When you’re an OVERTHINKER - The Musical

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Overthinking is something we all do. It’s like having a horror movie design for you playing in your head!! Ugh! This song was deeply deeply personal to us!

✨let’s be social, let’s be friends✨

CAST:
Yelena Friedman, Giovanna Martinez, Eric Renna, Kevin Matsumoto
“Wife” played by my actual wife lol, Zipporah Cardozo

TEAM PIXEL PLAYHOUSE:
Directed, Produced, Filmed, Edited: Vijay Nazareth
Music & Lyrics: Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz
Orchestration: Leon Thomasian
Music Direction: Leon Thomasian & Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz
Production Assistants and BTS: Adam Cardozo, Feras Halabi

LYRICS:
PERSON 1:
Im such an overthinker, my brain won’t leave me alone
You think you hurt my feelings but I’ll do that on my own
PERSON 2:
Every social situation I panic on what to say
Then I second guess myself for the rest of the day.
PERSON 4:
Every time I send an email I’m drowning in my own sweat
Heart is pounding, mind is racing, what is my job? I forget
PERSON 3:
All the voices in my head are pursuing me with a knife
EVERYONE:
Hey Brain! Stop ruining my life

PERSON 4:
When I was a kid I thought “everyone works this way”
PERSON 2:
Then I realized I’m alone and some people are just ok
PERSON 1:
Not everybody writes and directs a show in their head
PERSON 3 and 4:
Playing every other thing that you could have said
PERSON 2:
I’ve tried some meditation and keeping a steady streak
PERSON 4:
I use BetterHelp to talk to a therapist every week
PERSON 3 (or Vijay):
I have a sinking feeling I trauma dump on my wife
EVERYONE:
Hey Brain! Stop ruining my life

PERSON 2 and 4:
Oh please, spare us a moment
PERSON 1 and 3:
Just a taste of serenity
EVERYONE:
I crave a second of silence in my brain…
(everyone sighs collectively)
(1) Then anxiety chimes,
(3) “Is this a good use of time?”
(All) And I start spiraling back down the drain

EVERYONE:
We’re chronic overthinkers, (1) I desperately need a shrink
(2) It’s overly pervasive, (All) its pushing us to the brink
PERSON 1:
When I send my friend a text and they take too long to respond
PERSON 2, 3, and 4:
It’s gotta be because you did something wrong!

EVERYONE:
One day we will be calm and collected you will see
But for now we’re a collection of various neuroses
We are desperate for a moment our psyche is free of strife
Hey Brain! Stop ruining my life
Hey Brain! Stop ruining my life!
Hey Brain! PLEASE stop ruining my life!

#overthinking #overthinker #anxiety #musical #musicalcomedy

[lindagonzalez]

“When I send my friend a text and they take too long to respond. It’s gotta be because you did somethin wrong” way too relatable indeed

[Sarah]

As an overthinker, this is so relatable😭

[Mw_ggie]

‘Hey Brain! Stop ruining my life!’ WHY IS THIS SO RELATABLE SOMEHOW

[DRMN.DMN]

This is why I like being friends with other over thinkers, I know they won’t care as much as what I do or say if I do or say something wrong because they’ll worry too much about how they’re acting versus how I am

[fern]

My overthinking mind stopped overthinking just to watch this video.

[jojomojo]

Why are we acting like giving betterhelp a platform is ok😭

[PastelpeaxchPastelpeaxch]

Don't think better help is a good sponsor... please look up everything that they have done !!

[Theaterkid]

I love these songs, I like how many simple situations can be made into music

[BookWormYuri]

You guys did NOT accept a betterhelp sponsor 😭😭😭

[lukacunningham]

This feels like an opening to a Broadway musical like “Heathers” or “Be More Chill”

[melissabrown]

Omg this is so me I am an overthinker, sometimes I don't like it but I think for way too long

[adambomb]

Yelena is an absolute star. Can not wait to see her on her own sitcom or SNL

[RAL]

HOW DARE YOU WRITE A SONG SO RELATABLE YOU HEATHENS- jk I love it but also it is relatable

[alexissuarez]

Wow a song to feel very relatable! Now I got another one alongside "Do the cringe" from my crazy ex girlfriend!

[Alex-fcxn]

Oof, better help is not a good sponsod 😬 please look up all the controversy and how much harm theyve caused

[MercyxStarlight]

This is so relatable. Like I've never seen somebody describe my spirals so well

[BitesforNugget]

0:53 - 1:15
My god, these harmonies 😭💕

[MichielBLKorte]

Extremely well done! I always like your videos, but this one truly surpassed the old AVByte musicals in terms of quality. 🎉

[ΜανωληςΚυπραοιος]

Omg! You guys are marvellous! The song hits really hard and musically represents every aspect of overthinking! An uncontainable, and messy ballad in one’s head

[Matilda-ktro]

Tbh the least relatable part was 0:16 when he says “rest of the day”. I’m second guessing myself for the rest of my life