u/pls_bro

i will be setting up C Stage outside the main entrance of the shoe with my 6th grade ukulele (i can’t play it) and i will be performing hometown for three hours straight (i can’t sing). tickets are $0 but they’re selling out fast, we’ve sold 456,000 tickets already and only have 20,000 left. this is for ohioans only! reserve your spot by telling me who ur favorite band member is, wrong answers only 🙏🏽

there was a leaked voice memo where you could hear jim in the background saying
“awoo. arr rar warrar awoo”
i don’t speak caninese but i asked my dog to translate and he said that jim dun says clear as day
“i love scalpers and i think you shouldn’t reserve any tickets for ohio ID holders and ohio residents. ohio is smelly anyways”
and then proceeds in the background saying that he’s going to continue peeing all over ohio

i love hearing people’s personal interpretations of their music and i often make posts about how i interpret something vs the original meaning but i wanted to make this post to invite all self meanings of lyrics!

from a foundational point, i grew up christian and am now an atheist so any subtle religious undertones i personally interpret as an internal growth, self love, self doubt, etc

but the one i’ll highlight to kick off the discussion is that i interpret Shy Away as a feminist anthem LMAO
which isn’t too far off the meaning, as the themes are pretty general? insecurities and embracing one’s true self

manifest a ceiling when you shy away
i take as a personal motivation, growing up as a girl and woman in this world, that glass ceiling is only as real and present as you allow it to be

an i love you, that isn’t words
which obviously can be true to everyone but it seems like an iconic girl experience to have to search for the ways that people show us love, a neglect of direct affection that’s truly just a difference in communication and love styles

boy you better not be there you’re long gone
i’m using this moment to say i don’t ALWAYS interpret this song as a feminist anthem LMAOO but when i do i take this line so literally. like boy get the fuck out my house ur outta here. wyd here if ur not providing any sort of emotional physical or mental support for me 😭😭

shed your modesty, don’t circle the track break the cycle in half
is what it sounds like. women having the societal pressure to be modest all the time ?? break that cycle girlie.

anyways

what songs/lyrics do you find alternative meanings for, whether it be silly, really close to you, nonsensical, or otherwise?

this post speaks from a foundational point of celebrity/fan culture and idolizing celebrities
reposted w new title, thank u mods!

with the increase of content from fans right now, due to the 10/17 show ticket sales, i’m seeing in most posts a plethora of people ride or dying for the band, and not in a good way. this has always been a pet peeve of mine in this community. fans have every right to provide valid criticisms over events, ticket sales, setlists, actions of any of the members, non action of any of the members, etc. to me, the strength of a community doesn’t lie in its loyalty but its loyalty in tandem with accountability.

there’s a lot of you that speak down on those that have valid criticisms or want to have discussions around touchy or controversial subjects. it’s easy to point these people out, as speaking down on someone is easy to notice and correct. but some of you also have a blind overwhelming amount of empathy for the band that is perceived as speaking for the band. most recent accounts of this i’ve seen are trying to “protect” the boys from criticisms due to how hard they work or the intricacies of event planning. but fans are allowed to dislike things the band does, they’re allowed to dislike some music they put out, it doesn’t make them any less of a fan. this “over empathy” to me comes across as ignorant. yes the boys work hard. oftentimes some of you forget that music IS their job as well as their passion.

we see these behaviors most often in “idol” bands like k-pop. people trying to prove they’re the biggest fan by agreeing with everything the musician does. much like a friendship or relationship, the bond strengthens when uncomfortable discussions can happen.

i feel bad for those unable to get tickets in this presale, and i feel even more bad for them when in response to their criticisms over the setup and verifications for sales, clikkies come at them with a “well everybody had an equal chance” mindset. these discussions should be had. events with large crowds happen all the time with other bands, they’ve been easier with other bands, they’ve had better verification processes with other bands. by shutting down these criticisms because “the boys are doing their best” pushes the issues, that i’m sure the guys would love to fix, to the bottom.. getting washed away with less opportunity for those voices to be heard.

all this to say, your favorite celebrities are still people, yes. but they’re also experts in their fields and they’re responsible for millions of people’s experiences and thus, will always get, and should always get criticism for ways that things can be better.

this is a safe space to express all your grievances my friends.

sincerely,
an ohio born fan of 13 years that is hoping to get tickets in the regular sale.

i had a dream last night that my partner and i were out on the town in ohio and winding down for the night on the side of a street. while sitting there tyler joseph walks up, and to keep my cool i just invited him to sit with us. for some reason he sat directly between my partner and i and took one of my cigs. we got to chatting and he invited himself to hangout at my friends apartment. we we’re up there vibing and whatnot, tyler playing some goofy shit on the computer. still, i’m trying to keep my cool. rather than asking for a photo with him and risking the entirety of the party realizing who he is, i just started sneaking photos with him in the background to prove to my friends that i got to hang out with THE tyler joseph!

but then..

a tornado came. we all got a warning to evacuate immediately. while i was in the shelter, i browsed through the photos to ensure they aren’t blurry. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE…… tyler wasn’t in any of them!! completely invisible! as if he’s….a……well…. as if he’s a…… vampire…….

edit: adding tldr
TLDR— i think my old roommate shit in our kitchen sink

i waited a good three or four years to write this one guys. i was probably 22 or 23 at the time… my roommate was the same age. we lived in a household of 4 people. let’s call this roommate maggie. we are no longer roommates or friends (unrelated)

so at this point in our lives, i was working afternoons and nights and maggie worked office hours from home. our other two roommates worked office hours in person, and the other in school (also working on campus). four people in one apartment, with one bathroom. it was probably 11am so we know the in person office worker was at work. i am 99.99% positive that the student was on campus, and they had very light feet when walking around the apartment, i could tell if it was the student or maggie walking around bc maggie’s feet steps were much heavier.

i was in the bathroom — showered after the gym and then fighting for my life, taking a poop. the bathroom? located right by the kitchen. inconvenient, i know. you could hear the going ons of the kitchen and dining area from the bathroom. while i’m pooping, i hear maggie’s feet approach the bathroom and then go back to her room. i feel a sense of urgency! i must get this struggle poop out because someone else needs to use the restroom! two minutes later, i hear her walk up and go back to her room — again. URGENCY. i’m trying my hardest to get this out. two minutes later, i hear her approach aGAIN but rather than leave i hear her footsteps move into the kitchen, i hear the sink come on and some rustling of things. i finish my duty (pun intended) and flush. upon flushing (u can definitely hear the flush from the kitchen) the rustling turns into a RUCKUS. i hear pots fall down, garbage bags, etc as im washing my hands. i leave the bathroom and NOBODY IS IN THE KITCHEN. but the sink is running, there’s dozens of paper towels sprawled across the counter and in the sink, it’s a mess. and it smells like SHIT.

my curiosity did not get the better of me, i didn’t dare look in the sink or the trash can that was mysteriously in the center of the kitchen instead of where it normally sat. i just walked my ass back to my room, which was the bedroom closest to the kitchen, and i close my door. i hear a quick pitter patter of what i assume is maggie, rush down the hall, more ruckus in the kitchen, the front door open and close. maybe ten minutes later, when i was done getting ready, i left my room to see wtf was going on in the kitchen, but everything is spotless. the paper towels are gone, febreze in the air, the trash had been taken out, dishes/pots reoriented in the drying rack.

i guess in hindsight its not necessarily “bad roommate” behavior because it was cleaned up, but if it was so urgent, she could have texted me and asked how long i’d be right? we were best friends at the time. we also lived across the street, a literal 1 minute walk from a cafe. i used to run there to use the restroom if i had no other option. what do you all think? did she shit in the sink? maybe she shit in the trash can?? she would have had to use a stool or the counter to accomplish that, we had a tall garbage can. the mystery boggles me to this day…. and gives me a really good laugh because we aren’t friends anymore, and now it feels like a karmic embarrassment for her.