"Sahlo" means to enable in Somali. Folina is a name and according to a name website I found, it means this: "Your name of Folina has made you happiest when you are expressing in some creative, artistic way, and not conforming to strict routine" So "Sahlo Folina" means to enable expressive creations. This makes a lot of sense considering the next verse is all about his ability to create the world of Trench. It's also an anagram for All Ohio Fans, which is where TØP is based. Also have heard it as what fans use as a beacon for help.

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@theleggend27

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuffiReax The phrase used by banditos in trench who are in need, to get help from the other banditos who are struggling in the same way as them. To enable happiness/escape. To enable Fluorine (yellow gas). Bishops cannot see/perceive yellow, it is used as protection. This phrase signifies talking to someone about what you are going though, seeking professional help when faced with overwhelming mental health issues. "I created this world, to feel some control. Destroy it if I want, so I say 'Sahlo Folina'"

@danielfloyd9742

2 жыл бұрын

@@theleggend27 I also realized that it's an anagram for "halo of nails" i.e. crown of thorns, in reference to Jesus Christ. In an interview, Tyler said that Sahlo Folina is something that people can call out if they are in need of help. In other words, he is telling us to pray for help to get over our struggles.

In an interview Tyler said that "Sahlo Folina" its the word that represent what they feel when they play music.

@armandoamaro7593

3 жыл бұрын

man for the longest time I thought he said “for dema” 😅

@tanyac9660

3 жыл бұрын

It’s an arrangement of the letters for “All Ohio Fans”. Their roots and touchstone.

The high road/low road thing is actually talking about how he escaped in Nico and the Niners - he had tried to escape before, but he finally took the low road and went underneath to that little path where he met Josh - you were on the right track "Banditos" are the people who are trying to escape Dema - they have the yellow on them - in Jumpsuit they were the people on top of the mountain, in Nico and the Niners they helped Tyler escape, in Levitate they were the group of people at the campfire i think the part about words bouncing off of you may be talking to the fans - like in a concert the words would bounce off them and he needs his fans to be there for him to listen Sahlo Folina he says is what the Banditos cry out when they need help - also if you rearrange the letters it spells "All Ohio Fans" so a lot of people think he made it up as a shout out to their original fans this is one where you need to be deep into the storyline to get most of his references

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the explanations! I was close haha but that helps fill in the gaps

You NEEED to treat Yourself watching the live performance of this song.

You have no idea what this was like to hear live! STUNNING performance. It celebrates Tyler’s escape from Dema while he’s in the dark.

The rebels of dema are called banditos and sahlo folina is something like 'enable expressive creations ' and it's also an anagram for 'all ohio fans', that's where tyler and josh are from.

this song is so powerful live & i’m so lucky to have been able to see it twice. for sure the second time was way more prettier since they changed their set up for tour but the second time around felt just so... magical. that’s the only way to describe this song really. i hope one day you can see this band live and really be able to feel their music in a different way one day.

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

I really hope so too! I have such an appreciation for them, I would enjoy that concert so much!

Honestly the album Trench is made for the fans and anybody else had the same reaction you did of being lost. "Sahlo Folina" is just words that Tyler thought sounded good together but soon materialized into what the banditos sing to each other to inspire each other 😉

You have to be deep into the lore to get this one. Tyler has explained that trench is not the final destination, trench is actually an in-between (like an actual trench). That's why he talks about being between two places: "where we used to bleed (dema) and where our blood needs to be (the destination). Trench is a transitional place we must go through to get to that place. Problem is, Dema is a very hard cycle to break, and he keeps coming back to it because it's what he knows(cut my lip). Sometimes we are comfortable in that dark space because we are afraid of getting better.

This song is a vibe, but if you don’t have knowledge from the Dema website you’ll be lost. Don’t feel bad, I’ve been a fan for years and I don’t even fully understand everything about the Dema Universe that Tyler created. I do know that it’s a cycle where anxiety can pull you from feeling good back to a dark place without warning and you just have to keep battling it when that happens. Sohla Folina is a cry out to others for help in those times.

Watch them perform it live... chills!

I'm quite new to Twenty One Pilots, I started listening to their songs in March and I've been obsessed with their music ever since. I think this song grows on you. The first time I listened to it, I didn't really like it that much but now it's one of my favorites. And I do really like the lines "Either way, it helps to hear this words bounce off of you, the softest echo could be enough for me to make it through". It really spoke to me.

This is not my favourite of theirs either, but I actually loved it at the concert. They performed it at the B- stage, so they were much closer to where we were sitting. Tyler was dancing his cute psychedelic moves in the middle of lights coming down from the ceiling. I really felt it, all of us - the Clique, being there for one another. Sahlo Folina 💛

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like it would be fantastic.

A bandito is a camper in the camp trench (the opposition or dema) a bandito is someone who knows what you're going through and is always there. it's someone that is a survivor for dema. two places, dema a place where we use to bleed (a bad place) and trench, a place our blood needs to be. (a good place)

@rachellewavestp3560

3 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm a bandito, thanks Tyler and josh

Also there is this interview with Rob Lowe i think or just an interview before a show where Tyler goes more in depth about what Bandito means to him and the album & it’s just so inspiring since he makes all this stuff up in his brain and just AH. Yeah,, there’s so many interviews that will (hopefully) clear things up for you since the Trench era is just so much more in depth!!!

@tyjo5074

3 жыл бұрын

*Zane Lowe 😊

@alyssasueno

3 жыл бұрын

@@tyjo5074 OH MY GOD ROB LOWE HAHAHAHAHA I CANT BELIEVE I SAID THAT HAHAHA THANK YOU

@tyjo5074

3 жыл бұрын

@@alyssasueno That's ok lol

This was one of my faves off Trench. It’s beautiful live. He dances in the middle of dripping lights on B stage. Perfection. Such a vibe.

So what I think about this song when he says “I’m a Bandito” he is talking about Dema and basically in Nico and the Niners when he gets away from them then he’s taking his life back from them when all they want is for him to be called to a neon grave but he’s labeled a bandit for taking his life back from them....I don’t know if that makes sense but that’s how I always thought of it

As others have said. The live performances of this song is extremely powerful.

When he says "This is the sound we make, when in between two places. where we used to bleed and where our blood needs to be" I guess it means that this is the sound (sahlo folina) that we make in trench(when in between 2 places) and (where we used to bleed) means Dema and (where our blood needs to be) is -i guess- the place you go after you escape from dema and also a place where you're completely safe from the bishops that they can't get you anymore (which is not French cuz the bishops were able to catch Tyler from there)

@estherpoules8363

3 жыл бұрын

Trench ***********

Hi Daniel... the video surely made me feel better as always and many thanks for that! About the song it is one of my fav. And you should try leave the city and morph! Those songs will help you understand this one and more about dema... hopefully one day you will also become a bandito too! Stay safe and healthy... and lots of blessings from Cape Verde! PS: I kind of like the lost expression on your face the song kkkkk

YESSS U FINALLY REACTED YAYY edit: fun fact, if you look at the lyrics page on Genius, Josh actually did vocals with Tyler! his vocals are the lower-pitched ones

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that is cool! I didn't know that

Yaaaay new TØP reaction 🙆🏻‍♀️

thank you for doing bandito today, daniel. this is one of my comfort songs and i’m at the hospital with my grandmother while she has surgery for liver cancer. we’re all banditos, so when we sing these words back to him at concerts, he knows he’s not alone. some of these songs make more sense when you listen to them in order bc trench is a concept album and there’s a storyline to follow. it’s ok that it’s not your fave.

@nicholemackey7505

3 жыл бұрын

@Jules R thank you so very much for your kindness to a complete stranger! they called me a few minutes ago and said everything went well. i’m waiting for her to get out of recovery now. hey, what can i say other than great minds think alike. 🖤🖤

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Nichole! First off I want to say that I am very glad to hear the surgery went well, so glad to hear that and I hope that she has a swift recovery! The song has a lot more meaning when one can look at it as a way to know and feel that they are not alone because they are one of the "Banditos" fighting and you know there are so many other banditos doing the same. I can imagine the comfort that brings. Thanks for helping me understand it :)

ty for the twenty one pilots reaction!!!!

I think that the high road is some kind of metaphor for the fame, like he said in Neon Gravestones, he doesn't just wanna make money from the fame that he has, he wants to leave a message. "I could use streams and extra conversations, I could give up and boost up my reputation" that's what he says in Neon gravestones, and in some kind I think in that song when I heard "the high road"

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh yes that is a good point too, yet he goes low and stays down by his fans and the people who need him as opposed to the famous people he could be hanging with due to his status.

Sahlo Folina..... ""This is the sound we make when in between two places""...during trecking through Trench (between 2 places) Sahlo Folina is the bandito's call out.

' “Bandito” is titled after the group of rebels within the world of Trench. This song describes their escape from the city of Dema through tunnels and its representation of leaving behind the negativity that the city symbolizes. However, the word “bandito” is not an invention of the band. A bandito is a bandit, usually of Mexican descent, and has been used in this context since the 16th century. Somber and echoing, song sees the main character, Clancy, finally begin to accept his role as a part of the Banditos and recognize the perils he will face before making the bid for his freedom.' Genius lyrics.

that song means a lot when you understand yes, it honestly hives me so much hope to keep going :)

At first it seems complicated but in the end I think it’s rather simple. They use the term bandito but in no way is it as the original word. It resembles the fans, the people who relate & understand and I think it’s Tyler letting us know that he’s just one of us. I take the ‘high road’ line as the simple meaning it’s always had -Tyler could take the high road with his fame & fortune but he’s staying “low” with us- he’s at the heart of it a simple ‘normal’ person that doesn’t really want to embrace all that extra stuff that usually famous people do. I see this in the way he is with his family & friends. He thrives on the simple hearing of his words touching people and ‘bouncing back at him’ if you get to see them in concert, true emotion draws into him and you can see it all over his being. In all I think bandito is just his way of telling us he is one of us. Once again you’ve made it to the end of my comment 😳 and I want you to know that I appreciate you reading & taking the time to respond 😄. I want to say thankyou for your reactions & your insight. I just watched a reaction to Neon Gravestones that annoyed me as the person got it so wrong & put way to much ‘praise to god’ in it. I know you’re Christian & I just want to thank you for not overdoing it 😏. You put it in where relevant but understand that there can be multiple meanings - I appreciate that a lot 😃

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh see that is where I got hung up, I was viewing it as its dictionary definition and that is what confused me. But I really like your interpretation of it! I agree with you, you can tell he has different motives when making his music and you can see it on his face when he becomes emotional over certain songs. It is very touching. And thank you so so much for your end remarks :) that means so much to me reading that. It always makes me glad to hear when someone enjoys the videos I put out because I do care about these songs as well as this community that we are building together. I love hearing others perspectives and I love that we can all come together under a common interest, a love for this music or these songs. With how divided the world is today I enjoy finding ways for us to come together again and just be people enjoying music. So thank you again for your comment :)

@tarshnottrash1483

3 жыл бұрын

@@SuffiReax ❤️❤️

If you didn't notice at some point towards the end when he was saying "I could take the high road but I know that I'm going low" the background vocals say "when low you know sahlo folina"

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow no I didn't hear that!

I can't believe you arehere so early... Whatis the reasoning for it. You don't know how much you made me happy.. thanks Danny 💖

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Haha it is cause my YT analytics used to say the best time to post was 12pm-5pm but now it is 9am-2pm, supposedly that is when the most amount of my viewers are on, so I moved the post time to 9:30am :)

I’d love to see a reaction to a couple of videos made by nalbis here on KZread where he explains his theory about Dema and all the meanings behind the songs and the concept of the album. I think only watching those videos you’ll really see how genius the are

in an interview tyler said he just chose “sahlo folina” cuz they’re easy to sing. i’m pretty sure he just made it up, connecting to how dema is just a world he created. i’m thinking that “going low” can be like the “higher” and “lower” in nico and the niners, lowering being the underground tunnel that the banditos used to escape dema. the high road can also be an allusion going mainstream, since their last album was a huge hit. i think by saying they’re not taking the high road they mean that they can get on the radio if they wanted to but they choose to dedicate this album to their fans instead

Yes the dema rebels are called banditos. (Disregard that bandit definition which means robber/outlaw. Think that's not what he meant)

Hey Suffi! Could you please react to Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta"? Such a fun song.

Sahlo Folina is also an Anaghram for “All Ohio Fans”

Songs from TRENCH storyline could be tricky if you don't fully know the whole story which is really rich in details. Here's a part of the song i didn't hear you bring up-----""In city (DEMA), I feel my spirit is contained Like neon inside the glass (DEMA USES NEON FOR GRAVESTONES), they form my brain But I recently discovered It's a heatless fire (NEON IS HEATLESS LIKE THE COLDNESS OF DEMA) Like nicknames they give themselves to uninspire (NICKNAMES OF THE RULING BISHOPS) Begin with bullet, now add fire to the proof (?D/K?) But I'm still not sure if fear's a rival or close relative to truth Either way it helps to hear these words bounce off of you (FANS & SUPPORT SYSTEM = WHICH ALL IS REPRESENTED BY BANDITOS )""

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh! Thank you, that makes a lot of sense haha yeah that all went right over my head. But makes perfect sense now and is so creative and clever! The whole heatless fire thing for neon lights...wow

it means like, help (this is a sound that we make when in between two places) you know a lot about dema, not its time you hear about trench UuU, I'm proud of you!! keep it up!

Too bad, for first impression. Honestly, one of my favorites. Was hoping you'd love it. But, I have two wonderful memories seeing the love version of this show, last year. The lights, the music, the dancing! Feeling the love. Keep looking, listening. Good knife skills

@catherinereynolds9644

3 жыл бұрын

Rewatch a live show.(out of Philly) to see light show. It was simple, but beautiful. Sahlo Falina, creative expression. ✨

Arrgh..youtube keeps sending/entering my comment before i've finished typing!! Aaargh!! 🤷‍♀️ Ok I'm done typing. Here's the completed comment!! 👍Here are the 6 songs from the TRENCH album that are about the DEMA world/storyline. I list them in case you want to hold off listening to them until you learn the storyline. (if not, whatever, you do you ... you're really perceptive so probably okay...you do you😊👌) MORPH BANDITO LEAVE THE CITY JUMPSUIT NICO AND THE NINERS LEVITATE

Now do Leave the City....

Low way could also mean this place

The crazy eyes and mouth are starting to give me nightmares, lol. I'm still feeling my way around this band, not sure how I feel just yet. They feel a little like Rage Against the Machine on valium or something to me.

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I am sorry! I didn't mean for them to be creepy. My wife said they looked weird too 😂 I guess they didn't have the effect I was going for. It is changed now though :)

It's a stretch, but it could be an anagram for 'Halo of Nails' maybe a reference to the crown of thorns that Jesus wore. 🤷‍♂️

@ShoreFell

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but it was actually originally meant as an anagram for “All Ohio Fans”

I think he's mad that Josh moved away from the place they used to make music and he's going low by saying it out loud instead of pretending it's ok.

can you react to girl in red?

@victoria.b5

3 жыл бұрын

for example girls we fell in love in october bad idea that would be great :)

@victoria.b5

3 жыл бұрын

for example girls we fell in love in october bad idea that would be great :)

Sahlo Folina -> All Ohio Fans

I Love TØP, but this song is...😕

Your picture of YOU is so very creepy....... ever hear of the Quay Brothers?? The Sound was ok but the lyrics??????? Needs work?

@SuffiReax

3 жыл бұрын

Lol my bad! I didn't mean for it to be creepy. My wife said it looked weird too 😂 I guess it didn't have the effect I was going for. It is changed now though :) No I have not