THE CONFORMITY PROJECT

Based from the song: Numb by Linkin Park

LINKIN PARK

Formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, Linkin

Park developed as an Alternative Rock
band, and merged into Rap Rock.
Numb was released in 2003, and
became a song most famously remixed
by Jay-Z. The lyrics of this song portray
issues with fitting in and social
acceptance, generally within socialistic
societies.

WE ARE -Project
MADE

Director:
Director: Manny
Manny Gandara
Gandara
Editor:
Alison
Editor: Alison Sarreal
Sarreal
Web
Web Master:
Master: David
David
Martinez
Martinez Graphic
Graphic
Publisher:
Publisher: Emily
Emily Regalado
Regalado

I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
I don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your
shoes
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the
undertow
Every step that I take is another mistake to
you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the
undertow
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
By becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
Can't you see that you're smothering me?
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control
'Cause everything that you thought I would
be
Has fallen apart right in front of you

Caught in the undertow, just caught in the

undertow
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the
undertow
And every second I waste is more than I can take!
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
By becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
And I know I may end up failing too
But I know you were just like me with someone
disappointed in you
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Why is it that a person must do something to satisfy another? They feel they must
change who they are inside just to feel accepted in public. Has this mentality of
following another become moderate obsession?

Everything I do is wrong
in your eyes
A son or daughter who feels
they can never satisfy their
parents in any way generally
feel defeated. They do what
they feel will make their
parents happy rather than
what makes them happy. This
can hurt the child because
they dont have the support
that they need; without
support can they be without
stress?

You were once my savior

for my struggles, so why
cant you help me now?
You are being so
overwhelmed with yourself
trying to be something you are
not, can make you lose who
you once were. A person can
spiral out of control, lose their
friends, colleagues, and
themselves.

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No matter how much I

strive to make progress,
the undertow keeps
pulling me back.
Society can pressure a person
to change their body If a person
sees people who do this, they are
inclined to do as everyone else is.
Even if the person tries to shake
this mentality of reconstruction, it
will always be in the back of their
minds. The subconscious tells
them that they must do it to fit
Not
everybody
wantssays
to follow
in, but
their heart
A person may not want to follow
otherwise.
with conformity. But if they see
the picture-perfect person, that
person will want to be just like
them. This later becomes
obsession, and that obsession
dies down, and they come to
realize that being accepted is not
a necessity, rather a want, that is
no longer wanted.

Self Identity
If Im being told
to act or look a
certain way, I
would not do so.
It is about
keeping your
identity and
being true to
Smothering me
yourself.

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only made me desire
to break free
Constantly being
bombarded with images
of a person or group can
end up consuming you. As
you are older you learn to
not take it, and think the
way you want to think.

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