Twenty One Pilots - Trapdoor Lyrics Meaning

"He wakes up early today, throws on a mask that will alter his face."

(I believe that this one means he will smile, and try to look as happy as possible, when he's not really happy.)

"Nobody knows his real name."

(Nobody knows who he really is, because of this altered image he puts out.)

"But now he just uses one he saw on a grave."

(This is talking about the image he lets others see. He acting as a completely different person, to hide who he really is, what's really going on.)

"He pretends he's okay, but you should see."

(He pretends he's okay, not depressed, but, in reality, he's torn up inside.)

"Oh, him in bed late at night, he's petrified."

(When he's all alone, he let's himself feel sad and depressed, because there's no one to see it happen.)

"Take me out, finish this waste of a life."

(He feels like he should just die, because he sees himself as worthless.)

"Everyone gather around for a show, watch as this man disappears as we know."

(Watch this boy slowly die, getting deep into depression.)

"Do me a favor and try to ignore."

(He's saying, ignore this boy's suffering, ignore the signs, and let it happen.)

"As you watch him fall through a bleeding trapdoor."

(I think this trapdoor symbolizes depression, and the bleeding part is all the people who are suffering or have suffered. The bleeding part could also mean cutting.)

"He thinks that faith might be dead."

(Faith means hope, and he could think it's dead, because everything seems worthless.)

"Nothing kills a man faster than his own head."

(If you don't believe in something, it will probably never happen. In this case, if you don't believe in your life or worth, you would most likely kill yourself in the process, because you don't believe it's worth it.)

"He used to see dreams at night."

(He used to have hopes and dreams, but they were crushed.)

"But now he's just watching the backs of his eyes."

(His goals are all gone now, so he's just living in a constant state of nothing.)

*Skip over what we already know*

"'Cause nobody knows his life."

(Nobody knows what he's going through, nobody knows he's constantly having fights with depression.)

--Thanks for reading that. I tried. These are all my beliefs.--