With their new album Trench due out in early October, twenty one pilots continue to promote the project with new singles. Today, they released their latest track “My Blood,” and it’s filled with themes that are bound to be familiar to longtime fans of the group. In particular, the song’s fourth verse seems to harken back to lyrics on “Migrane,” a 2012 twenty one pilots single that later appeared on 2013’s Vessel.
On “My Blood,” Tyler Joseph references the classic Bible story of Daniel in the lion’s den, which finds a man named Daniel praying for protection from God after being cast into a lion’s den:
If you find yourself in a lion’s den
I’ll jump right in and pull my pin
And go with you
As Genius contributor SilentBandito points out, this plays with some of the same themes seen on “Migrane,” where Tyler sang:
I did not know it was such a violent island
Full of tidal waves, suicidal crazed lions
They’re trying to eat me, blood running down their chin
And I know that I can fight, or I can let the lion win
twenty one pilots have long woven religious themes into their work, and some fans have pointed to the opening lyrics on “My Blood” as coming from the perspective of God:
When everyone you thought you knew
Deserts your fight, I’ll go with you
You’re facin' down a dark hall
I’ll grab my light and go with you
Trench drops on October 5, and will include the duo’s recent singles “Jumpsuit,” “Levitate,” and “Nico and the Niners.” It’s set to continue the dense mythology surrounding the group, including the stories of Clancy, Blurryface, and the Banditos rebels trying to escape Dema.
Listen to the song above and read all the lyrics to twenty one pilots' “My Blood” on Genius now.
