twenty one pilots: Stressed Out [OFFICIALStressed Out" is a song written and recorded by American alternative hip hop band Twenty One Pilots for their fourth studio album, Blurryface. "Stressed Out" was released on YouTube worldwide on April 28, 2015,[2] being released as a single on Google Play Store on the same day.[3] The video was directed by Mark C. Eshleman (Reel Bear Media).[2] The song was issued to top 40 radio stations on November 10.[4]
Contents [hide]
1 Background
2 Track listing
3 Charts
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Certifications
4 Release history
5 References
Background[edit]
The song focuses on nostalgia for childhood, the pressure of adulthood,[5] and family relationships, and speaks from the point of view of "Blurryface", the album's titular character.[6][7] The line "My name's Blurryface, and I care what you think"[8] is heard throughout the song, alluding to marketing the duo did for the album.[9]
Track listing[edit]from the album Blurryface
Released April 27, 2015
Format
Digital download stream
Recorded 2014–15
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 3:22
Label Fueled by Ramen
Writer(s) Tyler Joseph
Producer(s) Mike Elizondo[1]
Twenty One Pilots singles chronology
"Tear in My Heart"
(2015) "Stressed Out"
(2015) "Lane Boy"Stressed Out"
I wish I found some better sounds no one's ever heard,
I wish I had a better voice that sang some better words,
I wish I found some chords in an order that is new,
I wish I didn't have to rhyme every time I sang,
I was told when I get older all my fears would shrink,
But now I'm insecure and I care what people think.
My name's 'Blurryface' and I care what you think.
My name's 'Blurryface' and I care what you think.
Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days,
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days,
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
We're stressed out.
Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young,
How come I'm never able to identify where it's coming from,
I'd make a candle out of it if I ever found it,
Try to sell it, never sell out of it, I'd probably only sell one,
It'd be to my brother, 'cause we have the same nose,
Same clothes homegrown a stone's throw from a creek we used to roam,
But it would remind us of when nothing really mattered,
Out of student loans and treehouse homes we all would take the latter.
My name's 'Blurryface' and I care what you think.
My name's 'Blurryface' and I care what you think.
Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days,
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days,
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
We used to play pretend, give each other different names,
We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away,
Used to dream of outer space but now they're laughing at our face,
Saying, "Wake up, you need to make money."
Yo.
We used to play pretend, give each other different names,
We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away,
Used to dream of outer space but now they're laughing at our face,
Saying, "Wake up, you need to make money."
Yo.
Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days,
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days,
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny
We used to play pretend, wake up, you need the money
Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny
We used to play pretend, wake up, you need the money
We used to play pretend, give each other different names,
We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away,
Used to dream of outer space but now they're laughing at our face,
Saying, "Wake up, you need to make money."
Yo.
