Lagu berjudul “Stressed Out” ini menggambarkan perasaan seseorang yang sedang berada di masa krisis. Dimana ia merasa lelah menjadi dewasa dan ingin kembali ke masa kecil yang penuh kebahagiaan. Karena pada masa itu, ia tidak perlu memikirkan uang dan berbagai masalah lain; seperti sekarang ini.
Bila diperhatikan lagi, banyak bagian dari lagu ini yang relate dengan kehidupan kita sekarang yang harus mengorbankan mimpi demi bertahan hidup, masa dimana kita terpaksa harus mendengarkan kata orang demi image.
Lirik
I wish I found some better sounds no one’s ever heard
I wish I had a better voice that sang some better words
I wish I found some chords in an order that is new
I wish I didn’t have to rhyme every time I sang
I was told when I get older, all my fears would shrink
But now I’m insecure, and I care what people thinkMy name’s Blurryface and I care what you think
My name’s Blurryface and I care what you thinkWish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed out (oh)
Wish we could turn back time (oh)
To the good old days (oh)
When our momma sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed outWe’re stressed out
Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young
How come I’m never able to identify where it’s coming from?
I’d make a candle out of it if I ever found it
Try to sell it, never sell out of it, I’d probably only sell one
It’d be to my brother, ‘cause we have the same nose
Same clothes, homegrown, a stone’s throw from a creek we used to roam
But it would remind us of when nothing really mattered
Out of student loans and tree house homes, we all would take the latterMy name’s Blurryface and I care what you think
My name’s Blurryface and I care what you thinkWish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed out (oh)
Wish we could turn back time (oh)
To the good old days (oh)
When our momma sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed outUsed to play pretend, give each other different names
We would build a rocket ship and then we’d fly it far away
Used to dream of outer space, but now they’re laughing at our face saying
“Wake up, you need to make money”, yeahWe used to play pretend, give each other different names
We would build a rocket ship and then we’d fly it far away
Used to dream of outer space, but now they’re laughing at our face saying
“Wake up, you need to make money”, yeahWish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed out (oh)
Wish we could turn back time (oh)
To the good old days (oh)
When our momma sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed outWe used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money
We used to play pretend, wake up you need the money
Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money
We used to play pretend, wake up you need the moneyUsed to play pretend, give each other different names
We would build a rocket ship and then we’d fly it far away
Used to dream of outer space, but now they’re laughing at our face saying
“Wake up, you need to make money”, yeahWhen our momma sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed outWe used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money
We used to play pretend, wake up you need the money
Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, money
We used to play pretend, wake up you need the moneyUsed to play pretend, give each other different names
We would build a rocket ship and then we’d fly it far away
Used to dream of outer space, but now they’re laughing at our face saying
“Wake up, you need to make money”, yeah