@@codeskele7337I think it depicts social anxiety cuz he doesn’t wanna know what the people are thinking, because of a fear of judgment. At least that’s how I perceive it
@@p3nnyroyalteaaa well that’s how I interpret it, and idk if it helps my case at all but I suffer from and am diagnosed with social anxiety and the song fits my experience pretty well. I am aware tho that it’s just my experience and not everyone will relate or agree
Let's be honest he's literally just a person so stop idolizing him like some fucking God, yeah he's pretty goddamn talented but there's no reason to put the man on a Pedestal above everyone.
@@grins9882 I agree that parasocial relationships with celebrities are bad but you’re allowed to put an artist on a pedestal for how good their are at their craft
Thought I would explain this since "completely over the top and feels way out of place" doesn't really cut it. The segment begins with Bo starting to explain, but when it comes to actually describing the panic attack he switches into a song incorporating major chords, happy music and bright colorful lights. This is because Bo's escape from these feelings is his art. It's less painful to express this through song rather than trying to talk about it. And that's a metaphor for the entire special. This specific segment is actually a representation of Bo's entire career which is focused on self-reflection and self-examination. So it's a lot more than just "random" and "over the top".
@@tinaday189 I really love that line. It's so multi layered, much like bos later stuff. On one hand, you can sell them nonsense about Pringles and burritos as long as it's entertaining. On the other, you can talk about things that are maybe difficult for you to say, or that maybe the audience doesn't want to hear, if you package it in an easily digestible format like a "silly" song. There's also the green room roundtable where Bo says he doesn't like to say what he thinks on stage because he doesn't think it really has value, and doesn't think other people care either. One reason why he instead slips some meaning into songs rather than saying it outright. Even then he puts himself down. "It's the best part of being alive. I would know I just turned 25"
ugh it sucks being hit with one in the car. for me, it's an absolute mental war trying to decide between risking puking all over the car in the middle of asking the driver to pull over, or just hunkering down and trying to ground myself while also simultaneously trying not to throw up and hoping nobody in the vehicle asks "hey, you alright?"
@@JesseKatches It's not really random, though. Part of cognitive behavioral therapy is to try to identify the triggers. It can *seem* random, but never really is.
@@gabekelley2806 Yeah I've had moments like those before. Thankfully I kinda enjoy driving, usually, and at least it gives me something to focus on outside of my body/mind.
My brain went to "oh, he broke into somg, felt like musical rules" where if feelings are too much to express in dialogue you break into song, if emotion is too much for song you dance
Shoot I experienced my first panic attack not too long ago that made me realize what those really were. I couldn't breathe and thought I was going to die so I feel it Oh yeah I was driving aswell so it was a thing I mean I was doing great given the circumstance.
it can be so scary... i think its important to remember that it's the fear of what you're experiencing in your body that actually makes it worse, the panic alone is just a sensation and it wont actually harm you.
@@JesseKatches definitely understand what you are saying actually. In that moment when I guess I was having I really thought I was having a medical problem I'm sure that added fuel to the flame. Good stuff though, it definitely interests me
A friend of mine described it pretty well - it's like the moment before a car crash when you realize there's no avoiding it. You just suck in your breath and can do nothing but watch as you KNOW something awful is about to happen.
He is such an enigma to me. He is a performer that gets panic attacks on stage and he "got better" and being in the entertainment industry helped him get better??? What does he know thats what I want to know.
Having had a few different types of anxiety, attacks this is accurate. I actually knew I was having anxiety attacks cause of Bo's song and an interview where he describes having anxiety attacks onstage, which happened to me once, during an EXAM, WHILE PERFORMING!!
I was experiencing anxiety attacks for the first time in my life when this came out. I had no idea what was happening for me so I would think I would actually dying and go running to emergency room or doctors etc. no one seems to care or have an answer for me. Then I watched this masterpiece and suddenly it made sense. I couldn’t believe how really they felt and how much they hurt 😞
i’ve been following bo burnham for much longer than i should’ve been (i remember talking to my mom about art is dead in elementary school and she told me i was too young… and then we sang it together driving home) and it was so awesome not only seeing him come back with inside but also do it so. fucking. perfectly. while i think everyone’s experiences with lockdown are personal and different, it’s still an experience everyone shared. i got it. did i bawl my eyes out for hours. yes. but i got it. i know that feeling. pretty cool coming full circle though from picking up piano in 5th grade to learn art is dead and are you happy (probably one of my favs ever) to now being an adult learning that funny feeling on guitar. so much growth all around!
he's a Leo and the performative aspect of the panic attack is just.. absolutely him. I adore the artistic aspect of how raw and vulnerable this whole project was for him.
If you also suffer from panic attacks, it makes sense to laugh at it. Some people deal with pain by making fun of it. I personally found the line in all eyes on me "started having panic attacks on-stage, which is not a great place to have them" hilarious. Maybe it's the understatement that makes me laugh.
I discovered your work because I was playing RU-vid videos of Bo Burnam and this came up in my shorts along with a load of other Bo Burnam themed shorts. I think your work is excellent and I wish you the success you need to continue, because you help a lot of people.
Welcome to the Internet is my best description of my anxiety and me cycling through the panic and my brain speeding through every horrible thought as I pray it either stops or I have a heart attack and die.
As someone who has panic attacks I can confidently say that sometimes panic attacks feel so abrupt and out of nowhere for no reason and it’s not fun because you don’t know why your body is overreacting to something
Actually I wanna say I'm grateful for everyone out there for supporting me and my songs. The song was actually for who those who are going through panic attack
When I first heard this song, I hadn't had a panic attack before. A few months later, I had one for the first time. I immediately came to find this song after it happened because it described it so well I couldn't believe it
I think im songs that describe panic attacks, this still hails in comparison to Dream theater's "Panic attack", but even so, this method of describing it is just as good, in song for popular media. love bo!
That’s definitely the hardest part. I try to do a checklist as I won’t otherwise realize it’s panic, despite the same sort of symptoms arise each time and I try to walk through my recent days to “figure” out what the trigger is. Like as though that will fix it lol.
The whole album has had me shaking on the inside for months. I absolutely adore every song, but All Eyes on Me has to be my favorite. The feeling that everything is falling apart but we still have a life to enjoy is absolutely perfect.
I have anxiety and panic disorder and it just LOVES to hit you randomly throughout the day. It really does feel like that, but symptoms vary so widely that you wouldn't even know you're having one.
While watching inside high af I legit had a panic attack mid show, this was so good and relatable that I started FEELING what Bo was probably feeling while making Inside. Inside is one of my favorite things of all time
Sometimes you're just chillin and then all the sudden your heart starts racing and you feel like you don't exist. All while your homies are talking about what they ate for lunch and you just have to act like you aren't convinced you're having a heart attack.
He nails it. I apparently have anxiety disorder and really know that feeling of feeling dejected and depressed with that “who cares if I die” energy to suddenly having my heart race, the walls close in so to speak and mind my mind screaming “YOU KNOW YOU WILL DIE! ITS GOING TO HAPPEN! FEEL YOUR CHEST, YOU ARE PROBABLY DYING NOW… IF YOU AREN’T THEN (because of some trivial issue) YOUR LFE WILL BE OVER AND YOU WILL WISH YOU WERE DEAD!!!” Then when you talk to the doc they tell you to take a horse sized dose of zombie drugs. It can really be a pain in the butt some days!
