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“No Chances” is thought to be one of the songs on "Scaled And Icy" that connects to twenty one pilots' previous LP, "Trench", a concept album set in a fictional city called Dema.
“No Chances” is likely a sequel to the 3-part music video trilogy from Trench where Tyler tries to escape the city–a metaphor for mental illness–and, therefore, escape from the darkest thoughts in his head. Whereas Trench tells the story of Tyler and the other banditos, here we see the response of the nine bishops who rule over Dema to those trying to escape.
“No Chances'” sound contrasts the bishops' duplicitous intentions–heard as a chant on the bridge–with a softer, more melodic chorus to trick those considering leaving into believing the bishops' motives are more pure. After all, “SAI is propaganda.”
Tyler shared with Apple Music that the chants were heavily inspired by crowds at stadiums, and he recruited his brother along with a few of his friends to sing them on the track.
Tyler Joseph:
"'I recruited my brother and a few of his friends to come over and record gang vocals. You have this microphone in the middle of the room and I have everyone in headphones and I’m kind of directing them in what to say and what to yell. That was the first time I’d ever really produced a room full of people. I was thinking of athletics and college sports specifically, where there’s overwhelmingly this hometown crowd, and how intimidating that can be and powerful that is in the face of opposition. I definitely was writing from that–I felt the energy of a gymnasium of a stadium and was wanting to capture that.'"
—via Apple Music
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