AJR

Released: June 9, 2017

Songwriter: Ryan Met Jack Met Adam Met

Producer: Ryan Met

[Verse 1: Jack Met]
Never spoken with my mouth full
Yeah that's a mouthful and I'm doubtful
That I could get these lyrics out, oh
'Cause I think fast but I sing slow
If I ever started rapping
They'd be laughing, they won't believe me
But I got so much I wanna say
So I'm thinking rappers, they got it easy

[Verse 2: Jack Met]
Someone told me to be selfless
But we are helpless without attention
So if no one's paying attention
Then does my voice get to your headphones?
You start thinking 'bout the clock ticks
You get nervous, you start stressin'
So how am I supposed to fit this
In three minutes and thirty seconds

[Chorus: Jack Met]
Listen to my aching heart
Quick, before you skip the song
We are human after all
And we don't stay for long

[Verse 3: Jack Met]
Someone told me to be selfless
But we are helpless without attention
Wealthy people learn the lesson
And never donate without the press there
You wanna skip it if it's wordy
But fit the whole song in three-thirty
I thought I had the ADHD
But that's a real thing and I'm just lazy

[Chorus: Jack Met]
Listen to my aching heart
Quick, before you skip the song
We are human after all
And we don't stay for long
We are human after all
And we don't stay for long

[Interlude]

[Outro: Jack Met]
Listen to my aching heart
Will you keep this record on
If Ed Sheeran writes my song
I'll finally top the charts
If Ed Sheeran writes my song
I'll finally top the charts

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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