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“RAWFEAR” is about living in a state of constant motion driven by fear, where life is both the predator (nipping heels) and the jailer (gripping feels) for singer Tyler Joseph. Despite attempts to cope with it, he admits that he can’t escape the endless cycle of running, feeling and pretending.
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[Intro]
Raw fear
Raw fear
[Chorus]
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis
Life is just forever nipping heels, never slowing down
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis
Life is just forever gripping feels, never slowing down
[Verse]
You know what scares me? Nah, it's stupid
You've met my fears, they're all regulars
Wait, who's the new kid?
You know what kills me? Not getting stronger
And now I can't seem to sit still any longer
[Chorus]
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis
Life is just forever nipping heels, nevеr slowing down
Raw fear moves me, sounds of еmpty Uzis
Life is just forever gripping feels, never slowing down
(I can't seem to sit still any longer)
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis
Life is just forever gripping feels, never slowing down
[Post-Chorus]
(Never slowing down)
(Never slowing down)
(Never, never slowing down)
(Never slowing down)
(Never, never slowing down)
(Never slowing down)
(Never, never slowing down)
[Bridge]
Learning all that really matters is a slow and painful lesson (Never slowing down, never slowing down)
It is not pass or fail, but a poisonous progression (Never slowing down, never slowing down)
Try to micro-dose to immunity but you'll never, ever get it (Never slowing down, never slowing down)
And I go, ah, ah, ah (Never slowing down)
"What's the matter?" isn't helping (Never slowing down)
You go, ooh, ooh, ooh (Never slowing down)
I wish her parents would stop yelling (Never slowing down)
I could build a tower with the times I was pretending (Never slowing down)
Try to micro-dose to immunity but I'll never see the ending (Never slowing down)
And I go, ah, ah, ah (Never slowing down)
"What's the matter?" isn't helping (Never slowing down)
You go, ooh, ooh, ooh (Never slowing down)
I wish her parents would stop yelling
You know what scares me? (Ah, ah, ah)
Nah, it's stupid
And you go, ooh, ooh, ooh
Wait, who's the new kid? (Never slowing down)
And you go, ah, ah, ah
Not getting stronger
And now I can't seem to sit still any longer
[Chorus]
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis (Ah, ah, ah)
Life is just forever nipping heels, never slowing down
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis (Ah, ah, ah)
Life is just forever gripping feels, never slowing down
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis (Ah, ah, ah)
Life is just forever nipping heels, never slowing down
Raw fear moves me, sounds of empty Uzis (Ah, ah, ah)
Life is just forever gripping feels, never slowing down
RAWFEAR was written by Tyler Joseph.
RAWFEAR was produced by Paul Meany & Tyler Joseph.
twenty one pilots released RAWFEAR on Fri Sep 12 2025.