On Instagram, Tyler has occasionally referred to himself, and phones, and the amalgamation of self-and-phone, as “heathen” and “heathen machines.” This perhaps connects to TØP’s relationship towards mental health struggles-everyone is a heathen in their own judgmental eyes. The “blockbuster” would end up being DC film, Suicide Squad and it appears on the movie’s original soundtrack.
When the song – a moody, downtempo banger that could almost be a Rihanna track – explodes from the PA at full concert volume, it’s like a switch is flipped in some deep, primitive part of the singer’s brain. Tyler Joseph, 27, the two-man crew’s singer-songwriter, has just been Dropbox-ed a new mix of a tune that’s in contention for the soundtrack of a major summer blockbuster, and he’s eager to give it a spin. Billboard hinted toward “Heathens'” impending release in an April feature of the band: “Heathens” premiered in June 2016 and was the first new single from twenty one pilots following the success of their 2015 album, Blurryface, and its singles. I tried to warn you just to stay away (Wouldn't listen to me)Īnd now they're outside ready to bust (And guess what?) Why'd you come? You knew you should have stayed (It's blasphemy) Please all my friends are heathens, take it slow (Watch it) Wait for them to ask you who you know (Watch it) You'll think "How did I get here, sitting next to you?"Īll my friends are heathens, take it slow (Watch it) You'll have some weird people sitting next to you You'll never know the freak show sitting next to you You'll think, "How'd I get here, sitting next to you?"īut after all I've said, please don't forget You’ll never know the murderer sitting next to you You’ll never know the psychopath sitting next to you Just because we check the guns at the doorĭoesn't mean our brains will change from hand grenades Who have rooms of people that they loved one day
All my friends are heathens, take it slow (In the city, boy, in the city)Īll my friends are heathens, take it slow