"Dance puppet boy. If you do a good job
Then they'll want you again, give it all that you got
Show them the joy and the pain and the ending
And then do it again and we'll all start pretendings
To pay more attention to what's aforementioned
And you bob your head 'cause you're not even listening.
A very small few of you even get meanings
But laugh, clown boy, laugh 'cause it's always so pleasing."
This song is really hard-hitting to me. It has a tough message. It speaks from the perspective of society. Society tells us, "Hey, if you do what we say, you'll be accepted." The worst part is that we actually care. We believe that our well-being requires the acceptance of those around us. We "need" others to affirm us because we are taught that affirming ourselves is wrong.
We are taught that our personal opinions should not have anything to do with how we feel about ourselves, and in fact should change our ideas to conform to what people think about us. That in itself is something that should make little red flags pop up in our heads. It doesn't matter what other people think of you. It's your life, not their's. Society doesn't walk in your shoes. Society doesn't live your life. Society doesn't know you and all your secrets.
Just remember that.
Tyler
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