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Be Concerned | ||||||||
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Song by Twenty One Pilots from the album Twenty One Pilots | ||||||||
Released | July 8, 2011 | |||||||
Format | Digital | |||||||
Length | 4:08 | |||||||
Tempo | 141 | |||||||
Key | E | |||||||
Live debut | day month year | |||||||
Last played | day month year | |||||||
Composer | Twenty One Pilots | |||||||
Lyricist | Tyler Joseph | |||||||
Writer | Tyler Joseph | |||||||
Producer | Tyler Joseph, Josh Dun | |||||||
Label | Self-released | |||||||
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Be Concerned is the 13th track on the album, Regional at Best
Background
Implicit Demand For Proof begins with a melodic piano piece which introduces the listener to the musical virtuosity of twenty one pilots.
The track evolves quickly into an angst-y piece that details Tyler Joseph’s struggle with his religious doubt, a theme the group would continue to explore further throughout their career.
Tyler goes as far as to bait God, or “implicitly demands” proof of His existence. He questions his power and His presence, even if it means God strikes Joseph down in the process for his blasphemy[1].
Versions
Studio
Title | Releas | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Implicit Demand
For Proof |
Twenty One Pilots | 4:52 | June - November
2009 |
29 Dec 2009 |
Live
The song has never been fully performed, or at least no performance of the song has been recorded, But a slightly modified intro of the track was used for the Guns for Hands intro during the 2014 tour.
Lyrics
Lyrics
Album version |
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Lyrics meaning
Lyrics |
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“Be Concerned” is about how Tyler has begun to question his faith. It appears that it documents a hard time Tyler went through, but eventually overcame, as Tyler’s faith still illuminates even his more recent lyrics that the band has released.
Like a handful of other tracks from Regional at Best, this song was not included in its 2013 remastered successor, Vessel. While the song bears dense lyrical content, it has never been a huge fan-favorite, and it would make sense that Tyler wouldn’t want to constantly reflect on such a negative time in his life. “Be Concerned” also features Tyler’s friend Jocef of the Jocef Michael Band, an Ohio-based Christian group. [1] |
all meanings of the lyrics are taken from the Genius website |
Media
Video
Chris Joseph and his partner have a religious website where the latter posted a homemade video clip of this song a long time ago.