AJR - OK ORCHESTRA Album Lyrics

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OK Overture

These are our drums
This is our melody
Da da da da da da da da-ah-ah
Now listen closely as our drums become our melody

And here's our song:

Da da da da da da da da-ah-ah
Da da da da da da da-ah
Da da da da da da da da-ah-ah
Da da da da da da da-ah-ah

So let me play my violin for you

Ahh ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ahh ah-ah
Ahh ah-ah-ah
So let me play my violin for you

The truth is that I'm screwed
Still Joe, do you think I'm cool?

I got friends in a lotta weird places
Wonder if they're gonna call depending what my face is
I got friends in a lotta weird places
Wonder if they're gonna call depending what my face is

Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
Imma smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one's around

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
Im'a smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one, when no one, when no one's around

Da da da da da da da da-ah-ah
Da da da da da da da-ah

(And I'll scream when no one, when no one, when no one's around)

One day, maybe someday
I'll be so out of touch
I'll become a trumpet or a drumset
In a sad orchestra
One day, maybe someday
In a world speeding up
It's getting hard, so very hard to keep up

One day, maybe someday
I'll be so out of touch
I'll become a trumpet or a drumset
In a sad orchestra
One day I won't know what to write
And I can't be eighteen my whole life
But I'm too f*cking young
To feel so f*cking old
But I'll try and I'll try and I'll try...

But I'm not dead yet so I guess I'll be alright

Bang, bang, bang
But I'm way less sad
Adventure is out there
Come on guy
Bang, bang, bang
But it's all I have
But I'm not dead yet so I guess I'll be alright

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Bummerland

Bummerland
Here I am
Better nix my summer plans
Bummerland
Give a cheer
'Cause you're only going up from here

This month
I got seven haircuts
And now my hair is all gone
It's sad but
I've been alone for too long
So I keep getting haircuts

It's my all time low
And I just can't wait
'Cause the quicker I'm there
Is the quicker I'll say

Bummerland
Here I am
Better nix my summer plans
Bummerland
Give a cheer
'Cause you're only going up from here

Bummerland
Here I am
Better nix my summer plans
Bummerland
Sorry dear
But you're only going up from here

My friends
Always pay for my drinks
I can't afford no nice things
But I hope
My bank account gets so low
Even zero
So next year
When I buy that first beer
I'll be a goddamn hero

It's my all time low
And I just can't wait
'Cause the quicker I'm there
Is the quicker I'll say

Bummerland
Here I am
Better nix my summer plans
Bummerland
Sorry dear
But you're only going up from here

It's my all time low
And I just can't wait
'Cause the quicker I'm there
Is the quicker I'll say

Bummerland
Here I am
Better nix my summer plans
Bummerland
Give a cheer
'Cause you're only going up from here

Bummerland
Here I am
And there ain't no funner land
Bummerland
It's kinda weird
But you're only going up from here

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3 O'Clock Things

Come on guy, I promise everything will be alright, be okay
Your eyes are tired but keep 'em open
'Cause you wouldn't want to miss a thing
(Come on guy, I promise everything will be alright, be okay
Your eyes are tired, but keep 'em open
'Cause you wouldn't want to miss a thing)

It's kinda funny how I paid for college when YouTube was an option
But then I would've had to spend my best years
Skipping ads and reading comments
And when the hell did advertisements get so good? They're like narcotics
So now I'm spending every penny I own
I should've allotted to finishing college

It's kinda funny how I keep debating
If someone's shy or if they hate me
I feel like everyone I know right now
Is hooking up and getting wasted (without me)
And maybe sex is overrated but we're too shy to ever say it (say it)
So we pretend we're all amazing
It's three AM I should be sleeping (sleeping)

Would you go running if you saw the real me?
Maybe you'd love 'em
Yeah, maybe you'd feel me
But I'll never ask you, no that's super scary
Sorry to bail, it's already three o'clock
It's too hard to tell if anything's real or not

It's kinda funny how you vote for someone
To vote for someone, to vote for someone (someone)
And you might end up with someone evil but you say that he means well
If I keep on talking politics, my friends will dip, they're over it
If I keep on talking politics, I'm Hamilton (without the hits)

Would you go running if you saw the real me?
Maybe you'd love 'em
Yeah, maybe you'd feel me
But I'll never ask you, no that's super scary
Sorry to bail, it's already three o'clock
It's too hard to tell if anything's real or not

(Come on guy, I promise everything will be alright, be okay
Your eyes are tired, but keep 'em open
'Cause you wouldn't want to miss a thing)

Da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da, da

Isn't this obvious? Am I insane?
Let's blame our parents 'cause they taught us their ways
Stay out of politics, stay on the fence
Stay out of all of it to keep half your fans
Isn't this obvious? Am I insane?
There might be two sides to everything that you say
It's all a bit cloudy but there's one thing I know
That if you're f*cking racist then don't come to my show

(No, we have to do one more)

Da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da, da, da

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My Play

I put on a play in my old house
In my cape, jumping on the old couch
Putting up lights when it's cold out
Mom and dad, both seats sold out
Show you my play

Haven't seen the old house lately
Wonder if they found my spaceship
I don't want my own love wasted
Tell me this is what you're saying:

If you both outgrew one another
I could start now, looking for a lover
But if love dies, do I f*cking bother
I just really really really really really wanna
Show you my play

And I don't wanna do it for dad
At dad's new place

I worked really really really really hard
Lemme show you my play

And I don't wanna do it twice
Cause it's not the same

I've been on dates, bringing flowers
Tryna be great for an hour
You and me might go sour
But if we don't hold out, then we're cowards

I put on a play in my basement
Mom and dad smiling faces
But now I don't know if they faked it
Guess everything is complicated

If you both outgrew one another
I could start now, looking for a lover
But if love dies, do I f*cking bother
I just really really really really really wanna
Show you my play

And I don't wanna do it for dad
At dad's new place

I worked really really really really hard
Lemme show you my play

And I don't wanna do it twice
Cause it's not the same

You did everything everything everything that you could
We do everything everything everything till it's through
I'll do everything everything everything when I'm you

But when I show you my play
Will you pretend you didn't know
If I make a mistake
It's gonna get really really really really bad
Before it's okay
But maybe you'll forget it all
While you're watching my play

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Joe

I believed in god back in 8th grade
He could smoke an eighth on a school day
Remember when you laughed at my last name?
Now I go by Met, is that less lame
Of a last name?

I believed in god back in '09
Always down to hang he had no time, yeah
But in a couple of years, I'll be so out of here
I'll have a lot of new friends and I won't even care

I don't ever think of you
I got too much stuff to do
Should've left you back in school
Joseph, do you think I'm...

I don't ever think of you
Look at all this stuff I do
I played shows in Belarus
Now Joe, do you think I'm cool?

Do you think I'm cool?

I could make a joke but it feels strange
Every time she laughed it would feel fake
But you could make her laugh in a real way
Yeah, I still use your jokes and they go great

It took a little while but I found love
I thought you'd reply you just thumbed up
I play a lot of shows but you don't come
I don't even mind this is so dumb, so dumb

I don't ever think of you
I got too much stuff to do
Should've left you back in school
Joseph, do you think I'm...

I don't ever think of you
Look at all this stuff I do
Probably not as much as you
Still, Joe, do you think I'm cool?

Do you think I'm cool?

I don't ever think of you
I don't ever think of you
I don't ever think of you
I don't ever think of you
I don't ever think of you

I got friends all up the coast
Proud of all the songs I wrote
But I can't take this backpack off
It comes with me where I go

Maybe I'll put out this song
And I won't change your name at all
Maybe then you'll call me up
And you'll tell me how cool I got

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Adventure is Out There

I keep losing my socks
Where the hell do they go?
I bet they're finally free
Floating somewhere in the sea
Do they miss my feet?

I keep losing my socks
I got nothing to wear
I bet they're at her place
A house where I can't show my face
How I wanna be there

Holy moly, it's a real do-nothing day
I could change address and try another state
I could change my name, it won't do anything
Adventure is out there
Adventure is out there
So why am I in here
So why am I in here today?

Think I'm losing my mind
How pathetic and tired
Think where they could be
Some hotel in Germany
Hope they're loving the ride

Holy moly, it's a real do-nothing day
I could change address and try another state
I could change my name, it won't do anything
Adventure is out there
Adventure is out there
So why am I in here
So why am I in here today?

I bought me some new socks
I won't lose them I'm sure
And someday hopefully
I'll slip away and they'll lose me
And I'll be seeing the world

Holy moly, it's a real do-nothing day
I could change address and try another state
I could change my name, it won't do anything
Adventure is out there
Adventure is out there
So why am I in here
So why am I in here today?

Why am I in here today?
Why am I in here today?

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Bang

I get up, I get down and I'm jumpin' around
And the rumpus and ruckus are comfortable now
Been a hell of a ride but I'm thinkin' it's time to grow
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)
So I got an apartment across from the park
Put quinoa in my fridge, still I'm not feelin' grown
Been a hell of a ride but I'm thinkin' it's time to go
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)
(Here we go)

So put your best face on, everybody
Pretend you know this song, everybody
Come hang
Let's go out with a bang
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)
I'm way too young to lie here forever
I'm way too old to try, so whatever
Come hang
Let's go out with a bang
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)

Feel like I'm gonna puke 'cause my taxes are due
Do my password begin with a one or a two?
Been a hell of a ride but I'm thinkin' it's time to grow
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)
(Metronome)
Man, I'm up to something (up to something), ooh-dee-la-dee-doh
Thank you all for comin' (all for coming), I hope you like the show
'Cause it's on a budget, so ooh-dee-la-dee-doh
Yeah, come on here we go, yeah, come on (here we go)

So put your best face on, everybody
Pretend you know this song, everybody
Come hang
Let's go out with a bang
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)
I'm way too young to lie here forever
I'm way too old to try, so whatever
Come hang
Let's go out with a bang
(Bang! Bang! Bang!) (Bang! Bang-bang)
(Bang! Bang! Bang!) (Bang! Bang-bang! Bang! Bang!)

Been a hell of a ride but I'm thinkin' it's time to go

So put your best face on, everybody
Pretend you know this song, everybody
Come hang
Let's go out with a bang
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)
(Here we go)

So put your best face on, everybody
Pretend you know this song, everybody
Come hang
Let's go out with a bang
(Bang! Bang! Bang!) (Bang! Bang-bang)
I'm way too young to lie here forever
I'm way too old to try, so whatever
Come hang (come hang)
Let's go out with a bang
(Bang! Bang! Bang!)
(Here we go)
(Bang! Bang!)

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The Trick

I've got a dog and my dog can dance
Just not in public and not with my friends
I've got a girl and she's twenty-eight
Now, I'm the coolest guy in all of eighth grade

I know a kid that you've never met
His dad was a rockstar, we smoked in his van
I know a trick, do you want to see?
I can be anything that I pretend to be

We'll get out of this
We'll get out of this too
I'm not proud of this
But I'm not proud of the truth
And if you run from me
Then I'll use my trick on you
The truth is that I'm screwed

I went to France and danced in the rain
And told you all about it on our first date
My dad doesn't lie so you can't meet my dad
'Cause you fell in love with the me that went to France

We'll get out of this
We'll get out of this too
I'm not proud of this
But I'm not proud of the truth
And if you run from me
Then I'll use my trick on you
The truth is that we're screwed

We'll get out of this
'Cause I love you, I do
We'll get out of this
'Cause I love you, it's true
But if you're doubting this
If you're doubting that I do
Then oh my God, I'm screwed

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Ordinaryish People

Your happy friends call you depressing
Cause you wonder why we're all alive
Your downer friends think you're too happy, too happy
Cause you still celebrate sometimes
Your hippie friends call you a sell-out
Cause you buckled down and gained a job
You still get high but you're no hippie, no hippie
But all your work friends think you are
I guess the last time you had any fun
Was way back when you weren't anyone
So goodbye ordinaryish people
We had quite the run didn't we, though?
But you gotta be somebody sometime
I don't wanna pack up and leave, though
When you're nobody, then nobody minds
Your pretty friends, they call you ugly
Your ugly friends, they call you vain
No you're not stupid, you're just special, special
Well that's what all your smart friends say
I guess the last time you had any fun
(Oh the last time you had any fun)
Was way back when you weren't anyone
(Way back when you weren't anyone)
So goodbye ordinaryish people
We had quite the run didn't we, though?
But you gotta be somebody sometime
I don't wanna pack up and leave, though
When you're nobody, then nobody minds
(Your attention, please)
(Please, please yell if you're paying attention)
I don't wanna pack up and leave, though
When you're nobody, then nobody minds

[Thanks to freddyshappyface for adding these lyrics]

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Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
Imma smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one's around
OK

OK
Something's wrong
But I'm scared to look it up
If I do that
And no one has it
I'll feel so alone
Something's wrong
But don't pity me for long
If you get sad
Then I'll feel bad
That I told you at all

I got friends in a lotta weird places
Wonder if they're gonna call
Depending what my face is
What my face is
I could fake it
I could move away or I could
Suck it up and face it

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
Imma smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one's around

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
There's a big crowd looking
Imma scream when no one, when no one, when no one's around

OK
Look outside
They're making snowmen on your street
Underneath your pillow
You can sigh yourself to sleep
Look outside
They're making snowmen on your street
Hide behind your pillow
Close the window
Cause you know you can't be seen

I got friends in a lotta weird places
Wonder if they're gonna call
Depending what my face is
If I can't breathe
Then you can't see
But aren't you excited that I'm giving you
The best me?

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
Imma smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one's around

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
There's a big crowd looking
Imma scream when no one, when no one, when no one's around

When no one, when no one's around

(If I try
To keep my tears in my eyes
Would you like me
Would you like me
Would you like me
If I try
To keep my tears in my eyes
Would you like me
Would you like me
Would you like me)

I got shows in a lot of weird places
Wonder if they're gonna come
Depending what my face is
Remember Vegas
I can't take another panic episode
When I get off the stage, man

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
Imma smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one's around (when no one's around)

Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty
When Humpty Dumpty went down
He said screw it
There's a big crowd looking
Imma scream when no one, when no one, when no one's around

When no one, when no one's around
(When no one, when no one, when no one's around)
When no one, when no one's ar...

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Worlds Smallest Violin

My, my, my...
(No, no, come in, come in, come in...)

My grandpa fought in World War II
He was such a noble dude
I can't even finish school
Missed my mom and left too soon
His dad was a fireman
Who fought fires so violent
I think I bored my therapist
While playing him my violin

(Oh my God)
That's so insane
(Oh my God)
That's such a shame
Next to them, my shit don't feel so grand
But I can't help myself from feeling bad
I kind of feel like two things can be sad
(1, 2, 3, 4)

The world's smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
(That's right, that's right)
I'll blow up in to smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony
Just let me play my violin for you, you, you, you

My grandpa fought in World War II
When he was such a noble dude
Man, I feel like such a fool
I got so much left to prove
All my friends have vaping friends
They're so good at making friends
I'm so scared of caving in
Is that entertaining yet?

(Oh my God)
That's so insane
(Oh my God)
That's such a shame
Next to them, my shit don't feel so grand
But I can't help myself from feeling bad
I kind of feel like two things can be sad
(1, 2, 3, 4)

The world's smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
(That's right, that's right)
I'll blow up in to smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony
Just let me play my violin for you, you, you, you

Somewhere in the universe
Somewhere, someone's got it worse
Wish that made it easier
Wish I didn't feel the hurt
The world's smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon

I'll blow up into smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony
All up and down the city street
While trying to put my mind at ease
Like finishing this melody
This feels like a necessity
So this could be the death of me
Or maybe just a better me
Now come in with the timpanis
And take a shot of Hennessy
I know I'm not there mentally
But you could be the remedy
So let me play my violin for you

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Way Less Sad

(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)

I should move 'cause New York is gettin' muddy out
There's L.A. but it's always kinda sunny out
And I don't wanna hurt no more
So I set my bar real low

I'm A-okay, I'm A-okay
You say it but you just don't mean it
You're so insane, you're so insane
Shut up and just enjoy this feelin'

Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad

(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
But I'm way less sad
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
But I'm way less sad

I wake up and I'm not so mad at Twitter now
Livin' sucks but it's suckin' just a little now
And I don't wanna cry no more
So I set my bar real low

I'm A-okay, I'm A-okay
You say it but you just don't mean it
You're so insane, you're so insane
Shut up and just enjoy this feelin'

Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet (happy yet)
But I'm way less sad
I may be wrong, I may be wrong
It's stupid, but it's all I have
Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad

Well, I can't fall asleep and I'm losin' my mind
'Cause it's half-past three and my brain's on fire
I've been countin' sheep but the sheep all died
And I'm tryin' too hard but I can't not try
Well, I can't fall asleep and I'm losin' my mind
'Cause it's half-past three and my brain's on fire (brain's on fire)
I've been countin' sheep but the sheep all died
And I'm not dead yet, so I guess I'll be alright

Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet (happy yet)
But I'm way less sad
Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad
I may be wrong (I may be wrong)
I may be wrong (I may be wrong)
It's stupid, but it's all I have
Don't you love it, don't you love it?
No, I ain't happy yet
But I'm way less sad

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Christmas in June

(OK, I'm ready)

New Year's Eve
I was at a festival in New Orleans
You were in Tribeca kissin' nobody
I owe you one, yes I do

Valentine's Day
We decided we would do the whole damn thing
But I played to an empty gym in Iowa state
I guess I owe you that too

I try so hard to be so happy
Are you happy too?
Do do do do...

Plan on this
You're no longer gonna be the plan I miss
I won't ever let you down, but just in case
Can we do Christmas in June?
Oh my God
How lucky am I to have two things I love?
Makes it that much easier to f*ck it up
In case I miss it, can we do Christmas in June?

I skipped prom
I thought I would blow up from that radio spot
Remember how you chuckled when you heard that song?
But you won't be laughin' soon

One big day
One big show will make them know my name
But if it ends up falling on our wedding day
Oh God, don't make me choose

I try so hard to be so happy
Are you happy too?
I know you try to...

Plan on this
You're no longer gonna be the plan I miss
I won't ever let you down, but just in case
Can we do Christmas in June?
Oh my God
How lucky am I to have two things I love?
Makes it that much easier to f*ck it up
I hate to do this
Can we do Christmas in June?

Ba-da-da ba-da-da ba-da-da dah
Da da da da da da
Ba-da-da ba-da-da ba-da-da dah
Ba-da-da ba-da-da ba-da-da dah (ah ah ah)
Da da da da da da (wah ah)
Ba-da-da ba-da-da ba-da-da dah (wah ah ah)
Da da da da da da wah (hey hey hey hey)
Ba-da-da ba-da-da ba-da-da dah (hey hey hey hey)
Da da da da da da

Plan on this
You're no longer gonna be the plan I miss
I won't ever let you down, but just in case
Can we do Christmas in June?
Oh my God
How lucky am I to have two things I love?
Makes it that much easier to f*ck it up
I hate to do this
Don't wanna lose this
Can we do Christmas in June?

Hold on love
A little longer while I get the album done
And if I get to tour it, wouldn't that be fun
But that's one less month with you

Holy shit
Now I'm sittin' thinkin' 'bout what else I'll miss
Darling, if we're ever gonna have a kid
Don't wanna miss it
Can we just have him in June?