Twenty One Pilots return with “RAWFEAR,” the #2 track on their highly anticipated album Breach, set to release on September 12, 2025. As part of the concluding chapter in their decade-long conceptual story, “RAWFEAR” mixes the band’s signature blend of emotional intensity, cryptic lyrics, and layered production. This genre-blurring anthem, crafted by Tyler Joseph and likely produced with Paul Meany, pulses with the duo’s signature mix of alt-rock, hip-hop, and electronic tension, teasing the lyric “Learning all that really matters is a slow and painful lesson.”
Unlike the existential angst of Stressed Out from Blurryface, the raw vulnerability of Car Radio from Vessel, or the chemical introspection of Chlorine from Trench, RAWFEAR channels visceral dread into Breach’s dark, lore-driven narrative, concluding the band’s decade-long saga. Teased in a July 2025 Instagram Live snippet, it sets the stage for The Contract’s intensity. Dive into the RAWFEAR lyrics below, and feel the pulse of Twenty One Pilots’ darkest chapter yet.
| Lead Vocals | Tyler Joseph |
| Songwriter | Tyler Joseph |
| Mixing Engineer | Adam Hawkins |
| Music Producer | Paul Meany & Tyler Joseph |
| Mastering Engineer | Joe LaPorta |
| Label | Fueled By Ramen |
| Release Date | September 12, 2025 |
| Song Language | English |
| Copyright © | Fueled By Ramen |
Lyrics of RAWFEAR by twenty one pilots
[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, Never Slowing Down
Raw Fear Moves Me, Sounds Of Empty 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
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