Twenty One Pilots - Fake You Out Meaning

Song Released: 2013

Fake You Out Lyrics

I want to drive away
In the night, headlights call my name

I, I'll never be, be what you see inside
You say I'm not alone, but I am petrified
You say that you are close, is close the closest star?
You just feel twice as far, you just feel...

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   anonymous

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   Nov 18th 2016 !⃝

   Maybe this song is about depression from feeling lonely. At first I thought this song would be about deceitfulness, but its best to pay attention to the lyrics.
   
   "I, I'll never be what you see inside"
   suggests that the supposed depressed person is saying that they'll never be what the other person is saying. Maybe they are saying stuff like "You're probably the most social and interesting person out there, you're just shy." and stuff like that.
   
   "You say I'm not alone, but I am petrified
   You say that you are close, is close the closest star?
   You just feel twice as far, you just feel twice as far"
   This might suggest that the depressed person is saying that no matter how much uplifting comments they get from the other person, they will never think that the other person is correct, and that they are lying (Which kinda gave me the hint that the song could be about deceit)
   
   The chorus can suggest that the person is/will fail in life and never succeed and look like a mistake to the other person, hence the lyrics "And I'll fake you out"
   
   "I'm so afraid
   Of what you have to say
   Cause I am quiet now
   And silence gives you space"
   These lyrics could mean that the depressed person doesn't show much liking to the other persons compliments or urges to get the depressed person to open up about how they're truly feeling, and is trying to make them go away by not replying, hence the lyrics "Cos I am quiet now, and silence gives you space"
   
   The chorus and bridge(?) have already been explained.
   
   Now we talk about the rap.
   
   "Its the same game today as it always is,
   I don't give these places fake my name explaining this,
   And the wrists of my mind have the bleeding lines
   That remind me of all the times...
   I have committed
   Dirty dirty crimes that are perfectly form-fitted
   To what I've done and what I'm doing"
   suggest that the 'same game' is another time to slit their wrists and cry and other depressing stuff like that. They don't want to tell anyone about why they are depressed and wants to just bottle it up. The bleeding lines are self explanatory. The cuts remind the depressed person of all the bad things they've done in life that makes them think that they deserve the bleeding wrists and the sadness.
   
   "I'm brewing and losing and spewing infusing
   And believe me that's what all the kids are doing
   What kids are doing are killing themselves
   They feel they have no control of their prisoner's cell
   And if you're one of them then you're one of me
   And you would do almost anything just to feel free..."
   suggests that the depressed person is going crazy due to the blood loss of their own slit wrists. The next two lines are self explanatory. 'They have no control of their prisoners cell' means that they just can't control themselves. Next two lines are self explanatory.
   
   "Am I right? Of course I am
   Convince me otherwise would take all night
   Before you walk away, there's one more thing I want to say
   Our brains are sick but that's okay"
   This part is also self explanatory if you connect it with the previous verses.
   
   The chorus has already been explained.
   
   There you go, my interpretation of Fake You Out.
2. BanditoCassie21

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   Jun 25th !⃝

   Here's how I interpret this song;
   Verse one
   "I want to drive away in the night."
   Tyler does not like where he sick either emotionally or physically.
   "Headlights call my name"
   He feels called to escape.
   "I'll never be what you see inside"
   To me he's talking to God,saying he won't be what God sees in him and wants him to be
   "You say I'm not alone but I am petrified"
   God tells us we're not alone many times in the Bible,and I think Tyler is saying that he knows God is with him,but it doesn't feel like it.
   "You say that you are close,is close the closest star,you just feel twice as far"
   God says that he's close to us,but Tyler feels like He's far away.
   Chorus
   "And I'll fall,and I'll break,and I'll fake all I wanna. And I'll fall down and I'll break down and I'll fake you out all I wanna"
   He's saying that even though he'll have a terrible day and be beaten down emotionally,he'll still fake it and act like everything's ok. Or perhaps his faith is struggling and he'll act like everything ok and its so strong even though it's not.
   Verse two
   "I'm so afraid of what you have to say that I am quiet now and silence gives you space"
   He knows that God will tell him to trust him and let his game face go, but he's scared at the idea of having to let that go.
   Chorus again.
   Bridge
   "Its the same game today as it always is"
   He's saying that this is what happens every day. He always puts on a fake face.
   "I don't give these places fake my name explaining this"
   Honestly,just completely forgot my analysis for this part of the bridge.
   "The wrists of my mind have the bleeding lines that remind me of all the times I have committed dirty crimes that are perfectly form fitted"
   He can never go get all the really bad things or sins he's done.
   "To what I've done and what I'm doing I'm brewing and losing and spewing infusing and believe me that's what all the kids are doing. What kids are doing they're killing themselves they feel they have no control in their prisoners cell."
   He goes to talk about how some people get so tired of putting on a fake face because of how crazy they're life is, they forget the importance of life altogether and commit suicide
   "And if you're one of them than you're one of me and you would do almost anything just to feel"
   He goes to talk about his own struggles with self harm and suicidal thoughts.
   "Yeah am I right of course I am convince me otherwise would take all night."
   Basically means what its saying
   "Before I walk away there's one more thing I want to say our brains our sick but that's ok"
   He's saying that it's ok to have struggles because that's part of life. But we shouldn't give up.
   I hope I did a good analysis. If not,give me credit I'm only thirteen. God bless and stay alive frens.|-/
3. anonymous

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   Jul 10th 2021 !⃝

   I believe that the song is very much about how a depressed person is struggling to cope with their feelings anf rejecting others from their own live making it sadder and sadder until eventually the person in question slits their wrist and is droven crazy by not being able to control their life and the blood lose due to the slit wrist
4. anonymous

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   Feb 22nd 2018 !⃝

   Its about god. Almost all of 21 pilots so gs are about god. Dig a little deeper and its crystal clear
5. anonymous

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   Dec 8th 2017 !⃝

   i just think that they are trying to make good music about nothing :)
   
   lol jk, its definitely about tyler having depression and a bunch of sruff like that, maybe, idk i dont really listen to their music , YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT PARAMORE THO, AFTER LAUGHTER IS ON ITUUUUNNNEEEESSSS