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Weak

Release date: 17th March 2017

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AJR frame temptation as a cycle of surrender and self-forgiveness. The New York trio build 'Weak' around a chorus that treats giving in not as failure but as human default, the refrain almost cheerful in its resignation. Released on their EP 'What Everyone's Thinking' in September 2016, the track later became the third single from their second studio album 'The Click' the following year.

The verses catalogue small vices in tight triplets, each one acknowledged as a bad idea before the protagonist caves anyway. AJR describe the song's central idea as accepting human weakness rather than fighting it, a posture that sits somewhere between confession and shrug. The production stays bright and the melody bounces, treating the subject with a lightness that feels deliberate rather than dismissive.

"Weak" is a single by AJR, released 17th March 2017. Full lyrics are available below.

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AJR

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Lyrics

Weak

No, thank you
Is what I should have said
I should be in bed, but temptations
Of trouble on my tongue
Troubles yet to come

One sip, bad for me
One hit, bad for me
One kiss, bad for me
But I give in so easily
And no, thank you
Is how it should have gone
I should stay strong

But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak

But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
(Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that)

No, thank you
They call me after dark
I don't want no part
My habits
They hold me like a grudge
I promise, I won't budge

One sip, bad for me
One hit, bad for me
One kiss, bad for me
But I give in is so easily
And no, thank you
Is how it should have gone
I should stay strong

But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak

But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that

We, we fall for that
Wake up, we fall again
Fa-fa-fall again
We, we fall for that
Can't wait to fall again
(Boy, oh boy, oh)
(Boy, oh boy, oh)
(Fall again)

One sip, bad for me
One hit, bad for me
One kiss, bad for me
But I give in so easily
And no, thank you
Is how it should have gone
I should stay strong

But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that
I'm weak

But I'm weak
And what's wrong with that?
Boy, oh boy, I love it when I fall for that

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Weak

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Adam Met, Jack Met, Ryan Met
    Producer
    Ryan Met
    Guitar
    Alex Wolff
    Vocals
    Alba Avoricani, Jack Met
    Mastering Engineer
    Chris Gehringer
    Mixing Engineer
    Joe Zook
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