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The Maybe Man


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<colbgcolor=#47504f><colcolor=#fff> AJR 정규 5집
발매일 파일:미국 국기.svg 2023년 11월 10일
장르 인디 팝, 일렉트로팝, 얼터너티브 팝
작사/작곡 잭 멧, 라이언 멧, 아담 멧
곡 수 12곡
재생 시간 44:05
레이블 AJR Productions, Mercury Records
프로듀서 라이언 멧
싱글 I Won't
The DJ Is Crying For Help
The Dumb Song
God Is Really Real
Yes I'm A Mess

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1. 개요

2023년 11월 10일 발매된 AJR의 정규 5집. 삶에 대한 모호함과 불확실성에 대한 성찰과, "나는 도대체 누구인가?"라는 질문을 주제로하는 앨범이다.

이 앨범의 제목이기도 한 Maybe Man은 자기 자신이 누구인지 알지 못하는 존재이며, 수록곡들의 가사로 "어쩌면(Maybe)"이라는 질문으로 다양한 모습의 자기 자신을 상상하지만, 이로부터 아무것도 확실하지 않고 모든 것이 변할 수 있다는 생각을 드러낸다. 이후 마지막 곡인 2085에서 화자는 자신이 만난 다양한 사람들 속에서 자신의 진정한 자아를 발견하고, 다른 사람들 주변에서 달라질 수 있다는 것을 깨달으며 앨범 전체적으로 자기 자신은 언제나 변할 수 있다는 교훈을 준다.

앨범 제작 도중 아버지가 돌아가시는 등 AJR에게 있어 힘든 시기에 만들어진 앨범이며, 이 영향으로 싱글로 계획되어있지 않았던 God Is Really Real이 아버지의 사망 직전 이른 시기에 발매되었으며, 본래 13개의 곡을 수록할 예정이었으나 13번째 곡은 앨범에 수록되지 못하였다.

AJR의 각 앨범들은 이전 앨범의 곡 하나의 주제가 이어지는 형태로 구성되는데, 이번 앨범은 4집의 어떤 곡의 주제를 가져왔는지 알 수 없다. 5집부턴 해당 방법을 사용하지 않았을 수도 있다.

2. 트랙 리스트

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2023. 11. 10 발매
트랙 곡명 비고
1 Maybe Man #
2 Touchy Feely Fool #
3 Yes I'm A Mess #
4 The Dumb Song #
5 Inertia #
6 Turning Out Pt. iii #
7 Hole In The Bottom of My Brain #
8 The DJ Is Crying For Help #
9 I Won't #
10 Steve's Going To London #
11 God Is Really Real #
12 2085[1] #

2.1. Maybe Man

Maybe Man
[ 가사 보기 ]
Wish I was a stone, so I couldn't feel
You'd yell in my face; it'd be no big deal
But I'd miss the way we make up and smile
Don't want to be stone; I changed my mind

I wish I had eyes in the back of my head
Then I could see the places I've been
But then I would know that you're talkin' shit
I don't want to know what my friends think

Wish I were my dog out on the lawn
I'd be so glad when I hear you come home
But if I were my dog, I wouldn't live long
I'm sure gonna miss her when she's gone

I wish I could act in a show on TV
'Cause then I could practice not bein' me
I'll practice my cry, put in into my reel
But you won't believe me when I cry for real

I wish that my brain would triple in size
I'd nail every joke; I'd win every fight
But I'd get too deep with that kind of mind
I don't wanna know the point of life

In some other life I would be rich
I'd travel in style; I'd cover the bill
But couldn't complain 'bout anything small
Nobody'd feel bad for me at all

If I was cocaine or a bottle of Jack
I'd get invited to every frat
But when you get old and your good days have passed
You'll only want me when you're sad

Wish I was a song, your favorite one
You'd follow the dance to me at your prom
I would be there when your baby is born
For two or three minutes, then I'm gone

I wish I was big, as big as my house
I'd sleep on the trees, I'd skip every crowd
But I wouldn't fit on my therapist's couch
God, I could really use him now

I wish I was God; I'd never trip up
And if I did, well, so fuckin' what?
I could be cruel and break all your stuff
Yeah, I'd be loved no matter what

But if I was God, it'd get kinda weird
'Cause you would only say what I wanna hear
And then you would die; you'd love me to death
I never know who the hell I am

I wish I was me, whoever that is
I could just be and not give a shit
Hey, I'll be whatever makes you a fan
'Cause I don't know who the hell I am
(—am-am-am-am-am-am-am-am-am-am-am-am…)


One, two, pandemonium!
One, two, pandemonium!
Here I go again
One, two, pandemonium!
Here I go again
One, two, pandemonium!
One, two—
Here I go again

2.2. Touchy Feely Fool

Touchy Feely Fool
[ 가사 보기 ]
Well, I'm not too superstitious
But I knock on wood a lot
Prayin' I wake up tomorrow
And get the guts to tell you off
But I know I'll never get there
You could scream you wish me dead
But I'll crawl back to you tomorrow
Why the hell can't I get mad?

Someday, won't this be funny?
Well, I want it funny now
Man, I wanna laugh so loud
Someday, won't this be long ago?
I wanna feel that now
Sorry if I can't see how

I'm screwed
But, hey, what can you do?
I'm a touchy feely fool
I would give anything to not give a shit about you
Life is pretty cruel
For a touchy feely fool
I would give anything to not give a shit, but I do
I would give anything to not give a shit


Well, I'm not too claustrophobic
But I lose my breath sometimes
Now I can't even talk to ya
Now your lawyers talk to mine
Could you teach me to be ruthless?
Could I be unfeeling too?
Maybe someday when I'm older
I'll be better off like you

I'm better off a stick, I'm better off a stone
I'm better off a jerk, I'm better off alone
I'm better not feeling stress or feeling bliss
I won't feel much, at least I won't be feelin' this

I'm screwed
But, hey, what can you do?
I'm a touchy feely fool
I would give anything to not give a shit about you
Life is pretty cruel
For a touchy feely fool
I would give anything to not give a shit, but I do (I do, I do)
I would give anything to not give a shit

But someday, won't this be funny?
Well, I want it funny now
Man, I wanna laugh so loud
Someday, won't this be long ago?
I wanna feel that now
I'm sorry if I can't see how

Someday, someday, someday

2.3. Yes I'm A Mess

Yes I'm A Mess
[ 가사 보기 ]
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

Yeah, I'm in it now, I'm in it now
Could I start again somehow?

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


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

Yeah, I'm in it now, I'm in it now
Could I start again somehow?

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

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


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

2.4. The Dumb Song

The Dumb Song
[ 가사 보기 ]
Oh, in my head


You said with certainty
I may be the dumbest person that you've ever seen
You think you're hurtin' me
Bet you won't believe it, but you kinda set me free

You've mentioned Adderall
Slip this guy a sedative, he's bouncin' off the wall
Honey, it's no big deal
We get you back to college, you could study somethin' real

So if that's how you feel

When we go down
When kingdom come
Don't look at me, don't look at me
I'm just too dumb
I'd love to stay (Love to stay)
But like you said (Like you said)
Don't look at me (Nothin' in my head )
'Cause I got nothin' in my head

Oh, in my head


Too dumb for breakin' up
I'd do it in person, but I'd probably mess it up
I'll text you, "That's enough"
That's how empty-headed people get through shitty stuff

Your world is endin' soon
Mine's a little better 'cause I never watch the news
You make my lunch today
I would do it, but I couldn't work my microwave

So if that's what you're sayin'

When we go down
When kingdom come
Don't look at me, don't look at me
I'm just too dumb
I'd love to stay (Love to stay)
But like you said (Like you said)
Don't look at me (Nothin' in my head )
'Cause I got nothin' in my head

Oh, in my head


You should not have done that
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Da-da da-da-da da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da
Da-da da-da-da da-da-da-da

When we go down (We go down)
When kingdom come (Kingdom come)
Don't look at me, don't look at me
I'm much too dumb
I'd love to stay (Love to stay)
But like you said (Like you said)
Don't look at me (Nothin' in my head )
'Cause I got nothin' in my head

Oh, in my head
Oh, in my head

When we go down
When kingdom come
Don't look at me, don't look at me
I'm just too dumb

2.5. Inertia

Inertia
[ 가사 보기 ]
(Inertia)
I've worn the same skinny jeans
Since I was fifteen
It's probably nothing
(Inertia)
My friends say they're quittin' this week
To chase down their dreams
They're probably bluffin' but

Don't you like it bigger, better
But you do what you can? (Do what you can)
Don't you like a little better
When you don't understand? (Don't understand)
I was gonna save the planet
But today I got plans
I guess this is just what I am


I'm an object in motion
I've lost all emotion
My two legs are broken
But look at me dance
An object in motion
Don't ask where I'm going
'Cause where I am goin' is right where I am
Where I am goin' is right where I am


(Inertia)
You said you'd break up with her
But she met your family
And dating's the worst, yeah
(Inertia)
Now, you're not in love anymore
But you'll stick it out
For, like, twenty years more, sayin'

Don't you like it bigger, better
But you do what you can? (Do what you can)
Don't you like a little better
When you don't understand? (Don't understand)
I was gonna save the planet
But today I got plans
I guess this is just what I am

I'm an object in motion
I've lost all emotion
My two legs are broken
But look at me dance
An object in motion
Don't ask where I'm going
'Cause where I am goin' is right where I am
Where I am goin' is right where I am
Where I am goin' is right where I am


(Inertia)
I wanna move out of this town
But everyone knows me
And packin' is tirin'
(Inertia)
I said I would start workin' out
But I'm fuckin' hungry
And screw you, I'm tryin'


(Inertia)
I wanna be big like my plans
So why am I so tiny?
And why am I so mad?
It's inertia (Inertia)
Guess this is just what I am
I'm stuck in this life
And I'm stuck in these pants

I'm an object in motion
I've lost all emotion
My two legs are broken
But look at me dance (Look at me dance)
An object in motion
Don't ask where I'm going
'Cause where I am goin' is right where I am
(Don't you like it bigger, better, but you do what you can?)
Where I am goin' is right where I am (Right where I am)
(Don't you like a little better, but you do what you can?)
Where I am goin' is right where I am

Oh, inertia

2.6. Turning Out Pt. iii

Turning Out Pt. iii
[ 가사 보기 ]
Got it out of my system, didn't I?
Did my two years on Tinder, didn't I?
Well, I wanted to be wanted
Suddenly I'm wanting more
So we got a bit tangled, didn't we?
It's the best thing that's happened to me
Got exactly what I wanted
What if I don't want this
Man, I'm missing something

Half the time I can't love right
And I can't have sex and we both get quiet
Boy, I must be one fucked up guy

Oh, my God, what a crazy night!
It'll be fine, quick, let's get married
Man, I wish we were eighty-five
The rest of our life wouldn't sound so scary
Oh, I'm spiraling now, let's get kids and a house
Though I'm riddled with doubt
Is this how we turn out?


Hey, I love how you laugh when we're alone
How my dogs are always happy when you're home
But my parents used to laugh too
And I think they had a dog
(I don't know, I don't know)
But you laid in and you're messy, aren't you?
And I need too much attention from you
Though we shrug it off as nothing
Life is pretty long and
Could turn into something

'Cause half the time I can't love right
And I'm half yours, and you're all mine
Boy, I must be one fucked up guy

Oh, my God, what a crazy night! (Crazy night)
It'll be fine, quick, let's get married (Get married)
Man, I wish we were eighty-five (Eighty-five)
The rest of our life wouldn't sound so scary
Oh, I'm spiraling now, let's get kids and a house
Though I'm riddled with doubt
Is this how we turn out?

(Is this how we turn out?)

Everyone's got it, everyone's got it, everyone's got it all figured out
Everyone's got it, what do I not get? Everyone's got it all figured out


(Everyone's got it) Don't overthink it
One day at a time, kid
Add up the days
You got someone to do life with
Don't overthink it
It's not fucking science
Add up the days
You got someone to do life with
(Everyone's got it) Don't overthink it
One day at a time, kid
Add up the days
You got someone to do life with
Love isn't big, kid
It's little and quiet
Let's do today
I think you'll turn out to like it

2.7. Hole In The Bottom of My Brain

Hole In The Bottom of My Brain
[ 가사 보기 ]
There's a hole in the bottom of my brain
But when I party, the hole goes away
But the party I throw needs a picture to post
So the world knows the party was great
There's a hole in the bottom of my brain
But when you like me, the hole goes away
So there's 'like's and 'hello's
On a post on my phone of a party I throw

In the hole in the bottom of my brain
(This is how you do it right)

Heads-up, I'm sorry to be that guy
Heads-up, I'm lookin' to just get by
Let's just say, let's just say we're fine


There's a hole in the bottom of my brain
But when you love me, the hole goes away
And the likes on my phone, yeah, they'll start to explode
If I go and explode in L.A
There's a hole in the bottom of my brain
If I make money, the hole goes away
Now, there's a thing made of gold
In a home that I own from a song that I wrote
About 'like's and 'hello's on a post on my phone of a party I throw

In the hole in the bottom of my brain
(This is how you do it right)

Heads-up, I'm sorry to be that guy
Heads-up, I'm lookin' to just get by
Let's just say, let's just say we're fine
Doo-doo doo-doo-doo doo-doo
Doo-doo doo-doo-doo doo-doo
Let's just say, let's just say we're fine

There's a hole in the bottom of my brain
When I spend money, the hole goes away
If I finally get clothes that are fancily sewn
I could finally be ready for fame


There's a hole in the bottom of your brain
When you get famous, the hole goes away
Now, there's coke on the nose of a bro I don't know
In a showroom of clothes that were fancily sewn
In a town that I loathe on a coast that gets stoked on the thing made of gold
In a home that I own from a song that I wrote
About 'like's and 'hello's on a post on my phone of a party I throw
But I know I'm alone, yeah, I know I'm alone
In the hole in the bottom of my brain

2.8. The DJ Is Crying For Help

The DJ Is Crying For Help
[ 가사 보기 ]
Everyone's laughin' at me
But not like they used to
The room's spinnin' all around me
But not like I'm used to

Hired, hired
Can I get hired?
I got no skills except gettin' high
I'm tryin', tryin'
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 (Da da da da da da da)
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 cryin' for help (Oh-oh-oh)
The DJ is cryin' for help (Oh-oh-oh)
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 trippin' on pills
But now they're prescribed too
And everyone's stackin' 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
Tryin', tryin'
I could start Friday
Gettin' a life's a little like dyin'

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 (Da da da da da da da)
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 cryin' for help (Don't leave me out)
The DJ is cryin' 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 cryin' for help
You got older 'cause you're good at life (Don't leave me out)
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 (I'm all) alone (Alone)
Waitin' for the beat to drop
Be kind to me, be kind and wait it out
And now I'm all (I'm all) alone (Alone)
Waitin' 'til the party starts
Be kind to me, be kind and wait it out

And now I'm all alone
Waitin' 'til the party starts

2.9. I Won't

I Won't
[ 가사 보기 ]
Put your hands up 'cause I won't
Raise a glass up 'cause I won't
Get your ass up 'cause I won't
I must've missed the hype
But maybe that's the way I feel

(Hello, hello, hello, hello)
Hello, how you doin'? Am I talkin' too fast?
I'm runnin' on adrenaline and one-hour naps
'Cause I do what you tell me to and do it to death
Do it death, yeah

Alcapulco, Tel Aviv or maybe Japan
And pretty people yell at me to follow the dance
So I do what you tell me to and do it to death
But I can't do this shit again

Put your hands up 'cause I won't (Right on time)
Raise a glass up 'cause I won't (My, oh, my)
Get your ass up 'cause I won't (I won't)
I must've missed the hype
But maybe that's the way I feel
Put your hands up 'cause I won't (Right on time)
I'm not here 'cause you say so (My, oh, my)
Get your ass up 'cause I won't (I won't)
I must've missed the hype
But maybe that's the way I feel
That's the way I feel

(I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't)
I don't got a body like I see in the press
So I got to the precipice of pressing my chest
And now I look impressive with a couple of pecs
Just like my friends

So welcome back and take a breath
You've come to life, you're bored to death
So welcome back and take a breath
You've come to life, but I digress

Put your hands up 'cause I won't (Right on time)
Raise a glass up 'cause I won't (My, oh, my)
Get your ass up 'cause I won't (I won't)
I must've missed the hype
But maybe that's the way I feel
Put your hands up 'cause I won't (Right on time)
I'm not here 'cause you say so (My, oh, my)
Get your ass up 'cause I won't (I won't)
I must've missed the hype but maybe that's the way I feel
That's the way I feel

So welcome back and take a breath
You've come to life, you're bored to death
So welcome back and take a breath
You've come to life, you're bored to death
So welcome back

Alcapulco, Tel Aviv or maybe Japan
And pretty people yell at me to follow the dance
So I do what you tell me too and do it to death
But I can't do this shit again

Put your hands up 'cause I won't (Right on time)
Raise a glass up 'cause I won't (My, oh, my)
Get your ass up 'cause I won't (I won't)
I must've missed the hype
But maybe that's the way I feel
Put your hands up 'cause I won't (Right on time)
I'm not here 'cause you say so (My, oh, my)
Get your ass up 'cause I won't (I won't)
I must've missed the hype but maybe that's the way I feel
That's the way I feel

2.10. Steve's Going To London

Steve's Going To London
[ 가사 보기 ]
Steve's going to London
Shaun's stuck in a suit
Tom sleeps on his best friend's lawn
Like every other afternoon (Every other afternoon)
Steve's going to London
Dan peed in the pool
Tom fell for his best friend's mom
But what the hell you gonna do?


Hey-hey, look around, look around
Wouldn't it be nice for someone to miss ya?
Hey-hey, funny how all the things
That you used to like, now they depress ya

Well, you try to find some meaning in your life
Before you're gone
There's a song that don't mean anything at all
And it sounds like

Steve's Going To London,
Shawn's stuck in a suit,
Tom sleeps on his best friend's lawn,
Like every other afternoon,
Steve's Going To London,
Dan peed in the pool,
Tom fell for his best friend's mom,
But, what the hell you gonna,
What the hell you gonna do?

Hey-hey, look around, look around
Wouldn't it be nice to see me on TV?
I'd dress to the nines with a smile
And you'd probably think that that was the real me

Well you try to find some meaning in your life
Before you die
Here's a bunch of random shit to waste your time
And it sounds like

Steve's going to London
Shaun's stuck in a suit
Tom sleeps on his best friend's lawn
Like every other afternoon
Steve's going to London
Dan peed in the pool
Tom fell for his best friend's mom
But what the hell you gonna
What the hell you gonna do?

What the hell you gonna do?
You, you make this rather snappy, won't you?


I try hard to write a cool song
So I start with something simple
Like trying to put my shoes on
Now something kinda clicked
'Cause you relate a bit
But no one's gonna care about a shoe song
I try hard to write a cool song
But I gotta make it matter
So maybe I'll throw the news on
Could I relate the shoes to 2022
Or maybe an election down in Tuson?
I try throwing something cool on
So I'm listening to Kendrick
And playing the swimming pool song
But why did I do that?
'Cause now I hate my track
I'm quite aware I'll never write a cool song
But who really needs a cool song?
There's so many better melodies
Why do you need a new one?
So stop writing a song about writing a song
You're losing their attention, buddy, move on

Steve's going to London (What the hell?)
Shaun's stuck in a suit
Tom sleeps on his best friend's lawn
Like every other afternoon (Every other afternoon)
Steve's going to London (Ah-ah)
Dan peed in the pool (Ah-ah)
Tom fell for his best friend's mom
But what the hell you gonna
What the hell you gonna do?

What the hell you gonna do?
What the hell you gonna do?

Steve's going to London (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Steve's going to London (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Steve's going to London
Steve's going to London (Let's go, let's go)
Steve's going to London
Steve's going to London (I know, I know, I know)
Steve's going to London
Steve's going to London
Steve's going to London
Steve's going to London
Steve's going to London

2.11. God Is Really Real

God Is Really Real
[ 가사 보기 ]
My dad can't get out of bed
There's something in his lungs
I think that's what the doctor said
I gotta leave for Paris now
My band goes on at ten
And my dad can't get out of bed

The Earth is spinning like it always did
The New York Times is publishing some real important thing
And each day when the world wakes up
Our lawns will still be wet
And my dad can't get out of bed

God Is Really Real
When you really really need him
Karma just appears
And you suddenly believe it
Hear it loud and clear
Just as long as it's convenient
Life's fuckin' long 'til it stops And God's fuckin' fake 'til he's not


There's robots that are way too good at art
And everybody's sad now
And tryna get to Mars
Don't wanna hear your problems
'Cause there's just one in my head And he can't get out of bed

What if we could break you out tonight
This kind of thing happens to other dads
It don't happen to mine
I'll distract the doctors
We could sneak out with your meds
You could come along and be a roadie for the band
Come on, Dad, get out of bed

God Is Really Real
When you really really need him
Karma just appears
And you suddenly believe it
Hear it loud and clear
Just as long as it's convenient
Life's fuckin' long 'til it stops And God's fuckin' fake 'til he's not


Now it's late, I really gotta go
We can't face our feelings so we're making lots of jokes And we won't cry about it No, we'll be manly men

"I love you" sounds all corny
So I wrote this song instead
I'll sing it for you, Dad When you get out of bed
I'll sing for you when you're out of bed

2.12. 2085

2085
[ 가사 보기 ]
(You work hard for now, just now, just now)
(You work hard for now, just now, just now)


If somebody told me I'd die at forty
I wouldn'ta spent my time in bed
Writin' my dumb songs and my growin'-up songs
I shoulda just grown up instead

(You work hard for now, just now, just now)


Now all of the interns are no longer interns
How long have I been outta town?
'Cause sometimes I wonder if I had kissed her
How different life would be right now

I smile when I cry to hide what I felt
"I'm doin' fine," speak for yourself
I shoulda just asked for help

Hey
It's 2085 and we're old as shit
Whatever
Hey
I'd hate to have to die 'fore I get my head
Together, whatever

(You work hard for now, just now, just now)


So finish your work now, it's gettin' warm out
If you got friends, don't let them leave
I turned twenty-somethin', it didn't mean nothin'
'Cause not one of them were there to see

(You work hard for now, just now, just now)


And go tell your grandson to go tell his grandson
You don't have to try so hard, ya know
'Cause I spent my whole life tryna be so liked
That only made 'em hate me more

Did I make you proud? Did I screw this up?
Sing with me loud, it's all that I've got
To know if I did or not (Okay, okay)

(Hey, hey) Hey
It's 2085 and we're old as shit
Whatever
Hey
I'd hate to have to die 'fore I get my head
Together, together, together, whatever


(You work hard for now, just now, just now)
Whatever
(You work hard for now, just now, just now)
Whatever

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't take forever, you're not here for long
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got
Ah-ah-ah-ah


I wish I was me, whoever that is
I could just be and not give a shit
Hey, I'll be whatever makes you a fan
'Cause I don't know who the hell I am


I think it's too late to figure this out
If I could be me, I would've been it by now
Maybe I'm a stone or big as my house
It looks like our time is runnin' out


So if this is me, then I'll do my best
I'll take all the shit so you'll never have to
You can be you, and I'll be the rest
Yeah, maybe that's who the hell I am

Ah-ah-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh-oh
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got
Ah-ah-ah-ah, oh-oh-oh-oh
Don't take forever, you're not here for long
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da
You gotta get better, you're all that I've got
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da
But don't take forever, you're not here for long
Mm-mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm
I gotta get better, I'm all that I've got
Mm-mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm
For two or three minutes, then I'm gone

3. 평가

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AJR이 발매했던 모든 앨범중에 가장 좋은 평가를 받고 있으며, The Dumb Song이나 God Is Really Real같은 곡들은 RYM에서 3점대를 받으며[2], AJR이 지금까지 발매했던 모든 싱글중에서 가장 높은 평가를 받고 있다. 보통 40점대 초반이나 심하면 20점대를 찍던 전작들보다 확실하게 평가가 나아졌으며, The Dumb SongGod Is Really Real은 AJR의 최우수곡이라고 평가받는다.

4. 여담

  • 원래 13개의 곡을 수록할 예정이었는데, 이 때문에 처음 곡 제목이 발표되었을 때 12개의 곡들의 이름이 나온 후 나머지 하나의 곡 이름은 비밀이라고 했었다.# 13번째 곡은 굉장히 행복한 분위기에 신나는 비트를 가지고 있지만, 이 곡을 만들때 하필 아버지가 돌아가셔서 우울한 분위기 속에서 신나는 곡을 쉽게 만들 수 없었다고 한다. [3]
    • 이 앨범이 나오기 한참 전에 이 앨범에서 들어보지 못한 비트를 짧게 보여주는 쇼츠가 있었는데, 팬들은 13번째 곡이 이것이라고 추측하고 있었다 해당 영상. 하지만 작사 작곡의 어려움을 느껴 결국엔 폐기했다고 한다. 곡의 제목은 Busy Business가 될 예정이였다고 한다.
  • 확인된 데모송들로는 Yes I'm A Mess의 데모송인 “So What”과 “Lucky Day” The DJ Is Crying For Help의 데모송인 “Waiting For The Beat To Drop” Steve's Going To London의 데모송인 “Somebody Pinch Me” 2085의 데모송인 “Life Ain’t Shit” “Busy Business“처럼 The Maybe Man의 포함될뻔했던 “Way With Word”등이 있다
  • 역대 AJR 앨범 중에 싱글이 5개로[4] 가장 많은 앨범이다.
  • 정식으로 출시되기 이전 가제였던 TMM이 무슨 의미인지 많은 추측이 있었다.[5]
  • 이번 앨범엔 3집 Neotheater처럼 Overture가 없는 앨범이며, 또 3집 Neotheater과 마찬가지로 수록곡의 갯수가 총 12개인 앨범이다.
  • AJR의 사진 작가 오스틴이 자신의 SNS에 TMM은 The Muffin Mix라고 밝혔다. 하지만 이 The Muffin Mix는 3-6-3으로 글자 수가 맞지 않았고, 앨범 출시 이후 트롤링으로 밝혀졌다. 이와는 별개로 이 게시물이 처음 올라왔을 때 라이언이 댓글로 "Austin NO!"라고 달았다.
  • 우리나라 시각으로 8월 29일 새벽 4시쯤 TMM의 풀네임이 The Maybe Man 이라는 영상이 올라왔다. #
  • 9월 23일 몇몇 사람들을 대상으로 Touchy Feely Fool의 일부를 들을 수 있는 링크가 제공되었다. # 추가로 게임 Rec Room에서 열린 이벤트로 곡 전체를 들을 수 있었다.
  • 11월 3일에서 발매일이 한 주 미뤄졌다.
  • 이번 앨범 라이언의 최애곡은 Inertia, 잭의 최애곡은 Touchy Feely Fool, 아담의 최애곡은 Hole In The Bottom of My Brain 이라고 한다.
  • 10월 21일 Steve's Going To London의 가사가 포함된 코러스 부분의 악보가 공개되었다. #
  • 앨범 중 가장 긴 곡은 2085로, 5분 31초라고 한다.[6]
  • World's Smallest Violin처럼 템포가 총 6번이나 바뀌는 곡이 있을것이라고 말했는데 이는 Steve's Going To London으로 밝혀졌다
  • 이번 앨범에는 Maybe Man의 모든 절이 앨범 표지에 숨어있는 이스터에그가 있다고 한다.[7]
  • 앨범 커버는 Aaron Jasinski가 그렸다고 한다.
  • 역대 AJR 앨범 중에 싱글이 5개로 가장 많은 앨범이다.
  • 5집의 수록곡 중 유일하게 Hole In The Bottom of My Brain를 제외한 11곡 전부가 19금 판정을 받았다.[8]
  • 라이언 멧의 마스터 클래스 도중 The Maybe Man의 디럭스 앨범의 출시가 확정되었다.

[1] 20/8/5로 끊어보면 알파벳 순으로 각각 T/H/E를 뜻한다. 첫번째 트랙과 마지막 트랙을 합쳤을 때 The Maybe Man 앨범 제목이 되도록 의도한 듯 하다.[2] 참고로 RYMAJR을 싫어하다 못해 혐오하는 사이트다.[3] 앨범 발매 티저 영상에서 나온 '1, 2, pandemonium!'란 가사를 바탕으로 추측해서 나머지 하나의 곡 제목이 'Pandemonium'이란 루머가 있었지만, 앨범이 발매되면서 이 부분은 Maybe Man의 마지막 하이라이트 부분임이 밝혀졌다.[4] I Won't, The DJ Is Crying For Help, The Dumb Song, God Is Really Real, Yes I'm A Mess[5] The Manly Man, The Music Met, Ten Meter Man 등의 가설이 있었다.[6] 이는 AJR 노래 중 가장 긴 곡이며, 두번째로 긴 곡은 1집의 "The Green And The Town"이다.[7] Maybe Man의 가사는 다른 수록곡들을 수식하는데, 어떤 관점에서 보면 모든 노래가 앨범 커버에 숨어 있는 셈이 된다.[8] 심지어 Hole In The Bottom of My Brain은 약물 사용에 대한 언급이 있음에도 불구하고 19금 판정을 받지 않았다. 아마 욕설이 포함되지 않았기 때문인 것으로 보인다.