AJR’s song “Weak” is taking the world by storm. On AJRBrothers Twitter, they uploaded this image:
According to an ABC article, this song was written by the band in their living room in one day. The song (as you most likely know) is energetic and upbeat. If the lyrics are ignored you simply want to dance (and buy tickets to one of their concerts).
But the lyrics are meant to be listened to. When you take the time to absorb the deeper meaning of every word, you feel the need to know more. Online forums are even being held about it:
Lyrically the song is about how they continually give into temptations that are destroying their lives. We listen to this song in our living room, a living room not unlike where they wrote the lyrics. AJRbros are able to relate to us. They have lived the same as us, and they care about the meaning of their words (don’t get me started on Netflix Trip!).
The music video gives insight into what the band is trying to portray. The opening scene flashes a subway emergency evacuation information sign just before we see the band of AJR brothers passed out on the subway train. They slowly come to, yet they are continually out of control, unable to stand (I personally think they’re tripping from some bad drugs). At 1:55 you can see the lead singer try to get off of the train, just like the lyrics say about trying to stop doing drugs. We know they can get off the train, the emergency evacuation instructions were there from the start.
But they continue to walk towards the blinding light, too weak to get off their hangups, “falling again”. The drugs and music fade away. The blinding light was an oncoming train that abruptly brings us into the reality of the situation, showing us the results of being weak. We all know this reality. The friends we had in high school or college who were lost to the heroin epidemic.
So if you’re “Weak” don’t do it alone. Read the emergency helpline information: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)