Personal Narrative: Twenty One Pilots

A few years ago, one of my good friends sent me some songs to listen to by a band that I had never heard of called Twenty One Pilots. Their sound was completely different from anything I had ever heard before, containing some rap, a ukulele, and a piano all in one album. No one song sounded like the other, but they all contained one common element: some type of deep message hidden in the lyrics. At first, I rejected the band, not liking the way the music sounded, but when I listened again, really paying attention to the lyrics this time, I fell in love immediately. Somehow, these short 3 minute songs by this almost totally unknown duo had utterly changed my entire perspective on life, and on the effects of music in particular. One specific song of theirs stood out to me and really made me think about music in general, and how it is all around us, but we never really notice it. The song is an account of a true …show more content…
I can turn to it whenever I want, and that is one of the most comforting things in the world. Twenty One Pilots writes songs that help the listener know that with whatever internal struggle or situation they are going through, they are not alone. When I listen to them, I feel comforted, knowing that there are others out there, listening to these same words, that might feel the same way I feel. It’s amazing how much music can help us, sometimes without us even knowing. In conclusion, music is one of the most important parts of my life, and it has changed who I am as a person in many ways. To quote Tyler Joseph, the singer and song-writer for Twenty One Pilots, “It’s music. It can change things. It can maybe make things make sense for moments at a time. It can make you feel like you’re not alone in what you’re going through, and give you a release.” Without music, I would definitely not be who I am today, and I believe that it has helped shaped me into the person I have