Watching others watch you watch others

Watching others watch you watch others

“I think I thought I saw you try”

-R.E.M (Losing My Religion)

“You're so / Occupied with what other persons are / Occupied with”

-Built to Spill (Carry the Zero)

"So we live a life like a video"

-Jay Z (Young Forever)

“Trying to look like you don't try”

-R.E.M. (Imitation of Life)

“I'd rather be no one than someone with no one”

-The Stone Roses (Here it Comes)

“Then you say, go slow / I fall behind”

-Cyndi Lauper (Time After Time)

“Well I lagged behind / So you got ahead”

-Bright Eyes (Gold Mine Gutted)

“All I ever wanted was to pick apart the day / put the pieces back together my way”

-Aesop Rock (Daylight)