"ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire breath" = dragon

@blackcatsaresuperior9386

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY what I've been saying but hey, no one ever listens hahaha

@KallieMae

3 жыл бұрын

Reading this just made me realize dragons can levitate too 🤭

@urielattias8091

3 жыл бұрын

@@KallieMae wow didn't think about that!

@lerpietong

3 жыл бұрын

YES

@vincentlidicky5731

3 жыл бұрын

Dragon = Ned + so much chlorine

My personal theory is that this album is stuff Tyler has said he would never want to put out in interviews (80s music, manufactured pop songs) Josh and Tyler are stuck in Dema and forced to put out this generic album and trying to hint to us with the title, Scaled and Icy is an anagram for Clancy is Dead

@MikhailYT

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know your thoughts!

@AS-pb7hq

3 жыл бұрын

Mind blown 😳

@MikhailYT

3 жыл бұрын

I don't personally think there is going to be a second album like other clikkies, I feel like this time we'll just have to appreciate the melody

@Emily-tf3lf

3 жыл бұрын

That actually makes a lot of sense

@MikhailYT

3 жыл бұрын

@@Emily-tf3lf thanks!

“If you haven’t watched the music video yet” IVECWATCHED IT 25 TIMES

@wham1984

3 жыл бұрын

This is me🤣

@tonightiwillsee

3 жыл бұрын

Bro same

@ccslimy3306

3 жыл бұрын

Same😂😂

@CarlosRamirez-to9is

3 жыл бұрын

Same 🤟

@jrdanr5448

3 жыл бұрын

Those are rookie numbers

You sparked me to think... could “Just like an "I love you" That isn't words, Like a song he wrote, that's never heard” reference Legend “You were here when I wrote this, But the masters and mixes Will take too long to finish To show you”. His grandfather never got to hear Tyler’s song that meant more than “I love you”.

@Brandwhore

3 жыл бұрын

I love this.

@bardofwretches

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that makes so much sense

@marchey304

3 жыл бұрын

jesus how do even you think of this?? very impressive.

@syrefayne8922

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@foundingtitann

3 жыл бұрын

oh, i thought “that isn’t words, like a song he wrote, that’s never heard” was a reference to chords/words

Anyone else literally can NOT WAIT for the full length album? Also, here is what I found: In the lyrics to lane boy, Tyler says, Scared you a bit like a hazmat, in a gas mask if you ask Zack He's my brother, he likes when I rap fast But let's backtrack Back to this Who would you live and die for on that list? But the problem is, there's another list that exists Then he later says: If you get in between someone I love and me You're gonna feel the heat of my cavalry Cavalry = dragon? Someone he cares about ex; family, close friends....?

@marshmallowcream

3 жыл бұрын

Meee

@dawnerband7505

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy I just hope it keeps some of this energy

@Seungmin_ITB-143

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssss

@itserubeygarza

3 жыл бұрын

ME DAMNIT

@wham1984

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

I'm sitting here waiting patiently for Rosie's song.

@becsclaireee

3 жыл бұрын

I like his little Rosie buns in the music vid 😂😂😂

@dripsiclol

3 жыл бұрын

@SOLAR tear in my heart

@dripsiclol

3 жыл бұрын

@SOLAR its a song about Jenna

@Sawyer48532

3 жыл бұрын

@@dripsiclol tear in my heart is about his fear of moving on= his fear is about moving on with life meaning he is afraid of everything in life

@britay337

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sawyer48532 this is 100% wrong.

✨Scaled and Icy translates to Clancy is Dead ✨ Also the Christmas post on Instagram shows a message in the background saying SAI is propaganda. SAI meaning Scaled and Icy. This is propaganda and they are currently in dema forced to produce 'happy, joyful' music to lure us in.

@jefferblue8617

3 жыл бұрын

hence why we *don't believe what's on tv,* *don't believe the hype* nor do we *trust a song that's flawless*

@rebeccaaraiza6187

3 жыл бұрын

Y’all really have a 200 IQ

@TCangie

3 жыл бұрын

exactly what i was thinking, theres other theories that have a happier perspective. but i dont think thats whats happening here.

@naomikidane5473

3 жыл бұрын

@@jefferblue8617 wow that’s really interesting and makes kinda sense now

@canandwillfindyou

3 жыл бұрын

@@jefferblue8617 that makes so much sense now

I think you really need to make a video about the guys being held hostage in the dema and obeying the bishops and that there is a possibility that another album will be released, which will put a fat point. This whole era looks as if the pilots were turned upside down: a cheerful mood, a lot of bright colors, a completely different logo, a different arrangement of the guys in all the photos, a song and a clip in style reminiscent of many different bands, etc. This is absolutely definitely for a reason.

@genesisp3884

3 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of neon. I think it also ties into Level of concern and the TV aesthetic. I think that they are being brainwashed by the bishops or something like that.

@forfunziez2510

3 жыл бұрын

Just to be clear,it’s Tyler on the right and Josh on the left yes for the normal?

@sheacoleman6303

3 жыл бұрын

@@forfunziez2510 correct

@iamthepantaloon2913

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. I think Tyler through his music will show us how to turn around what the bishops have made them do.

@yumpie910

3 жыл бұрын

Tyler said he will release at least 2 albums so yeah possibble, öne of them will be in dema storyline, probably this one, im not sure about the other one though

Also when the world is falling apart, Tyler said in a song in trench, he created this world to feel some control, destroy it if I want

@calculuslover3869

3 жыл бұрын

this may be connecting, since trench and Scaled And Icy are connected

@wham1984

3 жыл бұрын

And you can see the word “destroy” on the dragon...

@juli2715

3 жыл бұрын

@@sumpumpurakmasinep2733 all the fan accounts have blown it up lol it does

@girlwithnoname956

3 жыл бұрын

@@sumpumpurakmasinep2733 yes it says destroy.

@ygayga9938

3 жыл бұрын

Good hint

Tyler is still in DEMA. The lights surrounding them at the beginning and the parking lot street lights are the vials of light in the Natn video. He's trying to call for help.

@zackpeters2595

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and all of the promotional posters said that the songs were messages from dema and not the band themselves.

@mizu_shujinsatticclutter536

3 жыл бұрын

I love the TØP lore but I just kind of wish it wasn’t written around a story and that they just write what they want

@kbwilliams55

3 жыл бұрын

@@mizu_shujinsatticclutter536 that’s because it literally isn’t lore. The music industry is controlled by a satanic cabal and he’s probably putting subtle messages in his songs and music videos for us to discover. Reality isn’t what you think.

The moment shy away was released i prepared myself for that video

@jonasbaier9381

3 жыл бұрын

same

@ardadar3825

3 жыл бұрын

Same I was just waiting for this video to come out 😂

if you think about it a ‘jumpsuit’ covers almost your entire body just like skin so the songs can be kind of connected

@KallieMae

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I’ve thought about this too. Thank you for typing this out. Especially since the album (I think) is propaganda from Dema. Maybe they’re low key trying to get everyone to take the yellow jumpsuits off and stay? I don’t know... there’s so much lore I can’t keep up.

@tasiasmith

3 жыл бұрын

also he learned to fire breath like a dragon

@LovelyRubyTrees

3 жыл бұрын

So do scales

@TCangie

3 жыл бұрын

@@KallieMae YES it sounds like tyler and josh have been brainwashed or something and theyre singing to tell everyone to stay

@TheDarkVoid

3 жыл бұрын

as far as i know tb saga is gonna be referenced again and we all gonna be confused again.

It should be brought to your attention in case you missed it, that the promotional material says that the album is published and conceived by DEMA, and does not represent the views of the artists. Additionally, in the Christmas Saves The Year video there was a hidden thing that said SAI is propaganda, and many are speculating that SAI: Scaled And Icy, especially given the new TOP logo is a sai as in the weapon.

Could the "he" be his late grandad who never got to hear the song Legend from the trench album? A song that was dedicated to him.

So many different "mascots" Cheetah, dragon, vulture Now they got me waiting for a whale

@iamthepantaloon2913

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 never know it could happen.

@kellyberry4173

3 жыл бұрын

😮😂🤣🤣😅

@vvvoltageee

3 жыл бұрын

You can find one in Gojira lyrics

@yola9222

3 жыл бұрын

pls don´t forget ned

@roopejeemelid5931

3 жыл бұрын

@@vvvoltageee ah yes a man of culture aswell

Well that was fast, not that I had any doubts

He tries to tear the mask in car radio when he's screaming. But he doesn't. He takes it off when he's alone

@thunderSLM

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@KallieMae

3 жыл бұрын

Also none of the ski masks have mouths... the one guy moves his mask over and speaks through one of the holes the lyrics “..boy you better not be there, you’re long gone” They’re being silenced by Dema. I think this is a message for Clancy to run.

Fall away by twenty one pilots..... There's reference to wearing and skin and all. Then there's a lyric about disguise....so it feels like they're a bit connected....SHY away & FALL away

The ceiling is crumbling. He says not to put a ceiling in your dreams.

@maysaraidy5040

3 жыл бұрын

Also on "the hype"s music video when they're on the ceiling we see the bigger crowd, and they are in fact real clikkies. So when they crossed that ceiling ( the ceiling to their dreams) they got to where they wanted to be, they have become successful doing what they love

@notallen9179

3 жыл бұрын

And remember a car a torch a death death might be this album as the tires and everything breaking

@TCangie

3 жыл бұрын

he also says in doubt, 'Scared of my own ceiling, scared I'll die of uncertainty'.

10:30 look closely Three lights are lit but the fourth one's out

@ThePopSongProfessor

3 жыл бұрын

You win!

@zeta52

3 жыл бұрын

lets goooooooo

@kellyberry4173

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣🤣💙

Just a theory: The car symbolizes Tyler's anxiety and depression, and the ski masks symbolize a way to hide your true self and problems. To me, the car in heavydirtysoul is falling apart and burning. It is a dangerous cage that Tyler is trapped in. Car Radio seems to support this as well; the radio is distracting from the depression and bad thoughts that trap Tyler. In Guns for Hands, Tyler and Josh use the ski masks to hide their identity. The ski masks are a way to get on stage and make themselves able to perform, without having to show their true selves. In this new happier world, Tyler has been able to control his depression and anxiety, thus the car is now reduced to a tire; it doesn't confine him anymore. Going along with that, he no longer has to hide his true self behind a ski mask, and the mask is breaking down. As he has learned how to overcome his problems, he is also encouraging his brother to do the same.

@emilytucker8195

3 жыл бұрын

The car is a vessel...hence the album name

@keirblank4870

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilytucker8195 heavydirtysoul is on Blurryface, not Vessel. I think the Vessel name is more a reference to Tyler himself.

@Vivivofi

3 жыл бұрын

dude.... if only the story was that happy go lucky.

@keirblank4870

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vivivofi I can dream lol

@notallen9179

3 жыл бұрын

A car a torch a death this album might be death as when your dying in your death bed who’s near your family Tyler making family music again

I can’t stop thinking about the dragon’s yellow breath possibly being related to the yellow of trench and the banditos

wow this was fast!! the fluorescent lights in the parking lot remind me a lot of neon gravestones in dema...

@kralayne7215

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I keep thinking!!

Tyler in an old interview said the masks were a way to make the band “faceless.” He didn’t want the music to be all about him. He wanted to allow it to be about greater things, bigger ideas than an individual. I’m sure Tyler still holds to that idea, but perhaps removing the masks in this video shows he willing to make songs that are a little more personal, like this song about his brother.

@SistersTape

3 жыл бұрын

Good thought!

@kellyberry4173

3 жыл бұрын

Love it...thank you 💙

Bruh. I just realised. That means after 2 years of liking tøp and waiting for a album and this is it. This is big for me. Thanks for the likes. Not much, but i appreciate it. ☺️

he NEEDED to explain what the song ment after all the cryptic bull crap they've been putting us through😂

I think the he is Tyler, "Like a song he wrote, that's never heard" I think it's a reference to the same idea discussed in kitchen sink. He said he's trying to give his brother a push to "find their purpose" so I think with this line: " Just like an "I love you" (Ooh, ooh) That isn't words (Ooh, ooh) Like a song he wrote, that's never heard" He is giving examples of his purpose, a song that maybe literally has never been heard or a song that has never been fully understood and therefore becomes his purpose because without him no one fully understands it. I mean that's the whole point of Kitchen sink right? at least that's what he says in the interviews. And as for the bit about an I love you that isn't words, I think with that he is referencing an example of a new purpose for Tyler that we haven heard him sing about before because SHE wasn't born yet. Rosie is his new purpose and she my not be able to use very many words yet, but she can still deliver "an 'I love you' that isn't words" . One could very argue that a lot of the sounds a baby makes to their family are "I love you"s without words. Hence bringing meaning to the inclusion of Rosies baby cooing sound on the track. Thank you for coming to my ted talk

@Wulfric1395

3 жыл бұрын

Please comment any criticism you may have of this theory

don't know if anyone's said this yet, but... 10:21 "three lights are lit but the fourth one's out" - the judge (also really clearly seen at 0:33 in the official music video, where the yellow-lit payphone is by this 'fourth light'.)

@huntstud215

3 жыл бұрын

OMG you have good eyes sir

I wanted to call your attention to something interesting right at the end of the video. If you watch in .25 speed and pause, for just a millisecond between Tyler touching the camera and the parking lot shot, there’s a bright neon shot with what appears to be someone’s face with glasses. Anyone else pick up on that? Wondering if it means something or if I’m just over analyzing...

@rakhaalif8037

3 жыл бұрын

timestamp?

@elliotasp8267

3 жыл бұрын

It’s at 2:52-2:53 in the TOP video on their account. It actually flashes three times. Just make sure to put it in 0.25 speed or you won’t catch it

@dragonfart5023

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it the guy on Tyler's head on the live experience poster?

@sarahschreiber2304

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing is an accident with Tyler and Josh

@elliotasp7759

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahschreiber2304 Yeah that's what I thought too. I don't know what it means, but I'm sure it's connected somehow.

It amazes me how layered their music is, especially the more they make. When I watched the video earlier today, I was in the middle of a mental breakdown and was hoping it was the kind of bop that would elevate my mood (new song by my favorite band, why shouldn't it?). I couldn't make sense of it at all, thanks to panic brain, but I took notice of the letter psi flashing on the screen throughout the video. I actually went to find some mental health resources since I hadn't really been emotionally satisfied and one of the first sites I found had the letter psi in their logo. It's pretty common, considering it's a symbol of psychology, but it still struck me. Their characters in Dema are thought to maybe be putting up propaganda by the bishops, but they've been outside and they've rebelled before. The bright colored scheme mimics a lot of psychological thrillers where things that look soft and pretty really are not. Tyler is telling us to "shed our skin" or take off the ski mask - our masks are whatever we put on to cover up our problems. He's advocating that we stop hiding and finally just get help. We can't use the same mediocre coping mechanisms anymore. The symbol of psi is like an inversion of the propaganda we're seeing. Instead of making us tune in, it flashes and forces us to tune out and see the bigger picture.

LETS GOOOOOOOO, can't wait for the full album explanation :DDDD

Like the good old days, back to TØP 💙

the pay phone has a yellow hue. tyler is surronded by lights which could represent vilisum that could be tyler literally calling for help to get away from dema

@aloka_karunathilaka7159

3 жыл бұрын

I really like this theory

this man is faster than tyler running from blurryface in jumpsuit

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS NEW ALBUM, I WAS LITERALLY WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!

Thank you for your explanations! Especially with the lyrics, since English is not my native language, sometimes I struggle to fully understand some expressions, so your videos are always greatly appreciated 🙌🏼

I think the music video is about that tey are trapped in dema. A lot of neon lights appear in the video, their clothes are dark and the gas station is empty and gloomy. Colors can only be seen when they are performing, which i think is because dema is broadcasting their show and wants to attract the viewers' attention. The band wants to send us signs through their music, but htey are being supervised, even with the dragon, so they can't tell us too much. When tyler wants to use the yellow phone, he would like to call us, but no one answers, he can't reach us yet. Tyler does some hand movements,referring to the fact this is just what we can see through a telelvision and we should not believe it, cause it's only a propaganda. Lyrically, i think it can also be interpreted as tyler speaks to himself. When he goes back home, to trench, he must shed his skin, his brainwashed self, to be himself again. The line: " don't circle the track, take what you have and leave your skin on the floor" may refer to the escape in the nico and the niners mv, cause dema also has the shape of a circle and blurryface is a cycle too.

I think you are right on when it comes to the ski masks and tying that in to the modesty we need to shed. Also, I have always loved that in the Guns For Hands video Josh takes his mask off as soon as he sits down at his drums. That's all he needs to feel comfortable being himself.

@kierstinott1741

3 жыл бұрын

^^^

@kellyberry4173

3 жыл бұрын

Well done 💙🔱💙

the tearing of ski masks could be bc they’re ready to open up about their struggles more directly instead of hiding behind the “masks” of imagery & characters. they realize now they have to bring their problems into the light in order to overcome them so they’re taking off the disguises and being more direct. (i’m not saying the mystery was a bad thing at all, but maybe they’re wanting this album to be focused on THEM and their stories rather than clancy, the bishops, dema etc) just my own theory i could be totally wrong❤️

@kierstinott1741

3 жыл бұрын

I like this theory! It certainly seems, like Cliff said, that their songs are becoming more personal

so happy to see you on youtube explaining twenty one pilots songs again

You have no idea how excited I was to see the notification for this video!

Tyler in the video seems to feel controlled, every time he starts singing he looks at someone out of the frame

I have been thinking about this for a while, so I want to put this out there. My initial reaction to the new song was that the title is very similar to something, but I couldn't pinpoint it. I thought for a while, and I realized there is a song in self-titled called Fall Away. So I looked up the lyrics and realized what had felt so familiar about Shy Away. One word: skin. Fall Away: "and I can feel the pull begin, feel my conscience wearing thin, and my skin, it will start to break up and fall apart." Shy Away: "shed your modesty, and the only thing to leave behind is your own skin on the floor." After listening to both songs on a loop for about two hours, I still felt like I was missing something. I am still not sure what it is, but I'll try to explain. The songs sound like two different parts of the same conversation (?). In Fall Away, Tyler seems to be confused about what he wants. He questions himself and tries to find his personality. He feels like he wears a mask constantly, even though he doesn't want to. In Shy Away, Tyler seems to be a little frustrated with his younger self. He talks about not shying away, being himself (I know this is directed at his brother, but it still feels like he is talking about himself as well). He wants to move on from the past, break the cycle in half. (In the music video, he tears his mask.) I may be just overthinking everything, but I'm just not used to them being so simplistic. I guess I expected more cryptic stuff (which we might get later). I hope this makes sense (lmao). (Also sorry for this being so long)

"Like a song he wrote that's never heard". This line reminds me off "Singing songs that nobody know" from their song Forest.

retro retro RETRO!!!!!!! I am loving this new vibe

I can't believe I forgot about ruby. Used to be one of my favorites. Thanks for reminding me.

Aww he’s talking to his brother//don’t shy away

This is so helpful!!! I was just as excited when your explanation came out as when Shy Away did XD Thank you for the great breakdown!!

I went straight to this channel after I heard the song💙.

YESS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THANK YOU😭💖

“ The song that he never heard and you never learn how to say I love you” I think it is referencing how the boys recently lost their grandpa a couple years ago and is referencing how in legend Tyler talks about his hardship not being able to recognize his own grandfather due to his Alzheimer’s. The lyric may be referencing Jay’s struggle to losing his grandfather and not being able to show him the new music he’s written.

I felt like the line “searching for that feeling just like an I love you” is like what we all look for we look for love and validation and when someone tells us they love us for who we are it makes us happy and excited and it’s an overall good feeling. I don’t know if he is trying to describe that feeling by using that example of someone saying I love you, but that’s what I got from it. Along with the words “that isn’t words” correlated to the fact it isn’t searching for the words I love you but for the feeling those words make us feel.

Hi, I’m 55. I was introduced to the TOP by my crazy daughter. I completely felt in love with them. Next thing I went to her room and took all her TOP cds and locked them in my room with my wife inside. She got mad (my daughter) and my wife too anyway. They called the police. She got her cds back in her room. I got mad and took them again. The police is knocking the door... but I’m listening to Shy Away in KZread locked in the bathroom with 2 percent battery...I’ll be ok

@shortymcglow8437

3 жыл бұрын

HELP

@arkidie

3 жыл бұрын

UM WHAT YOUR THE CRAZY ONE WHY YOU GOTTA STEAL HER CDS JUST LISTEN TO THE SONGS WITH HER???

@BATMADZ_

3 жыл бұрын

@@arkidie I think the daughter is the sad one for not letting her dad listen to it with her now calm down, son 😂

@arkidie

3 жыл бұрын

@@BATMADZ_ but he took her cds from her room and then locked himself in a room to listen to them alone he’s the one who refuses to listen to it with her? He refused to give them back. They are her cds. Also I’m a girl not a boy.

We hear Josh's voice for a lot of these promos but his face is blurred on their main website now

I'm really surprised there wasn't more about the new pastel aesthetic. The first thing I noticed was how out of place it looked compared to every other album art,,,

@michaela6056

3 жыл бұрын

That’s because DEMA is probably controlling them. On the livestream poster it doesn’t give any credit to TØP, it gives all of it to DEMA. They’re still controlled by DEMA, and this album is probably gonna be them being released out of DEMA because of the “shedding skin” aspect

In the greater Twenty One Pilots story, I believe that there is going to be a lot more music about family and friends. As someone who has struggled with depression, a support system, that is many times made out of family and friends is very important to pull yourself out of it. I think that finding your support system and pulling yourself out of DEMA is the "endgame" that Tyler was talking about in that one interview.

I dig the sunglasses

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS NOTIFICATION

Okay so I may be completely wrong here, but here are some of my thoughts. I think the dragon is good, and I think it represents creativity (someone said that cyan blue, the colour of the dragon, represented creativity which got me thinking, and also in Levitate Tyler says that he ‘learned to fire breathe’ - dragon imagery - which could be implying that it was around this time that he really began to use creativity to combat his insecurity), and also the dragon breathes yellow fire, which the bishops can’t see. I also think this album is after the events of trench, in which Josh has returned to Dema (after Tyler was taken again in Levitate) to rescue Tyler. I think they’re both trapped in Dema and are being forced to do certain things by the bishops (such as the livestream, the album itself probably, and the music videos). I think the bishops are using Tyler and Josh to make Dema seem like a good, happy place, but I also think that both Tyler and Josh are fully aware of what is happening and are fighting back - using their creativity (the dragon). A further note in favour of this theory is that the dragon had the word ‘destroy’ on its wing - they are using it to destroy Dema (as Tyler said in Bandito, he created this world and could ‘destroy it if I want’). They are using their creativity, this dragon character, to undermine the bishops control by leaving clues for us to follow (things that only we would notice, like Josh being on the right instead of the left in all the photos, the fact that Josh often is subtly wearing something yellow, the dragon breathing yellow fire, all the TVs being involved, etc), and by the end of this narrative, they will not just escape Dema but destroy it completely. Not sure if any of this makes sense, but just thought I’d share!

@huntstud215

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@AnnieLynn

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, mindblowing!!! So well put !!!!!!!

Thank you so much!! I live fir your TOP reactions and explanations!

Love the video (as usual). The line "like an I love you that isn't words" to me means someone is searching for someone that shows love through actions, not just words.

This could be the fight between living and the afterlife because “Clancy is dead”? Tyler could be trying to call someone to help him out from dying? Idk let’s see how this plays out.

I clicked as fast as i could

Wow that was fast haha !! Thank you for each of your song explanations btw they help me a lot :)

Brilliant, and so fast. Thank you so much, so hyped about this

Tyler is a great brother and reflects deeply about advice he gives which I admire

I wish I found your channel years ago when Trench was first released but now I’m glad I’ve found you ahead of scaled and icy!

Always look forward to these. Thank you!

Love it as always bro, thank you!

I love your explanations!!!!!

Can’t wait for the full album!!! Thanks for the brake down man 🖤💛🖤💛

last time i was here was 3 years ago when you were explaining the trench music videos. its nice to see you again friend.

What do you think about the bottom of the promo pictures saying the album is owned by Dema and doesn’t necessarily reflect the values of the artists? I think he’s calling Clancy... he’s dropped hints that Clancy is dead (scaled and icy is an anagram for “Clancy is dead”) but a lot of the clique think it’s just propaganda from Dema. One of the lines of the song that sticks out to me the most is “when I get home, boy, you better not be there”. It feels like he knows Clancy is still alive and he’s sending him a hidden message to run, but he can’t just straight up say that because he’s under the control of Dema. I think this also might be why the theme seems so happy and colorful and their old logo is no where to be found. It doesn’t feel like TOP because this isn’t TOP, this is Dema. They have control over the band now... one could argue that maybe Tyler made friends with that part of his mind. But I also noticed that none of the ski masks have holes in the mouth except for that one part that you showed (and during that part of the song, the lyrics he’s saying are “..boy you better not be there, you’re long gone”) they’re being silenced. He also looks off screen and nods at something at the beginning of the video like he’s been given orders and the whole thing is forced. Do you think Clancy is really dead and Tyler is trying to say that part of himself died, or do you think Clancy is alive? Does that have anything to do with this song? What is happening?!?! Help me, pop song professor! Thank youuuu for this video 🙏 I’ve been waiting for it all day. I understand the meaning of the song so much better now. Makes it more enjoyable to listen to.

@genesisp3884

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. There is also a lot of neon in this video implying vialism

@KallieMae

3 жыл бұрын

@@genesisp3884 they also use yellow to hide from the bishops though... idk it hurts my brain

@tasiasmith

3 жыл бұрын

I think that since it's a dema album that they are using Clancy as a way to get us to lose hope, but instead Clancy somehow escaped and is in trench and when tyler was on the phone that's who he was talking to and this song could also be what Clancy said to tyler or what Tyler thinks clancy would say to him and he was talking to someone else on the phone

Your ability to put this all into words is everything! Wow

Thank you for analyzing all these great songs! When I saw the Ski masks I thought the same thing it could be them growing as people and becoming more comfortable with what they create and who they are now that they’re a little more established in the music industry

I love the new song and all of his inspiration that he has been getting this song is really Lovely and just amazing

I was just cleaning on my day off, when I stopped for a sec and saw top drop this. Had to put aside everything just to watch the vid. I can't wait for this new album

the family based songs i love because their may be people out there thag can relate to them and having tyler sing it and them taking it as tyler singing it to them helps. it helps me a lot

Had to look 👀 up your video after watching the Shy Away music 🎶 video. Was not disappointed!! Your explanations and the comments section have really helped me understand it on a whole new level...👏😊

i've had this on loop for 12 hours. still not bored also i really love the new album name/cover, i love the sort of pastelic colors on the cover, it's really refreshing to me, and so is the name "scaled and icy" can't wait for may 21

Brilliant explanation AS ALWAYS!!!

Like the video!! A tip: if you ever want to show things from phone, you can screen record it and then add it to the video timeline

Like a song he wrote Tyler desires for his brother to grow so much that he does not recognize the child in the family photos. Tyler knows that feeling, already being able to see an old self who had not shed his modesty. “He” is that old (young) Tyler who wrote songs that only his brother heard. Those songs would be extremely special to only them because it belongs only to them and is dripping with the nostalgic excitement from youth that would be so satisfying to recall now that they know how the story of Tyler’s songwriting ends with success. Tyler is talking to his brother about his own former self whom he and his brother both knew.

Thank you for the explanation!!!

"Who is he calling on the payphone" Adam Levine

@lazymumbler

3 жыл бұрын

see that's why they cant reach other ... cuz they both at payphones. Dang

@adama-k2710

3 жыл бұрын

@@lazymumbler certified maroon 5 Collab 😂

For the "A song he wrote that's never heard" line I have two theories. First, it made me think of the song forest where he says "singing songs that nobody knows." The second thing it makes me think of is the song The Judge where he sings "The leader of the bad guys sang something soft and soaked in pain ... he must have forgot to close his door" So maybe it's Nico singing a song that wasn't meant to be heard, even though Tyler accidentally heard it. Maybe Tyler is struggling with whether to share what he heard Nico singing or not.

I love how tøp's songs also have the general meaning like that stated by Tyler, but also the secret meaning that is meant to be discovered by us! Greatest artists ever.

He is an amazing artist. I have never seen such an positive person!

The song he wrote but never heard could be the final mix of legend and this grandpa never heard it.

We all can agree that the car we see in their mvs has a lot of significance, and we see it burning down in heavydirtysoul. My theory is that fire too has a lot of significance considering how Leave My City also references fire and burning. In LMC, we also hear him sing, 'It's glowing, embers barely showing. Proof of life in the shadows, dancing on my plans.' And verse two says, 'the burning is so low it's concerning 'cause they know when it goes out, it's a glorious gone. It's only time before they show me why no one ever comes back with details from beyond.' There's a song called 'The Outside' on the tracklist. The website Genius too tells that LMC closes the album with a declaration to escape Dema. And the scaledandicy.com website takes you to a burning animation. Again. Fire. And there are quite a few fairytales where we see Dragons rescuing princesses or people in trouble from dark towers. Dema is a gloomy and dark place and has places like towers. So what if the Dragon from scaled and icy is Tyler's way of representing something that rescued him from Dema? And in Jumpsuit he even says, 'I created this world to feel some control. Destroy it if I want.' If you tilt the dragon's image to 90° right, right behind its white scales you can see the word, 'destroy'. Last but not the least I think colours of the album play a huge role as well. Pink signifies healthiness, contentment, love and innocence and blue signifies faith, spirituality, contentment, peace, tranquility, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth. So maybe this album will deal with how they have found contentment and peace after Dema. PHEW!

@AnnieLynn

3 жыл бұрын

OMG THIS IS MINDBLOWING IM AWARDING YOU 🏆🏆🏆🏆

@AnnieLynn

3 жыл бұрын

Also they stated before in the blyrryface era that, in that case, blue was a color of defeat. The bishops dont want you to give in to freedom that means being defeated in their perspective. And now they bring these colors that are actually a sign of some rebellion aaaarrghhh

@AnnieLynn

3 жыл бұрын

I think the dragon is like a new metaphor for his saving, he morphed to someone else and now he is more strong and powerful to help himself

@siribharadwaj30

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnnieLynn aww thank you so much uwuwu. Also, you should definitely check out Olivia Kathryn's video on Morph!

@Lisan_MuadDib

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. This is an intensive and mind-blowing theory.

Ohh I love your theories! I had come up with a completely different interpretation of this music video, which made me realize how many different ways this could go! I connected it all with the Dema story instead of to family, and it connected perfectly! There's too much info to write down in a KZread comment, but I'll put what detail I thought was the biggest difference between your theories and mine. For the lyric "Don't leave your skin on the floor", I originally thought that it was Tyler's way to tell us very directly to cover up our footsteps ... we’re being too loud about everything happening to Clancy and Dema... I'm afraid we might even be putting the boys and Clancy in danger.

The "don’t you shhh.." to me also feels like it has this double meaning of on the one hand implying a shying away (you're already a bit further away, the end of the sentence isn't audible anymore, you're too quiet) and another person silencing you, "shhh"ing you, someone you have to fight against because they belittle you and cut you off

The far away pay phone shot looks like he’s holding a torch

@sheacoleman6303

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

Hearing the lyrics "searching for that feeling, just like an 'i love you', like a song he wrote, that's never heard" made me think of the lyrics from forest "hands held higher, we'll be on fire, singing songs that nobody wrote". Maybe these lyrics are supposed to capture the lyrics/songs that never made it out of Tyler's head, like the raw material that never manifested into their hugely successful songs like Stressed Out or Ride. These lyrics/songs are not to be neglected though, because they paved the way to the music we did hear- they've shed their original skin (LIKE A DRAGON) and became something tangible. The "he" in "a song he wrote that's never heard" maybe is meant to be ambiguous, because what is a song if we don't know who wrote it? "Singing songs that nobody wrote" could be Tyler's remark on how we all tend to regress into this feeling of having no purpose, and being a nobody, and it's only because we listen and sing their songs that he feels like he has a purpose. But in that same vein, their music has given us a voice, and a family. The clique is family. I think Scaled and Icy might elaborate on topics that we heard in "Kitchen Sink", with purpose and family and stuff :)

first thing I thought when I heard the song was that I need your explanation THANK YOU

Yayyy! I got so hyped

I KNEW you would have something out fast❣️

You're back at it again

I was waiting for you!😁😁 thank you pop song daddy.😍

12:33 Reminds me of the song clear "I wish that I had two faces, to prove which theory works. Yelling on the street corner or cleverly masking your words."