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This song seems to have Tyler Joseph as the speaker. It also does not appear that there is an occasion for this song.
The audience for this song appears to be those who are struggling with dark thoughts. I say this because he is speaking about drinking chlorine, a cleaning agent, throughout the song. I think that this symbolizes the dark thoughts through chlorine being deadly if ingested and being cleansed of them through it being used for cleaning.
The purpose of the song seems to be to show Joseph's cleansing of his own mind throughout the process of songwriting.
The subject seems to be that cleansing yourself of dark thoughts can be a painful process.

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Joseph uses pathos, ethos, and logos throughout the lyrics and video of "Chlorine" in order to show people that cleansing oneself of dark thoughts is a painful process. He uses symbolism in order to show his own experience of this process to his audience.

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So where are you? It's been a little while Sippin' on straight chlorine, let the vibes slide over me This beat is a chemical, beat is a chemical When I leave don't save my seat, I'll be back when it's all complete The moment is medical, moment is medical Sippin' on straight chlorine Lovin' what I'm tastin' Venom on my tongue Dependant at times Poisonous vibration Help my body run I'm runnin' for my li-i-i-i-i-i-fe Runnin' for my li-i-i-i-i-i-fe Sippin' on straight chlorine, let the vibes slide over me This beat is a chemical, beat is a chemical When I leave don't save my seat, I'll be back when it's all complete The moment is medical, moment is medical Sippin' on straight chlorine Fall out of formation I plan my escape from walls they confined Rebel red carnation Grows while I decay I'm runnin' for my li-i-i-i-i-i-fe Runnin' for my li-i-i-i-i-i-fe Yeah, I'm runnin' for my li-i-i-i-i-i-fe Runnin' for my li-i-i-i-i-i-fe Had you in my coat pocket, where I kept my rebel red I felt I was invincible, you wrapped around my head Now different lives I lead, my body lives on lead The last two lines may read incorrect until said The lead is terrible in flavor But now you double as a papermaker I despise you sometimes I love to hate the fight and you in my life is like Sippin' on straight chlorine, let the vibes slide over me This beat is a chemical, beat is a chemical When I leave don't save my seat, I'll be back when it's all complete The moment is medical, moment is medical Sippin' on straight chlorine Let the vibe, let the vibe Let the vibe, let the vibe Beat is a chemical, yeah Let the vibe, let the vibe Let the vibe, let the vibe Moment is medical, yeah Sippin' on straight chlorine Let the vibe, let the vibe Let the vibe, let the vibe Beat is a chemical, yeah Let the vibe, let the vibe Let the vibe, let the vibe Moment is medical, yeah I'm so sorry, I forgot you Let me catch you up to speed I've been tested like the ends of A weathered flag that's by the sea Can you build my house with pieces? I'm just a chemical Can you build my house with pieces? I'm just a chemical Can you build my house with pieces? I'm just a chemical Can you build my house with pieces? I'm just a chemical

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chlorine twenty one pilots lyrics - Google Search

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Pathos- Throughout this song, Joseph speaks on his struggles with his creativity and thoughts. In the lines "This beat is a chemical", "Venom on my tongue", and "Loving what I'm tasting", we get the feeling of a guilty pleasure. He is showing how he loves using his creativity to create music even though it is like a deadly chemical for him. This connects to the line "Poisonous vibration/Help my body run" which is showing how he sees songwriting as something he needs to function. In the lines "I plan my escape" and "I'm running for my life." give a feeling of fear or dread. This is showing how he in hoping to be rid of the dark thoughts in his mind.

Ethos- Joseph uses his own mind and experience as the basis for his lyrics. The line "But now you double as a papermaker" is showing how his songwriting is now becoming harmful to him, it is making his mind weak like paper. This becomes especially taxing to him because of songwriting being his source of income as well. In the line directly after this it says "I despise you sometimes". This shows how he sometimes begins to despise what he once loved. This also shows his credibility in how he has been going through and experiencing all of these feeling firsthand.

Logos- Joseph doesn't really use logos throughout this song due to it all being based off of Joseph's own feelings and is pretty much exclusively given to us through metaphors and symbolism. The only logos i can find throughout this song is in the line "The lead is terrible in flavor" which relates to the two previous lines which are "Now different lives I lead" and "my body lives on lead" which connect to the following line by making the point that he is consuming something that tastes terrible as a way to help his body survive.

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twenty one pilots - Chlorine (Official Video)

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Before I begin, I did background research due to not understanding the meaning behind the creature and found that the creature is named Ned. I also found an interview where Joseph said "Ned really does kind of represent a lot of things but specifically, I guess you would say it really represents this idea of creativity and trying to take care of it and trying to please it, or appease it,", this information is more or less required to be be able to grasp a good understanding of the meaning behind the video.

This video uses symbolism to show the the meaning behind the song as a whole. The entire first section of the video is made up of the two men pouring what we can only assume to be chlorine into an empty swimming pool. The two men do this day after day in order to finally appease Ned. This is symbolizing the difficulty behind appeasing the needs of a creative mind. In the second section of the video, we see that Ned is finally appeased and it is like Ned has been transformed and is now much more comfortable with being around Joseph and his partner. The video ends off with Joseph sitting in an empty swimming pool and Ned comes over and comforts him. This is symbolizing the healing of his mind and how this process is helping him out of a dark point in his life.

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The lyrics of "Chlorine" show the audience Joseph's experience through many metaphors and symbolism. The lyrics and the video come together to show the specifics of what he was dealing with. In all, Joseph showed his audience his cleansing in a way that helped them understand the feelings that come along with this process.

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Joseph, Tyler, and Paul Meany. “Chlorine.” Google Search, Google, https://www.google.com/search?q=chlorine%2Btwenty%2Bone%2Bpilots%2Blyrics.

twentyonepilots. “Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine (Official Video).” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Jan. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJnQBXmZ7Ek.

Songfacts. “Chlorine by Twenty One Pilots - Songfacts.” Song Meanings at Songfacts, 2018, https://www.songfacts.com/facts/twenty-one-pilots/chlorine.