AJR - The DJ Is Crying For Help (Official Video)

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Directed/ Edited/ Shot by Austin Roa
VFX by Joel Robertson (Fourthcrown Studios)
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Lyrics:
Everyone’s laughing at me
But not like they used to
The room’s spinning all around me
But not like I’m used to
Hired hired
Can I get hired
I got no skills except getting high
I’m trying trying
I can start Friday
You’ve wasted your life but thanks for applying

Hey now hold up we were fun as hell
I’m all grown up but you couldn’t tell
Now I don’t know what to do with myself

You got older cause you’re good at life
I’m all seventeen at thirty-five
Now I don’t know if there’s anything else
The DJ is crying for help

Don’t know what to do with myself

Hey now hold up we were fun as hell
I’m all grown up but you couldn’t tell
Now I don’t know what to do with myself
The DJ is crying for help

Everyone’s tripping on pills
But now they’re prescribed to
And everyone’s stacking their bills
But not cause they like to
Oh hired hired
Can I get hired
Yeah I fucked up but I did it my way
Trying trying
I can start Friday
Getting a life’s a little like dying

Hey now hold up we were fun as hell
I’m all grown up but you couldn’t tell
Now I don’t know what to do with myself

You got older cause you’re good at life
I’m all seventeen at thirty-five
Now I don’t know if there’s anything else
The DJ is crying for help

Don’t leave me out

Don’t know what to do with myself

Hey now hold up we were fun as hell
I’m all grown up but you couldn’t tell
Now I don’t know what to do with myself
The DJ is crying for help

You got older cause you’re good at life
I’m all seventeen at thirty-five
Now I don’t know if there’s anything else
The DJ is crying for help

And now I’m all alone
Waiting for the beat to drop
Be kind to me, be kind and wait it out
And now I’m all alone
Waiting till the party starts
Be kind to me, be kind and wait it out
And now I’m all alone
Waiting till the party starts

[okangel]

They went from producing music in their *living room* to shooting music videos in Paris.
It's just awesome to see that their music is also growing with them. 🔥

Can't wait for TMM!

[_.EthanRiley._]

My high school band director loves AJR so much that we did our entire marching show with they’re music. Probably my favorite marching show I’ve ever gotten to preform.

[lusisillo_gamez]

Fun fact:this whole video was recorded in one cloudy day in Paris, and with a very low budget, still so creative and unique

[Crona_Gowther_Kanato]

“Getting a life’s a little like dying..” GOD ITS CHEFS KISS POETRY

[astro.knot.]

"Getting a life's a little like dying" is probably one of the best lyrics y'all have used with the relatability and truth behind it. Amazing song as always!

[chipsahoyboy]

I like that their music still keeps the spirit of their first album, retaining the relaxing vibes, all while their videos constantly escalate in quality to the point where we’re watching a movie.

[AkiraTux]

I'm reading all these comments about how AJR changed their life or helped them with their depression, they've been listening to them for years. I have only just started listening to them (1 year ago), but I can tell that they're amazing and deserve way more attention than this. I always hear about the "popular" singers, but let's be honest, these guys deserve all the fame.
Love you AJR!

[LeoSquared]

2:00 ‘Getting a life’s a little like dying’ coming back to this these lyrics hit extra hard 😢

[mega-nuke]

We probably shouldn't be here but might as well make the most of it to say this song is amazing and thank you guys for setting up the hunt and all the stuff like this it's incredible!

[stacysuddy]

Counting down the minutes until this video. I brought my 7 year old with Autism to see you in Tampa for OKO and it was just breathtaking. She is such a fan and has used so many AJR songs as coping mechanisms and to help convey her emotions to us. We are so blessed and thankful to have AJR as a part of our daily routines and so glad to have a new song to add into the rotation. Keep up the amazing work! 🙌🙌👏👏

[multilingualgeekcorner]

Something about AJR's lyrics just speaks to me on a personal level. It's different from most songs out there and it feels like it "breaks the conventions" and I'm in love with that 💙

[bdo_potato]

Words cannot express how grateful I am for AJR. As a person who struggles with severe anxiety, I relate deeply with their lyrics and music. The first song I can think of to thank AJR for is “The Entertainment’s Here”—Thank you 🙏🏾❤

[maetrashfire]

I found you guys about 3 years ago in one of my lowest points in my life listening to Karma and I remember finally just sobbing and feeling emotions for once through such a numbing depression. You're one of the only bands back then that helped me cope with deep rooted changes in my life and for that, I can't ever thank you enough for the support you've given me and so many others. This song has impacted me almost in the same way Karma did all those years ago, and just know I'll be playing this on repeat sobbing tears of relief that I'm still here, alive, breathing, and pushing through every punch, stumble, and fall I go through in the journey to my mental health recovery. I love you, we love you, and I wouldn't be the person I am today without you and your incredibly moving music <3 <3

[ariel]

AJR never fails to encapsulate certain emotions into their song. There’s so much thought out into their songs from their lyrics to the composition and I’m just so proud of them. I feel like I grow with their music

[PerxyJNyx]

AJR's music has stuck with me, ever since I first heard them over 10 years ago. I had the pleasure of hearing them for the first time live in September. I cried during weak, and sober up, if they had played this, I think I'd have had a breakdown. Their music somehow makes me feel seen, even though we've never met. The first time I heard this song, I cried. It is truly beautiful.

[Goblinoiddoof]

I cant explain how much this resonates with me. I have ASD so my country and companies see me as a burden. I can't get jobs from prejudice and people around me seem so much more able at what they do. Time feels like it's moving without me and this really just puts some of my feelings into words. Thank you for the song.

[kariannek]

AJR has been my favorite band for close to 2 years now, and none of their songs have ever impacted me quite like this one did. I literally sat on my bed for a solid 30 minutes last night with this song on repeat trying not to cry in the best way. My life genuinely changed the day I discovered AJR, when I went to the OKO tour this summer, and it again when I heard this song. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me and this entire community. I’ll be one of your biggest fans forever <3

[kedo]

This is amazing. When life sucks, like REALLY sucks, AJR is there. Most people think it’s stupid I like AJR and they don’t like them but music is my therapy, and it’s almost like AJR is my main therapist. I don’t know if you guys will ever read this, but we love you, I love you, and I don’t know where I’d be without you

[Not_A_Cultist]

I've been a fan since High School, and this song has just been stuck in my head. I come to this song, because I'm constantly trying to find a job, I've applied to multiple places, had interviews, and yet I haven't gotten any word back from any of the places that I've applied to over the course of the month. For me the lyrics "Hired, Hired, can I get hired, I got no skills except getting high, I'm trying trying, I can start Friday." hits so goddamn deep, and with every application I've made all I can hear from the little to no messages back on whether I've been hired or not is "You've wasted your life but thanks for applying." And it honestly sucks. Thank you for being you, I will enjoy your music always.

[ryannovy]

Thank you. I've played this every day since it came out. it hit me hard with the part about what feels like dying. That is seriously the hardest part and thanks for showing it in several of your songs. Recent fan that's 7 years off drugs.