I feel like this song gets overlooked by many people even though it’s a complete masterpiece like the rest of the show

@vojacked305

2 жыл бұрын

My most favourite part. It exposed him of the fact that even though his views from his monologues and songs has a shade of truth, it was nothing more than a lonely rambling of a guy stuck in his room for a long time and only uses the things he knew and realized as an excuse to never go out.

@my2c

2 жыл бұрын

My favourite by a mile. Love the references to the other songs, pure genius

@eche5907

2 жыл бұрын

@@vojacked305 I think it's even deeper than that also. The point here is that the cycle of content never ends, and he's referencing the infinite loop of performer/consumer we're all stuck in. Even his self-levied criticism is content. Spawning videos critiquing his self-levied criticisms are content. Even this very comment is content. The algorithms keep the machine turning of people constantly consuming and creating content. Keeping you inside. Keeping you useful to corporations. Constantly consuming our attention and identities for profit. Giving away the very essence of your soul. ... thank you for coming to my TED talk

@Kazooples

2 жыл бұрын

It’s only because we’re too damn depressed by the end to praise it

@franziskaneufeld

2 жыл бұрын

It's the one that stuck with me the most

That “Look Who’s Inside Again” Requiem always brings me to tears and gives me chills…

@flatchair4170

2 жыл бұрын

It gives me a feeling of hopelessness and like I can’t doing anything, it scares me deeply, not like watching a horror movie or anything, this just hurts me to watch

@ThatDudeWithBoobs

2 жыл бұрын

No matter where you go in life, how far you travel, how long you stay away, you'll always wind up back inside...

@robinjonk

2 жыл бұрын

Was just about to comment this

@skylarmathison1481

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like it's more about being exposed and out there again when he was living a life of obscurity, and now he has to deal with it, especially in regards of how at the end he is locked out of the room and desperately trying to get back in. I still feel the same though, emotional

@skylarmathison1481

2 жыл бұрын

Especially since he is naked. I feel its symbolic

“Oh shit, you’re really joking at a time like this?” Is such a powerful line. A roundabout to the first song of the special, it’s like he’s realizing that even comedy can’t help anymore, contrary to the beginning idea. It’s heartbreaking

@rafeyabdullah

2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I felt at that line

@ithascome612

2 жыл бұрын

And the way he looks at us while saying it is so perfect too

@rendros88

2 жыл бұрын

"it’s like he’s realizing that even comedy can’t help anymore" well yeah that's a running theme for his work even before Inside

@booperdee2

2 жыл бұрын

the best time to laugh is when youre not supposed to. thats the "job" of comedy.

@Pir-o

2 жыл бұрын

Funny, my interpretation was completely different

In the special once it fades from the Bo with a haircut and is clean shaven to the Bo with long hair and beard...I hate to say but it took me one or two extra viewings to realize this was to show how long this special took him to finish.

@strangeavocado9279

2 жыл бұрын

It’s also a misdirection. You see clean-shaven Bo and think “He got better. He got a haircut.” and then it fades to see that he’s more disheveled than ever Not saying he looked bad, but the hair is longer and more unkempt as a visual representation of his mental state

@TheBlackQueen

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bajungadustin Your hair can absolutely grow that long in that time. Especially those who cut their hair more often. Constant trimming makes hair grow faster and healthier, and when you suddenly don't trim it, it can grow very fast.

@pumpklin9596

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bajungadustin i literally know some people that can grow a beard in a month.

@mw14324

2 жыл бұрын

@@pumpklin9596 People who don't grow facial hair are the lucky ones. Having to shave every other day sucks.

@ArcaellusV427

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but something about people analyzing someone's hair to describe their mental state is funny to me

3:48 until the end, I can't explain it but this is exactly how depression feels. The hazy, disconnected voice, the visual of being completely vulnerable, disoriented and alone. Everything about it. This is entire special, specifically this song, is a work of art.

@obitookenobi4604

2 жыл бұрын

Literally

@jordanberezin2621

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything youve said. For me, the entire special is a pretty accurate depiction of my depression...the rollercoaster

@MegaSpideyman

2 жыл бұрын

@froggie.123 I wish I knew what he was doing at 0:23, or what he was reacting to right after.

@oscarchavezavellan2738

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually how depression mixed with high levels of anxiety feels, depression itself is more like the lack of emotion and motivation to do anything, it's a void of pure nothingness wich makes You want to just stay in bed feeling like your full body is too heavy to move.

@Tacos18

2 жыл бұрын

@@oscarchavezavellan2738 I'm sorry but did you seriously just say depression is being bored and lazy?! I don't know if you said that wrong or somthing but you are totally off.

My wife passed away October 18th 2021 and this special was one of the things she enjoyed the most in her last year of life. Has gave this song a completely new meaning and feeling for me.

@EliotDoesStuff

2 жыл бұрын

im very sorry to hear that

@farnooshalizadeh8046

2 жыл бұрын

I am very sorry to hear about your loss

@McColDIles

2 жыл бұрын

That changes how I listen to this now too. I am so sorry that it took on that new meaning for you. All the love

@o8198

2 жыл бұрын

sorry for your loss

@slaqualquercoisamemo5117

2 жыл бұрын

damn, my condolences

"You pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side" He's the chicken. He crossed the road to make you happy but he risked his own happiness to do so. Just my two cents. Man's a fuckin genius

@caponwow

Жыл бұрын

It's criminal that so few know the ties with The Chicken. Another fantastic song, and my new personal favorite.

@Bo.Griffy

Жыл бұрын

@@caponwow that's art though. It's speculative. Alot of people aren't reading between the lines to see the deeper message. They see him as a comedy performer when in reality he's touching on so many deeper issues.

@satoristeve

Жыл бұрын

I know the word “genius” gets thrown around so casually it’s lost its meaning socially, but he really is.

@KaiserTom

Жыл бұрын

If you watch the Inside Outakes, he actually made a chicken crossing the road song. And it's a full and "proper" song. That I can only assume got cut before release. So that lyric is referencing a song that didn't make the main cut. Actually a little sad because it's a good one.

@insert_name_here936

Жыл бұрын

@@KaiserTom i think thats what the whole point of this comment was

Jesus, when he swings right into the reprise verse from Welcome to the Internet my chest gets tight and I get chills.

@faithmuetze3309

Жыл бұрын

Same

@alexvaughn3834

Жыл бұрын

Right? I can't even explain the feeling of... I dunno, panic? There are no words.

@zaythewriter

11 ай бұрын

Same

I never see anyone talk about 2:56, it’s such a good callback to how Bo started his whole career in a room in front of a camera, and the way the lyrics just roll off as the melody changes sounds amazing.

@emmathelovewitch

2 жыл бұрын

Am I right back where I started a year ago? That’s what I’m thinking. I’ve been skipping school like I did last year and I like the same boy again I did last year. I spent a year fixing myself but now it seems like im back.

@YABAYABA1825

2 жыл бұрын

It’s my favorite part🙃

@phantomforever309

Жыл бұрын

@@emmathelovewitch Well, well, look who's inside again.

@emmathelovewitch

Жыл бұрын

@@phantomforever309 yup. but I’m doing much better now. I was in a real crappy mindset in that time and I finally got to switch to online school. I still love bo tho

@phantomforever309

Жыл бұрын

@@emmathelovewitch Good to hear, I'm sorry if that sounded condescending, it just fit too well-

This song is just… so horribly tragic. It’s the pure existential horror of giving up, like That Funny Feeling. From 30 onwards, the true dark underbelly of this show really sinks it’s claws into you. It shows that this event was really the breaking point for any hope for reality, and that’s… Thats terrifying.

@cringiestthingever9317

2 жыл бұрын

@Comp Sorry that people can look into media in a challenging way that resonates with them. Your life must be bland if you can't see music as anything other than "a good song"

@Elly339

2 жыл бұрын

yeah yeah cool song make brain go bzzz bzzz

@monke980

2 жыл бұрын

@@cringiestthingever9317 yeah, but then people really start to jerk things off to the point it's worthy of mockery, it happens with every amazing work of art, Breaking Bad is a great example, have you ever been on the fucking subreddit for breaking bad? so pretentious.

@Skyisgoingbacktopluto

2 жыл бұрын

@@monke980 except this is a legitimate reading of the work

@monke980

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyisgoingbacktopluto yep, but they deliver it in super dramatically.

Everytime the medley begins with "I swear that all I ever wanted was... A little bit of everything all of the time" I'm filled with shivers. Everytime the electronic voice cones in "Well Well, look who's inside again" I cry like a stupid baby. Everytime. Fy Bo. You damn genius.

@supermelon928

2 жыл бұрын

"I swear to God that all I ever wanted was a little bit of everything all of the time" speaks to me so much, "welcome to the internet" was like an indictment of all of us who have come up in internet culture, from someone who's had a clear view of it the whole time. Then he says that line and it's like he's saying, "yes, me too, that's why I'm here, that's why I've been doing this for 14 years" We're together in this ridiculous situation

@sammybutler3027

Жыл бұрын

*I swear to god that

@zaythewriter

11 ай бұрын

Finally, I can relate to someone about those two things!

that last part always hits me really hard, seeing Bo in the middle of his room blinded, disoriented and exposed, while a voice that sounds like one and many at the same time tells him "Well, well, look who's inside again..." ...i- i just can't...

@MakesWhat

2 жыл бұрын

“Come out with your hands up, we’ve got you surrounded.”

The "this is how it ends" has some serious Radiohead vibes. Really good stuff.

@adamstrongarm0112

2 жыл бұрын

YES!! That’s exactly what I always say

@elmoisamac

2 жыл бұрын

Also if anybody can place which Radiohead song sounds the most similar, drop a comment below.

@pepperjo4592

2 жыл бұрын

@@elmoisamac the daily mail

@aybaws

2 жыл бұрын

@@elmoisamac How I Made My Millions

@elmoisamac

2 жыл бұрын

@@pepperjo4592 this is what reddit said when I asked them. I can def hear it.

The moment he begins singing "If I wake up in a house that's full of smoke, I'll panic, so call me up and tell me a joke... When I'm fully irrelevant and totally broken, damn it, call me up and tell me a joke." I always feel my heart break. Beautiful and sad.

@eyachaeyacha

10 ай бұрын

I love it because first he makes us smile with the line about switching roles with the audience and then he has a more sobering "But Doctor, I Am Pagliacci" moment with this line

@carbonanimation704

Ай бұрын

How he said “broken” instead of “broke” 😢

As someone with mental health issues, this really hits home.

@brosephbroheim6428

2 жыл бұрын

I've been trying to leave my house for years now. It's not like I can't do it, it's just very uncomfortable to be anywhere but my room. Was making progress until we were ordered to stay home under covid procotol and now still can't do shit. Well, well, look who's inside again.

@iiamcoughlin5346

2 жыл бұрын

@@brosephbroheim6428 exercise and forcing myself to meet with friends and family is what slowly got me out of what your talking about. I wish you luck, your stronger than you believe.

@martinezmartinez6453

2 жыл бұрын

@@iiamcoughlin5346 this works. I didn’t even realise I was depressed until one day I got up and started losing weight and got a job, now I like the way I look, my confidence has peaked and I like going outside a lot. One day at a time make progress and eventually you’ll see results :)

@arandomguyontheinternet7107

2 жыл бұрын

It hits me hard cuz i was stuck at home for months and months to come...Heh atleast it's over covid really fucked me up

@shishianimates9698

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh literally everyday has mental health issues its just harder to see in reality u never really kick depression or sadness its just a beast u maintain and keep at bay its learning to live with it is what u really want

“So This is how it ends” really hits me every time. It’s not only talking about the actual ending of The special, but also about the state of the world

@mmgmagic

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree. In movies and culture, people always interpret the end of the world as a massive disaster event as it figuratively and literally burns. However, as we experience what was the closest thing to a real-life apocalypse in our lifetimes so far, it showed us a possibilty that our world, and us along with it, could easily go out with nothing as opposed to a big bang as the movies predict.

@Eryna_

2 жыл бұрын

So this is how. It ends. I promise... to never go outside again.

@ObsessedMGirl

2 жыл бұрын

@@mmgmagic This is the way the world ends', T. S. Eliot tells us at the end of his 1925 poem, 'The Hollow Men': 'not with a bang but a whimper.' ... so freaking true its scary

@Big_Box

Жыл бұрын

​@@ObsessedMGirl The Colonel also says that in Metal Gear Solid 2. Kojima, Burnham.....they're trying to warn us.....

@fcon2123

6 ай бұрын

Honestly, the inflection he uses and the way the music sores is so reminiscent of Paul McCartney or John Lennon. Dude is way more gifted as a singer and song writer than he gets credit for.

This special is a musical, comedic, heart wrenching, masterpiece.

Lol. “Do returns always diminish” is on a diminished chord. Music pun FTW.

@Kunstdesfechtens

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaan8863 Oh could be. I didn't go back and double check.

@zealot2222

2 жыл бұрын

It is not on a diminished chord.

@kitkatkandy7835

2 жыл бұрын

Is it really? I was thinking it’d be a nice touch if it was a diminished chord when he said “diminish,” but I couldn’t fully tell

@luke9109

2 жыл бұрын

I think it might just be on a minor 4 chord but yeah they can sound similar sometimes

@Kunstdesfechtens

2 жыл бұрын

@@luke9109 Well he did TECHNICALLY diminish the third then. :P

As said by another commenter, the “Look Who’s Inside Again” requiem gave me chills and that’s what finally made me cry during this. I relate hard to spending my childhood and teenage years essentially always inside aside from school and it hit hard, man. Eyes wide and my breath hitched because he just captured that feeling of being stuck inside again during the pandemic and thinking “oh I’m always inside, it’s no big deal” when in reality it was almost never my own personal choice to be inside in my most important years and that’s what finally made me realize that. I missed Bo and always hoped he’d come back when he felt better and he did not let us down. I just wish the circumstances were better.

@ChestersonJack

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! A kid stuck in his room… Many of us, I think.

@thetavibes9021

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChestersonJack No solutions. Just trade offs.

@Animallovercomedian

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah… me too

The melodic sequence change in “Am I going crazy?” Is my favorite aspect of this entire song

@SoeJul

Жыл бұрын

That’s the same tune as All Eyes On Me

i love how at the end he's naked with a spotlight shining on him, which is essentially what he did for the entire special. he put the most vulnerable parts of himself over the course of filming in his special for literally everyone to see.

@Mia-ej3lq

Жыл бұрын

Ooh I’ve never thought of it that way.

everyone’s talking about the “welcome to the Internet” and “look who’s inside again” reprises, but not much love for the “comedy” reprise :( (3:26) comedy is probably one of my personal favourites from INSIDE for that section; the multi-layered harmony reprised as a lonely solo voice with much more sincerity? goddamn

@cemreyasar5642

2 жыл бұрын

That part gets to me the most, the change of pronouns and he's the one asking for help this time, and in a time like this he wants to be comforted with jokes that don't make the situation any better. And when he finally asks us "you're really joking at a time like this?" I don't know. My heart breaks and along with the "well, well look who's inside again" he's truly been caught in the middle of his vulnerability like a deer in the headlights (quite literally) and I just love this song too much that I lost track of what I'm saying

The transitions of showing how much time passed, the progress shots, the sheer melancholy of the song...there really is no other performer like Bo...

@valiantknight6364

Жыл бұрын

The number of progression shots that are specifically showing him doing something that was for a shot of the various videos but you can only imagine felt a little bit stupid and isolating when you're just doing it in your room and not even knowing if youre gonna scrap that shot or if it's gonna work out...

This special is gonna age WELL. 10 years from now--if we're not all dead--we're gonna look back on this as the masterpiece it always was.

@af1ershock139

2 жыл бұрын

xD

@BloonMan137

Жыл бұрын

WOAH- that took a turn fast

@angelaplays

Жыл бұрын

If we’re not dead💀

@lxmon_654

7 ай бұрын

9 years to go :D

@VillainTheHammer

7 ай бұрын

7 years from now you mean, right?

I love he plays a diminished chord while singing “diminish”

The first time I saw bo's "inside" I watched it with my girl. One of Our best friends had passed away a few months prior. I held so much guilt and pain and kept it all bottled. The moment I heard the lyric, "so long, goodbye, I'll see you when I see you. you can pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side.", I couldn't keep it anymore and broke down. Hard. And I couldn't compose myself. I love Bo's performances and this one really helped me release myself.

@o8198

Жыл бұрын

sorry for your loss

That smooth transition to the same rhythm as "all eyez on me" and then to "welcome to the internet" just shows Bo`s genius.... insane

3:48 the feeling of dread I get when watching this scary, I start squirming because of how hopeless this part makes me, damn this is powerful

the fact that at the end he's still in the circle. Even outside physically he's still performing for other's to watch

There are no diminishing returns with Bo Burnham, he’s the gift that keeps giving - he’s the Benjamin Button of melodic satire

I see a lot of people saying that this song means a lot, but nobody seems to be discussing why. Before I type out what I believe it to be, I want to note that this is something of an attempt to see how well I am at reading into things, as a reviewer. So, if I get some or all of this wrong, go easy on me. First things first, the song isn't sad because it sounds sad, or it's a farewell. I mean, it IS a sad song because it's a farewell, but the "goodbye" part of this song isn't "see ya around." It's much more final than that. In the first half of the song, which I'll be calling the "goodbye" portion, it sounds to me like he doesn't think there will BE a next time. Refer to "I'll see you when I see you" and not something like "Until next time." Sure, maybe it just sounds better that way. But I get the vibe that any suggestion made by Bo in the first half is nothing more than hope. "You pick the street, I'll see you on the other side" "I'll sit on my couch and watch you!" It's not that these things are impossible, but it repeats indications that this moment they have together is the loudest his voice will be, the best that he'll be heard, and the strongest the connection between he and his audience may be. The repeated line about telling jokes with no one laughing in the background sounds like "this was hard, you try it." But I feel like Bo is more humble than that, so I would rather think it really means that he just wants someone to be there with him, to tell HIM a joke. Not to an audience that can't validate how clever or appropriate it is, but him, who is there, and the intended audience, prepared to laugh at the joke. And finally, until the second half of the song, his promise to never go outside again. I feel like it's obvious, but I haven't seen anyone interpret this in the way I'm about to describe, perhaps because it doesn't require an explanation, but "Inside" is a title with multiple contexts. We already know it refers to this special being performed inside his home, and not outside to the public, but it also refers to how he feels on the inside. Most of Bo's works have been comedic, and dark humor. None of his big works have given an introspective on his mental health like this one has. Here, inside his house, he's letting that all out. And so we return to the line "I promise to never go outside again." Morbid as it sounds, it's him promising that he may never open up do this deep degree again. So, the second half, where he stops saying goodbye, and begins calling for help. A plea to not be forgotten. Of course, he refers to his career up to this point when he talks about how it started, 14 years ago. But when he asks to guess the ending, or if it ends at all, it feels much more like he's counting on it. It sounds like he wants it to end, but it might not. He says in All Eyes On Me that this project was his excuse not to kill himself. And then, perhaps the strength of the song, when he refers to parts of Welcome To The Internet, Comedy, and Inside respectively. I don't believe these are simple callbacks. I believe they are intended to change the context of the meanings. Everything all of the time is precisely what the internet is for. If it exists, it's there, and you never won't have access to it. But in Goodbye, it sounds more like he hopes for something more whimsical. Being a big name, there's bound to be plenty of fun experiences. He wanted that, but he needed to take a break from doing shows. He didn't get everything, and now he's hurting. The one line that is changed from Welcome to The Internet is the closing line, "I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside." That line sounds absolutely the most powerful in this entire song. His work is done, he's back to what he was before, and he doesn't want to open up again. For the Comedy callback, he puts himself in the shoes of the panicking victim, asking for someone to call him, and tell him a joke. The theme of Comedy is that he wants to fix the problems of the world by making jokes about it. After all, when you're forced to laugh at something funny, it makes some horrible things feel better, even a little. Bo bears that burden, because if he's telling the jokes for people, who's doing it for him? And the reprisal of the line "You're really joking at a time like this" contrasted to the more questionable "Should I be joking at a time like this?" Implies that when Bo tells a joke, he does consider that maybe it's not appropriate. But if someone went to him, to give him a joke, the thing he simply does best, how could he possibly find it funny and not sad? Finally, the completely unchanged Inside portion of the song. It's slower, deeper, and has multiple voices singing than how Bo sings it in Inside. I haven't been referring to the video of this song yet, but once this part comes on, a light flashes on Bo, who is sat there naked, not even singing. He let himself be exposed to the public. This is the very last thing the special shows us before the credits, which seems to be the audience reaction to seeing Bo, inside his home, inside his head, being beckoned to come out and finish his work. Meeting the expectations of the audience, rising ever higher. His audience catches him, and shines a bright light in his darkened mind, where his emotions are exposed for the world to see. That's why he's naked, because something he may have been trying to keep hidden is now exposed. His expression of his mental health, and some laughs along the way, put into a special, shown to the world, and now that they have it, they need him to come out, and give them more of what they want. Or maybe he's just saying bye. What do I know?

@gracified4671

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly dude was not expecting this to have as few likes as it does. Really enjoyed your analysis!

@PhilPower134

2 жыл бұрын

@@gracified4671 thanks!

@MythicTF2

Жыл бұрын

For me, I more took the "am I back where I started 14 years ago" as in him going "Well, I started by posting funny videos online and is that what I'm back to?" I personally like to look at that line that way since in "Left Brain, Right Brain" he does reveal he started doing comedy in general because he was essentially feeling depressed. He started making Inside because he was feeling depressed. I think mine is a more literal interpretation but Occam's Razer and all.

@robtheblock

Жыл бұрын

@@gracified4671 Doesn't have many likes because it's a pretentious take. How does the callback to "Welcome to the Internet" change the context of the original song? The song was very clearly expressing the negatives of the internet and having "a little bit of everything all of the time" to begin with.

@felixroux

Жыл бұрын

I can't be bothered to read all this, but even just typing this many words is impressive, let alone making it actually coherent so have a like

this song makes my goose bumps rise to a standing ovation!

this song is like a hymn of life to me, i just stop and sing it completely without letting anything interrupt me, without thinking about anything at the same time as I get full of thoughts

@willkimball7677

2 жыл бұрын

This song is basically a powerful conclusion to the special.

The fact that, prior to release, Bo chose the most acclaimed songs, and included them all as callbacks in this, is a stroke of genius you see once in a century.

I've rewatched that "look who's inside again" part of this song about 3 times and each time, it terrified me. My entire life, i've always been mentally stable and looking at the comments here, its apparently a metaphor/allegory to mental illness or something similar. I don't know since I never experienced it but I guess this is like the saying in Art: "Art should comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable"

@valiantknight6364

Жыл бұрын

I think there's something to be said about you just experiencing the empathy of a shot that is meant to evoke it. Metaphorically, he's supposed to look stunned and vulnerable, small in the shot, isolated, and dazed by the light. Overwhelmed, surrounded by all the equipment he's accumulated throughout the special, and a tone change and shot change that disorients the listener a bit to help sell the staging. It's supposed to feel lonely, vulnerable (he's literally naked, you can't get much more vulnerable than that), stuck in a circle of a spotlight that's been chasing him since he was 14. It kinda hits that beat of the introvert who didn't think that not going out during covid would make a difference, and then it *really* did, it hits in more places for other people who have felt isolated their whole life for whom covid just twisted the knife. But it doesn't *lack* meaning for those who are entirely neurotypical, because we *all* felt vulnerable and alone and isolated during covid, and we've all felt vulnerable and alone and isolated at some time. Art is meant to evoke feelings that you may not be able to feel yourself natively, but it can hit harder when it's a feeling you *have* had that you haven't fully examined, which is how this special hit for a lot of people for whom covid didn't really... End, it just petered out in their area but never really went away. There wasn't any conclusion or emding, there was just an arbitrary cutoff point where you started going outside more often because you couldn't afford not to anymore. So yeah. This whole special, this whole song, that specific shot is supposed to terrify. You're experiencing the art correctly.

“Am I going crazy..would I even know?” This line hits hard. Sometimes with OCD my mind goes wild and I think things and I actually start to think I’m going crazy.

One comment! We're missing an amazing line because he says "totally broken". It's great because you think he is saying "totally broke" at first, until he adds the last sound at the last possible moment.

@alexverdana2435

2 жыл бұрын

woah that is crazy, thanks for pointing that out

@bhaskarshivakumar

2 жыл бұрын

ohhh THATS what it wass...i always heard it as "totally broke, cant debit" 🙃🙃

@ceciliocedonoblocnote

2 жыл бұрын

What is the difference? It's not my maternal language so I don't see the difference, is "broken" stronger?

@0utpatient

2 жыл бұрын

@@ceciliocedonoblocnote Totally broke would most likely mean out of money, poor, destitute (but still with normal functioning human body processes). Totally broken would most likely mean a dysfunctional or less than 100% functional human being. Issues could be physical aliments or mental problems or both. Basically if you are broke, you are penniless. If you are broken, you are fucked up somehow.

@ceciliocedonoblocnote

2 жыл бұрын

@@0utpatient oh thanks, I thought they both meant broken. The text looks even more powerful now!

I feel myself always coming back to this special, this special/album just hits different and I cant explain it

As someone that's coping mech is laughing and making jokes, I hear this all the time, and people yell at me for it. I feel as if I tell them they'll say I'm making excuses. It may sound cringy to say but I don't know a lot of people who under stand how I feel. Everyone else has problems, and I know mine should be considered valid, but I just feel over looked. Depression sucks.

@sachsoup

2 жыл бұрын

I personally think it's not cringy, I mean I feel you dude. Nobody understood why I cried over something, I already said I misinterpreted it yet they still can't piece whatever it was even though it seems obvious at this point. I mean their own lecture about the incident hurt me alot too, I feel like being ridiculed and that I shouldn't express my pain or something.

@alucardlawliet3860

2 жыл бұрын

Keep on keeping on my friend, from someone also struggling

@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin

2 жыл бұрын

That's kind of the tragedy of tragedies, everyone has their own way of coping with them but everyone is also in pain and doesn't respond well to others coping mechanisms when they come in direct conflict with theirs. Some cope externally, some internally, when an internal cope'r comes across an external cope'r they become upset that the external one is effectively drawing attention to the tragedy, meanwhile the external one feels like the internal one just doesn't care which makes him feel like his feelings are being trivialized. It all creates this vicious thing that feeds on itself.

@luizpaulos.ferraz665

2 жыл бұрын

unrelated, but "coping mech" made me think of an emotional support robot, and then I thought of Baymax

@Trouterrs

2 жыл бұрын

@@luizpaulos.ferraz665 BAHAHHHAAH THANK YOU NOW WHENEVER IM GONNA HAVE A MENTAL BREAKDOWN IM GONNA THINK OF THIS COMMENT AND HAVE A GOOD DAY

"You're really joking at a time like this." Is such a powerful line

"Inside" had a double meaning in his special: physically inside (quarantine), and inside the internet ("the real digital world where meaningful interaction happens") ("Got it, good, now get inside") "Inside" was filmed "inside" and produced "inside",and the twist at the end, when he tries to go 'outside' revealing that he was on stage the whole time, and the entire thing was "inside" a theater (produced for entertainment) sets up the ending when he is watching his own special and approves. He is empathizing with himself for criticizing himself for being a hypocrite about doing the very things he is both criticizing and empathizing with. He gives full license to make-what-you-will his special.

@TheFandomForRandoms

Жыл бұрын

It's amazing...no other way to describe it.

This song always coaxes me into tears 😔

@androidpoodle3223

2 жыл бұрын

Same 😭

@eujune

2 жыл бұрын

“I’m slowly losing power, has it only been an hour” gets me every time 😭😭

It's so clever how he had said "when I'm fully irrelevant and totally broke - n dammit", he is so amazing

@BioDeus

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't catch that. Thanks for pointing it out.

@neilkristjansson8477

2 жыл бұрын

I've been listening to this song multiple times a week for over a year and I never caught that. I always assumed he was saying "god damnit" in a funny sort of "choked" way (sort of like in Comedy when he suggests giving away his money and he says "noOO"), but that makes so much more sense and is even better than I thought.

When he says "does anyone want to joke when no one's laughing" really hit cause this entire time he did exactly that and it all came to this. And he tells us he wants to watch us do it while sitting on the sofa. He wants to see us become great and that is the most beautiful way to end this masterpiece

You feel the claustrophobia he is feeling...it's so visceral. Bo Burnham inside is really one of a kind. I was spellbound throughout. He is magical. Truly an artist.

this deserves more love, it's literally a song that compiled all the other songs on inside that i loved the most

the "well well look who is inside again" part never fails to make me cry

This song and all eyes on me give me the creeps but I like them the best. They are unsettling.

3:33 Let's all vow to make sure that Bo is NEVER irrelevant.

@FuzZy_S0cKz

13 күн бұрын

Agreed

This is literally one of my favorite songs ever. I want this played at my funeral or memorial or whatever.

“Hey here’s a fun idea how bout I sit on the couch and I watch you next time” gives me the chills

At the end of the first verse "do returns always diminish" he plays a diminished chord and it just resonates with me. Call me simple but I love when lyrics line up, literally, with what's happening musically. It's fantastic writing

The Welcome To The Internet segment with the altered final line gives me chills every time. "I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside", kinda like browsing the internet is equal to going outside. Kinda true in my books but still. When he starts that part, its fuckin amazing

I am in love with the entire special but this song man……….. it takes the whole cake for me

This man is a genius he makes me laugh he makes me cry he makes me think

Love the line, "How bout I sit on the couch, and I watch you next time?" It's a jab at the people who criticize them, daring them to do better. Daring them to handle their lives any better under the immense pressure he was put under.

this is the one song that never fails to just hit me right in the feels

his voice is just so satisfying, it scratches my brain in the best way

0:40 Augh! My heart! This takes on a brand-new meaning after listening to the Outtakes, specifically the "Chicken" song.

@gilly_axolotl

2 жыл бұрын

I came back here to look for comments like these

Im a paranoid schizophrenic. The ending with "look who's inside again" is what it is like in my noggin on a daily basis. Just exposed, vulnerable, at the mercy of something you cant control

Bo "I want you to tell me a joke when no ones laughing in the background" Me no problem

Wait "You pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side" makes so much more sense considering the Chicken song

this song is so underrated, it starts with a relatable theme, and just when you think you know how it will continue, you get hit with an unexplainable freight train of heavy, haunting emotions. Bo is a genius

The line ‘went out to look for a reason to hide again’ hits so hard. Favourite song from inside

This is a gorgeous ballad.

this song never fails to make me cry

As soon as the requiem hits and the spotlight hits him is my absolute favorite part in this whole special. The transition to him being naked is symbolizing the whole special. He showed us every part of him during the run time and I feel like nobody’s talked about that.

I LOVE when artists remix their own songs, this is a masterpiece

the subtle shift into the meter of hands up and right into welcome to the internet was so slick

When I was 13 due to bullying I left school and became a recluse, didn't leave the house for over 7 years. I was paranoid because my depression and panic attacks made me believe people were looking at me and laughing. This song just gets to me in a way I can't describe.

3:06 that part always feels so strong and perfect

listening to all his songs is like seeing someone who was never actually joking and just getting sadder over time as all people did was laugh

"leaving this world isn't as scary as it seems" -Richard Hotline Miami 2.

@iane7474

2 жыл бұрын

Jacket never said that Richard did

@toniuchi315

2 жыл бұрын

wrong person

@1tomuch876

2 жыл бұрын

@@iane7474 oh sorry

@iane7474

2 жыл бұрын

@@1tomuch876 nah it's fine I don't care tbh just happy to see a fellow hotline Miami fan

@1tomuch876

2 жыл бұрын

@@iane7474 I know right! I can't find anyone out there, I guess we're a rare breed of "animals"

Such a beautiful soul, slightly lost, insanely genius, hypnotically creative, disturbingly sexy, naturally comical and just cool. What a cool guy.

I think this song has a different meaning for every individual. It hits me hard, with how I’ve been trying to deal with self harm. And honestly, Bo has helped me more than any therapist could ever in a life time.

1:47 I feel like this portion of the song will be really emotional in a few years, how it shows a montage of inside clips

@sammybutler3027

Жыл бұрын

Because Bo will probably not alive himself

@JNB0723

Жыл бұрын

Humanity is about to evolve into a phase where they're barely human anymore. This is his goodbye to humanity. It was fun humanity! 🫡

I feel like the "am I going crazy? Would I even know?" Line is a callback to a previous song but I can't even tell which one.

I love so much about this song and for how much it moves me, I always laugh when he says "byeeeee"

This shit hit me like a mack truck it kinda showed how his mental went from good to not good

I can feel the bitterness from the "Does anybody want to joke when no one's laughing in the background"

There's a lot of music that I'd consider to be made artfully, but Bo's music is the only kind I listen to and think "wow, it's like someone is painting using music" He just creates such a clear image with his songs, that last bit (3:49) especially. I mean for fuck's sake, if that was a painting it wouldn't look out of place next to pieces such as Stańczyk. It's just so striking. It reminds me of a line from the Crucible, "It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now". This scene has Bo exposed both in the literal sense of being naked, and in a metaphorical sense, with the "spotlight" on him being both a tool of stagecraft to highlight a performer, and a tool used to highlight fugitives, revealing their location for pursuit. I don't feel as though I'm misled in seeing this as how Bo views himself and maybe artists in general. Having himself bared before the world, to both their enjoyment (the spotlight of the stage) and their damnation (the spotlight of the pursuit). I don't support art supremacy or any of that nonsense, but this really feels like it embodies what people think of as "art". He has such an amazing understanding of the images he creates, I wish I understood enough terminology to get across exactly why it grabs me the way it does.

The way this song ties together the rest of the show. This man brings tears out of me with most of his songs. I'm just in awe of Bo Burnham. This man is like something we have never seen before. The man is in a league of his own.

”So long. Byeeeee💅” Bo is so real😔

Playing this song at my funeral

So long, goodbye I'll see you when I see you You can pick the street I'll meet you on the other side So long, goodbye Do I really have to finish? Do returns always diminish? Did I say that right? Does anybody want to joke When no one's laughing in the background? So this is how it ends I promise to never go outside again So long, bye I'm slowly losing power Has it only been an hour? No, that can't be right So long, goodbye Hey, here's a fun idea How 'bout I sit on the couch And I watch you next time I wanna hear you tell a joke When no one's laughing in the background So this is how it ends I promise to never go outside again Am I going crazy? Would I even know? Am I right back where I started fourteen years ago? Wanna guess the ending, if it ever does I swear to God that all I've ever wanted was A little bit of everything all of the time A bit of everything all of the time Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside If I wake up in a house that's full of smoke I'll panic, so call me up and tell me a joke When I'm fully irrelevant and totally broken Dammit, call me up and tell me a joke Oh shit, you're really joking at a time like this? Well, well, look who's inside again Went out to look for a reason to hide again Well, well, buddy you found it Now come out with your hands up, we've got you surrounded

@Angel-hp5fm

2 жыл бұрын

2:55

when the 'funny one' in the friend group goes home

This whole special feels like a mental scar that's tough to look back on. 2020-mid 2021 was the darkest part of my life. Things just getting worse and worse not just in the world, but my personal life too. By the time Inside came out I had completely lost my sense of identity, and if I'm honest, watching Inside started the healing process. I feel gross saying this, but watching bo struggle throughout the year made me realize that I wasn't alone. Now, seeing this again just kind of feels upsetting. Like I'm remembering a traumatic event. At least I can look in the mirror and say I got better, eh? I'll never be the person I was before but at least I'm in a better place

i like how it suddenly turns into welcome to the internet for a bit

I’m not crying you are..turning 30 Feb 2020 this special hit like a freight train

2:30 and the following 78 seconds, this bit hits hard, especially when watching the whole thing from start to this point.

Thank you for making me cry Bo Burnham :) I listened to your album on Spotify today. I loved the random bits, but I love this one a lot. I want you to know that your songs are stuck in my head. When I get anxious at work, I sing welcome to the internet in my head. I almost have it memorized. Great job on your special!! Don’t be sad, you made GOOD ART!

This song like the whole show exemplifies so much. A single comment can't really do it justice. The show like life is a roller coaster going from emotional Highs to the extreme depths of apathy, depression and despair. As I have experienced all these myself it feels as if Bo was reaching out to me. This like any great form of art captures the current state of humanity in such an accurate way that it made me uncomfortable and eerily melancholic. 'So this is how it ends' indeed.

He actually has amazing vocals what the fuck He’s so amazing

I didn't know this song existed but its one of my favorites of all time now

Every time he says "I promise to never go outside again" I get chills

He recognizes that humanity is about to die... whether we transcend into something new or all die off, humanity as we know it is finally about to die forever. RIP our current humanity- it was a good run. Thank you, Bo.

Poor Bo. He sees what everyone else is afraid to feel.

The work bo did in this special got me through one of the hardest parts of my life. Just to know someone is as frustrated, and lonely and just can't make sense of this world. Wish I could thank him.

The moment the spot light gets very bright and Bo is naked all of a sudden is freaking piece of art.

Is it me or Bo could write the next big musical theatre piece? The way he weaved the different songs from Inside is just masterful. All we needed was mashup for it to rise to Miranda-level.