“Kill Yourself”

Burnham is no stranger to mental health issues; and at his darkest, these crises are reflected in his comedy. “Kill Yourself” is the antithesis to empty gestures of commercialized positivity, with the song’s title cleverly mimicking the oversimplification of hits like Katy Perry’s “Roar” and Sara Bareilles’s “Brave.” Life’s problems can’t be fixed with a simple song, Burnham asserts. After all, toxic positivity can lead to grisly fates, too.

“Men & Women”

You might think that a song with a sole purpose of dividing men and women by arbitrary traits is a recipe for eye roll-inducing sexism. But this is Burnham we’re talking about, a master at gracefully poking fun at masculinity: “Women are like fingers and toes, ’cause they’re easy to count on,” he croons in “Men & Women.” “Men are like ravens and crows, ’cause they hate using condoms.”

“Lower Your Expectations (If You Want Love)”

Burnham opens “Lower Your Expectations” by confidently assuring that he knows what women look for in relationships, swiftly rendering those expectations unfeasible. Naturally, however, he flips the script to poke fun at his own gender, too: “You might think your d*ck is a gift, I promise it’s not.” But despite our flaws, Burnham assures us, everyone is deserving of genuine love. And maybe it’s worth listening to his dating advice, considering he’s going on eight years in his relationship with Hustlers director Lorene Scafaria.

“Sad”

Burnham has been heralded as an expert in dark comedy, using the medium as an outlet for his anxiety. He summarizes this in “Sad,” a piano ballad about witnessing truly depressing circumstances: “Laughter, it’s the key to everything!” he hollers. “It’s the way to solve all the sadness in the world. I mean, not for people who are actually sad, but for the people like us who’ve gotta f*cking deal with ’em all the time.”

“Country Song”

A longtime musician and songwriter himself, Burnham has a deep understanding of popular music — or, at least, enough to conjure his own methodical country song. Here, the comedian criticizes the millionaire “stadium country” stars who, despite singing about tractors and working-class simplicity, would rather drive a sports car than a rugged pickup truck.

“Straight White Man”

Burnham grew up in an upper-middle class small town in Massachusetts and acknowledges that he was dealt a fairly easy hand in life. “Straight White Man” satirizes the struggles of being a member in his demographic: “We used to have all the money and land / And we still do, but it’s not as fun now!”

“From God’s Perspective”

Burnham went to Catholic school as a kid, so no holds are barred when it comes to his critiques of organized religion. “From God’s Perspective” perfectly wraps up his beliefs that one shouldn’t need a bible or a nebulous, omnipotent being to dictate what’s right and wrong.

Speaking as God, Burnham shuts down homophobia, shame, and violent sexism with a fiery wit and a surprisingly heartfelt conclusion. “You pray so badly for heaven / Knowing any day might be the day that you die,” Burnham sings. “But maybe life on earth could be heaven / Doesn’t just the thought of it make it worth a try?”