AJR - World's Smallest Violin (Official Video)

Lyrics:

My grandpa fought in World War Two
He was such a noble dude
I can’t even finish school
Missed my mom and left too soon
His dad was a fireman
Who fought fires so violent
I think I bored my therapist
While playing him my violin
Oh my god that‘s so insane
Oh my god that’s such a shame
Next to them, my shit don’t feel so grand
But I can’t help myself from feeling bad
I kinda feel like 2 things can be sad
The world’s smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
I’ll blow up into smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony
Just let me play my violin for you
My grandpa fought in World War Two
He was such a noble dude
Man I feel like such a fool
I got so much left to prove
All my friends have vaping friends
They’re so good at making friends
I’m so scared of caving in
Is that entertaining yet?
Oh my god that‘s so insane
Oh my god that’s such a shame
Next to them, my shit don’t feel so grand
But I can’t help myself from feeling bad
I kinda feel like 2 things can be sad
The world’s smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
I’ll blow up into smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony

Just let me play my violin for you
Somewhere in the universe
Somewhere someone’s got it worse
Wish that made it easier
Wish I didn’t feel the hurt
The world’s smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
I’ll blow up into smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony
All up and down a city street
While tryna put my mind at ease
Like finishing this melody
This feels like a necessity
So this could be the death of me
Or maybe just a better me
Now come in with the timpanis
And take a shot of Hennessy
I know I’m not there mentally
But you could be the remedy
So let me play my violin for you

[flamesgreen]

Nobody:
Literally no one:
Ajr: *ostrich*

[megasnowey]

I have no idea which genre or whatever this music is, but I want more music like this

[lepurpleboi]

Ryan _aggressively_ playing a ukulele is always great

[jayav]

Everyone: What's that?

AJR: A smoothie.

[Blank_Dude]

No one is talking about how deep this song cuts. The whole idea resonates with me so much. My problems seem so small, and should barely affect me, but they really do

[LaminPlays]

200 MILLION BABY!!! WHO’S READY FOR 300?? 🎉🎉🎉

[zachwagner]

Project manager: We need to reduce the budget for the video
AJR: Living room

[mushu]

Mr. Krabs: "let me play a sad song on the world's smallest violin."
AJR: "hold my beer"

[iwxvdbx]

Checkpoint. Three years till I finish highschool. Idk what I want to do maybe something in history or art or maybe I could travel Europe or even get in to politics idk. I want to do so much but I have such little time to do it all. Hell I may not even recognize the world in 3 years. I just hope it turns out all good. Ill be back.

[AkioHayashi-hu]

I’m here because this song, is how I became a fan of AJR. To be honest I hated their songs at first, but as I went through the albums. I absolutely loved them! And ever since TMM came out I became obsessed with it. Thank you to the three brothers and to their dad and hopefully have more songs to come!

[eldritchsheep]

Jack: vocals and drum
Adam: guitar
Ryan: *exhales funkily*

[Literallyuncleturtle]

Dude: Wants to play his violin

AJR’s living room: It’s time to get FUNKY

[M-FF]

Lyrics:

My grandpa fought in World War Two
He was such a noble dude
I can’t even finish school
Missed my mom and left too soon
His dad was a fireman
Who fought fires so violent
I think I bored my therapist
While playing him my violin
Oh my god that‘s so insane
Oh my god that’s such a shame
Next to them, my shit don’t feel so grand
But I can’t help myself from feeling bad
I kinda feel like 2 things can be sad
The world’s smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
I’ll blow up into smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony
Just let me play my violin for you
My grandpa fought in World War Two
He was such a noble dude
Man I feel like such a fool
I got so much left to prove
All my friends have vaping friends
They’re so good at making friends
I’m so scared of caving in
Is that entertaining yet?
Oh my god that‘s so insane
Oh my god that’s such a shame
Next to them, my shit don’t feel so grand
But I can’t help myself from feeling bad
I kinda feel like 2 things can be sad
The world’s smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
I’ll blow up into smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony

Just let me play my violin for you
Somewhere in the universe
Somewhere someone’s got it worse
Wish that made it easier
Wish I didn’t feel the hurt
The world’s smallest violin
Really needs an audience
So if I do not find somebody soon
I’ll blow up into smithereens
And spew my tiny symphony
All up and down a city street
While tryna put my mind at ease
Like finishing this melody
This feels like a necessity
So this could be the death of me
Or maybe just a better me
Now come in with the timpanis
And take a shot of Hennessy
I know I’m not there mentally
But you could be the remedy
So let me play my violin for you

[TheKiddMonkey]

This song gives nostalgia for some reason

[kimt]

Never undermine your struggles. Struggles are called struggles for a reason. Just because others have done more or have had more done to them doesn't make yours hurt any less. It's good to acknowledge your pain and don't brush it off because it doesn't feel "like a big enough deal". If you're in the ER with a broken arm, it hurts right? What if someone next to you has both their arms broken, does that make your arm hurt any less? Acknowledge that you both are in pain, sympathize, and heal. Pain is pain.

Edit: Thanks for all the likes and comments!! I've never received this much interaction on something before, but I'm glad it's on something that I feel is important

[coena]

The build starting at 2:35 is one of the most energizing things I’ve heard in a song—it’s like the musical equivalent of a triple shot of espresso.

[yoshi_the_crestie]

absolute nostalgia, used to play this in 3rd grade, feels so good hearing it again.

[saadinhalf]

“Allow me to play the world’s saddest song for you on the world’s smallest violin”
~ Eugene Krabs

[laughter]

I love how Ryan looks around like "What in God's name is happening" and his brothers are like "Just another day in the AJR studio"

[NPC_XD_]

director: how many special effects do you need?
AJR: yes