AJR

Released: September 21, 2018

Songwriter: Steve Aoki Lil Yachty Ryan Met Jack Met

Producer: Ryan Met

[Verse 1: Jack Met]
I'm a good pretender
Won't you come see my show?
I've got lots of problems
Well, good thing nobody knows

[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]
Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
I think I like what I'm supposed to
Like what I'm supposed to
I don't even mess with drugs
I do that 'cause you say it's dope to
You say it's dope to

[Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm not really cool
I'm a good pretender
'Cause I'm just like you
I do not belong here
You all clearly do
But I'm a good pretender
So I'm just like

[Post-Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm a good pretender

[Verse 2: Jack Met]
I'm a good pretender
All emotions in sync
Don't you think I'm clever
We laugh at all the same things

[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]
Oh, I'm insecure, I'm insecure
I think I like what I'm supposed to
Like what I'm supposed to
I don't even mess with drugs
I do that 'cause you say it's dope to
You say it is dope to

[Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm not really cool
I'm a good pretender
'Cause I'm just like you
I do not belong here
You all clearly do
But I'm a good pretender
So I'm just like

[Post-Chorus: AJR]
I'm a good pretender
I'm a good pretender

[Outro: Jack Met]
I'm just like you, do you like me too?
Now I'm just like you
I'm a good pretender

The indie-pop band AJR—three brothers born and raised in New York City—achieved a startlingly quick level of success with 2013 track “I’m Ready", a buoyant electro-pop smash that was featured in the trailer for Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and became certified US Platinum in 2015.

Adam Met (bass/vocals), is the oldest brother, a Columbia University graduate. Ryan Met (ukulele/piano/vocals), a bespectacled ‘94 kid is the band’s main songwriter, also having co-written Andy Grammer hits “Back Home” and the certified gold “Good To Be Alive”. Jack Met (vocals/guitar), is the lead vocalist who splits time between the band and attending Columbia.

AJR began in 2005, busking on the streets and in the parks of New York. Raised on vinyls from the 50s and 60s, AJR was initially inspired by the likes of The Beach Boys and Frankie Valli, but the original sound they’ve now created resembles a modern mix of those classic sounds, with flavors of Imagine Dragons, fun., and hip-hop production elements pointing towards Kanye West.

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