Arrested Youth
Arrested Youth is a new class of alternative crafted by singer/songwriter I… Read Full Bio ↴Arrested Youth is a new class of alternative crafted by singer/songwriter Ian Johnson. Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Ian was influenced by genre-blending artists like The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kid Cudi, and began writing lyrics at the age of 15. Encouraged by friends and family, he released a series of mixtapes and an EP which made the iTunes Top 25 pop charts.

With success came a strong sense of discouragement regarding the future of his career. Ian chose to take a break from music to attend Indiana University. He graduated in 2016, triple majoring in business. He took his shot at the American Dream by accepting a job offer in Anheuser-Busch's’ Global Management Program. Within eight months, he was offered a promotion and raise that would entail 60+ hour work weeks. He turned down the offer to pursue his music career instead.

“Working in corporate America was a struggle for me,” Ian noted. “I found myself waking up every day feeling like a prisoner. I started writing music again as an outlet to express my frustrations.”

That fall he released his debut single “My Friends Are Robots”, an ode to the lack of creativity and self-expression he experienced while working in corporate America. He followed up with the hard-hitting, alt-anthem “A Painting in Paris”, paying tribute to the vanity of his generation. He captured a feeling and emotion he feels his generation is experiencing — uncertainty surrounding how we present ourselves in a digital world.
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Arrested Youth Lyrics


1984 Now let me start this song with a question Are you…
7th Grade Okay so one with the acoustic, let's go Are you ready? Now…
98 Degrees I′m looking for an antibiotic for compulsive behaviour I've …
A Message from My Heart to My Head There's twenty-four hours inside of a day I'm no statisticia…
A Painting in Paris Yeah, yeah-oh There's a painting in Paris, yeah, it's one o…
Black X White There′s a box hidden under my bed Full of all the…
Brightside I woke up on the wrong side of my head Been…
Castaway I got on a livestream to see my friends Hoping this…
Corone I′m sitting in the dark Listening to Linkin Park I might jus…
Dig I've been seeking validation like ever since graduation My f…
Ego Last night I laid awake inside my room I re-watched all…
Expectations I keep on having this dream where I'm seventeen Slipping thr…
Family Tree Oh, it's time to see One day we'll rest in peace Maybe…



Find My Own Way Maybe it's my own fault Will I ever stop to think? The…
Hanging Posters I′m friends with friends who Are not my friends but We do…
Jumping Ship My state of mind is like a switch I never know…
Leave My Casket Open... It all started with a joke, it's like that He didn't…
Mirrors Someone tell me how did I get here I'm keep on…
My Friend Sometimes that hardest thing that you can ever do Is find…
My Friends Are Robots My cellular phone Fused with my skin and my bones These days…
Parallel Lines 'Til death do us part, at birth from the start There's…
Paul McCartney Well it's a funny, sad, strange situation I've been in Where…
Riot! (Mmmmm) Call my brothers, call my sons (mmmmm) Do not fear …
Ryan "Hi, Ian, it's mom Um, when you can just gimme- Gimme a…
Sob Story I've been broke like a toy machine I've been spit back…
The Intro What are you so scared of? You live in a secret…
The Kid I Used to Know Life is a voyage some people try to avoid it I…
The News I think I know the reason why I′m always feeling…
Unfaithful I've lost my faith again, oh Help me, can you save…
VANS I was born in the dark Darkness of my hunger and…
What You're Made of I still act like I did back in the sixth…
Woke Up in This Body "Hey, Ian, it's dad Um, I wanted to thank you for…


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