Lyric discussion by liza212 

Cover art for Jane lyrics by Ben Folds Five

As much as I don't want it to, this song really reminds me of myself. I hate it but I am the type of person who just wants others to like me and for as long as I have remembered I've had a fascination with how others view me. My close friends know that I am funny, goofy, and fun-loving..but if you aren't one of my very close friends you would never have guessed it. Around others, I just get really shy and don't talk at all in fear that others won't like me. I guess it is just the insecurity that comes with being a teenage girl but I feel like I've been in this exact situation that is described in the song.

I think this is about a guy who is frusturated over the situation with the woman he is in love with. He knows her true personality..how she is when they are alone..but around others he notices she tries to be someone else because she thinks that if she acts like the person she is that others will judge her..think she's weird..whatever.