My most favourite part. It exposed him of the fact that even though his views from his monologues and songs has a shade of truth, it was nothing more than a lonely rambling of a guy stuck in his room for a long time and only uses the things he knew and realized as an excuse to never go out.
@@vojacked305 I think it's even deeper than that also. The point here is that the cycle of content never ends, and he's referencing the infinite loop of performer/consumer we're all stuck in. Even his self-levied criticism is content. Spawning videos critiquing his self-levied criticisms are content. Even this very comment is content. The algorithms keep the machine turning of people constantly consuming and creating content. Keeping you inside. Keeping you useful to corporations. Constantly consuming our attention and identities for profit. Giving away the very essence of your soul. ... thank you for coming to my TED talk
It gives me a feeling of hopelessness and like I can’t doing anything, it scares me deeply, not like watching a horror movie or anything, this just hurts me to watch
I feel like it's more about being exposed and out there again when he was living a life of obscurity, and now he has to deal with it, especially in regards of how at the end he is locked out of the room and desperately trying to get back in. I still feel the same though, emotional
"You pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side" He's the chicken. He crossed the road to make you happy but he risked his own happiness to do so. Just my two cents. Man's a fuckin genius
@@caponwow that's art though. It's speculative. Alot of people aren't reading between the lines to see the deeper message. They see him as a comedy performer when in reality he's touching on so many deeper issues.
If you watch the Inside Outakes, he actually made a chicken crossing the road song. And it's a full and "proper" song. That I can only assume got cut before release. So that lyric is referencing a song that didn't make the main cut. Actually a little sad because it's a good one.
In the special once it fades from the Bo with a haircut and is clean shaven to the Bo with long hair and beard...I hate to say but it took me one or two extra viewings to realize this was to show how long this special took him to finish.
It’s also a misdirection. You see clean-shaven Bo and think “He got better. He got a haircut.” and then it fades to see that he’s more disheveled than ever Not saying he looked bad, but the hair is longer and more unkempt as a visual representation of his mental state
@@Bajungadustin Your hair can absolutely grow that long in that time. Especially those who cut their hair more often. Constant trimming makes hair grow faster and healthier, and when you suddenly don't trim it, it can grow very fast.
“Oh shit, you’re really joking at a time like this?” Is such a powerful line. A roundabout to the first song of the special, it’s like he’s realizing that even comedy can’t help anymore, contrary to the beginning idea. It’s heartbreaking
3:48 until the end, I can't explain it but this is exactly how depression feels. The hazy, disconnected voice, the visual of being completely vulnerable, disoriented and alone. Everything about it. This is entire special, specifically this song, is a work of art.
That's actually how depression mixed with high levels of anxiety feels, depression itself is more like the lack of emotion and motivation to do anything, it's a void of pure nothingness wich makes You want to just stay in bed feeling like your full body is too heavy to move.
@@oscarchavezavellan2738 I'm sorry but did you seriously just say depression is being bored and lazy?! I don't know if you said that wrong or somthing but you are totally off.
My wife passed away October 18th 2021 and this special was one of the things she enjoyed the most in her last year of life. Has gave this song a completely new meaning and feeling for me.
I never see anyone talk about 2:56, it’s such a good callback to how Bo started his whole career in a room in front of a camera, and the way the lyrics just roll off as the melody changes sounds amazing.
Am I right back where I started a year ago? That’s what I’m thinking. I’ve been skipping school like I did last year and I like the same boy again I did last year. I spent a year fixing myself but now it seems like im back.
@@phantomforever309 yup. but I’m doing much better now. I was in a real crappy mindset in that time and I finally got to switch to online school. I still love bo tho
Everytime the medley begins with "I swear that all I ever wanted was... A little bit of everything all of the time" I'm filled with shivers. Everytime the electronic voice cones in "Well Well, look who's inside again" I cry like a stupid baby. Everytime. Fy Bo. You damn genius.
"I swear to God that all I ever wanted was a little bit of everything all of the time" speaks to me so much, "welcome to the internet" was like an indictment of all of us who have come up in internet culture, from someone who's had a clear view of it the whole time. Then he says that line and it's like he's saying, "yes, me too, that's why I'm here, that's why I've been doing this for 14 years" We're together in this ridiculous situation
This song is just… so horribly tragic. It’s the pure existential horror of giving up, like That Funny Feeling. From 30 onwards, the true dark underbelly of this show really sinks it’s claws into you. It shows that this event was really the breaking point for any hope for reality, and that’s… Thats terrifying.
@Comp Sorry that people can look into media in a challenging way that resonates with them. Your life must be bland if you can't see music as anything other than "a good song"
@@cringiestthingever9317 yeah, but then people really start to jerk things off to the point it's worthy of mockery, it happens with every amazing work of art, Breaking Bad is a great example, have you ever been on the fucking subreddit for breaking bad? so pretentious.
I've been trying to leave my house for years now. It's not like I can't do it, it's just very uncomfortable to be anywhere but my room. Was making progress until we were ordered to stay home under covid procotol and now still can't do shit. Well, well, look who's inside again.
@@brosephbroheim6428 exercise and forcing myself to meet with friends and family is what slowly got me out of what your talking about. I wish you luck, your stronger than you believe.
@@iiamcoughlin5346 this works. I didn’t even realise I was depressed until one day I got up and started losing weight and got a job, now I like the way I look, my confidence has peaked and I like going outside a lot. One day at a time make progress and eventually you’ll see results :)
Tbh literally everyday has mental health issues its just harder to see in reality u never really kick depression or sadness its just a beast u maintain and keep at bay its learning to live with it is what u really want
that last part always hits me really hard, seeing Bo in the middle of his room blinded, disoriented and exposed, while a voice that sounds like one and many at the same time tells him "Well, well, look who's inside again..." ...i- i just can't...
The moment he begins singing "If I wake up in a house that's full of smoke, I'll panic, so call me up and tell me a joke... When I'm fully irrelevant and totally broken, damn it, call me up and tell me a joke." I always feel my heart break. Beautiful and sad.
I love it because first he makes us smile with the line about switching roles with the audience and then he has a more sobering "But Doctor, I Am Pagliacci" moment with this line
“So This is how it ends” really hits me every time. It’s not only talking about the actual ending of The special, but also about the state of the world
Yeah, I agree. In movies and culture, people always interpret the end of the world as a massive disaster event as it figuratively and literally burns. However, as we experience what was the closest thing to a real-life apocalypse in our lifetimes so far, it showed us a possibilty that our world, and us along with it, could easily go out with nothing as opposed to a big bang as the movies predict.
@@mmgmagic This is the way the world ends', T. S. Eliot tells us at the end of his 1925 poem, 'The Hollow Men': 'not with a bang but a whimper.' ... so freaking true its scary
Honestly, the inflection he uses and the way the music sores is so reminiscent of Paul McCartney or John Lennon. Dude is way more gifted as a singer and song writer than he gets credit for.
As said by another commenter, the “Look Who’s Inside Again” requiem gave me chills and that’s what finally made me cry during this. I relate hard to spending my childhood and teenage years essentially always inside aside from school and it hit hard, man. Eyes wide and my breath hitched because he just captured that feeling of being stuck inside again during the pandemic and thinking “oh I’m always inside, it’s no big deal” when in reality it was almost never my own personal choice to be inside in my most important years and that’s what finally made me realize that. I missed Bo and always hoped he’d come back when he felt better and he did not let us down. I just wish the circumstances were better.
everyone’s talking about the “welcome to the Internet” and “look who’s inside again” reprises, but not much love for the “comedy” reprise :( (3:26) comedy is probably one of my personal favourites from INSIDE for that section; the multi-layered harmony reprised as a lonely solo voice with much more sincerity? goddamn
That part gets to me the most, the change of pronouns and he's the one asking for help this time, and in a time like this he wants to be comforted with jokes that don't make the situation any better. And when he finally asks us "you're really joking at a time like this?" I don't know. My heart breaks and along with the "well, well look who's inside again" he's truly been caught in the middle of his vulnerability like a deer in the headlights (quite literally) and I just love this song too much that I lost track of what I'm saying
i love how at the end he's naked with a spotlight shining on him, which is essentially what he did for the entire special. he put the most vulnerable parts of himself over the course of filming in his special for literally everyone to see.
I see a lot of people saying that this song means a lot, but nobody seems to be discussing why. Before I type out what I believe it to be, I want to note that this is something of an attempt to see how well I am at reading into things, as a reviewer. So, if I get some or all of this wrong, go easy on me. First things first, the song isn't sad because it sounds sad, or it's a farewell. I mean, it IS a sad song because it's a farewell, but the "goodbye" part of this song isn't "see ya around." It's much more final than that. In the first half of the song, which I'll be calling the "goodbye" portion, it sounds to me like he doesn't think there will BE a next time. Refer to "I'll see you when I see you" and not something like "Until next time." Sure, maybe it just sounds better that way. But I get the vibe that any suggestion made by Bo in the first half is nothing more than hope. "You pick the street, I'll see you on the other side" "I'll sit on my couch and watch you!" It's not that these things are impossible, but it repeats indications that this moment they have together is the loudest his voice will be, the best that he'll be heard, and the strongest the connection between he and his audience may be. The repeated line about telling jokes with no one laughing in the background sounds like "this was hard, you try it." But I feel like Bo is more humble than that, so I would rather think it really means that he just wants someone to be there with him, to tell HIM a joke. Not to an audience that can't validate how clever or appropriate it is, but him, who is there, and the intended audience, prepared to laugh at the joke. And finally, until the second half of the song, his promise to never go outside again. I feel like it's obvious, but I haven't seen anyone interpret this in the way I'm about to describe, perhaps because it doesn't require an explanation, but "Inside" is a title with multiple contexts. We already know it refers to this special being performed inside his home, and not outside to the public, but it also refers to how he feels on the inside. Most of Bo's works have been comedic, and dark humor. None of his big works have given an introspective on his mental health like this one has. Here, inside his house, he's letting that all out. And so we return to the line "I promise to never go outside again." Morbid as it sounds, it's him promising that he may never open up do this deep degree again. So, the second half, where he stops saying goodbye, and begins calling for help. A plea to not be forgotten. Of course, he refers to his career up to this point when he talks about how it started, 14 years ago. But when he asks to guess the ending, or if it ends at all, it feels much more like he's counting on it. It sounds like he wants it to end, but it might not. He says in All Eyes On Me that this project was his excuse not to kill himself. And then, perhaps the strength of the song, when he refers to parts of Welcome To The Internet, Comedy, and Inside respectively. I don't believe these are simple callbacks. I believe they are intended to change the context of the meanings. Everything all of the time is precisely what the internet is for. If it exists, it's there, and you never won't have access to it. But in Goodbye, it sounds more like he hopes for something more whimsical. Being a big name, there's bound to be plenty of fun experiences. He wanted that, but he needed to take a break from doing shows. He didn't get everything, and now he's hurting. The one line that is changed from Welcome to The Internet is the closing line, "I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside." That line sounds absolutely the most powerful in this entire song. His work is done, he's back to what he was before, and he doesn't want to open up again. For the Comedy callback, he puts himself in the shoes of the panicking victim, asking for someone to call him, and tell him a joke. The theme of Comedy is that he wants to fix the problems of the world by making jokes about it. After all, when you're forced to laugh at something funny, it makes some horrible things feel better, even a little. Bo bears that burden, because if he's telling the jokes for people, who's doing it for him? And the reprisal of the line "You're really joking at a time like this" contrasted to the more questionable "Should I be joking at a time like this?" Implies that when Bo tells a joke, he does consider that maybe it's not appropriate. But if someone went to him, to give him a joke, the thing he simply does best, how could he possibly find it funny and not sad? Finally, the completely unchanged Inside portion of the song. It's slower, deeper, and has multiple voices singing than how Bo sings it in Inside. I haven't been referring to the video of this song yet, but once this part comes on, a light flashes on Bo, who is sat there naked, not even singing. He let himself be exposed to the public. This is the very last thing the special shows us before the credits, which seems to be the audience reaction to seeing Bo, inside his home, inside his head, being beckoned to come out and finish his work. Meeting the expectations of the audience, rising ever higher. His audience catches him, and shines a bright light in his darkened mind, where his emotions are exposed for the world to see. That's why he's naked, because something he may have been trying to keep hidden is now exposed. His expression of his mental health, and some laughs along the way, put into a special, shown to the world, and now that they have it, they need him to come out, and give them more of what they want. Or maybe he's just saying bye. What do I know?
For me, I more took the "am I back where I started 14 years ago" as in him going "Well, I started by posting funny videos online and is that what I'm back to?" I personally like to look at that line that way since in "Left Brain, Right Brain" he does reveal he started doing comedy in general because he was essentially feeling depressed. He started making Inside because he was feeling depressed. I think mine is a more literal interpretation but Occam's Razer and all.
@@gracified4671 Doesn't have many likes because it's a pretentious take. How does the callback to "Welcome to the Internet" change the context of the original song? The song was very clearly expressing the negatives of the internet and having "a little bit of everything all of the time" to begin with.
The first time I saw bo's "inside" I watched it with my girl. One of Our best friends had passed away a few months prior. I held so much guilt and pain and kept it all bottled. The moment I heard the lyric, "so long, goodbye, I'll see you when I see you. you can pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side.", I couldn't keep it anymore and broke down. Hard. And I couldn't compose myself. I love Bo's performances and this one really helped me release myself.
As someone that's coping mech is laughing and making jokes, I hear this all the time, and people yell at me for it. I feel as if I tell them they'll say I'm making excuses. It may sound cringy to say but I don't know a lot of people who under stand how I feel. Everyone else has problems, and I know mine should be considered valid, but I just feel over looked. Depression sucks.
I personally think it's not cringy, I mean I feel you dude. Nobody understood why I cried over something, I already said I misinterpreted it yet they still can't piece whatever it was even though it seems obvious at this point. I mean their own lecture about the incident hurt me alot too, I feel like being ridiculed and that I shouldn't express my pain or something.
That's kind of the tragedy of tragedies, everyone has their own way of coping with them but everyone is also in pain and doesn't respond well to others coping mechanisms when they come in direct conflict with theirs. Some cope externally, some internally, when an internal cope'r comes across an external cope'r they become upset that the external one is effectively drawing attention to the tragedy, meanwhile the external one feels like the internal one just doesn't care which makes him feel like his feelings are being trivialized. It all creates this vicious thing that feeds on itself.
this song is like a hymn of life to me, i just stop and sing it completely without letting anything interrupt me, without thinking about anything at the same time as I get full of thoughts
I've rewatched that "look who's inside again" part of this song about 3 times and each time, it terrified me. My entire life, i've always been mentally stable and looking at the comments here, its apparently a metaphor/allegory to mental illness or something similar. I don't know since I never experienced it but I guess this is like the saying in Art: "Art should comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable"
I think there's something to be said about you just experiencing the empathy of a shot that is meant to evoke it. Metaphorically, he's supposed to look stunned and vulnerable, small in the shot, isolated, and dazed by the light. Overwhelmed, surrounded by all the equipment he's accumulated throughout the special, and a tone change and shot change that disorients the listener a bit to help sell the staging. It's supposed to feel lonely, vulnerable (he's literally naked, you can't get much more vulnerable than that), stuck in a circle of a spotlight that's been chasing him since he was 14. It kinda hits that beat of the introvert who didn't think that not going out during covid would make a difference, and then it *really* did, it hits in more places for other people who have felt isolated their whole life for whom covid just twisted the knife. But it doesn't *lack* meaning for those who are entirely neurotypical, because we *all* felt vulnerable and alone and isolated during covid, and we've all felt vulnerable and alone and isolated at some time. Art is meant to evoke feelings that you may not be able to feel yourself natively, but it can hit harder when it's a feeling you *have* had that you haven't fully examined, which is how this special hit for a lot of people for whom covid didn't really... End, it just petered out in their area but never really went away. There wasn't any conclusion or emding, there was just an arbitrary cutoff point where you started going outside more often because you couldn't afford not to anymore. So yeah. This whole special, this whole song, that specific shot is supposed to terrify. You're experiencing the art correctly.
The fact that, prior to release, Bo chose the most acclaimed songs, and included them all as callbacks in this, is a stroke of genius you see once in a century.
“Am I going crazy..would I even know?” This line hits hard. Sometimes with OCD my mind goes wild and I think things and I actually start to think I’m going crazy.
One comment! We're missing an amazing line because he says "totally broken". It's great because you think he is saying "totally broke" at first, until he adds the last sound at the last possible moment.
@@ceciliocedonoblocnote Totally broke would most likely mean out of money, poor, destitute (but still with normal functioning human body processes). Totally broken would most likely mean a dysfunctional or less than 100% functional human being. Issues could be physical aliments or mental problems or both. Basically if you are broke, you are penniless. If you are broken, you are fucked up somehow.
"Inside" had a double meaning in his special: physically inside (quarantine), and inside the internet ("the real digital world where meaningful interaction happens") ("Got it, good, now get inside") "Inside" was filmed "inside" and produced "inside",and the twist at the end, when he tries to go 'outside' revealing that he was on stage the whole time, and the entire thing was "inside" a theater (produced for entertainment) sets up the ending when he is watching his own special and approves. He is empathizing with himself for criticizing himself for being a hypocrite about doing the very things he is both criticizing and empathizing with. He gives full license to make-what-you-will his special.
When he says "does anyone want to joke when no one's laughing" really hit cause this entire time he did exactly that and it all came to this. And he tells us he wants to watch us do it while sitting on the sofa. He wants to see us become great and that is the most beautiful way to end this masterpiece
I've been listening to this song multiple times a week for over a year and I never caught that. I always assumed he was saying "god damnit" in a funny sort of "choked" way (sort of like in Comedy when he suggests giving away his money and he says "noOO"), but that makes so much more sense and is even better than I thought.
Love the line, "How bout I sit on the couch, and I watch you next time?" It's a jab at the people who criticize them, daring them to do better. Daring them to handle their lives any better under the immense pressure he was put under.
At the end of the first verse "do returns always diminish" he plays a diminished chord and it just resonates with me. Call me simple but I love when lyrics line up, literally, with what's happening musically. It's fantastic writing
So long, goodbye I'll see you when I see you You can pick the street I'll meet you on the other side So long, goodbye Do I really have to finish? Do returns always diminish? Did I say that right? Does anybody want to joke When no one's laughing in the background? So this is how it ends I promise to never go outside again So long, bye I'm slowly losing power Has it only been an hour? No, that can't be right So long, goodbye Hey, here's a fun idea How 'bout I sit on the couch And I watch you next time I wanna hear you tell a joke When no one's laughing in the background So this is how it ends I promise to never go outside again Am I going crazy? Would I even know? Am I right back where I started fourteen years ago? Wanna guess the ending, if it ever does I swear to God that all I've ever wanted was A little bit of everything all of the time A bit of everything all of the time Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside If I wake up in a house that's full of smoke I'll panic, so call me up and tell me a joke When I'm fully irrelevant and totally broken Dammit, call me up and tell me a joke Oh shit, you're really joking at a time like this? Well, well, look who's inside again Went out to look for a reason to hide again Well, well, buddy you found it Now come out with your hands up, we've got you surrounded
There's a lot of music that I'd consider to be made artfully, but Bo's music is the only kind I listen to and think "wow, it's like someone is painting using music" He just creates such a clear image with his songs, that last bit (3:49) especially. I mean for fuck's sake, if that was a painting it wouldn't look out of place next to pieces such as Stańczyk. It's just so striking. It reminds me of a line from the Crucible, "It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now". This scene has Bo exposed both in the literal sense of being naked, and in a metaphorical sense, with the "spotlight" on him being both a tool of stagecraft to highlight a performer, and a tool used to highlight fugitives, revealing their location for pursuit. I don't feel as though I'm misled in seeing this as how Bo views himself and maybe artists in general. Having himself bared before the world, to both their enjoyment (the spotlight of the stage) and their damnation (the spotlight of the pursuit). I don't support art supremacy or any of that nonsense, but this really feels like it embodies what people think of as "art". He has such an amazing understanding of the images he creates, I wish I understood enough terminology to get across exactly why it grabs me the way it does.
The Welcome To The Internet segment with the altered final line gives me chills every time. "I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside", kinda like browsing the internet is equal to going outside. Kinda true in my books but still. When he starts that part, its fuckin amazing
You feel the claustrophobia he is feeling...it's so visceral. Bo Burnham inside is really one of a kind. I was spellbound throughout. He is magical. Truly an artist.
this song is so underrated, it starts with a relatable theme, and just when you think you know how it will continue, you get hit with an unexplainable freight train of heavy, haunting emotions. Bo is a genius
This whole special feels like a mental scar that's tough to look back on. 2020-mid 2021 was the darkest part of my life. Things just getting worse and worse not just in the world, but my personal life too. By the time Inside came out I had completely lost my sense of identity, and if I'm honest, watching Inside started the healing process. I feel gross saying this, but watching bo struggle throughout the year made me realize that I wasn't alone. Now, seeing this again just kind of feels upsetting. Like I'm remembering a traumatic event. At least I can look in the mirror and say I got better, eh? I'll never be the person I was before but at least I'm in a better place
I think this song has a different meaning for every individual. It hits me hard, with how I’ve been trying to deal with self harm. And honestly, Bo has helped me more than any therapist could ever in a life time.
Im a paranoid schizophrenic. The ending with "look who's inside again" is what it is like in my noggin on a daily basis. Just exposed, vulnerable, at the mercy of something you cant control
@@KukURRUKUx what an odd thing to laugh at, man. What exactly does that lol mean? Are you mocking me for appreciating this song or connecting to it 2 years ago? What am I supposed to take from that "lol"?
When I was 13 due to bullying I left school and became a recluse, didn't leave the house for over 7 years. I was paranoid because my depression and panic attacks made me believe people were looking at me and laughing. This song just gets to me in a way I can't describe.
As soon as the requiem hits and the spotlight hits him is my absolute favorite part in this whole special. The transition to him being naked is symbolizing the whole special. He showed us every part of him during the run time and I feel like nobody’s talked about that.
The way this song ties together the rest of the show. This man brings tears out of me with most of his songs. I'm just in awe of Bo Burnham. This man is like something we have never seen before. The man is in a league of his own.
He recognizes that humanity is about to die... whether we transcend into something new or all die off, humanity as we know it is finally about to die forever. RIP our current humanity- it was a good run. Thank you, Bo.
I feel like not many people talk the about “Wanna guess the same ending? If it ever does” that line kills me cause I feel like it captures of the existential hopelessness. It completely guts me not to mention that it took me so long to realize that it’s a call to “Don’t wanna know”
This song like the whole show exemplifies so much. A single comment can't really do it justice. The show like life is a roller coaster going from emotional Highs to the extreme depths of apathy, depression and despair. As I have experienced all these myself it feels as if Bo was reaching out to me. This like any great form of art captures the current state of humanity in such an accurate way that it made me uncomfortable and eerily melancholic. 'So this is how it ends' indeed.
I've gotta be honest. I've listened to all of the songs trough Spotify without finishing the special, i've Always been frightened by Bo ability to completely absorb me in his feelings and hitting things inside of me in a very strange natural way. When i saw the title of the Song i directly skipped It for maybe two years because i've expected an immense wave of emotions hitting me, with the consequence of not being able to go outside for two weeks. I've listened to this now, honestly that was a huge mistake of mine, this Song perfectly closes the special, with a meaning that i've not been able to comprehend even though i've listened to every Song or instrumental for numerous times, and of course It made me tear up.
I watched Inside in its entirety twice, but more recently I've taken to repeatedly listening to isolated songs from Inside (and other specials)... having listened to "Welcome to the Internet" dozens of times, I'd forgotten about its callback/reprise here, and man did it stun me and give me chills.
Holy crap, this song actually nearly made me cry. I’ve never cried to a song before. The welcome to the internet and look who’s inside again part actually did it for me. Tysm for this absolute gem. Btw, for those who got both those parts spoiled for u, play the song on a black screen, it will still Suprise u when it happens then.
His ability to create music and art is incredible. Songs of his like this make me so emotional every time. His use of perspective, color, tone and subconscious sounds are incredible at making people feel things, not to mention he wrote all of these in a year by himself. It's genuinely amazing to see how he's able to show a message other than the lyrics with just the video or background music. I'm still so amazed and impressed at how talented he is.
Bo is the only person who makes comedy specials that make me feel my emotions. It’s as if he has taken the spirit of Carlin and cleverly disguised the message in catchy pop music. Brilliant
There's so many hidden messages in this song... most notably, his experience making this special and the vulnerable position it put him in to be critiqued again. Not to mention the reminicing that he just spent so many long hours making it and it's all finally coming to a conclusion.
The thing about Bo Burnham: Inside is that before I saw it, I didn't see a trailer or even look up what it was about. I only watched it because whenever there's a music-related thing that a lot of people are saying is really good, I always try to make time to watch it. Going into this special almost completely blind was the best decision I made in my life.
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I feel like this song gets overlooked by many people even though it’s a complete masterpiece like the rest of the show
My most favourite part. It exposed him of the fact that even though his views from his monologues and songs has a shade of truth, it was nothing more than a lonely rambling of a guy stuck in his room for a long time and only uses the things he knew and realized as an excuse to never go out.
My favourite by a mile. Love the references to the other songs, pure genius
@@vojacked305 I think it's even deeper than that also. The point here is that the cycle of content never ends, and he's referencing the infinite loop of performer/consumer we're all stuck in. Even his self-levied criticism is content. Spawning videos critiquing his self-levied criticisms are content. Even this very comment is content. The algorithms keep the machine turning of people constantly consuming and creating content. Keeping you inside. Keeping you useful to corporations. Constantly consuming our attention and identities for profit. Giving away the very essence of your soul. ... thank you for coming to my TED talk
It’s only because we’re too damn depressed by the end to praise it
It's the one that stuck with me the most
That “Look Who’s Inside Again” Requiem always brings me to tears and gives me chills…
It gives me a feeling of hopelessness and like I can’t doing anything, it scares me deeply, not like watching a horror movie or anything, this just hurts me to watch
No matter where you go in life, how far you travel, how long you stay away, you'll always wind up back inside...
Was just about to comment this
I feel like it's more about being exposed and out there again when he was living a life of obscurity, and now he has to deal with it, especially in regards of how at the end he is locked out of the room and desperately trying to get back in. I still feel the same though, emotional
Especially since he is naked. I feel its symbolic
"You pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side" He's the chicken. He crossed the road to make you happy but he risked his own happiness to do so. Just my two cents. Man's a fuckin genius
It's criminal that so few know the ties with The Chicken. Another fantastic song, and my new personal favorite.
@@caponwow that's art though. It's speculative. Alot of people aren't reading between the lines to see the deeper message. They see him as a comedy performer when in reality he's touching on so many deeper issues.
I know the word “genius” gets thrown around so casually it’s lost its meaning socially, but he really is.
If you watch the Inside Outakes, he actually made a chicken crossing the road song. And it's a full and "proper" song. That I can only assume got cut before release.
So that lyric is referencing a song that didn't make the main cut. Actually a little sad because it's a good one.
@@KaiserTom i think thats what the whole point of this comment was
In the special once it fades from the Bo with a haircut and is clean shaven to the Bo with long hair and beard...I hate to say but it took me one or two extra viewings to realize this was to show how long this special took him to finish.
It’s also a misdirection. You see clean-shaven Bo and think “He got better. He got a haircut.” and then it fades to see that he’s more disheveled than ever
Not saying he looked bad, but the hair is longer and more unkempt as a visual representation of his mental state
@@Bajungadustin Your hair can absolutely grow that long in that time. Especially those who cut their hair more often. Constant trimming makes hair grow faster and healthier, and when you suddenly don't trim it, it can grow very fast.
@@Bajungadustin i literally know some people that can grow a beard in a month.
I'm sorry but something about people analyzing someone's hair to describe their mental state is funny to me
@@ArcaellusV427 oh shit.. you're really jokin at a time like this
“Oh shit, you’re really joking at a time like this?” Is such a powerful line.
A roundabout to the first song of the special, it’s like he’s realizing that even comedy can’t help anymore, contrary to the beginning idea. It’s heartbreaking
This is exactly what I felt at that line
And the way he looks at us while saying it is so perfect too
"it’s like he’s realizing that even comedy can’t help anymore"
well yeah that's a running theme for his work even before Inside
the best time to laugh is when youre not supposed to. thats the "job" of comedy.
Funny, my interpretation was completely different
3:48 until the end, I can't explain it but this is exactly how depression feels. The hazy, disconnected voice, the visual of being completely vulnerable, disoriented and alone. Everything about it. This is entire special, specifically this song, is a work of art.
Literally
I agree with everything youve said. For me, the entire special is a pretty accurate depiction of my depression...the rollercoaster
@froggie.123 I wish I knew what he was doing at 0:23, or what he was reacting to right after.
That's actually how depression mixed with high levels of anxiety feels, depression itself is more like the lack of emotion and motivation to do anything, it's a void of pure nothingness wich makes You want to just stay in bed feeling like your full body is too heavy to move.
@@oscarchavezavellan2738 I'm sorry but did you seriously just say depression is being bored and lazy?! I don't know if you said that wrong or somthing but you are totally off.
My wife passed away October 18th 2021 and this special was one of the things she enjoyed the most in her last year of life. Has gave this song a completely new meaning and feeling for me.
im very sorry to hear that
I am very sorry to hear about your loss
That changes how I listen to this now too. I am so sorry that it took on that new meaning for you. All the love
sorry for your loss
damn, my condolences
Jesus, when he swings right into the reprise verse from Welcome to the Internet my chest gets tight and I get chills.
Same
Right? I can't even explain the feeling of... I dunno, panic? There are no words.
Same
I never see anyone talk about 2:56, it’s such a good callback to how Bo started his whole career in a room in front of a camera, and the way the lyrics just roll off as the melody changes sounds amazing.
Am I right back where I started a year ago?
That’s what I’m thinking. I’ve been skipping school like I did last year and I like the same boy again I did last year. I spent a year fixing myself but now it seems like im back.
It’s my favorite part🙃
@@emmathelovewitch Well, well, look who's inside again.
@@phantomforever309 yup. but I’m doing much better now. I was in a real crappy mindset in that time and I finally got to switch to online school. I still love bo tho
@@emmathelovewitch Good to hear, I'm sorry if that sounded condescending, it just fit too well-
Everytime the medley begins with "I swear that all I ever wanted was... A little bit of everything all of the time" I'm filled with shivers. Everytime the electronic voice cones in "Well Well, look who's inside again" I cry like a stupid baby. Everytime. Fy Bo. You damn genius.
"I swear to God that all I ever wanted was a little bit of everything all of the time" speaks to me so much, "welcome to the internet" was like an indictment of all of us who have come up in internet culture, from someone who's had a clear view of it the whole time. Then he says that line and it's like he's saying, "yes, me too, that's why I'm here, that's why I've been doing this for 14 years"
We're together in this ridiculous situation
*I swear to god that
Finally, I can relate to someone about those two things!
This song is just… so horribly tragic. It’s the pure existential horror of giving up, like That Funny Feeling. From 30 onwards, the true dark underbelly of this show really sinks it’s claws into you. It shows that this event was really the breaking point for any hope for reality, and that’s… Thats terrifying.
@Comp Sorry that people can look into media in a challenging way that resonates with them. Your life must be bland if you can't see music as anything other than "a good song"
yeah yeah cool song make brain go bzzz bzzz
@@cringiestthingever9317 yeah, but then people really start to jerk things off to the point it's worthy of mockery, it happens with every amazing work of art, Breaking Bad is a great example, have you ever been on the fucking subreddit for breaking bad? so pretentious.
@@monke980 except this is a legitimate reading of the work
@@Skyisgoingbacktopluto yep, but they deliver it in super dramatically.
The "this is how it ends" has some serious Radiohead vibes. Really good stuff.
YES!! That’s exactly what I always say
Also if anybody can place which Radiohead song sounds the most similar, drop a comment below.
@@elmoisamac the daily mail
@@elmoisamac How I Made My Millions
@@pepperjo4812 this is what reddit said when I asked them. I can def hear it.
As someone with mental health issues, this really hits home.
I've been trying to leave my house for years now. It's not like I can't do it, it's just very uncomfortable to be anywhere but my room. Was making progress until we were ordered to stay home under covid procotol and now still can't do shit. Well, well, look who's inside again.
@@brosephbroheim6428 exercise and forcing myself to meet with friends and family is what slowly got me out of what your talking about. I wish you luck, your stronger than you believe.
@@iiamcoughlin5346 this works. I didn’t even realise I was depressed until one day I got up and started losing weight and got a job, now I like the way I look, my confidence has peaked and I like going outside a lot. One day at a time make progress and eventually you’ll see results :)
It hits me hard cuz i was stuck at home for months and months to come...Heh atleast it's over covid really fucked me up
Tbh literally everyday has mental health issues its just harder to see in reality u never really kick depression or sadness its just a beast u maintain and keep at bay its learning to live with it is what u really want
that last part always hits me really hard, seeing Bo in the middle of his room blinded, disoriented and exposed, while a voice that sounds like one and many at the same time tells him "Well, well, look who's inside again..."
...i- i just can't...
“Come out with your hands up, we’ve got you surrounded.”
The moment he begins singing "If I wake up in a house that's full of smoke, I'll panic, so call me up and tell me a joke... When I'm fully irrelevant and totally broken, damn it, call me up and tell me a joke." I always feel my heart break. Beautiful and sad.
I love it because first he makes us smile with the line about switching roles with the audience and then he has a more sobering "But Doctor, I Am Pagliacci" moment with this line
How he said “broken” instead of “broke” 😢
This special is a musical, comedic, heart wrenching, masterpiece.
“So This is how it ends” really hits me every time. It’s not only talking about the actual ending of The special, but also about the state of the world
Yeah, I agree. In movies and culture, people always interpret the end of the world as a massive disaster event as it figuratively and literally burns. However, as we experience what was the closest thing to a real-life apocalypse in our lifetimes so far, it showed us a possibilty that our world, and us along with it, could easily go out with nothing as opposed to a big bang as the movies predict.
So this is how.
It ends.
I promise...
to never go outside again.
@@mmgmagic This is the way the world ends', T. S. Eliot tells us at the end of his 1925 poem, 'The Hollow Men': 'not with a bang but a whimper.' ... so freaking true its scary
@@ObsessedMGirl The Colonel also says that in Metal Gear Solid 2.
Kojima, Burnham.....they're trying to warn us.....
Honestly, the inflection he uses and the way the music sores is so reminiscent of Paul McCartney or John Lennon. Dude is way more gifted as a singer and song writer than he gets credit for.
As said by another commenter, the “Look Who’s Inside Again” requiem gave me chills and that’s what finally made me cry during this. I relate hard to spending my childhood and teenage years essentially always inside aside from school and it hit hard, man. Eyes wide and my breath hitched because he just captured that feeling of being stuck inside again during the pandemic and thinking “oh I’m always inside, it’s no big deal” when in reality it was almost never my own personal choice to be inside in my most important years and that’s what finally made me realize that. I missed Bo and always hoped he’d come back when he felt better and he did not let us down. I just wish the circumstances were better.
Exactly! A kid stuck in his room… Many of us, I think.
@@ChestersonJack No solutions. Just trade offs.
Yeah… me too
Lol. “Do returns always diminish” is on a diminished chord. Music pun FTW.
@@kaan8863 Oh could be. I didn't go back and double check.
It is not on a diminished chord.
Is it really? I was thinking it’d be a nice touch if it was a diminished chord when he said “diminish,” but I couldn’t fully tell
I think it might just be on a minor 4 chord but yeah they can sound similar sometimes
@@luke9109 Well he did TECHNICALLY diminish the third then. :P
This special is gonna age WELL. 10 years from now--if we're not all dead--we're gonna look back on this as the masterpiece it always was.
xD
WOAH- that took a turn fast
If we’re not dead💀
9 years to go :D
7 years from now you mean, right?
everyone’s talking about the “welcome to the Internet” and “look who’s inside again” reprises, but not much love for the “comedy” reprise :( (3:26) comedy is probably one of my personal favourites from INSIDE for that section; the multi-layered harmony reprised as a lonely solo voice with much more sincerity? goddamn
That part gets to me the most, the change of pronouns and he's the one asking for help this time, and in a time like this he wants to be comforted with jokes that don't make the situation any better. And when he finally asks us "you're really joking at a time like this?" I don't know. My heart breaks and along with the "well, well look who's inside again" he's truly been caught in the middle of his vulnerability like a deer in the headlights (quite literally) and I just love this song too much that I lost track of what I'm saying
i love how at the end he's naked with a spotlight shining on him, which is essentially what he did for the entire special. he put the most vulnerable parts of himself over the course of filming in his special for literally everyone to see.
Ooh I’ve never thought of it that way.
The melodic sequence change in “Am I going crazy?” Is my favorite aspect of this entire song
That’s the same tune as All Eyes On Me
There are no diminishing returns with Bo Burnham, he’s the gift that keeps giving - he’s the Benjamin Button of melodic satire
I see a lot of people saying that this song means a lot, but nobody seems to be discussing why. Before I type out what I believe it to be, I want to note that this is something of an attempt to see how well I am at reading into things, as a reviewer. So, if I get some or all of this wrong, go easy on me.
First things first, the song isn't sad because it sounds sad, or it's a farewell. I mean, it IS a sad song because it's a farewell, but the "goodbye" part of this song isn't "see ya around." It's much more final than that. In the first half of the song, which I'll be calling the "goodbye" portion, it sounds to me like he doesn't think there will BE a next time. Refer to "I'll see you when I see you" and not something like "Until next time." Sure, maybe it just sounds better that way. But I get the vibe that any suggestion made by Bo in the first half is nothing more than hope. "You pick the street, I'll see you on the other side" "I'll sit on my couch and watch you!" It's not that these things are impossible, but it repeats indications that this moment they have together is the loudest his voice will be, the best that he'll be heard, and the strongest the connection between he and his audience may be. The repeated line about telling jokes with no one laughing in the background sounds like "this was hard, you try it." But I feel like Bo is more humble than that, so I would rather think it really means that he just wants someone to be there with him, to tell HIM a joke. Not to an audience that can't validate how clever or appropriate it is, but him, who is there, and the intended audience, prepared to laugh at the joke. And finally, until the second half of the song, his promise to never go outside again. I feel like it's obvious, but I haven't seen anyone interpret this in the way I'm about to describe, perhaps because it doesn't require an explanation, but "Inside" is a title with multiple contexts. We already know it refers to this special being performed inside his home, and not outside to the public, but it also refers to how he feels on the inside. Most of Bo's works have been comedic, and dark humor. None of his big works have given an introspective on his mental health like this one has. Here, inside his house, he's letting that all out. And so we return to the line "I promise to never go outside again." Morbid as it sounds, it's him promising that he may never open up do this deep degree again. So, the second half, where he stops saying goodbye, and begins calling for help. A plea to not be forgotten. Of course, he refers to his career up to this point when he talks about how it started, 14 years ago. But when he asks to guess the ending, or if it ends at all, it feels much more like he's counting on it. It sounds like he wants it to end, but it might not. He says in All Eyes On Me that this project was his excuse not to kill himself. And then, perhaps the strength of the song, when he refers to parts of Welcome To The Internet, Comedy, and Inside respectively. I don't believe these are simple callbacks. I believe they are intended to change the context of the meanings. Everything all of the time is precisely what the internet is for. If it exists, it's there, and you never won't have access to it. But in Goodbye, it sounds more like he hopes for something more whimsical. Being a big name, there's bound to be plenty of fun experiences. He wanted that, but he needed to take a break from doing shows. He didn't get everything, and now he's hurting. The one line that is changed from Welcome to The Internet is the closing line, "I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside." That line sounds absolutely the most powerful in this entire song. His work is done, he's back to what he was before, and he doesn't want to open up again. For the Comedy callback, he puts himself in the shoes of the panicking victim, asking for someone to call him, and tell him a joke. The theme of Comedy is that he wants to fix the problems of the world by making jokes about it. After all, when you're forced to laugh at something funny, it makes some horrible things feel better, even a little. Bo bears that burden, because if he's telling the jokes for people, who's doing it for him? And the reprisal of the line "You're really joking at a time like this" contrasted to the more questionable "Should I be joking at a time like this?" Implies that when Bo tells a joke, he does consider that maybe it's not appropriate. But if someone went to him, to give him a joke, the thing he simply does best, how could he possibly find it funny and not sad? Finally, the completely unchanged Inside portion of the song. It's slower, deeper, and has multiple voices singing than how Bo sings it in Inside. I haven't been referring to the video of this song yet, but once this part comes on, a light flashes on Bo, who is sat there naked, not even singing. He let himself be exposed to the public. This is the very last thing the special shows us before the credits, which seems to be the audience reaction to seeing Bo, inside his home, inside his head, being beckoned to come out and finish his work. Meeting the expectations of the audience, rising ever higher. His audience catches him, and shines a bright light in his darkened mind, where his emotions are exposed for the world to see. That's why he's naked, because something he may have been trying to keep hidden is now exposed. His expression of his mental health, and some laughs along the way, put into a special, shown to the world, and now that they have it, they need him to come out, and give them more of what they want.
Or maybe he's just saying bye. What do I know?
Honestly dude was not expecting this to have as few likes as it does. Really enjoyed your analysis!
@@gracified4671 thanks!
For me, I more took the "am I back where I started 14 years ago" as in him going "Well, I started by posting funny videos online and is that what I'm back to?"
I personally like to look at that line that way since in "Left Brain, Right Brain" he does reveal he started doing comedy in general because he was essentially feeling depressed. He started making Inside because he was feeling depressed. I think mine is a more literal interpretation but Occam's Razer and all.
@@gracified4671 Doesn't have many likes because it's a pretentious take. How does the callback to "Welcome to the Internet" change the context of the original song? The song was very clearly expressing the negatives of the internet and having "a little bit of everything all of the time" to begin with.
I can't be bothered to read all this, but even just typing this many words is impressive, let alone making it actually coherent so have a like
The first time I saw bo's "inside" I watched it with my girl. One of Our best friends had passed away a few months prior. I held so much guilt and pain and kept it all bottled. The moment I heard the lyric, "so long, goodbye, I'll see you when I see you. you can pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side.", I couldn't keep it anymore and broke down. Hard. And I couldn't compose myself. I love Bo's performances and this one really helped me release myself.
sorry for your loss
3:48 the feeling of dread I get when watching this scary, I start squirming because of how hopeless this part makes me, damn this is powerful
That smooth transition to the same rhythm as "all eyez on me" and then to "welcome to the internet" just shows Bo`s genius.... insane
this song makes my goose bumps rise to a standing ovation!
the fact that at the end he's still in the circle. Even outside physically he's still performing for other's to watch
As someone that's coping mech is laughing and making jokes, I hear this all the time, and people yell at me for it. I feel as if I tell them they'll say I'm making excuses. It may sound cringy to say but I don't know a lot of people who under stand how I feel. Everyone else has problems, and I know mine should be considered valid, but I just feel over looked. Depression sucks.
I personally think it's not cringy, I mean I feel you dude. Nobody understood why I cried over something, I already said I misinterpreted it yet they still can't piece whatever it was even though it seems obvious at this point. I mean their own lecture about the incident hurt me alot too, I feel like being ridiculed and that I shouldn't express my pain or something.
Keep on keeping on my friend, from someone also struggling
That's kind of the tragedy of tragedies, everyone has their own way of coping with them but everyone is also in pain and doesn't respond well to others coping mechanisms when they come in direct conflict with theirs.
Some cope externally, some internally, when an internal cope'r comes across an external cope'r they become upset that the external one is effectively drawing attention to the tragedy, meanwhile the external one feels like the internal one just doesn't care which makes him feel like his feelings are being trivialized. It all creates this vicious thing that feeds on itself.
unrelated, but "coping mech" made me think of an emotional support robot, and then I thought of Baymax
@@luizpaulos.ferraz665 BAHAHHHAAH THANK YOU NOW WHENEVER IM GONNA HAVE A MENTAL BREAKDOWN IM GONNA THINK OF THIS COMMENT AND HAVE A GOOD DAY
this song is like a hymn of life to me, i just stop and sing it completely without letting anything interrupt me, without thinking about anything at the same time as I get full of thoughts
This song is basically a powerful conclusion to the special.
I've rewatched that "look who's inside again" part of this song about 3 times and each time, it terrified me.
My entire life, i've always been mentally stable and looking at the comments here, its apparently a metaphor/allegory to mental illness or something similar. I don't know since I never experienced it but I guess this is like the saying in Art:
"Art should comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable"
I think there's something to be said about you just experiencing the empathy of a shot that is meant to evoke it. Metaphorically, he's supposed to look stunned and vulnerable, small in the shot, isolated, and dazed by the light. Overwhelmed, surrounded by all the equipment he's accumulated throughout the special, and a tone change and shot change that disorients the listener a bit to help sell the staging. It's supposed to feel lonely, vulnerable (he's literally naked, you can't get much more vulnerable than that), stuck in a circle of a spotlight that's been chasing him since he was 14.
It kinda hits that beat of the introvert who didn't think that not going out during covid would make a difference, and then it *really* did, it hits in more places for other people who have felt isolated their whole life for whom covid just twisted the knife. But it doesn't *lack* meaning for those who are entirely neurotypical, because we *all* felt vulnerable and alone and isolated during covid, and we've all felt vulnerable and alone and isolated at some time. Art is meant to evoke feelings that you may not be able to feel yourself natively, but it can hit harder when it's a feeling you *have* had that you haven't fully examined, which is how this special hit for a lot of people for whom covid didn't really... End, it just petered out in their area but never really went away. There wasn't any conclusion or emding, there was just an arbitrary cutoff point where you started going outside more often because you couldn't afford not to anymore.
So yeah. This whole special, this whole song, that specific shot is supposed to terrify. You're experiencing the art correctly.
As someone with severe MH issues, that was a kind thing to say. I'm back inside again, myself, so that song (part of this song) means a lot to me.
I love he plays a diminished chord while singing “diminish”
The fact that, prior to release, Bo chose the most acclaimed songs, and included them all as callbacks in this, is a stroke of genius you see once in a century.
“Am I going crazy..would I even know?” This line hits hard. Sometimes with OCD my mind goes wild and I think things and I actually start to think I’m going crazy.
I feel myself always coming back to this special, this special/album just hits different and I cant explain it
One comment! We're missing an amazing line because he says "totally broken". It's great because you think he is saying "totally broke" at first, until he adds the last sound at the last possible moment.
woah that is crazy, thanks for pointing that out
ohhh THATS what it wass...i always heard it as "totally broke, cant debit" 🙃🙃
What is the difference? It's not my maternal language so I don't see the difference, is "broken" stronger?
@@ceciliocedonoblocnote Totally broke would most likely mean out of money, poor, destitute (but still with normal functioning human body processes).
Totally broken would most likely mean a dysfunctional or less than 100% functional human being. Issues could be physical aliments or mental problems or both.
Basically if you are broke, you are penniless. If you are broken, you are fucked up somehow.
@@0utpatient oh thanks, I thought they both meant broken. The text looks even more powerful now!
This song and all eyes on me give me the creeps but I like them the best. They are unsettling.
This song always coaxes me into tears 😔
Same 😭
“I’m slowly losing power, has it only been an hour” gets me every time 😭😭
"Inside" had a double meaning in his special: physically inside (quarantine), and inside the internet ("the real digital world where meaningful interaction happens") ("Got it, good, now get inside")
"Inside" was filmed "inside" and produced "inside",and the twist at the end, when he tries to go 'outside' revealing that he was on stage the whole time, and the entire thing was "inside" a theater (produced for entertainment) sets up the ending when he is watching his own special and approves.
He is empathizing with himself for criticizing himself for being a hypocrite about doing the very things he is both criticizing and empathizing with.
He gives full license to make-what-you-will his special.
It's amazing...no other way to describe it.
this deserves more love, it's literally a song that compiled all the other songs on inside that i loved the most
When he says "does anyone want to joke when no one's laughing" really hit cause this entire time he did exactly that and it all came to this. And he tells us he wants to watch us do it while sitting on the sofa. He wants to see us become great and that is the most beautiful way to end this masterpiece
It's so clever how he had said "when I'm fully irrelevant and totally broke - n dammit", he is so amazing
Didn't catch that. Thanks for pointing it out.
I've been listening to this song multiple times a week for over a year and I never caught that. I always assumed he was saying "god damnit" in a funny sort of "choked" way (sort of like in Comedy when he suggests giving away his money and he says "noOO"), but that makes so much more sense and is even better than I thought.
3:33 Let's all vow to make sure that Bo is NEVER irrelevant.
Agreed
"You're really joking at a time like this." Is such a powerful line
This man is a genius he makes me laugh he makes me cry he makes me think
the "well well look who is inside again" part never fails to make me cry
Love the line, "How bout I sit on the couch, and I watch you next time?" It's a jab at the people who criticize them, daring them to do better. Daring them to handle their lives any better under the immense pressure he was put under.
At the end of the first verse "do returns always diminish" he plays a diminished chord and it just resonates with me. Call me simple but I love when lyrics line up, literally, with what's happening musically. It's fantastic writing
0:40
Augh! My heart!
This takes on a brand-new meaning after listening to the Outtakes, specifically the "Chicken" song.
I came back here to look for comments like these
So long, goodbye
I'll see you when I see you
You can pick the street
I'll meet you on the other side
So long, goodbye
Do I really have to finish?
Do returns always diminish?
Did I say that right?
Does anybody want to joke
When no one's laughing in the background?
So this is how it ends
I promise to never go outside again
So long, bye
I'm slowly losing power
Has it only been an hour?
No, that can't be right
So long, goodbye
Hey, here's a fun idea
How 'bout I sit on the couch
And I watch you next time
I wanna hear you tell a joke
When no one's laughing in the background
So this is how it ends
I promise to never go outside again
Am I going crazy?
Would I even know?
Am I right back where I started fourteen years ago?
Wanna guess the ending, if it ever does
I swear to God that all I've ever wanted was
A little bit of everything all of the time
A bit of everything all of the time
Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime
I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside
If I wake up in a house that's full of smoke
I'll panic, so call me up and tell me a joke
When I'm fully irrelevant and totally broken
Dammit, call me up and tell me a joke
Oh shit, you're really joking at a time like this?
Well, well, look who's inside again
Went out to look for a reason to hide again
Well, well, buddy you found it
Now come out with your hands up, we've got you surrounded
2:55
This is literally one of my favorite songs ever. I want this played at my funeral or memorial or whatever.
3:06 that part always feels so strong and perfect
his voice is just so satisfying, it scratches my brain in the best way
this is the one song that never fails to just hit me right in the feels
There's a lot of music that I'd consider to be made artfully, but Bo's music is the only kind I listen to and think "wow, it's like someone is painting using music"
He just creates such a clear image with his songs, that last bit (3:49) especially. I mean for fuck's sake, if that was a painting it wouldn't look out of place next to pieces such as Stańczyk. It's just so striking.
It reminds me of a line from the Crucible, "It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now". This scene has Bo exposed both in the literal sense of being naked, and in a metaphorical sense, with the "spotlight" on him being both a tool of stagecraft to highlight a performer, and a tool used to highlight fugitives, revealing their location for pursuit. I don't feel as though I'm misled in seeing this as how Bo views himself and maybe artists in general. Having himself bared before the world, to both their enjoyment (the spotlight of the stage) and their damnation (the spotlight of the pursuit).
I don't support art supremacy or any of that nonsense, but this really feels like it embodies what people think of as "art". He has such an amazing understanding of the images he creates, I wish I understood enough terminology to get across exactly why it grabs me the way it does.
2:30 and the following 78 seconds, this bit hits hard, especially when watching the whole thing from start to this point.
The Welcome To The Internet segment with the altered final line gives me chills every time. "I'm finished playing and I'm staying inside", kinda like browsing the internet is equal to going outside. Kinda true in my books but still. When he starts that part, its fuckin amazing
You feel the claustrophobia he is feeling...it's so visceral. Bo Burnham inside is really one of a kind. I was spellbound throughout. He is magical. Truly an artist.
Such a beautiful soul, slightly lost, insanely genius, hypnotically creative, disturbingly sexy, naturally comical and just cool. What a cool guy.
this song is so underrated, it starts with a relatable theme, and just when you think you know how it will continue, you get hit with an unexplainable freight train of heavy, haunting emotions. Bo is a genius
This whole special feels like a mental scar that's tough to look back on. 2020-mid 2021 was the darkest part of my life. Things just getting worse and worse not just in the world, but my personal life too. By the time Inside came out I had completely lost my sense of identity, and if I'm honest, watching Inside started the healing process. I feel gross saying this, but watching bo struggle throughout the year made me realize that I wasn't alone. Now, seeing this again just kind of feels upsetting. Like I'm remembering a traumatic event. At least I can look in the mirror and say I got better, eh? I'll never be the person I was before but at least I'm in a better place
This is a gorgeous ballad.
I think this song has a different meaning for every individual. It hits me hard, with how I’ve been trying to deal with self harm. And honestly, Bo has helped me more than any therapist could ever in a life time.
"when I'm fully irrelivent and totally broke-(ken)-Damnit, call me up and tell me a joke" i just got that, slipped in that little nugget, "broken"
Im a paranoid schizophrenic.
The ending with "look who's inside again" is what it is like in my noggin on a daily basis.
Just exposed, vulnerable, at the mercy of something you cant control
lol
@@KukURRUKUx what an odd thing to laugh at, man. What exactly does that lol mean? Are you mocking me for appreciating this song or connecting to it 2 years ago?
What am I supposed to take from that "lol"?
@@JAMJAMUNO it’s a joke
When I was 13 due to bullying I left school and became a recluse, didn't leave the house for over 7 years. I was paranoid because my depression and panic attacks made me believe people were looking at me and laughing. This song just gets to me in a way I can't describe.
As soon as the requiem hits and the spotlight hits him is my absolute favorite part in this whole special. The transition to him being naked is symbolizing the whole special. He showed us every part of him during the run time and I feel like nobody’s talked about that.
I LOVE when artists remix their own songs, this is a masterpiece
this song never fails to make me cry
He actually has amazing vocals what the fuck
He’s so amazing
The way this song ties together the rest of the show. This man brings tears out of me with most of his songs. I'm just in awe of Bo Burnham. This man is like something we have never seen before. The man is in a league of his own.
“Hey here’s a fun idea how bout I sit on the couch and I watch you next time” gives me the chills
He recognizes that humanity is about to die... whether we transcend into something new or all die off, humanity as we know it is finally about to die forever. RIP our current humanity- it was a good run. Thank you, Bo.
I’m not crying you are..turning 30 Feb 2020 this special hit like a freight train
I am in love with the entire special but this song man……….. it takes the whole cake for me
Bo "I want you to tell me a joke when no ones laughing in the background" Me no problem
I feel like not many people talk the about “Wanna guess the same ending? If it ever does” that line kills me cause I feel like it captures of the existential hopelessness. It completely guts me not to mention that it took me so long to realize that it’s a call to “Don’t wanna know”
listening to all his songs is like seeing someone who was never actually joking and just getting sadder over time as all people did was laugh
This song like the whole show exemplifies so much. A single comment can't really do it justice. The show like life is a roller coaster going from emotional Highs to the extreme depths of apathy, depression and despair. As I have experienced all these myself it feels as if Bo was reaching out to me. This like any great form of art captures the current state of humanity in such an accurate way that it made me uncomfortable and eerily melancholic. 'So this is how it ends' indeed.
"leaving this world isn't as scary as it seems"
-Richard
Hotline Miami 2.
Jacket never said that Richard did
wrong person
@@iane7474 oh sorry
@@1tomuch876 nah it's fine I don't care tbh just happy to see a fellow hotline Miami fan
@@iane7474 I know right! I can't find anyone out there, I guess we're a rare breed of "animals"
I can feel the bitterness from the "Does anybody want to joke when no one's laughing in the background"
"if i wake up in a house thats full of smoke, i'll panic. so call me up and tell me a joke" still hits me
I've gotta be honest. I've listened to all of the songs trough Spotify without finishing the special, i've Always been frightened by Bo ability to completely absorb me in his feelings and hitting things inside of me in a very strange natural way. When i saw the title of the Song i directly skipped It for maybe two years because i've expected an immense wave of emotions hitting me, with the consequence of not being able to go outside for two weeks. I've listened to this now, honestly that was a huge mistake of mine, this Song perfectly closes the special, with a meaning that i've not been able to comprehend even though i've listened to every Song or instrumental for numerous times, and of course It made me tear up.
I love so much about this song and for how much it moves me, I always laugh when he says "byeeeee"
1:47 I feel like this portion of the song will be really emotional in a few years, how it shows a montage of inside clips
Because Bo will probably not alive himself
Humanity is about to evolve into a phase where they're barely human anymore. This is his goodbye to humanity. It was fun humanity! 🫡
the subtle shift into the meter of hands up and right into welcome to the internet was so slick
I watched Inside in its entirety twice, but more recently I've taken to repeatedly listening to isolated songs from Inside (and other specials)... having listened to "Welcome to the Internet" dozens of times, I'd forgotten about its callback/reprise here, and man did it stun me and give me chills.
Same exact experience.
This is absolute brilliance. No top 40 chart needed.
Holy crap, this song actually nearly made me cry. I’ve never cried to a song before. The welcome to the internet and look who’s inside again part actually did it for me. Tysm for this absolute gem. Btw, for those who got both those parts spoiled for u, play the song on a black screen, it will still Suprise u when it happens then.
His ability to create music and art is incredible. Songs of his like this make me so emotional every time. His use of perspective, color, tone and subconscious sounds are incredible at making people feel things, not to mention he wrote all of these in a year by himself. It's genuinely amazing to see how he's able to show a message other than the lyrics with just the video or background music. I'm still so amazed and impressed at how talented he is.
Bo is the only person who makes comedy specials that make me feel my emotions. It’s as if he has taken the spirit of Carlin and cleverly disguised the message in catchy pop music. Brilliant
Bo's intros and closers are always my favorite
There's so many hidden messages in this song... most notably, his experience making this special and the vulnerable position it put him in to be critiqued again. Not to mention the reminicing that he just spent so many long hours making it and it's all finally coming to a conclusion.
The thing about Bo Burnham: Inside is that before I saw it, I didn't see a trailer or even look up what it was about. I only watched it because whenever there's a music-related thing that a lot of people are saying is really good, I always try to make time to watch it. Going into this special almost completely blind was the best decision I made in my life.
Wait "You pick the street, I'll meet you on the other side" makes so much more sense considering the Chicken song
Powerful. All of the special was really.
So powerful.
I didn't know this song existed but its one of my favorites of all time now
The moment the spot light gets very bright and Bo is naked all of a sudden is freaking piece of art.