Twenty One Pilots = Twenty One Profligates

"All my friends are heathens" A heathen is someone who doesn't belong to a Judeo-Christian religion and isn't necessarily a Satanist. In context of this song it could mean that they aren't necessarily mainstream, and the song goes on to say how their friends tend to be unfriendly, suspicious of strangers their friends are which aren't necessarily traits of pagans, and more like traits of a tough crowd of friends. The use the word "heathen" maybe denotes someone who isn't good or nice or "Christian" as this and breaks the common Christian rules and is a negative word toward non-believers. "take it slow" Pro just assumed this means take God slow. In the context of the song it means that since their friends are very unfriendly you shouldn't rush into knowing them as it takes them time to get used to strangers. "Wait for them to ask you who you know" Pro assumes that they are asking who you have raped to be accepted by them. "Know" is a common word used for sex in the bible but isn't necessarily used for rape, but this word isn't used for sex in today's society. In context of the song it means that they are asking who in their group you know to see if you are an outsider or an insider because they are so unfriendly. "Please don't make any sudden moves" Pro thinks that since "sudden" is used and a verse in the bible uses the same word, and the verse talks about God's sudden judgement, this really means they want God not to do his sudden judgement. This assumption is unsubstantiated, and it is more likely that since their friends are unfriendly and suspicious, you don't want to do anything that will startle them and anger them. "You don't know the half of the abuse" Pro thinks this means they are telling their listeners they don't know how much pain they will get in hell and are mocking their fans. Again hell isn't the only abuse out there, and in context of this song it can mean that their unfriendly friends have been abused in the past which is why they are so messed up and unfriendly. This is a more direct interpretation of the song. The Song "Ride": "Yeah, I think about the end just way too much/But it's fun to fantasize/" This just means he is thinking about death, and he likes to think about it, not that he wants to commit suicide. He later goes on to question if he would die for someone else, and how he wants to take his time on his ride, which is life, so he really does want to live as long as possible and live for himself. Seriously, see the full lyrics for yourself: http://www.azlyrics.com... "On my enemies who wouldn't wish who I was/But it's fun to fantasize" No, this verse only says he is thinking about his enemies who don't like who he is. It never says he wants them dead. Also pro is assuming they mean Christians as the enemies when it is clear he means people who dislike who he is. "Oh, oh, I'm falling, so I'm taking my time on my ride" This comes right after he says that it is too hard to die for someone. See the following: I'd die for you," that's easy to say ... But literally, I don't know what I'd do ... "I'd live for you," and that's hard to do "Oh, oh, I'm falling, so I'm taking my time on my ride" When he says he is taking his time on the ride it means he is taking his time on the ride of life and doesn't want to die, and doesn't want to live for himself and not others. He says he is falling and that he is thinking too much, and needs help but that is a reference to how depressing and self-questioning this line of thought really is. "We have a list of people that we would take/A bullet for them, a bullet for you/A bullet for everybody in this room" Pro thinks this means Jesus didn't die for anybody, and they want to kill everyone in the room and there is nothing here that says this. When it really means from just reading that people claim that they will take a bullet for someone, as a self-sacrifice, and even die for strangers in the room. It later goes on to say that he doesn't see many bullets flying which makes these claims meaningless, and just because they say they will metaphorically doesn't mean they will do it literally. See here: But I don't seem to see many bullets coming through See many bullets coming through Metaphorically, I'm the man But literally, I don't know what I'd do ""I'd live for you," and that's hard to do/Even harder to say when you know it's not true" Pro thinks this means that they don't honor the fallen soldiers although neither are even mentioned. This part doesn't even mention death. It just says it is much harder to actually live for someone than to just say it. Just think of how couples will divorce or dislike each over when they promised so much on wedding day. Both Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph the leaders of the band are Christian and were raised in Christian households. Josh's father is a principal of at Christian school. These arguments seem a bit schizophrenic to me as completely made-up meaning are being made from songs that have very clear normal meanings.