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Truce

Now the night is coming to an end.
The Sun will rise, and we will try again.

Stay alive, stay alive, for me.
You will die, but now your life is free.
Take pride in what is sure to die.

I will fear the night again.
I hope I'm not my only friend.

Stay alive, stay alive, for me.
You will die, but now your life is free.
Take pride in what is sure to die.

This is honestly the most powerful song I've ever heard. It's a song called "Truce" by Twenty Øne Piløts. I would attempt to make a joke here, but it's kinda difficult, considering I can't stop crying (I didn't even say crafting, you can tell how much this song gets to me) because of this song. This is basically a walk through of what I think this all means. I've been listening to this song over and over for over an hour now, and I've decided I needed to write all this down.

Now the night is coming to an end.
The Sun will rise, and we will try again.

OK, so. To me, the night, if that be happy or not, I'm guessing by the sound of the song, it's not happy, has begun to finish. And when the Sun rises, they will have to go through the same thing again, suffering through the day, waiting for help, or a rescue to get them. They are stuck in this endless loop, and they just have to keep trying, to survive, or get out of this loop.

Stay alive, stay alive, for me.
You will die, but now your life is free.
Take pride in what is sure to die.

Stay alive, don't let this loop win. And if not for yourself, for me. I need you to survive. That's what the first line of this song means to me. Yes, you're going to die, but right now, you're free in a way, so live. Be proud of what you achieve, even if you know it's going to die. Be proud of the effort that you put into something, even if in the future, when you die, people won't care. It will die, just as it's creator did.

I will fear the night again.
I hope I'm not my only friend.

Going back to the first part here, 'Now the night is coming to an end.' They could fear the night because they know what comes after the night is over, the morning, the Sun, the day. They could fear the day, or the events that happen in the day. They hope they're not their only company, their only friend. They want someone that can help them through the loop. They want someone to comfort and be by their wife through the loop.

This is what I thought, then I had a quick watch of the music video (attached at the tøp), and my opinions slightly changed. This is what I then thought:

Is it just me that thought Tyler looked like a homeless person, having flashbacks about what their life used to be like? About how they had so many supporters. Its like when he says 'Take pride on what is sure to die,' it could be after the 'death' of what he (and Josh) created. He's having flashbacks about what happened and is wanting to have his supporters back, his closest friend back, after his songwriting days ended, like everyone just drifted, leaving him alone. He's remembering them, smiling at the memories, but wanting people back.
'Stay alive, stay alive, for me.'
He wants someone, something, maybe the memories to stay 'alive', and 'vivid' in his mind.  Or maybe he wants Josh, or the supporters (fans), to stay alive to help him through.

Honestly though, it is the most powerful thing to me, because of gives you the 'resources' you need to understand what the song means. It allows you to go really, really deep, and have an hour+ cry by yourself in your room, I think this is a song that is less easy to 'just listen to', because of how deep it is.

If you enjoyed this, then like it, and suggest any songs you want me to do. I'm off to cry for another hour listening to the same bloody song. But I'm extremely tired now, so byeeeee.