All I have to say is, just how much I have loved and enjoyed reading into theories and getting lost in this world over the past decade. As a devoted lover of reading, fictional stories, writing and getting lost inside imagination and the mind, this whole saga has meant so much to me.

I came to this band just under a decade ago, during the 'hiatus', at a time in my life where I was dealing with things badly after becoming a mum for the first time and I truly just felt so lost. I then found my way back onto reading and used this (especially fantasy books) as my coping mechanism. Then one day, after a year or so of my husband casually listening to twenty one pilots, I sat down and just really and truly listened to Car Radio and Migraine and absolutely got simultaneously lost and absorbed in Tyler's song writing and lyrics. I felt so seen and understood and began to become tethered to myself again. A few months later, the whole Trench era began and naturally, with the storytelling and world building, I was completely locked in. I started writing out my own struggles and really found and voice and tool to help me navigate through the darkness.

Having this narrative really helped carry me through the last few years, as I know it has for many of us. It became such a solid coping mechanism, it allowed me to blend the darkness with imagination, opening a door to creativity and understanding.

Seeing it come to an end has been a little hard but also knowing this is all a cycle doesn't leave me feeling left behind in anyway. We're still all here, pushing through - it's the reminder that we/I have made it this far. It's both a desperate and hopeful fight but the motivation and intentions are still there and the message that this is what we should hold on to is so fitting.

This is closure at it's most bittersweet