The Best Line of Every Song in AJR - The Maybe Man

Hey! I absolutely loved this album, and of course decided to make some content out of it. This is the best line of every The Maybe Man song. I listed the reasons for picking each line below.

Maybe Man: I enjoyed Jack's emotion in this line, and boy I love some religious talk.

Touchy Feely Fool: Once again, I enjoyed Jack's emotion in this part a lot. Some of the best parts of this album are Jack's angrier moments. The rhyming here and overall meaning is also fantastic.

Yes I'm A Mess: Not much to say, I just enjoy the rhyming and feel it rolls of the tongue very well. This line also displays the story of the song.

The Dumb Song: This line is very relatable to me and is a very clever line too.

Inertia: This was the hardest one for me to pick. This song is absolutely amazing. I decided to pick the start of the chorus though because it just makes me wanna dance.

Turning Out Pt. iii: just a relatable, clever line. Good job Ryan.

Hole In The Bottom Of My Brain: Very catchy and has a kinda cheeky undertone (at least that's how I interpret it idek)

The DJ Is Crying For Help: Genius line.

I Won't: The "But I digress" line just before the big explosion of the chorus is so unbelievably catchy.

Steve's Going To London: The funniest line in the whole album for me. Especially considering us fans were overanalysing who Steve was and why he's going to London. There is literally no meaning to the chorus!

God Is Really Real: This line hits very hard and is very relatable. You always hear stories of terrible things happening to other people but never imagine they will actually happen to you.

2085: The loneliness, sadness, and desperateness in Jack's voice here is equally depressing as it is amazing.

[AJRSongs]

Read the description for more information on why I picked these lines!

[charliezard]

Gosh, after listening to the album over and over, I think Inertia has got to be my favorite song ever.

[jacobbushman]

I think for 2085 the best line is actually where he says "I've gotta get better, I'm all that I've got." It just hits so hard after saying "you've" and "you" throughout the whole song

[Koesvi]

For turning out part three, my favourite was “but I’m half yours and you’re all mine” it was so deep

[Beam]

Cool video! For me, the most impactful line was "I gotta get better, I'm all that I've got". I was already tearing up at the end, but that line really made me ugly cry

[TheNolanWolfe]

These are mine:

Maybe Man: “I wish I was me, whoever that is. I could just be and not give a shit”

Touchy Feely Fool: “I would give anything to not give a shit, but I do”

Yes I’m A Mess: “I took a job for just July, but feels like I might be here for life”

The Dumb Song: “You’ve mentioned Adderall, slip this guy a sedative he’s bouncin’ off the wall”

Inertia: “I’m an object in motion, I’ve lost all emotion my two legs are broken, but look at me dance”

Turning Out Pt. iii: “cuz half the time I can’t love right, I’m half yours and your all mine”

Hole in the Bottom of my Brain: “There’s a hole in the bottom of my brain, but when I party the hole goes away”

The DJ is cryin’ for help: “You got older cuz you’re good at life, I’m all 17 at 35”

I Won’t: “I must have missed the hype, but maybe that’s the way I feel”

Steve’s going to London: “Steve’s going to London (what the hell?) Shawn’s stuck in a suit…”

God is really real: “God is really real when you really really need him, and karma just appears when you suddenly believe it”

2085: “I turned 20-somethin’ it didn’t mean nothin’ cuz none of them were there to see”

[foxpeltissuno_]

for 2085 "I gotta get better I'm all that i got" has a huge impact also

[guywithafuture]

What I think each line means

*Maybe Man*
Followers never question leaders

*Touchy Feely Fool*
I’m as valuable as stone to other people

*Yes I’m a Mess*
Life is about finding a good place for your messes

*The Dumb Song*
Your world revolves around your optimism

*Intertia*
Life moves forward whether I’m ready to or not

*Turning Out pt. iii*
The will to try new things makes life comfortable

*HITBOMB*
Sometimes succeeding is better than pleasing everyone

*DJCFH*
Finding a place in the world is awkward

*I Won’t*
Life has peaks, good and bad

*SGTL*
Life can be cool when it doesn’t make sense, that’s what it’s about

*God is Really Real*
My dad didn’t comeback like other dads facing illness [ 😭]

*2085*
Reference to God is really real

[Nathandelange]

Your so right with inertia. I always dance hard to that one

[NuMbAAnGeLOFDeSTinY]

This AJR album seems to be a lot about regret and the wish that things could be different but there not. Maybe Man is a good one because he is wishing to be so many things except for himself, and yes I’m a mess is accepting that fact with the line “why should I fix the stuff I’ve done when I just can pack my stuff and run?” AJR also said this album was based around the song god is really real which makes a lot of sense since it fits with the themes of the other songs as he’s wishing his dad would get out of bed but sadly it doesn’t work out that way, the hope that things could be different and struggling to accept reality.

[Duffin_Plus]

Super good list, I agree with everything!! Only difference is that for Intertia, I really like the line "I said I'd start working out, but I'm fucking hungry and screw you I'm trying." I just feel a lot of emotion in that line and I honestly relate to it in a lot of ways.

[Mariposa_edits]

Honestly, i listened to the album once and i was like "oh my gosh touchy feely fool is the best!!" then after like 3 more listens i was like "wait... INERTIA."

[linomatheus]

i cried in half of these verses. RIGHT NOW. right now, tears came out of my eyes like 6 times

[re]

"For two or three minutes, then I'm gone!" Made me want two cry while doing my homework and feeling defeated at 3am

[.GD]

0:06 for me it was “Someday wont this be funny well, I want it funny now!”

[EllaLousie]

I could listen to the album all day. Inertia I love that one. The best album!

[FurXMusic]

everyone knowns that the best line of 2085 was actually "I've gotta get better i'm all that i've got."

[randomwarehousestudios]

i agree with almost all of these! but i wish you extended some of them just a little bit more like I Won’t, TFF, and SGTL

[Ghostly_scarf]

Personally I think that for maybe man the best line is “I wish that my brain would triple in size, I’d nail every joke, I’d win every fight.
But I’d get too deep with that kind of mind, I don’t wanna know point in life”

[MrRichi]

I honestly really needed this album and it hit so hard and is easily the best album ever imo. This analysis was amazing and it was cool to read your thought process.