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It's a dangerously tempting invitation to stop caring, coming from the villain of this musical comedy (depression).

The whole song sounds like you're having a religious experience with your own mental disorder, especially when new harmonies kick in. 'You say the whole world's ending, honey it already did, you're not gonna slow it, heaven knows you tried. 'You say the ocean's rising, like I give a s-,' he sings. The song brings with it an existential dread, but Burnham's depression-voice tells us not to worry and sink into nihilism. Don't overthink this, look in my eye - don't be scared, don't be shy, come on in the water's fine.')ĭepression acts like an outside force, one that is rather adept at convincing our minds to simply stay in bed, to not care, and to not try anymore. The song's melody is oddly soothing, and the lyrics are a sly manifestation of the way depression convinces you to stay in its abyss ('It's almost over, it's just begun. In this case, it's likely some combination of depression/anxiety/any other mental disorder. In the same way that earlier vocal distortion represented God, the effect on his voice in 'All Eyes on Me' seems to signal some omniscient force outside of Burnham. If we continue to look at it from the lens of a musical narrative, this is the point at which our protagonist realizes he's failed at his mission.īurnham slaps his leg in frustration and eventually gives a mirthless laugh before he starts slamming objects around him. We're a long way from the days when he filmed 'Comedy' - and the contrast shows how fruitless this method of healing has been. He tries to talk into the microphone, giving his audience a one-year update. He's almost claustrophobically surrounded by equipment.

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His hair and beard were shorter, and he was full of inspired energy.īut now Burnham is showing us the clutter of the room where 'Inside' was filmed. That cloud scene was projected onto Burnham during the section of 'Comedy' when Burnham stood up right after the God-like voice had given him his directive to 'heal the world with comedy.' When we saw that projection the first time, Burnham's room was clean and orderly. I’ve been hiding from the world, and I need to re-enter.Burnham singing 'Comedy' and then later in the show. And you know what? I did! I got better! I got so much better, in fact, that in January of 2020, I thought, “You know what? I should start performing again. And I didn’t perform for five years, and I spent that time trying to improve myself mentally. You wanna hear a funny story? So, uh… Five years ago, I quit performing live comedy, because I was beginning to have severe panic attacks while on stage, which is not a good place to have them. TikTok video from Drew Ward (warddrew37): 'All eyes on me. Can you do that? Īre you feeling nervous? Are you having fun? You know, I hate to ask, because, uh, you have given me so much, but, I need you to do one more thing for me. I couldn’t, really, I… This last year has been… You know, there have been times that, um… But just knowing you’re here, you know, feeling you here with me, um… Yeah, thank you. I couldn’t have done this without you guys. Thank you! You guys have been incredible, thank you.

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