OK Overture

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In a video broadcast interview with Breakfast Television Toronto, Adam Met confirmed the existence of an “Overture” track in the same fashion as the previous ones for… Read More

Mar. 26, 20211 viewer35.3K views

OK Overture Lyrics

[Intro]
These are our drums
This is our melody
Da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-ah
Now listen closely as our drums become our melody
And here's our song
Da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-ah
Da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-ah
Da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da

[Verse 1]
So let me play my violin for you (Bang, bang, bang)
Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
So let me play my violin for you
The truth is that I'm screwed
Still, Joe, do you think I'm cool?

[Verse 2]
(One, two, one-one, two, three, four)
(One, two, one-one, two, three, four)
I got friends in a lot of weird places (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
Wonder if they're gonna call, depending what my face is (Two, three, four)
I got friends in a lot of weird places (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
Wonder if they're gonna call, depending what my facе is
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yеah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

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[Verse 3]
Humpty Dumpty when, Humpty Dumpty when
Humpty Dumpty went down
He said, "Screw it, I'ma smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one's around"
Humpty Dumpty when, Humpty Dumpty when
Humpty Dumpty went down
He said, "Screw it, I'ma smile right through it
And I'll scream when no one, when no one
When no one's around, around, around, around"

[Interlude]
Da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-ah
Da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da
And I'll scream when no one, when no one, when no one's around

[Verse 4]
One day, maybe someday, I'll be so out of touch
I'll become a trumpet or a drum set in a sad orchestra
One day, maybe someday in a world speeding up
It's getting hard, so very hard to keep up
One day, maybe someday, I'll be so out of touch
I'll become a trumpet or a drum set
In a sad orchestra
One day, I won't know what to write
And I can't be eighteen my whole life
But I'm too fuckin' young to feel so fuckin' old
But I'll try and I'll try and I'll try
But I'm not dead yet, so I guess I'll be alright

[Outro]
Bang, bang, bang
But I'm way less sad
Adventure is out there
But you gotta be some—
Come on, guy
Bang, bang, bang
But it's all I have
Oh, I'm not dead yet, so I guess I'll be alright

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In a video broadcast interview with Breakfast Television Toronto, Adam Met confirmed the existence of an “Overture” track in the same fashion as the previous ones for Living Room and The Click. (Quote begins at timestamp 2:41.):

[…] we grew up in New York City. So, theatre has always been a part of what we do, and we are so inspired by the story-telling aspect of theatre. A lot of our albums have overtures on it, and that’s also really inspired by theatre. [It’s] where people [perform a] little bit of the song before they dive into the album. This new album OK ORCHESTRA does have an overture on it.

However, “OK Overture” strays from its predecessors in the amount of its original content. While the bulk of the song is a traditional overture, AJR intentionally added the new content, which was confirmed via Twitter.