Dear Twenty One Pilots,

Joshua Dun and Tyler Joseph.

Thank you. Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and open to the world about your problems and insecurities. Through that you have taught me that it is OK to feel the way I am feeling, it is OK to be upset and scared and insecure, it is OK. You have put your heart and soul into all of your songs, and I appreciate it greatly.

The fact that you have overcome so much yourselves, which is clearly evident in your lyrics and performances, gives me hope for a better tomorrow. You make me believe that circumstances, one day, will be better.

You make me realize that I am not alone, not even close to being alone, in this battle that we all call life. You take these normally looked down upon problems, and you shed light on them letting everybody know that it is okay to not be okay. That our brains may be sick but that is okay.

I love the fact that you are not like the other mainstream artists. You take your music and do what you want with it, you throw different styles into it, different instruments, different meanings and purposes.

You leave your songs free to interpretation. You do not tell others necessarily what the meanings or purposes behind the songs are, but instead let us make a connection from the song to ourselves and see it how we want to.

You encourage everyone. You let us know that we can rely on one another and that we can find peace in each other's words. You allow us a safe place. You encourage us to stay alive because it is worth it, which I have found to be true. You allow us a safe place, because we know when we shove our headphones in and turn your music all the way up, that we will not feel so lonely. We will feel like we are understood, like somebody is actually listening to us for once. We will feel at peace with our war waging behind our faces and above our throats.

We feel like we can finally belong somewhere in a crowd of people. Because for just once, we actually do belong. We are understood, we are not lonely, we are being listened to. We are being treated how we have always wanted to be treated, with respect and kindness.

So, thank you Joshua William Dun and Tyler Robert Joseph for allowing me a second chance. You have made me feel whole and loved and understood and cared for. You have reminded me what the purpose of life is and that we should treat ourselves with respect and kindness just as we would treat others. You have reminded me that life is worth living, and that I am not alone in any of this struggle and that there allure always others who care deeply about our wellbeing.

I am a proud member of the clique. The few, the proud, the emotional. And I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Sincerely,