"Your here to watch the skinny kid, with a steadily declining mental health attempt to give you somethings that he could never give himself"- Bo Burnham
@John Brown thank u i appreciate your work of helping a person and i can understand it is not deep and i will move on with my day unlike some other people. :)
this song just kinda makes me hate myself even more; don't worry, I'm not some edgy tumblr tween who's 'depressed' or some shit, no, I'm an (I hate saying this) artist who's going through the toughest period of his life and realizing he's worthless through all the shit that's hit him in his face. My life is a fucking shitstorm right now and this song.. well this song speaks some truth to me.
For some reason when they started clapping at the end it felt so defeating, like this guy just poured out his self hatred and self doubt and upset and all these words that mean so much to him, and all these people do after witnessing it are clap, it's almost ironic
Uhhhhhhhh what tf else were they supposed to do? Wanted them to run up on stage with tears in their eyes to hug him? Clapping for a performance isnt defeating at all, they heard his words.
At least better than those actors and comedians he performed in front of once who laughed during the song... you can literally see Bo hitting the piano keys harder every time lol
I mean, it was the only thing they could do. I'm sure that a lot of people in the audience felt pity, sorrow, or empathy for him, but it isn't like they're allowed to go on stage and give him a hug, can they? Another thing I noticed is that the clapping was a lot quieter than usual. I think that there were some people who chose not to clap, and instead reflect.
Emma Rapley He really talks a lot about his life/career in a self-deprecating way. It's honestly kind of heavy at times. I connect to it on a real level.
@@haroon9943 this is exactly what he's saying... he's explaining his complaints about he's sufferings but to him he's just whining, he's an artist he thrives through attention and he feels like that so worthless because duhhh those poor people deserve it more who work every night at a simple drugstore and there he is sleeping peacefully after a show and earning a bunch of money. Cause he's an artist
@@haroon9943 that is horrible logic, because let's say that a guy just won the lottery does that mean all his problems are invalid because there are others who are suffering more?
“I am an artist, please god forgive me I am an artist, please don’t revere me I am an artist, please don’t respect me I am an artist, feel free to correct me A self-centered artist, self-obsessed artist I am artist, I am an artists” this was the worst part for me
Do you guys/gals think the chorus is intentionally simplistic (art is dead X 4) as a symbolic reference to the lack of creativity in music as a whole these days?
Its also a play to the self centered nature of artists that is the central theme of the song, maybe even moreso that the repeat stuff allusion; "I am... I... I.. I." He is making himself the center of the song.
Damn this song is super real to the core, what's moving is that he had a problem and knows it and sings about it and it's like he's trapped within himself and his "addiction". Fuck this is deep
In the line "feel free to correct me" feels like he is desperately trying to ask someone to tell him that he isn't like the artist he is describing,he is desperately searching for any kind of reassurance that he isn't terrible just because he is a artist. This song feel like a full breakdown of a kid who grow up too fast.
If you watch this song being played live, watch Bo's face when he finished the last note of the song. He looks so pissed off, because he knows what he's written is a way of venting the truth that no one wants to see.
Oh 100% I was the exact same type of kid. And no one wants to scream "everyday cant be about you selfish asshole!" at that kid more then that kid themself.
@Lillian I feel the same way, I feel like I'll never get anywhere, like, I want to do something in my life, but I can't, because I'm a pathetic, lazy idiot who sits on their device almost all day.
I must be psychotic I must be demented To think that I'm worthy of all this attention Of all of this money you worked really hard for I slept in late while you worked at the drug store My drug's attention I am an addict
The “He’ll be awarded for never maturing for never understanding or learning that everyday can’t be about him there’s other people you selfish asshole” and “I am an artist, please god forgive me I am an artist, please don’t revere me I am an artist, please don’t respect me I am an artist, feel free to correct me A self-centered artist, self-obsessed artist I am an artist, I am an artist but I’m just a kid. I’m just a kid, kid and maybe I’ll grow out of it.” part kinda hurts☹️
God the lyric about the screaming kid hit a little far too hard for me. I cried and screamed at any minor inconvienience until i was in like 6th grade and now in 9nth grade i still do around my family. And i want to be an actor. Honestly the whole song hits a little too hard. *edit:* oh man this is an interesting comment to look back on. at the time of writing this comment i was struggling with untreated and undiagnosed ADHD, what im talking about here was my severe emotional disregulation that i had growing up, i felt emotions _incredibly_ strongly and had a very difficult time controlling how i showed them. i was struggling with the trauma associated with growing up with the guilt of that. at that time i could pinpoint a _direct memory_ to that kid at a birthday party verse, because ive BEEN that kid! not be i was trying to gain attention, like _lot_ of people in my life had said, but because of a symptom of an untreated mental disorder. this song made me conflate that trauma with the totally unrelated goals and ambitions. im much better now, ive grown a lot since i left this comment, who knows maybe the song inspired a bunch of change in me (for better or for worse, i think working through my trauma has often been just as traumatic.) i still cry a bit too easy but other than that ive managed to fit into a normal everyday society. and i still wanna be an actor! because as it turns out those were disconnected :) writing a little edit because the OG comment was a vent, and it totally made me flash back to the past so i used the exact same outlet to vent lmaoo
I have adhd one time i was on the busy and it got really bad and I ended up telling everyone about how my friend (witch was right there btw) about how her stepdad committed suicid and I still feel really bad so don’t worry your good
Every time I hear this song it breaks my heart. I was just sitting there, laughing along at all of the funny songs he played during his act, then WHAM, this song happens. Simultaneously an amazing song as well as a "not cool, dude" moment of mood whiplash in between songs / sketches.
If I'm honest, this song made me cry the first time I heard it, and I had to replay it a couple times to completely let it set. My family and friends call me an artist, so I heard this song on a deep, personal level.
John Doe What the hell is wrong with you? she is expressing how she feels about this song and how it reaches her on a emotional level and your judging all artists on this song?
+Jon A He literally said artists were narcissistic in his comment, he was already spreading it to both sides. I don't see why he needs to be blamed for anything though
Radix of Mayhem We are all to be blamed, we make stupid songs go famous. If we hear a song is 'good' then we will listen to it. But if it's actually bad then we just gave the artist that made it the wrong idea. Example: 'It's Everyday Bro' is a terrible song but it's popular. Because if someone that hasn't heard it before hears that it's good then they will listen to it. Adding a view to the video, making Jake Paul think that it's such a good song because it's so popular. Meaning he will make more songs like that one. The same goes for every single bad but popular song. The other problem is that other artist see that song and go "Wow, that's so popular. I should make a song like that." And then the bad music continues. Some artist used to be good but they make a stupid song and suddenly they go to shit. Also a butt load of terrible artist keep coming. Now-a-days all you need is music you can get online for FREE, a voice changer, random as fuck lyrics, editor to put it all together and a producer. That may sound like alot but trust me, it's not. Humanity has turned to shit, and we only have ourselves to blame
The Possessed you're so right. There are people complaining about how these stupid songs are famous and that the writers are stupid when it's their fault beucase they're the ones giving the "artist" the attention. That's what we do, we give these self-obsessed people with no talent the attention they so desperately want then complain about how famous they are.
This is one of Bo's only songs that is legit serious and relatable. It makes you feel guilty for having things others don't, while also teaching you to cherish what you have. It tells you to let other people get time in the spotlight, and also making sure you get some credit yourself.
I love this song I find it real the way he acts how he says he's just a artist and he is not worthy of the attention bo burnham is one of the most wonderful people I know he's so real and funny so I clap for that
A lot of the time I see entertainers not seeing themselves as helpful or as good people or worthy of what they have. But as someone whose life was genuinely made better when I found entertainers on RUclips, I can wholeheartedly say that while maybe they don’t provide conventionally ‘helpful’ things... distractions from a sad reality, something or someone that helps you feel like you’re not alone, something that helps you to feel happy, something that can make you laugh... sometimes you need that to stay afloat. I needed that, and thousands if not millions of others need that. Entertainers who are kind and genuine are worth the world in my eyes. Because when it feels like you can’t get happy to save your life, they’re there to make you smile.
Just saying, without entertainers normal people's lives would be really boring. They really contribute to other people. They may not deserve the money and fame necessarily but they have it because they make other people happy.
Abhay that is fairly pretentious, assuming "normal" people would just be so bored without entertainers... there is plenty to life that is entertaining besides watching movies. like food, good conversation, and sex just to name a few!
Abhay the thing is back in the day peope just made their own entertainment way more often people read books, saw plays, actually talked to people, played sports themselves, among other things, we don't need to revere entertainers nearly as much as we do, people fucking worship those athletes dude all while they make millions to throw balls around not really contributing anything of substance other than entertainment people could find other places... I understand entertainment brings happiness and why what people pay for, but there are plenty of forms of entertainment.
The "And maybe I'll grow out of it." line at the end hit me SO HARD. Because I've been growing out of myself lately, overwhelming myself. I'm changing and others don't like it.
As a fellow person who wishes to be a animator RUclipsr one day this hits hard, I don’t wanna make a channel for the money, I just wanna do it for fun and to maybe inspire others like how Jaiden Animations, Katzun, TheOdd1s out, etc. inspired me
Same. People tend to react oddly when becoming a youtuber is on your bucket list- Imagine being someone's reason for smiling on a bad day... Imagine being somebody's role model, someone's aspiration. I love the idea of people looking up to me the way I look up to my favorite youtubers...
It was maybe my twentieth time listening to the song and I had just tied together that when he says "I'm just a kid, maybe I'll grow out of it" at the end it reflects the loud child at the birthday party. "He'll be rewarded for never maturing, for never understanding and learning that everyday can't be about him, there's other people you selfish asshole" also is hinting at "I wanted my name in lights, when I could have fed a family of four for forty fucking fortnights" This makes me sad... ;-;
This is my favorite song by him. I love his comedic songs but this one... it's deeper than that. You can hear his own anguish at the fame given to him here.
"Have you ever been to a birthday party for children and one of the children one stop screaming cause he's just a little attention attracter when he grow up to be a comic or actor" this part makes me cry everytime
EXACTLY! I don't believe for one second that songs like "High School Party" or "Nerds" are all that fictional. We are watching existential depression before our very eyes. His very first album he put out was very much an expression of what I'm sure he actually went through in high school. Then he has songs like "We Think We Know You" and the instance of having Cindy kicked out... I wasn't even famous more than locally and it sucked, everyone thinking or wanting to be your friend, disingenuously.
"Have you ever been to a birthday party for children and one of the children won't stop screaming, cus he's just a little attention attractor. When he grows up to be a comic or actor, he'll be rewarded for never maturing, for never understanding or learning that everything can't be about him. There's other people, you selfish asshole." i think that part really hit me the hardest-
This song makes me cry - it just speaks to me - I unironically kin Nagito - I act like a showman - I'm a kid, I matured to fast I'm mentally 20 something - I'm an artist and I feel like I am a self obsessed artist - my drug is attention, and I need more of it to be able to function It's sad I can hear this and think "I relate to this" and explain why
Never had a favorite artist untill i watched this video.But like everyone who speaks trully this man wont have many friends at the end.I realy hope we wont see him at the pop charts
The powerful is that he did indeed grow out of it. He's changing mediums, and moving out of this extra creative, extra expressive level of art. A real shame.
yea :(( it must’ve been so defeating Bo poured his heart out and people were giggling and all clapped at the end. i always stop the song before the claps it makes me mad they don’t understand how close to home this hits Bo
this song has always hit me hard... i heard it for the first time around 4 or 5 years and i always come back to it. you can genuinely feel the guilt, doubt and self-hatred in his words and it's a feeling i know well. and the way he breaks down at the end apologizing always gets to me......
@razko He's writing these songs to express his feelings. it's kind of rude of you to say that, we should all be proud of him for all he's confessed and done. he makes other people not feel so alone.
I must be psychotic, I must be demented to think that I'm worthy of all this attention, of all of this money you worked really hard for I slept in late while you worked at the drug store. my drug's attention, I am an addict but I get paid to indulge in my habit
this is exactly how i feel about the musical theater industry, i’m 16 and wanted to perform because i love it and now after being in college i hate the industry and don’t want to ever pursue it
Have you ever been to a birthday party Where one of the children won’t stop screaming Cause he’s a little attention attractor When he grows up to be a comic of actor He’ll be rewarded for never maturing For never understanding of learning That every day can’t be about him There’s other people you selfish asshole I must psychotic, I must be demented To think that I’m worthy of all this attention My favorite part personally this one hits hard
If I disappear remember me fondly
PiosonJ gotcha
PiosonJ Who are you again?
We will
Hey lol
Hey this is 7 years later, hi idk who you are but hi
all of bo's songs either make me laugh or cry or a horrobly emotional mix of both
i ussually just sit in stunned silence for a couple of seconds untill i work up the courage to click replay
So Repeat stuff, Art is dead and Left brain right brain in that order
@@randomnoob9131 Can't Handle This
*horribly
@@x1シ wow you can spell! good job 👏 👏
I don't think Bo Burnham gives himself enough credit..
Ashley Hoff I know right HE’S AMAZING AND HE DOESN’T RELISE IT
It's sill true tho
"I'm just a kid and maybe I'll grow out of it" it is sad that he is 28
impostor's syndrome
So true
"Your here to watch the skinny kid, with a steadily declining mental health attempt to give you somethings that he could never give himself"- Bo Burnham
Reminds me of that line from Tears of a Clown (a song about Robin Williams) by Iron Maiden: "Who motivates the Motivator"
@John Brown honestly shut up
@John Brown stfu
@John Brown thank u i appreciate your work of helping a person and i can understand it is not deep and i will move on with my day unlike some other people. :)
That’s me there
as a fellow artist this song hits me hard, but what hits me harder is how you can see and hear him slowly breaking as he attempts to apologize to us.
chocolate milk
:/
this song just kinda makes me hate myself even more; don't worry, I'm not some edgy tumblr tween who's 'depressed' or some shit, no, I'm an (I hate saying this) artist who's going through the toughest period of his life and realizing he's worthless through all the shit that's hit him in his face. My life is a fucking shitstorm right now and this song.. well this song speaks some truth to me.
It kinda hits when it seems JUST about you :/
I would take the seriously
If your account was anything except "chocolate milk"
Really breaks it
Ateast you are tasty:)
For some reason when they started clapping at the end it felt so defeating, like this guy just poured out his self hatred and self doubt and upset and all these words that mean so much to him, and all these people do after witnessing it are clap, it's almost ironic
on one hand i agree, on the other hand, what else were they supposed to do
Uhhhhhhhh what tf else were they supposed to do? Wanted them to run up on stage with tears in their eyes to hug him? Clapping for a performance isnt defeating at all, they heard his words.
At least better than those actors and comedians he performed in front of once who laughed during the song... you can literally see Bo hitting the piano keys harder every time lol
I mean, it was the only thing they could do. I'm sure that a lot of people in the audience felt pity, sorrow, or empathy for him, but it isn't like they're allowed to go on stage and give him a hug, can they?
Another thing I noticed is that the clapping was a lot quieter than usual. I think that there were some people who chose not to clap, and instead reflect.
It would have been much better if they just stayed silent. This song was a vent, and you aren't supposed to clap after someone vents to you.
This is actually so beautiful and honest.
i always think that. it gets to me more than most "serious" songs do
Tyler Ebert it is serious he doesn't joke once
Thats Rude
He jokes when he says I’m wearing makeup
❤️
His suffering is expressed for all of us to feel and think about; this is what art is meant to be.
Emma Rapley He really talks a lot about his life/career in a self-deprecating way. It's honestly kind of heavy at times. I connect to it on a real level.
Ya think he's suffering think about all the poor people who are way more deserving of the money
@@haroon9943 this is exactly what he's saying... he's explaining his complaints about he's sufferings but to him he's just whining, he's an artist he thrives through attention and he feels like that so worthless because duhhh those poor people deserve it more who work every night at a simple drugstore and there he is sleeping peacefully after a show and earning a bunch of money. Cause he's an artist
@@haroon9943 that is horrible logic, because let's say that a guy just won the lottery does that mean all his problems are invalid because there are others who are suffering more?
this isn’t a song, it’s a confession
Yep
Yep
I’d like but it’s 420 sorry
“I am an artist, please god forgive me
I am an artist, please don’t revere me
I am an artist, please don’t respect me
I am an artist, feel free to correct me
A self-centered artist, self-obsessed artist
I am artist, I am an artists” this was the worst part for me
lame, one of the best parts in my opinion
It's good he's taking a break
Me too
It's so realistic it hurts, so it would only make sense for people to hate it at least a bit :/
@@ghostlyblaze7793 fool, I think he meant worst for him as "oh that's sad" or something
Bo Burnham is basically a modern Shakespeare, he might not use it the same way but think about it.
Yes
Exactly
He is like the robert frost of our era
Do you guys/gals think the chorus is intentionally simplistic (art is dead X 4) as a symbolic reference to the lack of creativity in music as a whole these days?
Heh, i have a tendancy to do that a lot.
With Bo, over analyzing is under analyzing
REPEAT STUFF REPEAT STUFF---
It is, listen to repeat stuff and you'll see it.
Its also a play to the self centered nature of artists that is the central theme of the song, maybe even moreso that the repeat stuff allusion; "I am... I... I.. I." He is making himself the center of the song.
Damn this song is super real to the core, what's moving is that he had a problem and knows it and sings about it and it's like he's trapped within himself and his "addiction". Fuck this is deep
#deep is the really deep one
This video is actually his apology. It's great.
what
If you listen close, you can hear him kinda break near the end.
I would like but it’s at exactly 500 😭
gotta love a comic who makes a point
All comics do. Whether they are worth considering is in question.
Anthony E no, not all comedians do
In the line "feel free to correct me" feels like he is desperately trying to ask someone to tell him that he isn't like the artist he is describing,he is desperately searching for any kind of reassurance that he isn't terrible just because he is a artist.
This song feel like a full breakdown of a kid who grow up too fast.
This is a song that truly stands out and not something that is just cheesy and talking about how much he loves someone or something like that
do you know any more songs like this?
@@joey1091 Not really. Check out some other Bo Burnham songs though! They won’t disappoint you
If you watch this song being played live, watch Bo's face when he finished the last note of the song. He looks so pissed off, because he knows what he's written is a way of venting the truth that no one wants to see.
I must be psychotic I must be demented
to think that I'm worthy of all this attention
Couldn't punch me harder in the face.
@•Mushroom• *gives virtual hug* I hope you feel better
Me to and the not deserving all this money part
fr man
Late, but I feel like this too. That's the reason why I don't like my birthdays at all.
I get the feeling that the beginning was very self reflective
joeydell4 I thought the exact same thing when I first heard it. Still think it.
The entire song is an apology to us
😕
*the whole song*
Oh 100%
I was the exact same type of kid. And no one wants to scream "everyday cant be about you selfish asshole!" at that kid more then that kid themself.
it hits a little too hard when your that kid and hes describing your dreams and even though i feel guilty its all ive ever wanted
i am an artist please dont forgive me
It hits hard for Ranpo kinnies too
He says "I'm just a kid" three times, not two.
Graham Freeman. He says it twice. "I'm just a kid, I'm just a kid, kid and maybe I'll grow out of it"
That's because there has to be four bars for it to sound complete.
I hear it 10 times am I having a stro-
George Costanza I heard it 420,069 times
@@kristianpagan6202 he says it 3 times, its "im just a kid, im just a kid, im just a kid, kid and maybe ill grow out of it"
Every single lyric of this song is right on key, I couldn't stop replaying it.
Hellozzy .o the
Same
Me too
YES
None of my family members understand how serious this song actually is. This is why I love and appreciate Bo
@Lillian I feel the same way, I feel like I'll never get anywhere, like, I want to do something in my life, but I can't, because I'm a pathetic, lazy idiot who sits on their device almost all day.
My drug's attention, i am an addict but i get paid to indulge in my habit
best lyric ^
I agree........ also your profile pic and name are amazing 👌🏻
nobutigotcheezwiz no I’m a illusion
the one that hits close to home for me is “he’s just a little attention attracter”
agreed!! it’s such an underrated part
some people never cried to this song in the middle of the night because they related to it so much it hurt and it shows
12:28 am
One of his best songs. Too much truth
This actually made me feel really fucking sad?? The fact that it’s so true and that his voice cracks a bit each time is just so depressing.
I must be psychotic
I must be demented
To think that I'm worthy of all this attention
Of all of this money you worked really hard for
I slept in late while you worked at the drug store
My drug's attention
I am an addict
+Kent Henry But I get paid to indulge in my habit... that line hits me hard.
My drug is attention and I am equally addicted, thus my comment.
That’s my favorite part
Pears mines crack
Kent Henry
*But I’m being paid to indulge in my habit*
The “He’ll be awarded for never maturing for never understanding or learning that everyday can’t be about him there’s other people you selfish asshole” and “I am an artist, please god forgive me
I am an artist, please don’t revere me I am an artist, please don’t respect me I am an artist, feel free to correct me A self-centered artist, self-obsessed artist I am an artist, I am an artist but I’m just a kid. I’m just a kid, kid and maybe I’ll grow out of it.” part kinda hurts☹️
God the lyric about the screaming kid hit a little far too hard for me.
I cried and screamed at any minor inconvienience until i was in like 6th grade and now in 9nth grade i still do around my family. And i want to be an actor.
Honestly the whole song hits a little too hard.
*edit:* oh man this is an interesting comment to look back on. at the time of writing this comment i was struggling with untreated and undiagnosed ADHD, what im talking about here was my severe emotional disregulation that i had growing up, i felt emotions _incredibly_ strongly and had a very difficult time controlling how i showed them. i was struggling with the trauma associated with growing up with the guilt of that. at that time i could pinpoint a _direct memory_ to that kid at a birthday party verse, because ive BEEN that kid! not be i was trying to gain attention, like _lot_ of people in my life had said, but because of a symptom of an untreated mental disorder. this song made me conflate that trauma with the totally unrelated goals and ambitions.
im much better now, ive grown a lot since i left this comment, who knows maybe the song inspired a bunch of change in me (for better or for worse, i think working through my trauma has often been just as traumatic.) i still cry a bit too easy but other than that ive managed to fit into a normal everyday society. and i still wanna be an actor! because as it turns out those were disconnected :)
writing a little edit because the OG comment was a vent, and it totally made me flash back to the past so i used the exact same outlet to vent lmaoo
Lol, same, I've been called a drama queen since I was 4 and now I study theatre...
You can still change, selfish asshole.
Jupiter's Cock You didn’t have to go there but he can change.
i COMPLETELY relate, and i also wanna study theatre
I have adhd one time i was on the busy and it got really bad and I ended up telling everyone about how my friend (witch was right there btw) about how her stepdad committed suicid and I still feel really bad so don’t worry your good
Every time I hear this song it breaks my heart. I was just sitting there, laughing along at all of the funny songs he played during his act, then WHAM, this song happens.
Simultaneously an amazing song as well as a "not cool, dude" moment of mood whiplash in between songs / sketches.
If I'm honest, this song made me cry the first time I heard it, and I had to replay it a couple times to completely let it set. My family and friends call me an artist, so I heard this song on a deep, personal level.
i had the same experience
John Doe What the hell is wrong with you? she is expressing how she feels about this song and how it reaches her on a emotional level and your judging all artists on this song?
oli
I.. was not talking to you and I'm not horny? can't go against the bitch though.
oli By the way, shut don't go up.
That expression makes no sense and is idiotic...
Pov : you’re an burnt out gifted child
This song is about is about narcissism
creativity has been hijacked by corporations seeking to capitalize on the narcissism of these "artists"
It's been hijacked by the "artists" that sell out to these corporations also.
We are all shit. Take your own share of the blame.
+Jon A He literally said artists were narcissistic in his comment, he was already spreading it to both sides. I don't see why he needs to be blamed for anything though
Radix of Mayhem We are all to be blamed, we make stupid songs go famous. If we hear a song is 'good' then we will listen to it. But if it's actually bad then we just gave the artist that made it the wrong idea. Example: 'It's Everyday Bro' is a terrible song but it's popular. Because if someone that hasn't heard it before hears that it's good then they will listen to it. Adding a view to the video, making Jake Paul think that it's such a good song because it's so popular. Meaning he will make more songs like that one. The same goes for every single bad but popular song. The other problem is that other artist see that song and go "Wow, that's so popular. I should make a song like that." And then the bad music continues. Some artist used to be good but they make a stupid song and suddenly they go to shit. Also a butt load of terrible artist keep coming. Now-a-days all you need is music you can get online for FREE, a voice changer, random as fuck lyrics, editor to put it all together and a producer. That may sound like alot but trust me, it's not. Humanity has turned to shit, and we only have ourselves to blame
Not what this song is about but fuckin ok
The Possessed you're so right. There are people complaining about how these stupid songs are famous and that the writers are stupid when it's their fault beucase they're the ones giving the "artist" the attention. That's what we do, we give these self-obsessed people with no talent the attention they so desperately want then complain about how famous they are.
This is one of Bo's only songs that is legit serious and relatable. It makes you feel guilty for having things others don't, while also teaching you to cherish what you have. It tells you to let other people get time in the spotlight, and also making sure you get some credit yourself.
I love this song I find it real the way he acts how he says he's just a artist and he is not worthy of the attention bo burnham is one of the most wonderful people I know he's so real and funny so I clap for that
"I am an artist, please don't revere me"
"I am an artist, please don't respect me."
@@jadetheslime3140 okay yes that is a lyric to the song but i feel like it's more of an admirable then it is full respect
SAME
This song is amazing and it hits me to the core
Man this song is deep he doesn’t give himself enough credit
This song hits really hard to me
you can hear the venom in his voice
"We're rolling in dough while (George) Carlin rolls in his grave..." damn that hit me hard. Bo sorta reminds me a bit of him..
A lot of the time I see entertainers not seeing themselves as helpful or as good people or worthy of what they have. But as someone whose life was genuinely made better when I found entertainers on RUclips, I can wholeheartedly say that while maybe they don’t provide conventionally ‘helpful’ things... distractions from a sad reality, something or someone that helps you feel like you’re not alone, something that helps you to feel happy, something that can make you laugh... sometimes you need that to stay afloat. I needed that, and thousands if not millions of others need that.
Entertainers who are kind and genuine are worth the world in my eyes.
Because when it feels like you can’t get happy to save your life, they’re there to make you smile.
me, being a Richie Tozier kinnie, listen to this song everyday when I feel like a peice of shit.
Me, a Eddie Kaspbrak kinnie:
I may sound weird or creepy
But I'm sure you're not a piece of shit
Hope you're feeling better now!
me someone who relates to certain aspects of bojack and sarah lynn 😬😎✌🏻🥶
same-
Я абсолютно такой-же...
Привет из России,чувак
[У нас тут целый клуб фанатов Ричи]
“40 fucking fortnights” always gets me
it’s the emotion in his voice man
‘I’m just a kid, kid and maybe I’ll grow out of it’ hit really hard
It's my mental breakdown and I get to choose the music
10 years later and this still fits me.
Just saying, without entertainers normal people's lives would be really boring. They really contribute to other people. They may not deserve the money and fame necessarily but they have it because they make other people happy.
Abhay that is fairly pretentious, assuming "normal" people would just be so bored without entertainers... there is plenty to life that is entertaining besides watching movies. like food, good conversation, and sex just to name a few!
Abhay but I get your point.
Tanner bananer69 yeah sure but think about all the stuff you get from entertainers, athletes count too.
Tanner bananer69 football baseball and basketball are massive in america
Abhay the thing is back in the day peope just made their own entertainment way more often people read books, saw plays, actually talked to people, played sports themselves, among other things, we don't need to revere entertainers nearly as much as we do, people fucking worship those athletes dude all while they make millions to throw balls around not really contributing anything of substance other than entertainment people could find other places... I understand entertainment brings happiness and why what people pay for, but there are plenty of forms of entertainment.
This song has so much emotion it literally made me cry
The "And maybe I'll grow out of it." line at the end hit me SO HARD. Because I've been growing out of myself lately, overwhelming myself. I'm changing and others don't like it.
Same but i starting changing like a month ago
Same.
I haven't felt like myself for a few years now... it's kind of starting to freak me out.
" I must be psychotic. I must be demented...to think that I'm worthy of ALL this attention!"
I felt that.
As a fellow person who wishes to be a animator RUclipsr one day this hits hard, I don’t wanna make a channel for the money, I just wanna do it for fun and to maybe inspire others like how Jaiden Animations, Katzun, TheOdd1s out, etc. inspired me
me too i wanna make a twitch channel not for money for fun but if it gives me the chance to gain money i take it i can help my family
I wish you the best of luck with your channel growth and projects ❤️❤️❤️
Me too dude
Edit: just Mis spelled something
Same.
People tend to react oddly when becoming a youtuber is on your bucket list-
Imagine being someone's reason for smiling on a bad day... Imagine being somebody's role model, someone's aspiration. I love the idea of people looking up to me the way I look up to my favorite youtubers...
It was maybe my twentieth time listening to the song and I had just tied together that when he says "I'm just a kid, maybe I'll grow out of it" at the end it reflects the loud child at the birthday party. "He'll be rewarded for never maturing, for never understanding and learning that everyday can't be about him, there's other people you selfish asshole" also is hinting at "I wanted my name in lights, when I could have fed a family of four for forty fucking fortnights" This makes me sad... ;-;
I don’t know why.. but every time I listen to this song i break out in tears
...this rlly helps me sleep at night
This is my favorite song by him. I love his comedic songs but this one... it's deeper than that. You can hear his own anguish at the fame given to him here.
“My drug’s attention, I am an addict... but I get paid to indulge in my habit...”
This dude puts a lot of emotion behind music. If you listen to the ending of the gods perspective song. It hits deep.
the lyrics "I must be psychotic, I must be demented to think that I'm worthy of all this attention-" really hit me personally
“but i get paid to indulge in my habit”
oooooo i love this song
Sounds like a backstage breakdown
"Have you ever been to a birthday party for children and one of the children one stop screaming cause he's just a little attention attracter when he grow up to be a comic or actor" this part makes me cry everytime
that one line about being physcotic and not worthy of attention that's me just when I have one person focus on me for 2 seconds that line hits hard
EXACTLY! I don't believe for one second that songs like "High School Party" or "Nerds" are all that fictional. We are watching existential depression before our very eyes. His very first album he put out was very much an expression of what I'm sure he actually went through in high school. Then he has songs like "We Think We Know You" and the instance of having Cindy kicked out... I wasn't even famous more than locally and it sucked, everyone thinking or wanting to be your friend, disingenuously.
I think Bo Burnham is one of the realest comedian out there.
This says so much about what he thinks of his own work
hearing the laughter feels so painful. you don’t expect anybody to laugh, but you still hear it. i felt that
"Have you ever been to a birthday party for children and one of the children won't stop screaming, cus he's just a little attention attractor. When he grows up to be a comic or actor, he'll be rewarded for never maturing, for never understanding or learning that everything can't be about him. There's other people, you selfish asshole."
i think that part really hit me the hardest-
Carlin would have a field day with today's world.
This song makes me cry
- it just speaks to me
- I unironically kin Nagito
- I act like a showman
- I'm a kid, I matured to fast I'm mentally 20 something
- I'm an artist and I feel like I am a self obsessed artist
- my drug is attention, and I need more of it to be able to function
It's sad I can hear this and think "I relate to this" and explain why
didn’t expect to see nagito here but i relate
@@dazaifeetpics WHFIJSBC I WAS EMO IN 2021 PLEASE 😭
I always leave laughing, and then cry myself to sleep.
I’m really sad this isn’t on Spotify because I love listening to it.
You know bo is a lyrically gifted and funny and all but honestly his songs are just catchy
The therapy is working. This feels like an okay to listen to now without fearing for my life
pov: you’re the art kid everyone calls a prodigy but you don’t even know you if you could pursue your dreams in a world like this
yeah
“I’m just a kid”
“I’m just a kid”
I’m just a kid”
Can’t listen to this on Spotify anymore. That’s the only reason I’m here.
Never had a favorite artist untill i watched this video.But like everyone who speaks trully this man wont have many friends at the end.I realy hope we wont see him at the pop charts
You won't see him at the pop charts because he has long left the music industry and moved onto film making
Why does this make me cry
The powerful is that he did indeed grow out of it. He's changing mediums, and moving out of this extra creative, extra expressive level of art. A real shame.
It’s strange how much I relate to this song
Its my mental breakdown I choose the music
he poured his heart out and everyone was laughing and thinking it was funny.
yea :(( it must’ve been so defeating Bo poured his heart out and people were giggling and all clapped at the end. i always stop the song before the claps it makes me mad they don’t understand how close to home this hits Bo
Ikr :(
This can't be this old
this song has always hit me hard... i heard it for the first time around 4 or 5 years and i always come back to it. you can genuinely feel the guilt, doubt and self-hatred in his words and it's a feeling i know well. and the way he breaks down at the end apologizing always gets to me......
This is anxiety in song form
10 years ago....
Let that sink in
13 years now...
I think it's awesome how everything he says makes sense
I can’t stop listening to the little gasps for breath between the lines
My favorite part just so I can click this and re-listen to it as much as I want
2:00
At a certain point I hear "Art is a debt" and I still feel like it fits whether it's the actual lyrics or not
@razko He's writing these songs to express his feelings. it's kind of rude of you to say that, we should all be proud of him for all he's confessed and done. he makes other people not feel so alone.
This song reminds me of Richie Tozier so much
Frrrr
I must be psychotic, I must be demented
to think that I'm worthy of all this attention,
of all of this money you worked really hard for
I slept in late while you worked at the drug store.
my drug's attention, I am an addict
but I get paid to indulge in my habit
Logan sweetie? You good famILY!?
for real his music play list has me concerned 😳
deadass oh my god
I'm so concerned for that boi's mental health-
If this dosnt play at my wedding I will cancel it
💀 🤑🤩🤣
this is exactly how i feel about the musical theater industry, i’m 16 and wanted to perform because i love it and now after being in college i hate the industry and don’t want to ever pursue it
I like the RUclips recommendations today.
This song hits 1000% different when you're here from Sanders Sides, just saying aga
Aha*
Hey fander! Yep it does
ALso Logan-
Yes! I was looking for the fanders isn’t he comment section. Im bobbing to this while feeding my horses and I’m so happy rn
Hola fellow fander
Foggy NightZ I see you are a person of culture.
im in love with this song emotionally
Have you ever been to a birthday party
Where one of the children won’t stop screaming
Cause he’s a little attention attractor
When he grows up to be a comic of actor
He’ll be rewarded for never maturing
For never understanding of learning
That every day can’t be about him
There’s other people you selfish asshole
I must psychotic, I must be demented
To think that I’m worthy of all this attention
My favorite part personally this one hits hard
Mine too tbh