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Neon Gravestones
Celebrate the ones who stayed. Growing old is the flex. 🕯️ #TwentyOnePilots
Who it's for
Coverage of Trench describes the song as confronting how media and fans can sensationalise celebrity suicide, and ending with a call to admire those who make it through life.
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What it is
"Neon Gravestones" is a 2018 song by Twenty One Pilots, the seventh track on their album Trench, written by Tyler Joseph and co-produced by Joseph and Paul Meany. It criticises how media and pop culture glorify suicide and romanticise the deaths of troubled musicians, while failing to take their mental health seriously.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Heads up: Lyrics discuss suicide.
Age: Ages 14+
We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 4, Scene 1
