Cover art for Yes I’m A Mess by AJR

Yes I’m A Mess

AJR
Track 3 on The Maybe Man 

Producer

Sep. 29, 20231 viewer81.3K views

Yes I’m A Mess Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I leave my house at three o'clock
With two hundred texts and two missed calls
Guess all of the friends that I pissed off
All talked

And I took a job for just July
But feels like I might be here for life


[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I’m in it now, I'm in it now
Could I start again somehow?


[Chorus]
Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest
Got stress fillin’ up my head
So I spent last night blowin' up my life
Now you won't see me again
Cheers to the front and cheers to the back
And cheers to the 2010s
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I like myself like this
I like myself like this

[Verse 2]
Why should I fix the shit I've done
When I could just pack my shit and run?
Delete every number from my phone
So long
Yeah, I'll get new shirts 'cause mine all stink
And I'll tell my boss what I really think
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm in it now, I’m in it now
Could I start again somehow?

[Chorus]
Yes, I’m a mess with an S on my chest
Got stress fillin' up my head
So I spent last night blowin’ up my life
Now you won't see me again
Cheers to the front and cheers to the back
And cheers to the 2010s
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I like myself like this
I like myself like this

[Bridge]
Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest
So I spent last night blowin' up my life
Now you won’t see me again
Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I guess that's what this is

I like myself like this

[Outro]
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I like myself like this

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First teased on August 9th 2023 with the caption “It begins”, the teaser shows AJR sitting down, spelling out T-M-M with their legs. On August 13th 2023, the song was teased again, with the band spelling out T-M-M, this time on a stage. On August 22nd 2023, the song was teased with a lyrical part with the caption “Spent last night blowing up my life”. On September 8th 2023, AJR released a new puzzle-like web page. The web-page’s purpose is to put separate words together to form a tracklist for The Maybe Man. Fans theorized that the official title of the song would be “Yes I’m A Mess”. On the 12th of September, AJR revealed the official album art and tracklist, confirming that “Yes I’m A Mess” was the correct name and is also the 3rd track on The Maybe Man. On September 25th, they posted a snippet of the song to their social media, and revealed it would be releasing on September 29th, and it would be the last single released before the album.

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