There is no band, no song, no video, no sound, that is more βnowβ than AJR. The band β three brothers born and raised in New York City β has achieved a startling quick level of success with βIβm Ready,β a buoyant electro-pop single thatβs taking off on social media. The numbers: over 1.5M views on YouTube, thousands of singles sold each week, features in Billboard, the NY Post, and on MTV. Festival performances in front of 10,000+ people.
AJR started to become popular with their track "Weak", which they wrote in a few hours and released 16th September 2016, that was made Platinum in 5 countries, including the US, and Gold in 4 more. It has more than 500 million Spotify streams.
They followed this up with their album The Click, released 9th June 2017, featuring the single Weak as well as "Drama" and "Sober Up", the latter of which features Rivers Cuomo. The album reached no. 1 on Mediabase's alternative singles chart the following year. An extended "Deluxe" version of the album was released 21st September 2018, including an acoustic version of Pretender, a track they worked on with Steve Aoki and Lil Yachty.
30th January 2019 saw the release of "100 Bad Days", which was performed on Jimmy Kimmel on 11th March (coinciding with the release of another single, "Birthday Party"), and got included on Taylor Swift's "Playlist by ME!" in May of that year. Dear Winter was released 5th April, and got a sequel, Dear Winter 2.0, on 25th October.
Neotheater was their next album. It was debuted 26th April 2019 and was possibly where the band got noticed the most, hitting number one on Billboard's Top Rock and Top Alternative charts, and 8th on the Top 200 Albums. It featured 100 Bad Days, Birthday Party, and Dear Winter.
"Bang!" came next on 13th February 2020, at first intended for a Deluxe version of Neotheater, but later integrated into their next album OK Orchestra. "Bummerland" was then released 31st August 2020. 22nd of December 2020 saw the release of My Play, 2 days after they announced OK Orchestra as an album. Then 17th February 2021 saw the release of "Way Less Sad".
OK Orchestra, often teased as OKO, was released 26th March 2021, featuring these 4 singles and a track with the Blue Man Group. Merchandise was release on the 23rd March, and a game called OKO World was released on the 21st.
Growing Old On Bleecker Street
AJR Lyrics
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No point in walking without the road
No point in crying without that someone there beside you
Saying it will be OK
I'll take my time
I'll take my time
You cannot rush
And its tough believing
There's someone living out there
Happier than me
Happier than me
We may be lost
And gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry
We cry together
Like it was meant to be
I woke up last night from a dream
That we'd grow old on Bleecker Street
Sit by the fire and I'd play my guitar
But dreams are only dreams
And then I wonder when we leave
Will the moon still be white
And the river green
Sometimes I wonder if we matter at all
If we're not written down
Who will remember now
We may be lost
And gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry
We cry together
Like it was meant to be
We may be lost
And gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry
We cry together
Like it was meant to be
The song "Growing Old On Bleecker Street" by AJR talks about the importance of companionship in life. The opening lines suggest a sense of hopelessness and despair when you are alone. The lyrics communicate that having someone who can walk alongside you is an essential aspect of life. The line "No point in crying without that someone there beside you" emphasizes the importance of having a support system that can offer words of encouragement and comfort.
The chorus highlights the fact that life is unpredictable, and we do not know what the future holds for us. In the song, the singer expresses his desire to take his time and wait for the right things to happen. When he says, "You cannot rush what can't be timed," he implies that he understands the importance of patience and is willing to wait for the right person to come along.
The second stanza talks about the fleeting nature of life and how the memories of our existence may fade away. The line, "Sometimes I wonder if we matter at all" shows that the singer is struggling with feelings of insignificance. The song ends on a hopeful note, implying that people may forget everything about us except the moments we cried together. In essence, the song speaks to the human need for meaningful relationships and how significant those connections can be in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
No point in dreaming if you're alone
Dreams are meant to be shared
No point in walking without the road
Life has no direction without a goal
No point in crying without that someone there beside you
Saying it will be OK
Sometimes we need someone to comfort us in hard times
I'll take my time
I'll take my time
You cannot rush
What can't be timed
Some things in life take time and cannot be rushed
And its tough believing
There's someone living out there
Happier than me
Happier than me
Jealously can be a difficult emotion to manage
We may be lost
And gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry
We cry together
Like it was meant to be
We should cherish the memories we make with each other, even if they don't last forever
I woke up last night from a dream
That we'd grow old on Bleecker Street
Sit by the fire and I'd play my guitar
But dreams are only dreams
Growing old with someone you love is a beautiful dream, but we should appreciate the present rather than just dreaming of the future
And then I wonder when we leave
Will the moon still be white
And the river green
Sometimes I wonder if we matter at all
If we're not written down
Who will remember now
We may not be remembered in the future, but we should still strive to make a positive impact in the present
Lyrics Β© O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Adam Metzger, Jack Metzger, Ryan Metzger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@cadburycat594
No point in dreaming if youβre alone
No point in walking without the road
No point in crying without that someone there beside you
Saying it will be OK
Iβll take my time
Iβll take my time
You cannot rush
What canβt be timed
And its tough believing
Thereβs someone living out there
Happier than me
Happier than me
We may be lost
And gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry
We cry together
Like it was meant to be
I woke up last night from a dream
That weβd grow old on Bleecker Street
Sit by the fire and Iβd play my guitar
But dreams are only dreams
And then I wonder when we leave
Will the moon still be white
And the river green
Sometimes I wonder if we matter at all
If weβre not written down
Who will remember now
We may be lost
And gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry
We cry together
Like it was meant to be
We may be lost
And gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry
We cry together
Like it was meant to be
@gkennedy_32
[Verse 1: Ryan]
No point in dreaming if youβre alone
No point in walking without the road
No point in crying without that someone there beside you
Saying it will be okay
[Pre-Chorus: Ryan]
I'll take my time
I'll take my time
You cannot rush
What canβt be timed
And it's tough believing
There's someone living out there
Happier than me
Happier than me
[Chorus: Jack]
We may be lost, and gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry, we cry together
Like it was meant to be
[Verse 2: Adam]
I woke up last night from a dream
That we'd grow old on Bleecker Street
Sit by the fire and I'd play my guitar
But dreams are only dreams
[Verse 3: Ryan]
And then I wonder when we leave
Will the moon still be white
And the river green
Sometimes I wonder if we matter at all
If we're not written down
Who will remember now?
[Chorus: Jack]
We may be lost, and gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry, we cry together
Like it was meant to be
[Outro]
We may be lost, and gone forever
The rain will wash our memory
But when we cry, we cry together
Like it was meant to be
@amyisaway7800
It reminds me of Up, the animated film ^_^
@cailinspeer4965
same
@ashleytubee
I was thinking the same thing! π
@Ari-ce7uj
+PiggyCowChickenFarm I was thinking that too!!!
@nolan1734
Same!
@andalencarrin1031
PiggyCowChickenFarm I know right? that background music matches with it perfectly.
@joyces1365
I love how all of their songs sound different
@randomrose8367
My weird sister says they sound all the same. I tell her that the all sound SO DIFFERENT.
Legend has is she still thinks they all sound different.
@minniethepony2
Agree
@RasburryTe
Now they follow a similar theme. They commonly have the same motifs