Implicit Demand For Proof
| Implicit Demand For Proof | |
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| Song by Twenty One Pilots
from the album Twenty One Pilots | |
| Tyler Joseph, Chris Salih, | |
| Tyler Joseph | |
| Second half of 2009 | |
| Tyler Joseph, Chris Salih | |
| Tyler Joseph, Chris Salih | |
| 29 December 2009 | |
| 4:52 | |
| 3/4 | |
| 160 | |
| C major | |
| 30 March, 2014 | |
| 31 October, 2014 | |
| 7 | |
   
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| Twenty One Pilots tracklist | |
Implicit Demand For Proof is the first song on the album Twenty One Pilots by Twenty One Pilots.
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
| 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 |
Lyrics
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| Lyrics | Meaning |
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| «I know You're not a liar and I know You could set fire this day
Go ahead and make me look away» |
Tyler believes that all of God’s promises
(everlasting life will be eventually fulfilled, but because of his doubt, he still wants physical proof of His existence. This is why he is asking for God to show himself and make it rain fire upon the Earth now, just as the Bible says it will during the final days in 2 Peter 3:10:“Make me look away,” could be a reference to Genesis 19, where God destroyed the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with a rain of fire. When God told Lot to leave with his family, they were told to not look directly at the cities burning, for little did they know, they would turn to salt if they peeked; Lot’s wife learned the hard way. A less literal analysis of this line is that God is making him look away from any proof, forcing him to solely rely on his faith. |
«I know You're not a liar and I know You could set fire this day
Go ahead and make me look away»
Tyler believes that all of God’s promises (everlasting life will be eventually fulfilled, but because of his doubt, he still wants physical proof of His existence. This is why he is asking for God to show himself and make it rain fire upon the Earth now, just as the Bible says it will during the final days in 2 Peter 3:10:
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
“Make me look away,” could be a reference to Genesis 19, where God destroyed the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with a rain of fire. When God told Lot to leave with his family, they were told to not look directly at the cities burning, for little did they know, they would turn to salt if they peeked; Lot’s wife learned the hard way.
A less literal analysis of this line is that God is making him look away from any proof, forcing him to solely rely on his faith.