Don't Throw Out My Legos

**"Don't Throw Out My Legos"** is the fourth track on AJR's third album, *Neotheater*. It was heard for the first time at a live show in Rebel, Toronto in 2018.

This song was also performed at the One Spectacular Night live show in 2020.

## Description

This song is about moving out of your parents' house and growing up, but being unwilling to move on from their childhood. Their childhood is represented in this song by their "Legos".

Ryan Met also said this in an Instagram livestream:

*"This one was a fun one to produce. It was a lot of chopping up samples and then recreating samples."*

## Lyrics

My new address
Is hard to remember
So I wrote it on the back of my hand
‘Cause I leave the nest
This coming December
To make it as a grown man
I’m ‘bout to lose
My only defenders
I’m packing up whatever I can

Been waiting for today but
All I can think to say is

Oh, no
Don’t throw out my Legos
What if I can’t let go
What if I come back home
Back home
Oh, no
Don’t throw out my Legos
What if I can’t let go
What if I come back home
Back home

Can we keep my Legos at home?
‘Cause I wanna move out
I don’t wanna move on

People want shirts
With the band name on it
Suddenly we ain’t so bad
Saved up enough
To rent an apartment
Far away from mom and dad
My Christmas card
Looks like a mugshot
‘Cause suddenly I’m getting sad
Been waiting for today but

All I can think to say is

Oh, no
Don’t throw out my Legos
What if I can’t let go
What if I come back home
Back home
Oh, no
Don’t throw out my Legos
What if I can’t let go
What if I come back home
Back home

Can we keep my Legos at home?
‘Cause I wanna move out
I don’t wanna move on
Can we keep my Legos at home?
‘Cause I wanna move out
I don’t wanna move on

It’s cold out there
You’re standing there
You’re trying to face
Your greatest fear
You’re shivering
You’re trembling
It’s warm in here
So come back in

Oh, no
Don’t throw out my Legos
What if I can’t let go
What if I come back home
Back home (x3)

Oh, no
I’ll come by when I’m grown
It won’t be the same, though
I can’t even go home
Go home

Can we keep my Legos at home?
‘Cause I wanna move out
I don’t wanna move on

## Audio

* Spotify
* YouTube

AJR - Don't Throw Out My Legos (Official Audio)Don't Throw Out My LegosAJR - Don’t Throw Out My Legos (Official Instrumental)Don't Throw Out My Legos (Instrumental)AJR - Don't Throw Out My Legos (FILTERED Acapella)Don't Throw Out My Legos (Filtered Acapella)
## Videos

* Archived Videos
* Performances

### Official Music Video

A vertical "music video" of this song used to exist on the internet, however currently it can only be found on AJRchive.

Don't Throw Out My Legos-How We Made - AJR live - NYC 10-10-19Live in NYCAJR - Don't Throw Out My Legos Live 11-5-18Live at RebelAJR - Don't Throw Out My Legos Live 10-18-19Live in Columbus
## Trivia

* In the music video for "Way Less Sad", Jack can be seen wearing a shirt that says the words "THE BAND NAME" on it. This is a reference to the lyric "People want shirts with the band name on it" from this song. This shirt is also available on AJR's store.
* A slowed-down melody of this song's chorus can be heard in "Birthday Party".
* The song uses samples from "100 Bad Days".
* The song was performed during The Click Tour, as seen in this video. However, it is slightly different from the finished product.
	+ The line "saved up enough" was "sold enough merch" in this version.
	+ The entire section from "it's cold out there" to "so come back in" is repeated twice in this version.