Multi-platinum chart-topping band AJR marked their return with their new single, “The Dumb Song” under their own AJR Productions label and Mercury/Republic Records.
On the new track and official music video the band said, “We’ve wanted to write a song like The Dumb Song for a long time. Just a purely fun, crazy fast song that’s all over the place, but works in a weird way.”
The official music video released on April 21, 2023, intimately and hilariously documents the song’s genesis. A title card reveals, “It took AJR exactly a year and a half to make ‘The Dumb Song’.”
It goes on to depict that “year and a half” with home video footage, insight into the track’s creation as well as what the boys have been up to in the past year-including heading off on their world tour.
Recently AJR have cranked up anticipation for their new era of music. They’ve teased its impending arrival on social media, dropping cryptic hints and enticing fans with what’s to come hinting “The New Era Has Begun.
Lyrics to The Dumb Song AJR
[Intro]
Oh, in my head
[Verse 1]
You said with certainty
I may be the dumbest person that you’ve ever seen
You think you’re hurtin’ me
Bet you won’t believe it, but you kinda set me free
[Verse 2]
You’ve mentioned Adderall
Slip this guy a sedative, he’s bouncin’ off the wall
Honey, it’s no big deal
We’ll get you back to college, you could study somethin’ real
[Pre-Chorus]
So if that’s how you feel
[Chorus]
When we go down
When kingdom come
Don’t look at me, don’t look at me
I’m just too dumb
I’d love to stay (Love to stay)
But like you said (Like you said)
Don’t look at me (Nothin’ in my head)
‘Cause I got nothin’ in my head
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, in my head
[Verse 3]
Too dumb for breakin’ up
I’d do it in person, but I’d probably mess it up
I’ll text you, “That’s enough”
That’s how empty-headed people get through shitty stuff
[Verse 4]
Your world is endin’ soon
Mine’s a little better ’cause I never watch the news
You make my lunch today
I would do it, but I couldn’t work my microwave
[Pre-Chorus]
So if that’s how you feel
[Chorus]
When we go down
When kingdom come
Don’t look at me, don’t look at me
I’m just too dumb
I’d love to stay (Love to stay)
But like you said (Like you said)
Don’t look at me (Nothin’ in my head)
‘Cause I got nothin’ in my head
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, in my head
[Verse 3]
Too dumb for breakin’ up
I’d do it in person, but I’d probably mess it up
I’ll text you, “That’s enough”
That’s how empty-headed people get through shitty stuff
[Verse 4]
Your world is endin’ soon
Mine’s a little better ’cause I never watch the news
You make my lunch today
I would do it, but I couldn’t work my microwave
‘Cause I got nothin’ in my head
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, in my head
[Bridge]
You should not have done that
(Da-da-da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da)
(Da-da da-da-da da-da-da-da)
(Da-da-da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da)
(Da-da da-da-da da-da-da-da)
[Chorus]
When we go down (We go down)
When kingdom come (Kingdom come)
Don’t look at me, don’t look at me (I’m much too dumb)
I’m much too dumb
I’d love to stay (Love to stay)
But like you said (Like you said)
Don’t look at me (Nothin’ in my head)
‘Cause I got nothin’ in my head
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, in my head
Oh, in my head
[Outro]
When we go down
When kingdom come
Don’t look at me, don’t look at me
I’m just too dumb
Watch The Dumb Song by AJR video below