinking is always terribly important to me, and I’m always worried about what they’re thinking considering they’re pretty fragile.
For the past year or so, I’ve continued saying that I would not survive to a certain date, such as starting high school, or my birthday, or the Christmas break. The main thing that keeps me from doing that is my best friend. They’re the reason I think twice whenever I feel this way, the reason I don’t want to try anything. I couldn’t imagine leaving them alone. We’re each other’s closest friends, and if I lost them or they lost me then we’d both be broken. I could never do that to them, so I’ve never tried.
The ukulele and fast beat keep this song from putting the listener into a down mood, so it’s easy to sing and not think about the lyrics, but whenever I do I have to think of that special person that’s kept me alive for so long.