Twenty One Pilots - Forest Lyrics Meaning

I believe that this song means that, although our fear is all around us and the storm and uncertainty mentioned in the song are running rampant through our brains, hence the screaming, we are still together as the skeleton clique, and will get through it with hope, our “hands held higher”. I haven’t read the forest fic, so sorry about my ignorance, but in my mind, the Banditos sing this during bad storms or when they are otherwise in need of a morale boost, although this theory might just come from my headcanon that the Banditos use tøp songs as part of their resistance. In any case, I take this song to have a theme of unity and collective bravery, even when watching a beloved treehouse burn and when you’re not in control of yourself, and that the knowledge that at least there’s a “we” and that you’re not alone in your terror, which could be a source of hope.