Yes I'm A Mess

The official album art for The Maybe Man

"**Yes I'm A Mess**" is the third track on AJR's fifth studio album, *The Maybe Man*. It is also the fifth single to be released from the album.

## History

*Main article: So What*
It was revealed during the Zach Sang interview about *The Maybe Man* that this song had been in production for up to four years. Crafted as a mix between western and hip-hop, it was going to be part of *OK Orchestra*, presumably under the title "So What" before being ultimately cut, stating that they hated the song during that state. It went through five iterations before reaching its final version.

## Promotion

It was first teased on August 9th, 2023, with the caption “It begins”, the teaser shows AJR sitting down, spelling out "TMM" with their legs. On August 13th, 2023, the song was teased again, with the band spelling out "TMM", this time on a stage.

On August 22nd, 2023, the song was teased with a lyrical part with the caption “Spent last night blowing up my life”. On September 8th, 2023, AJR released a new puzzle-like web page. The web-page’s purpose is to put separate words together to form a tracklist for *The Maybe Man*. Fans theorized that the official title of the song would be “Yes I’m A Mess”. On the 12th of September, AJR revealed the official album art and track list, confirming that “Yes I’m A Mess” was the correct name and is also the third track on *The Maybe Man*.

More teasers for the song were released, including two that separately featured high-quality and low-quality pictures taken by their photographer Austin Roa.

According to this video posted by AJR on Monday 25th September, Yes I'm A Mess would be as a single on Friday, 29th September, which explains fans' past confusion on why it was listed as a single on the sticker on the image of *The Maybe Man* CD on store.ajrbrothers.com.

A music video for the single was announced on October 25th, 2023, and was released the day after. They claimed to have attempted to create a high-budget music video, but it did not fit with the song, and the final version was made low-budget, featuring Jack running around Times Square dressed up as Elmo from *Sesame Street*.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I leave my house at three o'clock
With two hundred texts and two missed calls
Guess all of the friends that I pissed off
All talked
And I took a job for just July
But feels like I might be here for life

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm in it now, I'm in it now
Could I start again somehow?

[Chorus]
Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest
Got stress fillin' up my head
So I spent last night blowin' up my life
Now you won't see me again
Cheers to the front and cheers to the back
And cheers to the 2010s
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I like myself like this
I like myself like this

[Verse 2]
Why should I fix the shit I've done
When I could just pack my shit and run?
Delete every number from my phone
So long
Yeah, I'll get new shirts 'cause mine all stink
And I'll tell my boss what I really think

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm in it now, I'm in it now
Could I start again somehow?

[Chorus]
Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest
Got stress fillin' up my head
So I spent last night blowin' up my life
Now you won't see me again
Cheers to the front and cheers to the back
And cheers to the 2010s
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I like myself like this
I like myself like this

[Bridge]
Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest
So I spent last night blowin' up my life
Now you won't see me again
Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I guess that's what this is
I like myself like this

[Outro]
I could hate my guts when the sun comes up
But I like myself like this

## Audio

* Spotify
* YouTube

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## Videos

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