my twenty one pilots journey
i could have been a fan of twenty one pilots many years ago.Ā
but iāve only been in the clique a year plus one month.
i heardĀ āholding onto youā when it was released as a single. i liked it. i put it in a spotify playlist. i made a mental note to check out the rest of the music but forgot.
when josh and tyler supported fall out boy that tour skipped chicago, where i live.
i had tickets to the chicago grouplove show. twenty one pilots opened for them. i always go to shows to see openers because you never know what special treats youāre in for.Ā
on the way to the show my ex-roommate slipped and fell on a patch of ice. she hurt herself pretty badly. we made it to the show but missed twenty one pilots because we had to go home to wrap her ankle.
i had no clue what iād missed.
in late 2014 my friend @oneanddun began to mention the band here and there. she said iād like them. i consume a lot of music/movies/tv so i was likeĀ āyeah yeah, iāll put it on the listā.
it wasnāt until february 2015, just before the new era, that i actually listened and understood.
it started withĀ ākitchen sinkā andĀ āfriend, pleaseā, sent to me on two separate bad days.
then, i watched theĀ ācar radioā video on my own. it was the first video iād ever seen of theirs and my first time hearing the song. it moved me. it changed me. i donāt think i could properly explain how but thatās okay.
the beginning of purpose is in creating something only you understand. which can be as simple as a thought in your head and a feeling in your chest.
then i listened to vessel. i rememberĀ āmigraineā specifically. am i the only one i know raging my wars behind my face and above my throat? that line resonated so deeply. it pierced my heart. itās the question iād been asking for a decade with absolutely no answer. shadows will scream that iām alone. thatās how i felt.
it snowballed from there.Ā
sometimes i feel this ache in my chest. regret. i could have known them so much sooner if iād paid more attention or if iād lived somewhere else or if my roommate hadnāt slipped.Ā
the fact that it was this past year, the most challenging year of my life, that i experienced this band and their music for the first time, that means something.
i found them at precisely the right time i needed them the most.
and that makes me so happy, and i feel so thankful. i feel lucky.
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