Music

John Mayer's song No Such Thing shows that what other think about you can affect how you think about yourself.

"Welcome to the real world", she said to me
Condescendingly
....
Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
And the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
Is still hiding
Up my sleeve

They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
.....
I just can't wait til my 10 year reunion
I'm gonna bust down the double doors
And when I stand on these tables before you
You will know what all this time was for

In these lines Mayer talks about how though he was doubted he was still able to be so much more. In this context, because others thought that there was nothing else to him, he reacted by proving them wrong.