All Eyes On Me -- Bo Burnham (from "Inside" - album out now)

[@wattlesplays]

bo can i please put my hands down its been weeks and i cant feel my arms anymore

[@aadhyanthk4582]

wattles what the-

[@yoshithepuppet6224]

"also can I divert my eyes, please sir I haven't blinked in days"

[@RoseForTheDoctor]

Wattles 😭

[@CrashJay]

No

[@Bliss467]

Only if it's for praying for him

[@abdullahsaad1980]

the fact that he is singing alone and he plays the crowd sounds cheering and reacting, it just breaks my heart

[@elizabethgregory3352]

It was at that point where I was like "ohhhhhh booooooooooooo I'm so sorrryyyyyy"

[@GuardianWithAGu]

@@elizabethgregory3352 well, if it’s any compensating it is quite obvious so many people love this song and his new album from what I’ve seen.

[@ambblackbee1541]

It's honestly so sad

[@patrickd.943]

I think it's pretty funny tbh. He times it perfectly with how people would actually react. How masses are painfully predictable.

[@plaguex1]

Thats how we all feel on the inside unfortunately. We're all alone. Those in power have trained us well to break our soul. I have to stay positive though and feel we're coming back to a connected lovingness.

[@neonot6127]

I find this song really comforting. It's not in a "everything's gonna be okay" way but like when you and you best friend are both having a mental breakdown at the same time

[@nickhinton8888]

Omg exarctlty. It’s like your hearing someone say that everything is so bad and there’s nothing better. But you didn’t need to hear it was gonna get better; you just needed to hear someone felt the same way as you did

[@irjonesy]

@@nickhinton8888 This reminds me of that Robin Williams movie ‘What Dreams May Come’ which explores a similar concept. Worth a watch as well

[@RandomPlaythrough831]

This is it. It's like hey, we are all loosing it, no need to hide or repress it

[@luffyp3851]

off topic but love ur pfp :)

[@Sam-bd7gp]

Very well said

[@mousetales]

Listening to this on repeat today and it’s bringing some shit back for me 😭

[@RobulousDee]

It feels very surreal listening to this in the current context...

[@mousetales]

@ SO surreal. I have nothing but anger and apathy left to give to anyone in that demographic

[@sherlockholmes7589]

I sadly missed this when it was first out, but have discovered it since and now it's all I can listen to after everything.

[@Carlino8]

I'm glad I'm not the only one

[@johannawilliams1039]

I find comfort in it. I don’t see it as “everything is gonna be okay” but as “you aren’t alone”

[@Woshingo]

This song and “Goodbye” hit really hard in the best way possible.

[@markwage2209]

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[@breadsandwich336]

"how about i sit in the couch and i watch you next time"

[@ElEspacioDeEspresso]

Que andas haciendo aquí woshingo?

[@thetarantula0522]

El experto en Bo Burnham

[@soccerlife8912]

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

[@arnerademacker]

The applause is bone chilling, knowing that it's all just edited in not to seem like he has an audience but instead _to make a point._

[@cichcoable]

This.

[@youtyiyyutuu3424]

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[@pitterpatter6679]

It’s even more powerful when it has the context of the rest of the show and his other use of laugh tracks. His relationship with the audience has always been a defining theme of his work and I love the look it gives inside a performer’s mind.

[@jackbunn]

Wow- you’re perceptive!

[@MrGenedancingmachine]

Whoa dude...so deep lmao

[@hkh25219]

This song really hits some weird spot between moving and existential dread. Can't stop listening

[@cecekubanek8021]

its the duality of 'nothing in this world matters'

[@GuavaGirlAlice]

Saaaame

[@whitwhit31333]

i think its, obviously, mostly about narcissism. but its like he gives us the antidote to it (best way at this moment at least i can describe it). And we love Bo, thus we love this display of narcissism.

[@coolcattiddyboy1923]

Yes it do

[@pleasurepain9647]

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[@Irregulyze]

"And then... The funniest thing happened," may be the most tragic and haunting sentence I've ever heard. You absolute legend Bo.

[@somethinginteresting2956]

what did he meant by that?

[@KikoStardust]

@@somethinginteresting2956Covid

[@Irregulyze]

@@somethinginteresting2956 Bo stopped doing live shows after Make Happy, in 2016. Then in January, 2020, he decided to start performing again. He was unable to do this however, because of the pandemic. The pandemic is the "funny thing" that was not only what stopped Bo from doing live shows, but reverted his mental health back to such a bad state that when it was all done, he, once again, didn't feel ready to perform.

[@Pfhorrest]

I quote this line all the time when talking about something that happened in my own life. After Thanksgiving 2018, something started happening to my body and mind that I still don't know the origin of, I think it was some kind of digestive problem because I was always nauseous and constipated and starving yet couldn't stomach one bite of food, but the worst effect of all was a psychological symptom: constant feelings of abject horror or dread, almost every minute of every day and most of the time at night that I would have rather been sleeping. But my life was better than it had ever been by that point, so I had nothing to pin that fear on, and my mind just went in search of something, fixating on every shadow of suffering in the world, on the concept of death itself, and especially on the doom of the whole universe zillions of years in the future. This lasted throughout 2019, but as time wore on, I started to get brief little respites from it, moments where, although no facts about the world or my life had changed, I still felt mercifully less terrible about them, just because of something happening in my body that effected my emotions. And then the dread and horror would just come right back again. Yet over the course of that year, these brief moments of respite got more frequent, and longer, and stronger, to the point where I wasn't just feeling not so bad every now and then, but I actually could feel GOOD again sometimes. So by early 2020, I was starting to feel like life was finally going to go back to normal, like I could stop having this constant feeling of inescapable doom like the whole world was ending... and then the funniest thing happened.....

[@bassfacesean]

​@@PfhorrestThis was most of us. Very relatable.

[@lundylow]

"Get up. I'm talking to you GET THE FUCK UP" startled the shit out of me. You're lulled by this song that's both soothing and cynical, making points and making fun of points that we as an audience can digest, and then Bo just tore through the fourth wall for a second and it was terrifying.

[@connorcmedia]

It’s just like that one composer who did that same thing he stole a strategy from hundreds of years ago.

[@msampson3d]

@@connorcmedia Imagine thinking an artist startling their audience during a performance was 'stealing' a strategy.

[@fayzedk]

Connor Cochran yeah, Bo Burnham TOTALLY ripped off Haydn’s Surprise Symphony… 😂 not quite.

[@someperson6252]

thats the magic of bo burnham :)

[@caycewill]

Perhaps Bo was literally talking to himself there

[@ourhappyplace5223]

his netflix special INSIDE is up for a 2021 Emmy award! so fucking proud and he deserves to win

[@chip1464]

hooray

[@cerysgibson3947]

it’s up for like 6 awards!

[@KronosGreek]

He better get it

[@kaze8498]

@@KronosGreek seconded

[@lucasnitro9192]

He definetly deserves it

[@bernadettebanner]

This entire special was a 1.5-hour masterclass in solo production and I don't know about anyone else but I was *taking notes* 👀

[@uyamuya1343]

Woah fancy seeing you here! Certainly it was inspiring, the second time I was watching I was just thinking about how each shot was filmed

[@RianJudge]

Couldn't be more relatable, the way i was sittin der studying like 😳😳😳🔬👨🏽‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬🤓

[@SparkY0]

I spent way too much time trying to figure out if he zoomed digitally or with a machine.

[@RianJudge]

@@SparkY0 impeccable question, im going to assume digital zooming but wouldnt be too surprised if im wrong here

[@chand911]

"solo" Learn to read credits pal.

[@nimbusshadow-wings]

"your not gonna slow it. heaven knows you tried" is kinda..comforting..like...saying its not your fault, you did what you could

[@jesterclownmime]

Except no one is doing anywhere near what they could be doing at their maximum potential, most of his lyrics are tauntingly cynical because we all know we're not doing enough.

[@Shanna-c2x]

@@jesterclownmimeyou may feel like you’re not doing enough but a lot of us are doing the best we can.

[@jesterclownmime]

@@Shanna-c2x He says as he wastes time on KZbin reading and replying to random posts by strangers, contradicting himself. You need a reality and ego check. You're saying all you do is sleep, eat, shit, work on saving the world and don't waste time on anything else.

[@mediumvillain]

I feel like, taken with the rest of the special, it's an acknowledgement that the forces arrayed against us are so powerful that we as individuals have no power to reverse course anymore. If you want an example of that sort of sentiment in a very, very different format, it vaguely reminds me of Cattle Decapitation's Scourge of the Offspring.

[@TheJuryan]

@@jesterclownmime thats great and all but for every one person trying their best there's 100 making it worse. That's what this line means to me

[@pgfarber6576]

I'm not falling for it. Last time he told me to get my hands up, he told me they were too big to fit inside a Pringles can. Still hurts, Bo.

[@ShadowSlayerX]

I have a daughter now Bo! Not an issue anymore

[@donovandestro6745]

I wouldn't have got the lettuce if knew it wouldnt fit... still hits hard today

[@ItotheCtotheE]

@@donovandestro6745 pray for him

[@susanhaldeman7853]

This song is such a lifeline for me- thanks bo❤

[@donovandestro6745]

@@ItotheCtotheE He is always on my mind!

[@LordDraconical]

The applause is such a double edged sword… the crowd gives energy and then takes it all home with them at the end of the show. Hang tough Bo. ♥️

[@youtyiyyutuu3424]

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[@Jmlee149]

@@youtyiyyutuu3424 The Nerf Vampire? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the KZbin? Localized entirely upon this video?

[@hollidai]

kinda funny seeing you here, i used to watch you years ago every day. i hope you are well :))

[@checkmyprofile6209]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn6ZmWh8mKagjM0. . .

[@TheChiptuner]

The real kicker is that it's not even a real crowd, just a soundboard

[@luxiferlamkin370]

I have literally never heard someone say "like I give a shit" so gracefully. And "it's just begun" rings in my chest

[@Killerzlikecrazy69]

Facts man and it’s so beautiful 😣

[@feruspriest]

Feel like there are parts of this song that capture the sentiment Iin conversations I've had with lots of 30-year-olds. Rage wrapped in resignation and becoming a need to be witnessed.

[@Dr.Faceman]

As someone who suffers from massive amounts of anxiety and depression, this song is almost exactly what it feels like to spiral into a very bad place

[@EnderianRealm]

agreed

[@boiboh2954]

you are the exact opposite of alone.

[@katiehutchens211]

I felt that...if I can't feel anything else... I felt that..

[@amycoon2435]

As someone with agoraphobia this song hits hard. Especially back when it came out, I was just starting to get in a good place. My birthday is in March and in Jan of 2020 (while I was 25) I made a "27 things to do before 27". I wanted to spend 2020-2021 (while I was 26) doing 27 things that I couldn't do before because of my agoraphobia before my next birthday. Literally 2 days before my birthday when I planned to start this 27 things journey... lockdowns started. And all the work I had put into my mental health crumbled over the next two years. I listened to this song on repeat during that time, so I would feel less alone.

[@perry.the.weirdo]

i used to listen to this song a lot when i was at my worst

[@Whole-Milk]

The camera turning to reveal that he is in fact alone in the room, despite the laugh track previously and cheering after he does. Jesus fucking Christ Bo this is heavy

[@bragr_]

He filmed his entire special like that, and man, this isn't even the heaviest bit of the special. There's some segments that are basically him just losing his mind in the middle of deep lockdown.

[@SeeingCoolPlaces]

@@bragr_ This was the heaviest part of the special for me. Not to say that everyone else had that same experience, but I thought that the previous few songs/interludes built up to this moment, the end of the second act

[@andrewdoc75]

If you watch the special you'll realise that's the whole premise. Odd that you'd be surprised by it.

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

i mean wasnt it obvious that it was just a laugh track?

[@Whole-Milk]

@@andrewdoc75 I know that but it still hit harder than normal

[@KyleDavidHall]

On stage or inside, his ending performances always give me chills

[@donalowen4897]

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[@hala8660]

Someone was cutting onions when the ending performance was playing.. I think

[@markusosterle3958]

I loved make happy from the last special so much!

[@Jackman1219]

Same they are sad most of time and it is so unexpected and I love it. Can’t wait till he uploads any day now (or goodbye because any day now is just the end credits song.)to KZbin.

[@Jackman1219]

“Any day now” is a name of the last song in inside btw.

[@G_Dog253]

The scenes of him getting frustrated recording and crying prior to this bit made it so much more powerful.

[@tylerwagner1242]

@tretret ertertert yy

[@checkmyprofile6209]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn6ZmWh8mKagjM0. . .

[@DoctorSquirt]

Was it the part where he was trying to listen to his own suicide prevention message? That part was super tough..

[@ThatOneScienceGuy]

Wym? Is this from a movie?

[@ThatOneScienceGuy]

@@florian5560 Yeah I looked it up. Thanks. Watching it now. It's genius.

[@lottiecam9046]

‘Got it? Good, now get inside’ really gives me goosebumps every time. It hits hard remembering the lockdowns being announced, and having to stay inside so much that you forgot how to live outside. Looking back that whole time feels like a dream, and part of me just wants to go back to that limbo where nothing was expected of us except to stay at home. Then when he shouts get the fuck up it’s like you’re being jolted awake again and reminded that you’re lucky to have survived it. Such a visceral masterpiece.

[@elschaetty]

IT WAS NOT THAT FUCKING BAD BRO. I've had it up to here hearing people complain ab covid like it was the literal end of the world. Entitled mfs never been through anything actually hard

[@jordanneedscoffee]

Fuckin hell the like 50 harmonies he added to the word “Inside” gives me chills every time I listen to the song and it’s a drug I can’t get enough of

[@yurmomsaccount]

I just said something similar to this. I feel like this song has been an audio dopamine distribution system.

[@gking8945]

And then he wisely chose not to overuse it.

[@rockboi2667]

When does he say inside?

[@FourCanz]

@@rockboi2667 After talking about coming back to comedy.

[@FourCanz]

@@rockboi2667 at 3:20

[@vonzo300]

This special was indescribable, it didn't feel like comedy it felt like a introspective look inside someone's mind. Yet somehow it was relatable to everyone.

[@-ha1296]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rarJf2hnfNpoas0 .

[@bgosl]

And yet it still has moments of levity that are just genuinely funny. I loved the bit about being a brand consultant about how to raise brand awareness by having an opinion, and also his reacting to reacting to reacting to his song-bit. "Welcome to the Internet" is also funny in parts, wihle still serious in others. And also I loved the sock puppet bit, which also is a nod to a bit by Hans Teuwen that Bo has talked about loving before.

[@stalebread3731]

I completely agree, but I find your comment funny because “this special was indescribable, let me describe it” which happens to be a joke bo made in his poem segment in what.

[@TheSUPERPOTATO2000]

It was incomparable, like a...

[@charlenarussell8676]

What's the name of the special? The last one I knew was out was make happy

[@DerekDogan]

When he turns the camera around to show the "audience" and it's just his own shadow... That part gets me every time.

[@finnsweeney2604]

Yeah, the fact this is edited and filmed so much to feel like there's people there, only to reveal there's nobody there hits hard.

[@youtyiyyutuu3424]

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[@JoshuaDBolt]

“it’s almost over, it’s just begun” the feeling of depression and other mental illnesses can feel so drowning constant ups and downs of hope and hopelessness. the way this song makes me feel is incredible and i am truly happy he was able to articulate and make a good song based off of the mindset mental illness can put on you.

[@Ricorcam]

I'm just in that moment when we realize: "shit, it's starting again" when I thought I was doing good (don't know how many times this happened). I'm getting so sick and tired of this roller coaster...

[@caniacinthestand]

@@Ricorcam the roller coaster is the fucking worst.

[@72xDItsTacoxD72]

@@Ricorcam Honestly same. I become manic with have boost of energy and insomnia then depressed where I feel like nothing is going right and unmotivated. Now that I think about it. I’d rather be manic and physically exhausted.

[@NPC-wz2lb]

Same here, I find myself timing days to feel that song. The feeling of connect to disconnect is so strong and fast, it puts a strain and a relieve at the same time. Everytime I feel like I am understood for the first time again.

[@SteveSmith-un3fx]

@@Ricorcam sometimes the "roller coaster" is rough. That's where we find love. We find joy and happiness. The worst times often turn the page. Life isn't an easy thing. So when we're scared or nervous or sad we need to step back and realize how lucky we are. We're here and get to experience the world. Breathe. Calm down. And find your happiness. Find what you love and give it back.

[@nickarevalodesign720]

A friend showed me “I’m Bo Yo” when we were in 8th grade. I’ve been a fan ever since then and I’m almost 29 now. This special made me sit down and cry my eyes out. Thank you for showing yourself at your worst mental state because a lot of us feel the same.

[@bethlovesthings]

Same!

[@youtyiyyutuu3424]

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[@thegreenxeno9430]

IIIIIIIII'm Turnnniiinng 30 I'm Turning 30~!

[@whaddyamean99]

I first watched I'm bo yo when I was 12, been a fan for the last 10 years. When what. First came out I must have watched it a couple dozen times

[@Queef_Storm]

Worst mental state? He said he got better

[@TheJrHatter]

When his eyes flick to the camera on the first “are you feeling nervous” always gives me full body chills, I can picture it clearly every time I listen to this song on the album 😩

[@kaitee1147]

Same here its timed so perfectly

[@JP-ve7or]

It reminds me of the prolonged eye contact bit in his special What. Also, it breaks the fourth wall--performers aren't supposed to look at the camera, and it's assumed the audience is just supposed to passively watch, which he subverts at the end by directly telling us to get the f up and picking up the camera. I think about Goodbye a lot, where he sings about sitting on the couch and watching (you) next time. He has lots of feelings about the pressures of being the performer, that's for sure. And maybe this is as close as he can get to someone in the pandemic, through computer equipment, with all his problems, in an age where we're all kinda isolated and sitting down behind our screens all the time anyway. I just love it.

[@dustinchristensen9034]

I always get a warm feeling and Goosebumps when he rushes over to grab the camera, to get everyone involved. Starting to feel the world doesn't deserve him.

[@Lukas4182]

When I first watched this I was so relieved when he finally broke eye contact. Felt like ages and made me uncomfortable in a very unique way

[@philfeltersnatch3194]

Haha everything is creatively on point wit Bo

[@Sierra-eb1mb]

Sobbing rewatching inside in 2024 this was such a historical masterpiece and the single most important piece of media of this time, nobody should forget

[@bestofbothworldsagain399]

100%

[@fijiwater3151]

i almost did forget until today!

[@kateymiracle2773]

No comedian will ever come close to touching this in my book. All without tearing anyone else down

[@IsaacRusso-k3i]

@@kateymiracle2773 Yeah, it's incredible that Bo can both be a great comedian and also be so painstakingly honest in his other art.

[@jeffhough7460]

Truth man

[@razcsi]

This is the chillest "Get your fucking hands up" i've ever heard

[@_b1u3_11]

I wanna get pulled over and a cop just blasts that

[@Vikumbra]

Get-yo-fuck-en-handsup is the best cadence for that in a song ever lmao

[@bellelevan4155]

@@_b1u3_11 I’d start vibing if that happened

[@thetpxixitypfpurciiiityyy]

I feel like he could be the only person to politly say "i wasn't talking to you"

[@bradleylambie6115]

Actually yeah I agree. I think it’s from his panic attacks. No one was “putting their fucking hands up”.

[@rashakim1]

I guess I'm stupid but I always momentarily forget that it's just him in that room and then when he picks the camera up and starts dancing with it I remember 'holy shit it's just him alone in that room' and I'm in awe all over again.

[@-ha1296]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rarJf2hnfNpoas0 .

[@sharpcircle]

The interaction with the non-existent audience is just....christ, it's brilliant and utterly devastating. That pain in his voice.....

[@Dielawn69]

Then sitcoms with laugh tracks are tragic...

[@elybush2097]

@@Dielawn69 nobody asked you

[@jeffnussbaum716]

@@Dielawn69 Fuckin' WHOOSH, dude.

[@trapskull3103]

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[@Dielawn69]

@@jeffnussbaum716 Omg you got me. I so stupid

[@Astriidia]

I'm back for some comfort today through this song. It has been on repeat in my head lately, thank you for this gem and all the others from Inside.

[@theserialshitter4589]

It’s fucking crazy how he didn’t have a crew or anything to film this

[@eatmydog9992]

i mean he had Netflix funding his work...

[@lulufluffball5578]

@@eatmydog9992 yeah but he recorded everything himself

[@F0g1sC0ming]

He’s a great director

[@holyjolias3229]

@@eatmydog9992 that's just income, talent still takes the forefront here

[@Yggi_the_tree]

Have you seen the credits? He DID have a Team behind this

[@C136-e8o]

I hope he's in a better place mentally. I've missed his creative genius. His style of comedy has always been unique which allows him to stand out above so many other comedians.

[@tarancehill651]

That first sentence means so much, from ME on HIS behalf, thank you.

[@tr4dc426]

Bo's living it up. All of us should go where everybody knows everybody.

[@JosephRDBenjamin]

He’s either writing or preforming. He’s doing excellent!

[@deathsniperCA20]

Are any of us?

[@mrduck4065]

The weirdest thing about life is that it keeps going even when you don’t think it will.

[@Heavygusto]

Thing is, starting in seven years, human life won't be nature's selective priority.

[@Heavygusto]

I'd say more like three, myself.

[@leahduffy2241]

So so tried. Like despite how obvious this is, sometimes it feels like life will always go on without you. But it’s so not true. I wouldn’t be right here, writing this bullshit comment to you guys if it wasn’t for life itself x

[@itsalwaysme123]

Or wish it would. 😅😐😐😐

[@236Doodad]

Sadly, that is not a guarantee. For reference, consult the 99.9+% of Earth species that are now extinct.

[@GreatGreenGoo]

The visuals of him moving the camera around definitely represents what it feels like to have a panic attack, visually speaking. Now have that with the feeling of hyperventilation, adrenaline response and your heart rate going up to 200

[@thatQcode]

"We Think We Know You", "Can't Handle This" and then "All Eyes on Me" make for such a great representation of how Bo's work has developed and thrived over the years. Inside is amazing and Bo is a genius.

[@weeble4749]

you forgot "Art is Dead"

[@H3H3PodMemes]

@Arian Asistin can you stop

[@Sam_371]

Even in his earlier work that's more problematic and didn't necessarily age so well you could tell he was really intelligent. I love seeing how he has grown and evolved into being more self aware and a full blown artistic genius. I hope he's in a better place in his mental health journey now and proud of what he made with Inside.

[@adamh6281]

For me its art is dead, can't handle this and all eyes on me, but all his stuff is amazing

[@frozenpeaches06]

@@H3H3PodMemes It's a bot that's used to push videos, it's not an actual person

[@ashelaurier6003]

I feel like he's been preparing for songs like these his whole career. He hits us with the awkward/dark humour in preperation to completely baffle us with performances like these.

[@pinnedcomment8614]

Well said.

[@trapskull3103]

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[@badfish41969]

Idk art is dead was pretty deep and epic

[@BelindaShort]

I mean, the end of Make Happy was very much like this

[@soulreaver6546]

The aggressiveness of the ending with the crowd cheering and sensory overload is definitely him showing us what it was like and why he had to quit for 5 years, the unease it makes me feel is insane

[@warmgreytenpercent]

The awful duality of wanting fame and knowing what it does

[@trepp8210]

I get the opposite feeling. When he screams "get the fuck up". That's what makes it worth it.

[@zacharycooper1019]

I didn’t realize that but it makes complete sense. I just thought it was his “character”, but it makes perfect sense in context of this song. It’s truly sad though.

[@epictetus9221]

@@zacharycooper1019 Real Art

[@Tetragrammaton22]

@@zacharycooper1019 Don't outright dismiss that it could just be a character. Bo has said many times that his "onstage" persona is not the same as his real-life persona.

[@GoblinModeMVP]

“All eyes on me” even years later, all eyes are on you. What a beautiful legacy you’ve built ☺️

[@matthewridenour8012]

He’s matured so much as a comedian since his early days. This special has some of the best social commentary I’ve seen. And it’s so introspective. Can’t say I’ve ever seen anything similar.

[@AbsintheMindedV2]

If it’s still on Netflix, watch Neal Brennan’s 3 mic special! It’s quite different as well and I find I enjoyed both of these for similar reasons

[@earthWaxer]

Dave Chappelle

[@bajjajajbajjjajaj6473]

Most of his work has great social commentary

[@jonathanwallner2295]

@Matthew Ridenour: Nanette by Hannah Gadsby or The Golden One by Whitmer Thomas are also introspective. Those would be specials that are similar but better in my opinion.

[@helioastra]

Check out Demetri Martin's special "If I" - It's from 2004 and equally as philosophical/introspective.

[@felicitysun]

For whatever reason the line "don't be scared, don't be shy, come on in, the water's fine" gave me chills

[@NameNotFound147]

same

[@mairenoates8294]

i think it’s because it’s a sort of reference to climate change and the sea levels rising, a topic that he touches on in many of the other songs from inside.

[@Chimmyfn]

ik

[@strixter5938]

@@joshuabranson74 Where the hell did u find this information????

[@user-vo4bf8mx4p]

i honestly beleive this was a trauma reference not to suggest trauma of that level in his past but idk gave me vibes

[@bethanywood1769]

It’s insane how well Bo captured the depths of mental illness and loneliness. All the mood changes, trying to keep yourself going and cared for, giving up at some points, trying again. I have a few mental Illnesses and this special helped me see that others feel just like I have in the past. I have gotten therapy and started meds and have improved immensely. I wish the absolute best for Bo. He is such a talented person. I believe he could do any creative venture he puts his mind to.

[@rmmm329]

I watched the Netflix special, it wasn’t about mental illness…. He may have touched on it briefly but you say it like that’s what Inside was about

[@eliasreiche936]

Well can i interest u in Bo - jack Horseman then .

[@bethanywood1769]

@@rmmm329 I think it’s open for interpretation. My perspective may be much different than yours based on world view. Not trying to argue about his content. It was great no matter how you see it. Also, I don’t think it was just about mental illness. It was about a long list of things. I shouldn’t have to write an entire synopsis to please every person. I was just saying that it really related to me on those parts that he did hit on.

[@thetroyzernator]

@@rmmm329 I honestly can't tell if you're being sarcastic. The entire special was about mental illness. It's literally in the title. "Inside" refers to being inside the room and inside his own head. The increasingly cluttered state of the room and his grooming reflecting his mental deterioration. He literally says this at least twice. The special is about mental illness in a transcendental way. I honestly think it's one of the most important pieces of art about mental health in recent years. Certainly the definitive piece on mental health during the isolation of the pandemic. I recently got off anti depressants after years of struggling with depression and mega panic attacks. For anyone who has panic attacks, this song hits so hard. I've never heard my experiences given a voice like this before.

[@bethanywood1769]

@@thetroyzernator thank you for explaining this. Having a busy day and couldn’t quite write this explanation.

[@big_tuna9197]

I’m not sure what it is about this song, but I keep coming back to it. it’s so beautiful, sad, yet uplifting at the same time.

[@DoodleChaos]

I can't stop listening to this

[@markwage2209]

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[@thisguyy]

@Creative edited videos trash.

[@thisguyy]

@Creative edited videos trash.

[@thisguyy]

@great day trash.

[@thisguyy]

@@markwage2209 trash.

[@weetabixharry]

It's a rare privilege to see a guy with this much talent put this much time, thought and dedication into creating something. This special just gets better every time I watch it.

[@blm4225]

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[@marthedreamer7629]

There's so much to unpack, I'm so proud of him for outdoing himself and acknowledging how offensive his past specials were.

[@SmickyD]

It's been a daily ritual for me since it came out. He is truly one of the best musical minds. He can do any genre and sing about anything.

[@johnmateer2265]

This is going to be watched and studied for a long long time.

[@ninigrimaldo7876]

gotta level with you mate, had to give you the 1000th like, cause seeing the 999 bellow your comment was creeping me out for some reason..

[@edwinalexender9657]

I feel the disappointment he felt in himself, how he just cant get past anxiety and panic attacks after giving 5 whole years of his life, dealing with it thinking he’s all better, them bam, right back at square one. “Get your fucking hands up, pray for me” as a way to express helplessness and genuine frustration. It broke me when he started maniacally laughing close to the end. Intense frustration yet accepting it cause theres nothing more he could do. Idk i just needed to think out loud for abit.

[@lusarmiento565]

Totalmente de acuerdo!

[@windspirit_wavtheaudiofile7428]

Even deeper, the acceptance we all demand from one another, yet assuming we’re supposed to “put our hands up” and enjoy the ride. Like a rollercoaster, or the acceptance of the difficulty that is conscious existence.

[@lynxgamerlife]

I am taking a screenshot of this thanks for the explanation of this piece I will make sure to keep your name in it

[@voli6570]

@Isaiah Brody Or write your own interpretation.

[@hannahtyler3380]

Felt this. When I was watching his special and it seemed like he couldn’t say that he made it to the 1 year mark, I had to pause it and cried for a minute. I don’t think I’ve ever understood someone’s frustration with not getting something done in a certain amount of time so well. At least that’s what I took from it

[@ladythorofmuffins]

"you say the whole worlds ending, honey it already did" mood.

[@dustincarter9334]

All that's gonna be left is getting ready to pick up the damned pieces. Guess I'll start getting ready.

[@cameronaustin4027]

Yeah we’re gonna avoid wars and prices on everything are going to go down. How terrible.

[@HipHopPolooza]

@@cameronaustin4027brother utilized more drone strikes in his first term than all of the Obama years combined he killed a head of state and can you explain how a 10% increase on imports would lower costs?

[@dustincarter9334]

@@cameronaustin4027 Not a chance. Ask Elon about his "period of economic pain" that he's promising you.

[@candyhandsjf7288]

​@HipHopPolooza American-made products dont get affected by the tariff-> companies move labor to US to avoid paying tariffs-> more capitalistic competition and more jobs for US citizens-> utilizing our own oil (drill baby drill slogan) means costs will be down for transporting goods because gas prices will be lower-> if gas prices are lower, transporting costs are lower, which will cut less in to profits allowing more wiggle room on product prices.

[@Atla]

This is my favourite song of the entire special, give me chills everytime

[@markwage2209]

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[@markwage2209]

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[@thisguyy]

@@markwage2209 trash.

[@thisguyy]

@Ok Dude trash.

[@thisguyy]

@@markwage2209 trash.

[@Bradcarver]

Can i say some real shit? ...... im so fuckin Proud of bo. Anxiety sucks when youre alone. I cant imagine that shit when youre on stage.

[@wconniff878]

The way he's described it as well sounds terrifying

[@frossicker]

Amen.

[@seanbuchhalter9330]

Anxiety sucks anytime and anywhere, Bo it’s a hero for how he deals with it

[@nathanjohnson7419]

The creator gives the hardest battles to the strongest soldiers

[@wilbursootisbetterthanyou9024]

Bo is my idol

[@Th3ChozzenOne]

“They say the ocean’s rising like I give a shit, you say the whole world’s ending, honey it already did” hits really close to home for me

[@youtyiyyutuu3424]

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[@chumimintv9052]

Yeah, it is our home :)

[@rogerdalzell]

I think that hits close for everyone. We all live on earth lol

[@dayofjustice289able]

You left off the "heaven know you tried" part. It hurt.

[@HunterBelkiran]

Defeatism.. we can still mitigate a lot of the damage we have caused. All this doomsaying and apathy is really boring.

[@mothicmoon4353]

I only just discovered Bo today (I know, what the hell is wrong with me) and I am just... blown away. This song actually made me uncomfortable, afraid, and sad. Because all I can see is "he's not okay, he's falling apart" and maybe that's what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid of going back to "not being okay" again; that probably scares me more than anything else in this world. I fought so hard to get out of that place, and now I'm terrified of it.... I love this song.

[@bestofbothworldsagain399]

👍

[@MeryIsSus]

Glad you're doing better now [: I know the feeling- Don't worry- you won't go back

[@GuitarMan2433]

Since you fought very hard to get out of that place, you are not the same person that got into it. You grew stronger, wiser. You conquered it. Give yourself some credit. Also, know you are not alone. Clawed back from a bad place myself a few times. P. S. Love this song as well. Brought tears to my eyes on first listen, guess it reminded me about my bad place same as it did for you.

[@richardbaker_0086]

You won’t ever go back. You are stronger now than ever. Now you have the power to save someone else.

[@user-AstroVespers]

Bo is phenomenal!I recommend listening to Chicken,Welcome the Internet,1985 and how the world works.These are my favorites :)

[@KarstenBelt]

Okay this song is way too good, the part at 2:51 has been on loop stuck in my head since I first heard it

[@Juupitrr]

SAME ESPECIALLY THE OCEANS RISING

[@OneShotAwayy]

Yesssss, i though i was the only one. "You say the oceans rising, like i give a shit" for some reason just hits. This song is amazing

[@abermelonyt1444]

SAME

[@arravist8968]

Thanks for the time bookmark for easier loop

[@tylerzech5844]

“You say the whole worlds ending, honey, it already did” LOVE THIS SONG

[@rzg4648]

As someone who also has anxiety and whose progress was also hindered by covid, this song hits me every time I hear it, his talent is outstanding.

[@markwage2209]

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[@uberqwerty1]

Stop hiding behind the fake pandemic and grab your life by the balls. No victims here, only lions.

[@rzg4648]

@@uberqwerty1 A). Pandemic is real B). Anxiety it’s a mental disorder it’s not about being “a lion”

[@catenjoyer76]

@@uberqwerty1 It's easy to say that when you don't suffer from it. Have some empathy

[@winterend8623]

I agree and same here, and I hope things get easier for you and you can recover from this, anxiety is the absolute worst.

[@sydneyolds3439]

Can’t believe this song just won him a Grammy. He really put the indescribable into words.

[@JayandAndi]

I can't believe it didn't win all of them...

[@fuevue2913]

First time listening to this and literally jumping up and down laughing and crying lol

[@HelloDapp]

what category? i didnt watch the grammys, but ill watch that bit. He deserves it.

[@sophiaisaclown1203]

what category???

[@sydneyolds3439]

@@sophiaisaclown1203 song written for visual media

[@ussoldier3RDACR]

I have PTSD, and recently have been deemed "unemployable" Did two tours across seas. I know Bo makes light of a lot of things, and this is perfectly fine. I just wanted to take the time to let you know this song touched me as I have a huge issue with people in public and/or large crowds. The part where he yells to "Get the fuck up!" it really hit home. Love ya Bo, hope you are doing well man. You aren't alone and I know this isn't exactly what you are going through, but you aren't alone.

[@carmelgoldfanning5865]

Thank you for your service. I tried to enlist but wasn't medically cleared due to Endometriosis. Then ended up with PTSD thanks to ending up with an absolute monster of a violent sick man for five years. I highly recommend Equine therapy, those horses work wonders for veterans. I wish I had insurance that covered it myself now... I'm a basketcase with bottom dollar insurance and even with a child they won't help me. Having to appeal for SSI when I can't even leave the house most days I'm such a mess. What a broken country we have... I hope you get the healthcare and support you and all veterans deserve someday soon. My uncle and cousin are both suffering because the VA is terrible..

[@allyhebertt]

This song gives me a sense of like sad calmness, I can’t stop listening

[@googleuser5611]

Melancholy

[@Nekota707]

Like the clearness after a good cry

[@trapskull3103]

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[@TechIlliterate]

This resonates so deeply, it's like a door to my soul. He nailed it.

[@onesource5601]

@@trapskull3103 nikka.

[@munksterrr7845]

I feel like this song has the most direct and specific feeling of any song he's made, but it is also the most abstract and vague song he has made.

[@driveasandwich6734]

I guess it's the most song he's made.

[@lordturtle8735]

The songiest song he has ever sung for us to sing along with. That one time he sang that other song was nowhere near this songly.

[@maddiehubert1507]

Inside was a literal masterpiece. Bo has major talent and always has. He won't see this but thank you for sharing your talent with us, it means a lot.

[@youtyiyyutuu3424]

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[@RezidueWithaZ]

I can respect the mans work but its the first special of his i couldnt get passed half an hour, its alright but some of the songs are really sloppy imo

[@JacobLicky]

@@RezidueWithaZ You don’t get it. You call it sloppy. The entire thing was made by 1 man in a room. All of it!!!

[@eeeee5443]

@@RezidueWithaZ what

[@maddiehubert1507]

@@youtyiyyutuu3424 okay then

[@puff_and_co]

This perfectly captures the suffocating isolation I felt during the pandemic. The isolation I endured as well as a deteriorating mental state. It was horrific dealing with that as a teenager with depression and severe anxiety and I cant imagine what Bo was going through.

[@carteo7008]

It makes me sad that he spent FIVE YEARS improving his mental health and then the funniest thing happened. I just want to give him a hug.

[@mrsmonophobia]

i spent 1 year only focusing on my mental health and I've never felt that good since i was a child

[@silence7524]

it's insane to me that the beginning of What. he said that "This is Bo Burnham..." and then proceeded to say he spend the last five years in isolation in pursuit of comedy. And then he took a five year break leading into the making of INSIDE

[@turtlechow18]

I feel this so hard, 2019 was an awful year for me and the last few months before the panny I was doing SO well mentally :(

[@pau-chan653]

Well, at least he did get better

[@6Sparx9]

I don't think he wants your hug, all the fan expectations were crushing him. No offence it's nothing personal, just take his work and make yourself happy and better then go tell the world Bo sent you, sure he would prefer that.

[@tannervandenberg7057]

“You say the oceans rising, like I give a shit. You say the whole worlds ending, honey it already did.” This hit me hard

[@mallorylouise]

It makes me feel so understood.

[@dangerouspie0319]

It makes me feel like throwing up. Like, from panic and sadness

[@DarkCreepyFairy]

"You're not gonna slow it, Heaven knows you tried" this is just making it tragic

[@Fuzzlepuzzle]

Oh. I thought it was "You say the whole world's ending, can it end already then?"

[@KayLee-lw5iv]

There's that funny feeling

[@TheNraveles]

When I have panic attacks, the line “it’s almost over, it’s just begun” hits so hard because you seriously think the worst is over but in reality, it just gets worse and worse. It fucking hurts and is terrifying. You feel like you’re dying and I just cannot understand how he could get through having one on stage.

[@kawaiibun2005]

It’s how I feel with BPD lol

[@andreyu5640]

it does really get better , its clichè but never give up

[@hermannivision6222]

I have those too and they ruin my chances to perform art until I figure out how to overcome😣

[@edge4266]

@@hermannivision6222 the few times ive performed on stage only once did i have a panic attack, it was scary as fuck, the last thing you want during a panic attack is a room of 50-60 people staring at you while you try to play guitar. I ended up just turning around for a song and played with my back to the crowd and focused on the music and using that to calm myself down. If you're really passionate about your art dont let anything stop you from sharing that expression of yourself!

[@hermannivision6222]

@@edge4266 Oh Yeah I can relate I was giving a speech yesterday and again froze due to panic attack. Maybe I should Express my ideas in some other format that is most comfortable to me... for example try making a song instead of speech. Thanks for advice! :)

[@ToddsDiscGolf]

2:51 - 3:40 is one of the most beautiful pieces of song I’ve ever heard. That line “you’re not gonna slow it, heaven knows you tried.” Just hits me so hard 🥺

[@LaurenPaley]

Obsessed...is an understatement.

[@markwage2209]

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[@thisguyy]

@@markwage2209 trash.

[@YehudiNimol]

oh look it's the stairwell girl

[@thomasfontaine3002]

Don’t be scared don’t be shy

[@azari215]

Same

[@ZachJ1995]

i just realized he's in his classic performing attire - black jeans white T

[@mattegrey2609]

That's the beauty of this special. It was so different to everything he's ever done, and yet it was almost a return to basics; in a room with a piano and black jeans and a white Tee.

[@JacobCollinge]

No that's just his Cr1tikal cosplay

[@molliesawford9992]

@@mattegrey2609 I noticed that for some of his "stand up" parts he was wearing a black t-shirt and it's kind of appropriate because in his first special (what.) he wears a white t-shirt, in his second (Make Happy) he wears grey, and in this he's even darker for those few sections (and that might represent his declining mental health as he does these specials) It definitely isn't that deep but there's my English teacher-style contribution to the analysis of Inside! :)

[@basvandoorn185]

@@molliesawford9992 You know halfway his Make Happy special, it switches to another night, thats why he goes from a long sleeve to a tshirt. (It was also part of the joke) Both are grey though.

[@StNick119]

OOHH thank you I love comments that point out the little details.

[@mirandacouche802]

How fitting it is that this song (the one that goes into all of the details of a panic disorder around stage fright/performance anxiety) won him a Grammy, and he didn’t go to the ceremony to accept it. Full respect for him. Also, this video fully makes up for any live performances of this song he didn’t perform IMO and I think that’s amazing.

[@flare1129]

Would you say it was... I-R-O-N-I-C?

[@Racc00n._.22]

@@flare1129 lmao

[@BillHicksADH]

Its madness and worse than that! How does Inside not win for the album category it was nominated for! It should win comedy album of the century! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

[@emoollinii]

@@BillHicksADH I literally don’t understand, it’s crazy how it wasn’t eligible

[@13strong]

Don't think it's ironic as much as deeply appropriate. Kind of the opposite of ironic.

[@alwaysmad13]

I rewatch his special at least once a month. The feeling it gives me is indescribable. The pure raw talent, dedication, I could go on. This man is an absolute genius. Nothing will ever beat this.

[@fr0zenintimeee]

this song deserves a grammy

[@ratillecebrasquedubitantiu4451]

No fuck the Grammy it's a pointless useless award that gets awarded through clout not talent or brilliance of productions. He deserves unabashed adoration for how he claws his way out of a pit and produced these master pieces

[@Schlanmann]

@@ratillecebrasquedubitantiu4451 You are that Rick and Morty fan no one likes.

[@spaloogaloo3705]

@@Schlanmann demolished him

[@puyakhalili]

@@ratillecebrasquedubitantiu4451 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@ratillecebrasquedubitantiu4451]

@@Schlanmann you obvs don't know how those awards are given these days The Nobel prize is based on financial donations

[@pascallywag]

"You're not gonna slow it heaven knows you tried" Just-- in the context of mental health, climate change, existential dread, and time hurtling past, that lyric hits hard

[@donalowen4897]

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[@uberqwerty1]

What's Climate Change? Is that like the pandemic I keep hearing about but don't see?

[@guy8643]

@@uberqwerty1 Bruh

[@Fattipotato79]

@@uberqwerty1 its when cows fart and then warms earth and kills penguin homes

[@zauberholz8357]

@@uberqwerty1 well depending on where you live, you might not see the changes for yourself - but people across the globe are suffering from the effects, and it will affect you. Do some research and broaden your horizons, become a better citizen of earth. Watch documentaries if you need the visuals. This stuff matters and makes a difference.

[@nat6429]

I really can't get over how fucking brilliant Inside is

[@DanielVerberne]

Nat, agreed. 'Inside' is like a story, with each piece of music and interstitial moment serving to add up to a character arc. It's an amazing piece of creativity.

[@erickamakeeaina1649]

300th like

[@nh39791]

lol for a split second i thought i wrote this comment 😂 totally agree, been listening to this song in particular, on repeat

[@nat6429]

@@nh39791 haha what a coincidence 😁

[@tH3GoDh4cKeR]

Just finished it. We should pass the flame to others. Save this special.

[@nicolasbarrera4635]

Dear Bo, I know you won’t see this, but I would like to communicate to you the impact that Inside had on my life during and after the COVID pandemic. COVID started while I was ending 7th grade (I’m 18 now), at a time when I was feeling some intense inner struggles with my mental health while also in an unhealthy (certainly for a middle schooler) relationship with a friend who was dealing with some severe mental health issues as well. I remember watching this special for the first time, near in the end of 8th grade when this was happening, at 3am in my closet while on the phone with my friend who had fallen asleep during a difficult conversation. I don’t exactly know why, but Inside really connected with me at that time and really became a comforting piece of art at that time in my life. Since then, I’ve seen it way over 10 times, and it certainly helped me connect with something through the end of COVID while I was dealing with lingering mental health issues and recovering from the bizarre quarantine way of life. For these reasons, Inside will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you, Bo, and I hope you never stop doing what you’re doing!

[@STRIPEchannel]

This was beautiful and heart warming to read

[@charliekate9949]

i’ll never get over the fact he’s grown up he’s not 17 anymore

[@leukoiatusabesv7960]

He is 30! Congratulations Bo!

[@debrouillard2]

@@leukoiatusabesv7960 Was he ever 17?

[@angelman906]

@@debrouillard2 …

[@tomispandacuddle]

@@debrouillard2 he is a timeless entity who is pretending to be human

[@hah-no.]

I know.

[@beccadod]

The first time I heard this song was during Covid when I lost my father. It hit hard. Lo and behold it only got worse from there I had a miscarriage then lost my mother within a month. I’m only starting to hit a good place in my life, heard this song on TikTok and it reminded me what I’ve gone through in the last few years. IT DOES GET BETTER 🤍

[@mousetales]

I didn’t lose my parents, but I did have a miscarriage in April of 2020 that almost killed me. I can’t imagine going through that grieving them too… I had to have 3 d&c’s in the span of 6 weeks because tissue was missed. I ended up septic and almost lost my life. That shit changed me, so isolated, I haven’t been the same since. And now with the election and abortion bans, it brings it all back. I’m so sorry for the trauma dump, I’ve never met anyone else who miscarried during that time period, it was so surreal and I think it’s hard for people to understand what that was like. I’ll be thinking of you ❤

[@me0101001000]

I've never felt such great elation and heavy despair at the same time while listening to a song.

[@peaxie1402]

I've been trying to define that weird feeling I get while listening to this song, which makes it almost addicting to listen to ... This is the most accurate description I've seen so far

[@me0101001000]

@@peaxie1402 ah, so you also felt that....... Funny Feeling? 😂😂😂

[@peaxie1402]

@@me0101001000 Dude that whole special did 😂😅 Particularly when you watch it whole since it comes right before All eyes on me ... Same theme but the latter hits a lot more profoundly in my opinion

[@camilla8129]

Thank you for putting into words

[@StitchesTheRegulus]

...despair..? -Junko

[@coricognitions]

i feel like this song makes everyone feel the exact same emotions but nobody has the words to describe them

[@jigme800]

I had to go to The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows to see if there is a word for what I feel with this song. None quite precise. Bo shows us his scars and we realize the fact that he is easily torn, and it hurts.

[@coricognitions]

@@jigme800 I still don't think that encompasses everything but I agree with that for sure

[@mybackhurts8167]

In a way it kind of feels nostalgic in the beginning because of the background and the “live audience” vibe

[@carletheredge5592]

"There it is, again... that funny feeling..."

[@Stu161]

d e p r e s s i o n

[@spazzmatron5487]

I didn't see any other comments talking about the background video. I tried so hard to figure out what angle it was recording from, but then I realized it's a pre-recorded video that he's re-enacting as it continues. Just another instance of Bo being so intensely choreographed and brilliant in his execution. Makes me think of being on a traditional stage with screens for the back to see clearly, as well as symbolizing the added layer of him being (literally now) in his own head, shadowed by his own success and expectations. So well thought out and amazingly open to interpretation.

[@bligaderski]

He’s destroyed me. It felt like his whole career culminated in this one song that expressed everything he’s left unsaid and it hits. It’s unironically beautiful and a work of art.

[@nameremoved8587]

The resurrection of art....

[@riggedbyrachel8390]

It’s one of the most interesting pieces of art I’ve ever seen and I’m obsessed with it.

[@MeTakingAStand]

The craziest thing is he's only 30 and to have that kind of impact...generational talent

[@Chadgigington]

He said this stuff years ago, you probably just werent listening until Netflix picked him up and he became "popular"

[@kealer2628]

@@Chadgigington Dude stfu, no one cares if you are the Bo Burnham expert

[@graceful.addison]

the amount of admiration i have for this special and you is insane

[@youtyiyyutuu3424]

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[@SSStephen_o7]

Uhhh, well this is a new life occurrence. I follow you on TikTok 😂

[@brandonwatson4829]

I feel exactly the same way. Truly amazing

[@surrealmurdadod5682]

Top 5 best comedy specials, all time. Killed it!!!

[@kagey7591]

Same, same, same. This young man's brilliance astounds me ... and at such a young age. (For reference, I'm 63.) It worries me sometimes, however, that he reminds me in many ways of Robin Williams.

[@SC-pf6bi]

"You say the oceans rising like I give a shit" a perfect way to describe depression and the feeling you have when you feel so disconnected from it all

[@itsmissblair]

it was such a strange time to be alive. living through it and experiencing it on such a massive united scale because of the internet was… surreal. this special makes me so emotional cause i remember quarantining with my family and watching it… i feel the music and lyrics so deeply, the sense of dread unease and anxiety… its almost unexplainable

[@AntoineWG]

The only thing it's missing is the wildfire smoke in 2020 turning the sky milky orange.

[@lumineniananubis4161]

Its amazing he did this all by himself. No wonder half these songs seem like hes slowing loosing his mind. Its probably because he slowly was.

[@bigredxxx]

Losing

[@nickadams9504]

Are you not slowly losing yours?

[@robertmoore3904]

We’re all slowly losing our minds when we understand thought. But there’s beauty in the chaos depending on the user.

[@connorstiles1001]

I mean to be fair he made it during the lockdown and it took him almost a year. I give this dude some mad props.

[@WetnDrippy]

His mind was lost way before he started working on this. I actually feel like this helped him get his mind back a tiny bit.

[@JackmanWorks]

I can’t handle how much of a masterpiece this special is.

[@justaname2422]

For real though

[@Marie-tf8ug]

Im obsessed. These songs are such earworms. They get stuck in my head for days and I love them. Absolute Pure Genius

[@alexkrause5550]

Did you catch some snuggles from PatLap when you watched it? 😆 JK brother I enjoyed it as well

[@JackmanWorks]

@@alexkrause5550 still trying to get him to watch it, but I play him the Jeffrey Bezos song every morning 😂

[@bigdeeth8080]

@@JackmanWorks even though this one has made me cry about 40 times already, it’s the first Bezos banger that will stick with me forever

[@fooforthewin6758]

The way he looks straight down the camera seemingly making eye contact with the viewer as he says "are you feeling nervous?" is so well timed.

[@katiem8167]

Gives me a boner. And I’m a female. Lmao. He sees into the SOUL

[@timhensley3695]

He's beautiful

[@MarcBeaulieuisGreat]

@@timhensley3695yes.

[@michele21auntiem]

Yes he breaks the 4th wall.

[@ivonbeton4725]

I come to this video instead of Spotify for exactly that moment. There's something real and raw about it.

[@mandyberry2500]

finally watched Inside for the first time today and I know I'm going to have to sit with it. this song hits so much harder when you've watched the entire special, felt things slowly building up until they hit the explosive crisis point that this song represents

[@AntoineWG]

You should have watched it when it came out...

[@TheDriveByLife]

"You're not gonna slow it, heaven knows you tried." is the most underrated thing I've ever heard. Especially preceded by the two previous lines. I feel so hopeless hearing it, but there's something serene in the acknowledgement

[@gilly_axolotl]

This is my first time listening to it and those lines literally made me tear up

[@anubislee36]

I thought the joke with that line was that you didn't try. Nobody did a a fcking thing.

[@gilly_axolotl]

@@anubislee36 alot of people that have no real power or influence have tried alot

[@thatwhitegold5444]

@@anubislee36 World leaders have the power to try, and everything they have done seems minimal. So yeah pretty much nobody has done a fucking thing because us civilians just dont matter.

[@christophercheck1590]

@@thatwhitegold5444 We should have had a few billion dollars to -bribe- lobby our politicians if we had actually wanted to do something. The sad reality is that the truly wealthy have convinced enough people that there are no consequences for our actions, collectively, as a species, and they themselves are building bunkers in New Zealand to ride out climate catastrophe. Or trying to go to space. These people are literally willing to let the world burn for their short-term gain, and because of their capacity to throw money at the unscrupulous morons who might be in a position to do something about it, or their enforcers, police and military, they can cow the rest of society into doing nothing. The most ethical action is wide-scale eco-terrorism, destruction of oil/gas infrastructure, stealing money from oil companies and funneling it into R&D on renewable energy and storage. All of those things are literal crimes that can get you jailed or worse. We have until 2040 or so, and then the world will really be a miserable cesspit to live in all over, most likely. We'll have killed off most marine life, we'll be eating, breathing, and drinking microplastics at the kind of levels that will have detrimental neurological impact, clean water will be a luxury for the extremely wealthy, and they'll sell it at a premium while humanity's poor dies of dysentery or dehydration (our choice). We kept kicking the can down the road, ignoring the warnings of long-term consequences for short-term gains for so long that we're getting to the point where the bill needs to be paid. With interest.

[@KarunaSatoriASMR]

Funny enough it was this one that had me in tears the most. I have never related to a person, I randomly clicked his special to go to sleep to noise.. and ended up feeling more emotion than I have in months.

[@theclevergirl]

RIGHT?!! Absolutely lovely.

[@jd_7890]

Period karuna

[@Jamplays592]

this is the only creator to make me cry in his songs

[@daniellestratton2694]

THIS

[@andreyshepelevich]

For whatever reason, I had the same situation. I wept in the couch and still get a lump in my throat hearing it. Having this slow and ethereal rhythm and tone on top of his harmonic voice was a perfect combination to speak to the soul. And then there’s the lyrics which made me realize that I feel like I was under a mountain of pressure, probably how Bo himself felt and was maybe trying to convey. Either way, it’s a beautiful song that doesn’t TRY to be relatable, rather it IS relatable. For myself, it made me realize the emotions I was feeling, and I am happy to hear that you are feeling as well. It was one of the final pushes that encouraged me to go to counselling for the first time in a while. If possible, I hope you may be able to as well. Just my 2 cents that no one asked for :) Godspeed and good luck!

[@kiannah3306]

This song makes me feel an emotion that doesn't exist.

[@magnussilva3234]

Would you say it's that funny feeling?

[@LuluiCarlo]

Isn't it melancholy? Not exactly sadness, but something very similar yet comfortable in some way

[@raftermanDK]

Yes. Thats because we have been conditioned to constantly feel something and entertain ourselves with something. Hence the sentence: “Apathy is a tragedy and boredom is a crime” We gotta get in touch with all the feelings.

[@adibeck5238]

@@magnussilva3234 beat me to it

[@Tumdace]

i feel melancholy mixed with euphoria

[@brandb16]

This song is so moving. It makes me want to ball my eyes out. I suffered from anxiety for a long time and it hurts to see someone else go through it. I know how bad it is, and can be, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. What makes me cry isn't that I had anxiety, it's the empathy I feel for someone else going through it.

[@TheMeh115]

Him making such an emotionally *uncomfortable* song like this, then choosing to meet your gaze at multiple points just… really heightens this.

[@starchillius]

its a lot easier when you're staring at a camera, not a person

[@cj4ebay]

He once stared at me in person

[@neon.pink.productions]

@@cj4ebay * prolonged eye contact * 😂

[@MasochistNinja]

@@starchillius I can do neither, I might be autistic tho

[@lep5121]

It's not so much that he's "meeting" your gaze, as he is "creating" your gaze. That's the point. He went away from comedy, and being away tortured him, so he decided to come back, and the coming back tortured him too. Ultimately, all he can do is come to terms with the nature of himself, which is that comedy is what makes him who he is, and the nature of being alive. As in the Princess Bride, "Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something." THAT'S why he continues to repeat All Eyes On Me. It's not a plea, it's a command.

[@timpolchow8395]

I can’t figure out why this is so moving to me.

[@TheBloatedPony]

agreed. Idk how this guy makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time.

[@jrdelong11]

Same. It's made me actually break down nearly every time I listen

[@juneguts]

gotta be those deep low bass frequencies, the vibes, the placement within the narrative of the special, also i think the colors help a lot

[@jettasmith.742]

@@jrdelong11 yea same,, i start crying every time i hear this song :')

[@taintlessproductions]

@@juneguts yeah watching this made me feel emotional at the point it came into the special. The special really places you in the moment of 2021 and all the stress and relief that comes with it. The theme of the world ending starts to feel very real

[@neofoxboi]

Inside is what happens when an artist locks himself away for five years, then the world forces him to stay there for another two.

[@MaleLesbian]

This comment

[@spootot]

well really it was only 3-4 years between make happy and the start of covid but yea

[@vaterchenfrost7481]

that are going to be way more years ahead...and at some point, it wan't matter any more.

[@PhoenixAttact]

@@spootot Well really not really ironically.

[@spootot]

@@PhoenixAttact okay maybe I'm stupid idk

[@Cgriff512]

I played this at my wedding reception...it was an incredible experience never to be forgotten. Thank you, Bo, for all you've done. Love from Pittsburgh.

[@AnthonyPadilla]

thank you for this masterpiece

[@Edddw1n]

Anthony!

[@markwage2209]

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[@deni_the_drum]

Tis indeed a masterpiece

[@thisguyy]

@@markwage2209 trash

[@gingerboi6234]

You’re welcome Anthony

[@Draksie]

I dont know why, but this song fucking hit me right in the heart. E: After watching INSIDE i highly recommend it, its such a great idea and really shows the struggles Bo went through. its more than just a comedy special its a work of art.

[@wessbl]

If you haven't seen the Netflix special, this moment hits much harder.

[@emmagn06_]

@@wessbl what netflix specialv

[@thisisnotmercedes5408]

@@emmagn06_ This song is from his new Netflix special Inside :) imho it's the best thing he's done and I highly recommend checking it out!

[@Thebees21]

@@thisisnotmercedes5408 After watching it a couple more times with people and really thinking about it, I think it's genuinely brilliant. Like it's easily the best thing he's done. Not to say his other stuff isn't great, I've been watching him since youtube and have always loved him, but he really hit something here. It's honestly groundbreaking and innovative as far as the medium is concerned, not just in the production but in what's discussed and how those ideas are being presented. It's not like he's digging the grand canyon, but he carved out a nice little hole. Not to mention he's a really talented musician lol. And it's on display in this special more than ever. ALL of the songs are bangers.

[@SamiJ1508]

“You say the oceans rising, like I give a shit. You say the whole worlds ending, honey, it already did. You’re not gonna slow it, heaven knows you tried. Got it? Good, now get inside.” As an environmental science major who wanted to change the world and then developed severe depression from learning about the global situation resulting in me dropping out...yeah that shit makes me cry like a baby

[@Melissamms]

Bo has gotten progressively better for 15 fucking years. This is how you artist. Reminds me of Neil Peart taking drum lessons after being considered the best drummer in the world. Bo is incredible. I want him to do what's best for him.

[@fredsnicker]

RIP Professor

[@jackalclone1]

Agree. I love following his career for this exact reason. Not just his comedy, but you've been able to experience him grow as a human through his art. Which is an amazing quality in any person.

[@mc76]

Neil needed to learn how to keep time.

[@blm4225]

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[@benjaminnims6513]

This comment is at a very precise intersection of loving both Bo Burnham and Rush and my morning became slightly but decidedly better for it.

[@Mason_Jar06]

Funny how this is still so relevant. The next 48 hours of life are about to change for the better or the worse. I am so scared.

[@Zomboy123456789]

The wheel keeps turning, the only thing you can do is sit back and watch people suffer for their own decisions whether they realize it or not. The human race isn't worth worrying about.

[@craigrushesha5204]

the only bad thing about this song is that it ends.

[@Monahassanein62]

FACTS

[@winterspears9555]

Just like life :,)

[@Noah-pi9cn]

@@winterspears9555 no that's the good part

[@xinsane6003]

Agreed

[@winterspears9555]

@@Noah-pi9cn oof- Xd

[@grantfreeman8224]

3:20, I lose it every time, my god the harmonies in "got it good, now get inside" right after the most hard hitting lyrics I've ever heard, I can't believe a person could write this song, it feels too perfect, thank you sharing this with us.

[@celiam5851]

Gives me chills everytime!

[@grantfreeman8224]

@@rubenwilliams8503 what are you trying to say? I've heard at least 4 songs in my life

[@jonahread130]

Were there any songs you'd recommend that have that same harmony style. It was my favorite part and I'm so glad someone else caught it.

[@grantfreeman8224]

@@jonahread130 first one that comes to mind is Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap. Wish I could think of more atm but hope that helps ahah

[@itsLiQui]

I don’t understand the meaning of it, and it’s beyond frustrating. The lyrics refuse to speak to me. Could you speak on their behalf?

[@djtobiwan]

Bo is perhaps one of the most honest artists in our lifetime. Like him or not -- as he's not for everyone. I hope his genius contines to gift us for ages. Got my f*cking hands up for you, Bo.

[@trapskull3103]

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[@acornautumn9927]

Hes the most honest dishonest artist and its great

[@venom-dd5rp]

@@acornautumn9927 nicely said^^

[@AgonizingDemise]

I'm not sure if I want him to continue. As much as I love his work it must have taken so much for him to produce it. Even watching it took me two separate sitting and when I was done I just had to go outside and just... move I guess. It was so heavy and for me personally extremely close to home. I can only imagine how much took to create and I wouldn't want to force him to create more even if it is pure brilliance and honesty

[@carmelgoldfanning5865]

The songs from this album mean so much when you also go a week or longer without bathing, also have such bad anxiety you've gone weeks or months without leaving your home, don't see or talk to people anymore, and have been to the breaking point too many times to count and now feel like you live at said breaking point 24/7..