Background
At the time of this album's release, this was the bassist of Twenty-Øne Piløts.
Who is Nick Thomas?
The rap in this song sounds remarkably similar to that of "Choker".
What is "Taxi Cab"?
The song "Trapdoor" precedes "Ode to Sleep" in its mention of one of these metaphorical items.
What is a mask?
Hand
"Air Catcher", a possible precursor to "Tear in My Heart", was possibly written for this person.
Who is Tyler's now-wife, Jenna Joseph, née Black.
Before Josh Dun, this was the drummer of Twenty-Øne Piløts.
Who is Chris Salih?
"Implicit Demand for Proof" contains few lyrics, instead relying on instrumentation composed mostly of this instrument.
What is a piano?
This album, similarly to many other albums, mentions these items in songs such as "Taxi Cab" and "A Car, A Torch, A Death". One of these items was present in the album cover of "No Phun Intended", and they would continue to be mentioned in songs such as "Car Radio" and "Fake You Out" and in the "Heavydirtysoul" and
Jumpsuit" music videos.
What are cars?
Break
What is "Fall Away"?
"Johnny Boy" was written for this person in Tyler's life.
Who is his father, Chris Joseph?
This was Tyler Joseph's hobby in high school and college.
What is playing basketball?
Twenty-Øne Piløts performed songs from this album in an "old songs medley" in this city.
Where is Columbus, Ohio?
The song "Trapdoor", with its morbid story and pessimistic tone, appears to be narrated by this long-existing antagonist of the Twenty-Øne Piløts universe.
IFY OUGET THI SWRONG IWILL KIL LYOU
Who is Blurryface?
Moth
This parable of Luke 15:11-32 is alluded to in the lyrics to "Addict With a Pen" as Tyler sings, "I know I haven't been the best of sons."
What is the Parable of the Prodigal Son?
The band takes its name from this play by Arthur Miller.
What is All My Sons?
Twenty-Øne Piløts' "old songs medley" was performed at this venue.
What is The Schott?
The makeshift torch mentioned in "A Car, A Torch, A Death" was a precursor to the false light and hope found in these structures of Dema's necropolis.
What are Neon Gravestones?
Demon
What is "A Car, A Torch, A Death"?
The three men mentioned in "Taxi Cab" are a symbol for this central entity of Christian theology.
What is the Holy Trinity?
The protagonist of the play the band was named after does this at the end of the play.
What is commit suicide?
Other than "Ride and "Stressed Out", this was the first Twenty-Øne Piløts song I ever heard of.
What is "March to the Sea"?
The protagonist of the song "The Pantaloon" is this old when his grandfather dies, a number that would become important in the Twenty-Øne Piløts hiatus and Dema storyline nine years later.
What is nine years old?
Stolen
What is "Air Catcher"?
This item seen on the album cover is referenced again in the lyrics to Regional at Best's "Glowing Eyes".
What is a ceiling fan?